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There Are Only Five Can't-Miss Players in the 2015 NFL Draft

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1. Leonard Williams, DL, USC: He's the best pick in this draft and it isn't even really all that close. In fact, if the two quarterbacks go with the first two picks, and the Jaguars (picking third overall) take (pass rusher Dante) Fowler before him, they're crazy. I don't care what your defensive line looks like, this is the pick. He should go first overall. There is no way I would take one of these quarterbacks over him, but with the position some of these teams are in, I understand why he won't go first. I can't say he's completely can't-miss. He's a little bit different in some ways; he's kind of a hippie. But he can play, God can he play. He is the best player in this draft and I don't see how anyone could really debate that.

2. Dante Fowler, Jr., OLB, Florida: I really like this kid. Randy Gregory to me is the best pass rusher in this draft, but he's got the red flags, too. This is the second-best player in this draft. I think he's a double-digit sack guy, he's on the field for you every down. I don't worry about his weight the way I do with some of these other kids, who put on all this fake water weight but you know they can't play that way. He's not a one-year wonder like (Clemson's Vic) Beasley. This kid has the body. I know Pittsburgh has to be dying over this kid. They can't get him (Pittsburgh isn't picking until 22nd overall), but when I see him play I see Joey Porter. He gets in the right scheme -- I see him in a 3-4) and he is going to produce.

3. Shane Ray, DE, Missouri: Next to Gregory, this is the best pass rusher in the group. Fowler might be a little better against the run, a little more polished, but Ray is going to be a handful. This kid is going to impact games. I see a lot of people seem to be down on him or whatever lately. Maybe it's smokescreens or whatever, but if he drops it's only because of his toe (some teams believe Ray may require a procedure for a turf toe injury). The medical would be the only thing. From a football perspective, he can play. You can talk about him maybe being a liability against the run, or there being questions there, but 12 sacks a year sounds pretty good to me. That's what he is. I could see him in a 4-3 or a 3-4. Either way, he's getting to the quarterback.

4. Kevin White, WR, West Virginia: Funny how it took some teams until later in the season, or even the combine, to really come around on him. He's the best receiver in this draft. The measurables speak for themselves. The speed doesn't just show up with a stop-watch; he plays fast. This is AJ Green to me. I see AJ Green. You have a chance to take AJ Green, you take AJ Green

5. Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama: Some teams would tell you this might be the cleanest pick in the draft and I can see where they are coming from. This is a helluva football player. He's going to be very good on Sundays. There isn't much separating him and White, I just lean to White and think he will make more big plays, but there isn't much not to like about Cooper, either. He's a true No. 1 receiver.
 
Cooper probably the only one that should be on this list tbh.

The rest of them are far from can't miss prospects.
 
I think you add Gurley if he isn't injured.
And I think Gurley is probably the best player in this entire draft if he isn't injured.
So, here's to hoping he recovers properly and he falls to 14.
 
No gurley? Interesting

I think that is justified. He could easily have setbacks with the injury or just not be the same explosive back he once was. I don't think that happens . . . but it's possible.

I think the article is trying to separate "can't miss" from "elite potential". Similar, but also some differences.
 
He's a little bit different in some ways; he's kind of a hippie. But he can play, God can he play.
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There is no such thing as a "can't miss" player in the draft. Do you know how many of those have missed?
 
There is no such thing as a "can't miss" player in the draft. Do you know how many of those have missed?

You beat me to it. I guess people just never learn. If history has taught us anything it is that there's no such thing as a can't miss. Smh

Ozzy rules!!
 
It's a really crap draft this year.

I don't know if you should try to go conservative with picks and get a handful of decent roster adds who are unlikely to be gamechangers, go for the high-risk guys who could flame out or trade down and try to get a bunch of guys out of which one or two might be above average.
 
It's a really crap draft this year.

I don't know if you should try to go conservative with picks and get a handful of decent roster adds who are unlikely to be gamechangers, go for the high-risk guys who could flame out or trade down and try to get a bunch of guys out of which one or two might be above average.

The fact there is so much uncertainty in the players in this particular draft is one reason I'm all for trading back, and picking up more picks. With so much money tied up in Tannehill (it's going to happen), Albert, and Suh, we need plenty of young, cheap starter quality players anyway. They can't all be stars, and I'm not sure in THIS draft chasing that is going to be the best plan.
 
I think you add Gurley if he isn't injured.
And I think Gurley is probably the best player in this entire draft if he isn't injured.
So, here's to hoping he recovers properly and he falls to 14.

I doubt this f.o takes Gurley even if he does fall to us
 
I'm not as high on Fowler as everyone here is, I just see a major learning curve with him. I may not be wrong, but I'd have Shane Ray over him. JMO though.
 
Cooper probably the only one that should be on this list tbh.

The rest of them are far from can't miss prospects.

I agree with this. I kept dropping the list, waiting for a name I agreed with. It took until #5.
 
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