Pre-combine, which players are you higher on than the consensus?
- QB JJ McCarthy: I've talked about him plenty. If Williams & Daniels go 1st and 2nd, I'd take him over Maye. He reminds me a lot of Aaron Rodgers coming out of Cal and I think this Packer Way group is going to really like him. He projects to be a great fit for a West Coast offense. I really look forward to watching him throw at the combine and seeing what his measurements come in as.
- RB Jaylen Wright: I'm not exactly on an island with this one as Dane Brugler has him in the back-end of his top 100. Wright is really explosive and has good size; he was a fun watch. He feels like a RB that the Cleveland Browns would like.
- WR Luke McCaffrey: 6'2, big hands, athletic, tough. I think his best football is ahead of him and fits the Height/Weight/Speed prototype Wolf mentioned yesterday. Slot and perimeter versatility.
- TE Tanner McLachlan: He might be TE3 for me, which is waaaay higher than consensus. A former WR who moves really well and naturally catches the ball. Shows some toughness blocking and played in a really good Arizona scheme. I'll be interested to see his official measurements. Looked a bit lanky on tape.
- OL Blake Fisher: Another guy who was in Brugler's top 100 but I still think he's getting slept on. Alt got all the attention (and I love Alt), but Fisher is really good too. Really powerful and can move his feet. I see starting LT/RT potential.
- DL Jaylen Hall: A deeper sleeper for me; 6'3 5/8, 251#. He destroyed Roger Rosengarten in the national championship game (and RR is a rally good OT). He's got some tools to work with but didn't always seems to have a pass rush plan.
- LB JD Bertrand: Whenever I watched Notre Dame, #27 popped. Good instinctive football player who should have ST value. Can't help but get Drue Tranquill vibes.
- CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr: One of the most fun players in the class; he plays with rare physicality. He's not a H/W/S prototype at 5'10 5/8, 183#, but he plays like if Marcus Smart were a CB. Bill was always fine with sub-5'11 CBs playing outside but I don't know if the new regime will carry that over.