I am about a quarter of the way through looking at prospects. I'll give you my favorites in terms of the big name top 50 guys at the position I like and then people who might not even get drafted and between.
Wide Receivers:
Where do I even start? I like a ton of guys this year. Ignoring the consensus top 3: Ruggs, Ceedee, and Jeudy (who I all have as 8+ players so... first round material).
Slot only: 1) KJ Hamler - at 178 he'd be smaller than guys Bill usually drafts but he is in the ~16th percentile for weight. For me, I don't like extreme outliers. Hamler might be short but even then he's at the ~8th percentile not the 2nd. He's small. He has smallish arms but over 30 inches at 5'8" isn't bad, same for his hand size of 9 and 3/8 inches. He's an advanced route runner with plenty of deception. He wins with his great route running, speed and athleticism. He's not just straight line fast either but has short area burst, start-stop, can break on a dime. He can offer you special teams versatility as a returner. You want to get vertical from the slot? Hamler is your guy.
2) James Proche: Full disclosure, I know with his limited athleticism and short arms he might not even get drafted. He is a guy who does everything right, knows how get separation with his breaks, his mental game is top notch. He is a black hole for catching footballs. His body control is elite. He is a great route runner.
Honorable mention: Chase Claypool - I liked him as a big slot before he tore the combine apart. I think some of that athleticism is there on tape but he hasn't been
Slot and/or Z: 1) Justin Jefferson. Look, I thought he was a 4.52 40 kind of guy which is actually good but not great. I was higher on his athleticism than consensus but even I had him as an 85th percentile athlete vs the 98.3% he tested at. He ran a 4.43 and pretty much blew up the combine. What's funny is his athleticism isn't even how he wins - he wins with his elite route running, great catch radius and hands, and then with his athleticism and vision gives you YAC. Slot and Z are full time positions. Harry is a guy they want to play outside. Most of the time you have 2 receivers on the field. Jefferson COULD grow into a guy who can play outside but even if he doesn't do you want an elite slot and z guy? That's him.
2) Bryan Edwards: He's going to slip because he broke his foot and didn't test. Also, full disclosure I do think he can play all 3 roles but I am most comfortable with him as a Z and then a bigger slot. He is another great route runner who excels in contested catch situations but also gets separation. He's deceptive. He's also someone who had he tested, like Jefferson, I think he would have shown people he is actually athletic and not some scrub. He has been dominant from an early age - that matters. Always a YAC threat and can win wit power after the catch.
Honorable mention: Devin Duvernay: athletically and play style wise I think he reminds me a lot of Deebo.
Outside and Inside:
1) Michael Pittman: I've been higher on Pittman than consensus and was not surprised he tested solid across the board. A 4.52 40 for a guy close to 230 is fantastic. He has improved every year in college. Another guy where I like his route running, athleticism, deception, he actually has v sharp breaks for even a smaller player, and his catch radius. I like his game a ton. I think with the Pats between his blocking and versatility BB is going to love this guy. I think he offers you a similar skillset to Sanu at the minimum but with a higher ceiling.
2) Isaiah Hodgins: He is either my second outside only binkie or he might play on the inside too. Smooth, and only a tick slow. Think long, somewhat lean, long arms, great body control, and smooth in and out of breaks. I love the kind of floor he brings. Reminds me a bit of a LaFell type.
Outside Only:
1) Denzel Mims. In some ways I am kind of pissed he tested so well because he was flying under the GD radar. He's a fucking alpha dog. If there is a key down guess who the ball is going to? Mims. He beats press like it owes him money and showed that during the senior bowl practices too. He doesn't run a ton of routes but he runs the ones he does v well with plenty of deception and crisp breaks. I have 0 problems projecting him as a guy who will learn. He has some ball security concerns and concentration drop errors but nothing glaring there. You want a prototypical X? Give me Mims. The best is yet to come with him. I don't know where he will end up on boards now. Pre-combine he was a 2nd round grade for me, 7.5. Now he is a borderline 1st early 2nd. I think the consensus had him in the 3rd or 4th round.
I get it, 9 binkies is a lot for one position. But if DJ has ~30 day 1 and 2 grades on WRs we're probably all going to have a bunch of guys we like.
Tight end: Kmet TE1 so he can't exactly be a binkie.
Harrison Bryant: Probably going day 3. Not necessarily the best inline guy but someone who can be used to block with and flexed out. He is a savvy receiver with good hands and body control. Versatile TE2 piece. He also will give it his all as a blocker but like all the other TEs has some work to do there.
Josiah Deguara: Same thing as Bryant but smaller. Deguara is probably a better route runner but he can't play inline at all.
Honorable mention: I know he didn't test great but Asiasi could be a nice backup TE who can also do it all. His speed is good for his size 4.73 40 at 257 pounds.
LB/Edge: Edge is not loaded this year. Aside from Chase Young at the top it's not a top heavy or particularly deep class. That being said I have a couple of guys who I liked a lot and one who is not going anywhere near round 1 or 2. I do think the top 2-4 are all fits: YGM, AJ Epenesa, and Chaisson. I am having a lot of trouble grading them especially Chaisson and YGM.
I'd put Zach Baun on here but he is going early day 2 or late day 1 now apparently. He's a stud. I really love his tape and his athletic testing was good. Hello Van Noy 2.0. As for the binkies:
Jonathan Greenard: He's stout against the run and has enough bend, burst and athleticism to rush the passer. Is developing more hand counters but was highly productive after a position switch at Florida. I like his floor as a guy with plenty of power at the point of attack. You want to play him with his hand in the dirt - he has more get-off that way. He is long too and his tackle radius is impressive. He gets one hand on you and you're going down. He has also ridden tackles back into the laps of QBs for sacks. You have work to do with him to develop him as a complete player but I think he could develop into a 5-8 sack guy who excels shutting down the run.
Julian Okwara: He is a speed rusher who is good in coverage. He is developing his pass rush moves and countermoves but has length and knows how to use it. He is also good about not giving the opposing tackle anything to punch or grab. His biggest area of improvement is he needs to add functional strength against the run. He might be on some radars for early day 2.
Honorable mention: Bradlee Anae - great hands, great processing speed, does everything you want but unfortunately is just a little bit slow, an average athlete, and doesn't have length. Like his floor. I think he's a low-end starter.
I need to get to alllll the other positions. I will fill out as I go.
So what say you all? Who do you love? Like?
Wide Receivers:
Where do I even start? I like a ton of guys this year. Ignoring the consensus top 3: Ruggs, Ceedee, and Jeudy (who I all have as 8+ players so... first round material).
Slot only: 1) KJ Hamler - at 178 he'd be smaller than guys Bill usually drafts but he is in the ~16th percentile for weight. For me, I don't like extreme outliers. Hamler might be short but even then he's at the ~8th percentile not the 2nd. He's small. He has smallish arms but over 30 inches at 5'8" isn't bad, same for his hand size of 9 and 3/8 inches. He's an advanced route runner with plenty of deception. He wins with his great route running, speed and athleticism. He's not just straight line fast either but has short area burst, start-stop, can break on a dime. He can offer you special teams versatility as a returner. You want to get vertical from the slot? Hamler is your guy.
2) James Proche: Full disclosure, I know with his limited athleticism and short arms he might not even get drafted. He is a guy who does everything right, knows how get separation with his breaks, his mental game is top notch. He is a black hole for catching footballs. His body control is elite. He is a great route runner.
Honorable mention: Chase Claypool - I liked him as a big slot before he tore the combine apart. I think some of that athleticism is there on tape but he hasn't been
Slot and/or Z: 1) Justin Jefferson. Look, I thought he was a 4.52 40 kind of guy which is actually good but not great. I was higher on his athleticism than consensus but even I had him as an 85th percentile athlete vs the 98.3% he tested at. He ran a 4.43 and pretty much blew up the combine. What's funny is his athleticism isn't even how he wins - he wins with his elite route running, great catch radius and hands, and then with his athleticism and vision gives you YAC. Slot and Z are full time positions. Harry is a guy they want to play outside. Most of the time you have 2 receivers on the field. Jefferson COULD grow into a guy who can play outside but even if he doesn't do you want an elite slot and z guy? That's him.
2) Bryan Edwards: He's going to slip because he broke his foot and didn't test. Also, full disclosure I do think he can play all 3 roles but I am most comfortable with him as a Z and then a bigger slot. He is another great route runner who excels in contested catch situations but also gets separation. He's deceptive. He's also someone who had he tested, like Jefferson, I think he would have shown people he is actually athletic and not some scrub. He has been dominant from an early age - that matters. Always a YAC threat and can win wit power after the catch.
Honorable mention: Devin Duvernay: athletically and play style wise I think he reminds me a lot of Deebo.
Outside and Inside:
1) Michael Pittman: I've been higher on Pittman than consensus and was not surprised he tested solid across the board. A 4.52 40 for a guy close to 230 is fantastic. He has improved every year in college. Another guy where I like his route running, athleticism, deception, he actually has v sharp breaks for even a smaller player, and his catch radius. I like his game a ton. I think with the Pats between his blocking and versatility BB is going to love this guy. I think he offers you a similar skillset to Sanu at the minimum but with a higher ceiling.
2) Isaiah Hodgins: He is either my second outside only binkie or he might play on the inside too. Smooth, and only a tick slow. Think long, somewhat lean, long arms, great body control, and smooth in and out of breaks. I love the kind of floor he brings. Reminds me a bit of a LaFell type.
Outside Only:
1) Denzel Mims. In some ways I am kind of pissed he tested so well because he was flying under the GD radar. He's a fucking alpha dog. If there is a key down guess who the ball is going to? Mims. He beats press like it owes him money and showed that during the senior bowl practices too. He doesn't run a ton of routes but he runs the ones he does v well with plenty of deception and crisp breaks. I have 0 problems projecting him as a guy who will learn. He has some ball security concerns and concentration drop errors but nothing glaring there. You want a prototypical X? Give me Mims. The best is yet to come with him. I don't know where he will end up on boards now. Pre-combine he was a 2nd round grade for me, 7.5. Now he is a borderline 1st early 2nd. I think the consensus had him in the 3rd or 4th round.
I get it, 9 binkies is a lot for one position. But if DJ has ~30 day 1 and 2 grades on WRs we're probably all going to have a bunch of guys we like.
Tight end: Kmet TE1 so he can't exactly be a binkie.
Harrison Bryant: Probably going day 3. Not necessarily the best inline guy but someone who can be used to block with and flexed out. He is a savvy receiver with good hands and body control. Versatile TE2 piece. He also will give it his all as a blocker but like all the other TEs has some work to do there.
Josiah Deguara: Same thing as Bryant but smaller. Deguara is probably a better route runner but he can't play inline at all.
Honorable mention: I know he didn't test great but Asiasi could be a nice backup TE who can also do it all. His speed is good for his size 4.73 40 at 257 pounds.
LB/Edge: Edge is not loaded this year. Aside from Chase Young at the top it's not a top heavy or particularly deep class. That being said I have a couple of guys who I liked a lot and one who is not going anywhere near round 1 or 2. I do think the top 2-4 are all fits: YGM, AJ Epenesa, and Chaisson. I am having a lot of trouble grading them especially Chaisson and YGM.
I'd put Zach Baun on here but he is going early day 2 or late day 1 now apparently. He's a stud. I really love his tape and his athletic testing was good. Hello Van Noy 2.0. As for the binkies:
Jonathan Greenard: He's stout against the run and has enough bend, burst and athleticism to rush the passer. Is developing more hand counters but was highly productive after a position switch at Florida. I like his floor as a guy with plenty of power at the point of attack. You want to play him with his hand in the dirt - he has more get-off that way. He is long too and his tackle radius is impressive. He gets one hand on you and you're going down. He has also ridden tackles back into the laps of QBs for sacks. You have work to do with him to develop him as a complete player but I think he could develop into a 5-8 sack guy who excels shutting down the run.
Julian Okwara: He is a speed rusher who is good in coverage. He is developing his pass rush moves and countermoves but has length and knows how to use it. He is also good about not giving the opposing tackle anything to punch or grab. His biggest area of improvement is he needs to add functional strength against the run. He might be on some radars for early day 2.
Honorable mention: Bradlee Anae - great hands, great processing speed, does everything you want but unfortunately is just a little bit slow, an average athlete, and doesn't have length. Like his floor. I think he's a low-end starter.
I need to get to alllll the other positions. I will fill out as I go.
So what say you all? Who do you love? Like?
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