Mock the Englishman FINAL VERSION, with scouting reports

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1.01: Myles Garrett, DE, TAMU

GRADE 1st Round

BACKGROUND: A five-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Garrett was the 2013 Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year in the state of Texas and committed to Texas A&M over Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State and TCU also a standout basketball player. He earned Freshman All-American honors in his first season with the Aggies, posting 53 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss and a SEC freshman record 11.5 sacks. Garrett had his most productive season as a sophomore in 2015 (13 starts) with a SEC-best 19.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks and five forced fumbles to take home First Team All-American and All-SEC honors. He battled injuries as a junior, but still managed 15.0 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks over nine starts and became the ninth unanimous All-American in school history, also earning All-SEC honors for the third straight season.

STRENGTHS: Freakish athleticism and body control for his sizesudden first step, but the quickness of his second and third steps are just as effective, using long, strong stridesloose-hipped with the elastic flexibility to bend, spin and get underneath blockersfluid movements to drop and handle spaceconverts speed to power and uses natural momentum to barrel through bodiesunderstands leverage to put blockers on skates or set the edge as a run defenderlong arms and has worked hard to fill out his frame, appearing noticeably stronger at the point of attack on 2016 tape uses his length to knock down the football (five passes defended and three blocked kicks in his career)violent hands to maintain separation between him and blockersdiverse set of hand tactics to attack in different waysupper body strength to be a reliable finisher on tackle attemptstwitchy reflexes to read, react to movement and attack screens and misdirection playshigh pain threshold to play through injuries played the second half of the 2016 season while nursing a lower left leg injurylow-key, mature personality and wont rock the boat defensive captain as a junior in 2016athletic bloodlines older sister (Brea) was a NCAA Champion thrower for the Aggies track and field team; older brother (Sean Williams) played for several NBA teamsconsistent production with 48.5 tackles for loss in 30 career starts, leaving Texas A&M sixth in school history with 32.5 sacks, half sack behind Von Miller (33).

WEAKNESSES: Various moves in his pass rush arsenal, but his move-to-move transition requires polish to better counteroveraggressive and needs to maintain proper position vs. the run to contain the edge and keep the ballcarrier insideability to win at the point of attack is based more on timing and explosiveness rather than core power and can be shielded from run lanes can get tied up on inside rusheslogs a lot of snaps, leading to him taking some plays offinjured his lower left leg on a cut block vs. Arkansas (Sept. 2016) and missed two games and didnt play at full health most of the second half of the season.

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Texas A&M, Garrett lined up primarily as the right defensive end in the Aggies four-man front and finished his career ranked seventh all-time in the SEC in sacks (Derek Barnett is ranked sixth and Reggie White is eighth) 32.5 sacks the last three seasons is the second-most in the FBS over that span. He has the impressive ability to beat blockers with his athletic gifts while also tracking the football with backfield vision student of the game and his favorite athlete is Pro Football Hall of Famer Deacon Jones. Although he has room to improve the efficiency of his rush attack, Garrett keeps his hips and feet in sync and screams off the edge with the diverse skill-set to win in different ways. His production declined slightly as a junior, but the stat sheet is deceiving as offenses often game-planned for him, attacking with double and triple teams, and health was an issue over the second half of 2016. Overall, Garrett is the No. 1 prospect in the 2017 class with his special ability to get upfield quicker than most due to his combination of explosive athleticism, length and football intuition easy favorite to be drafted first overall and should make an immediate NFL impact rushing the passer.

Pick change: none

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1.12: Gareon Conley, CB, THE OSU

 

GRADE 1st-2nd round

 

BACKGROUND: A three-star cornerback recruit out of high school, Conley was always more of a basketball standout, but he received more recruiting attention as a football player, initially committing to Michigan (his first offer) before flipping to Ohio State later in the process. After redshirting in 2013, he struggled as a redshirt freshman back-up in 2014, posting 16 tackles and two passes defended. Conley made substantial strides as a sophomore and earned the starting corner job opposite Eli Apple (13 starts), finishing with 49 tackles, seven passes defended and two interceptions to earn All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors. He again started all 13 games in 2016 as a junior and notched career-bests with 12 passes defended and four interceptions, taking home Second Team All-Big Ten honors. Conley skipped his final season of eligibility and entered the 2017 NFL Draft.

 

STRENGTHS: Desired frame and length for the next levelcollects his feet quickly to press-and-shadow different types of receiverslong-strider with enough lower body twitch to stay snug in man coverageroute anticipation to read and get a head startastute understanding of field/sideline leverage and uses body positioning to close routesabove average arm length, but also understands timing and how to disrupt throwing lanesnatural ball skills with the hand-eye coordination to finish the interceptions that he should averaged 16.3 yards per interception in 2016, including a touchdown (4/61/1)well-schooled in press and off man coverages with experience moving inside to cover the slotdisplays the downhill burst and chops to be a factor in run supportgraduated with a degree in sports industry (Dec. 2016)voted a team captain in 2016 and started every game for the Buckeyes the past two seasons.

 

WEAKNESSES: Plays too much on his heels, causing him to labor out of his stance and at the top of routesathleticism isnt an issue, but moves a tad mechanical in his transitioncomfortable playing nose-to-nose at the line of scrimmage, but rarely jams or engages receivers off the snapinconsistent instincts with his back to the ball, causing him to be late turning and locating this led to several big plays and touchdowns downfield on filmhandsy when receivers gain a steponly adequate play strength and can be out-muscled for 50-50 ballscan be moved by blockers on the perimeter and needs to be more aggressive with his shed skillsreckless run defender and needs to be a more technically-sound tackler in space left Oklahoma game (Sept. 2016) with a stinger.

 

SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Ohio State, Conley often played on an island in the Buckeyes press-quarters cover scheme, adding slot corner duties to his résumé in 2016 much better outside corner than on the inside. Although not on the same level as Marshon Lattimore athletically, he moves very well for his size and consistently stays within arms length of his man. However, Conley plays on his heels too much with his momentum taking him backwards, making him a tick slow attacking plays in front of him and allowing savvy route runners to eat him up. Projecting him to the next level, Conley isnt elite in any one area, but is solid across the board and doesnt have any major deficiency that should keep him from being a steady, scheme-versatile NFL starter.

 

 

Pick change: None

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2.01 - Budda Baker, FS, Washington

GRADE 1st - 2nd round

BACKGROUND: A four-star safety recruit out of high school, Bishard Budda Baker originally committed to Oregon, but re-opened his commitment and signed with Washington on signing day led Bellevue to the state title in the 100-meters, 200-meters and 4x100 relay as a senior. Baker earned a starting safety role as a true freshman and posted 80 tackles, seven passes defended and his first career interception, earning Freshman All-American and Pac-12 Honorable Mention honors. He started 12 games as a sophomore in 2015 and recorded 49 tackles, nine passes defended and two interceptions, earning First Team All-Pac 12 honors. Baker led the Huskies in tackles as a senior (71) with 10.0 tackles for loss, eight passes defended and two interceptions to earn consensus All-American and First Team All-Pac 12 honors. He decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

STRENGTHS: Rangy athlete with the instant accelerator to cover a lot of green state champion sprinter in high schooltwitchy reflexes to stay in phase in man coverage, showing suddenness when flipping his hips and changing directionsinstinctive and quick to click-and-close on plays in front of himsecondary burst to recover in coverage or chase down ballcarriersplays with a my ball mentality, always looking for the turnovergood timing and burst as a blitzer to create violent collisionsphysical tackler, staying low and driving his feet as a tacklerunderstands pursuit angles and field leverage to find the quickest path to the ball, avoiding blocksplays with a little bit of crazy to him and teammates feed off his energy OKG (our kind of guy), according to Huskies head coach Chris Petersenearned All-Conference Academic honors twice and stays focused on and off the field matured quickly after his older brother was incarcerated when Baker was youngundersized, but boasts trademark toughness (Hes one of the toughest guys Ive ever been around. Huskies defensive backs coach Jimmy Lake)productive three-year starter with 200 tackles and 24 passes defended.

WEAKNESSES: Undersized and lacks the body type to comfortably carry 200 poundslack of ideal height/length shows in coverage and as a tackler, gaining body position, but missing valuable incheswild break down skills dent his batting average as a tackleroveraggressive angles and needs to be more consistent with his high-to-low finishing skills...struggles to shed once engulfed by blockersneeds to better anticipate in coverage to stay off his heels and eliminate spacing at the top of routesdoesnt have a large catch radius with several dropped interceptions on his film rock hard handslack of size leads to durability concerns, missing one game as a sophomore due to a sprained left ankle (Sept. 2015) also left the Utah game due to a concussion (Nov. 2015).

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Washington, Baker played primarily as a single-high safety and in the slot as a nickel cover man for the Huskies only the second Consensus All-American at Washington since 1997. He is a proven winner from high school (42-0 record at Bellevue and won three state championships) to college and was an emotional trigger to the Huskies resurgence. Baker is undersized and will make his share of mistakes due to overaggressive tendencies, but he competes with excellent reaction quickness and range to make plays all over the field. Although he isnt quite on the same level as Tyrann Mathieu, Baker is cut from a similar cloth with the honey badger mentality to make plays hybrid cornerback/safety whose best NFL position is as a nickel defender.

Pick change: Deshone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame - I believe Kizer is liked by NFL teams and will be gone here now so unless the Browns trade up from here (very plausible) they can't get him.

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2.20 - Larry Ogunjobi, DT, Charlotte

GRADE 2nd round

BACKGROUND: A two-star defensive tackle recruit out of high school, Olumide Larry Ogunjobi was born a year after his parents emigrated to the U.S. from Nigeria and didnt start playing organized sports until high school his first name Olumide means Our savior has come. He was forced onto the football field as a sophomore and gradually developed a love for the game, drawing attention from several FCS-level programs. However, Ogunjobi was drawn to Charlotte, an up-start FBS program, and decided to be part of the schools first recruiting class, redshirting in 2012 and preparing for the 49ers inaugural season in 2013. He started 11 games as a redshirt freshman and posted 42 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Ogunjobi again started all 11 games as a sophomore and led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks (career-high). He set a school-record with 14.5 tackles for loss as a junior and was named Second Team All-CUSA with 62 tackles and 2.5 sacks. As a senior in 2016, Ogunjobi finished among the conference leaders in tackles for loss (13.5) and tackles (65) on the defensive line, earning First Team All-CUSA honors. He accepted his invitation to the 2017 Senior Bowl.

STRENGTHS: Meaty hipsbalanced athlete and moves well up and down the line of scrimmagelower body flexibility to snap out of his stancestays low off the snap to get underneath blocks and squeeze through gaps, creating disruption in the backfieldruns his feet at the contact point to generate power and create movementlacks ideal upper body strength, but powerful hands/wrists to snatch, rip and release to keep blockers off of himanticipates well vs. the run with the backfield vision to see through blockers and mirror run playsconsistent effort to chase away from the line of scrimmagehates to be blocked and plays with a nasty edgedeveloped work ethic and pushes himself on and off the field (Charlotte defensive line coach and 2009 top-five draft pick Aaron Curry: This kid is going to do a really good job of outworking a lot of people.)four-year starter and holds several school records, including career tackles (217) and tackles for loss (49.0).

WEAKNESSES: Average frame and length for the position and lacks ideal upper body mass was overweight in high school (350+ pounds), but needs to continue and add good weight in a NFL strength and conditioning programlack of upper body power stands out, letting guards shield him from run lanesallows his pads to rise once engaged by blockersbase strength is an issue and can be moved by angle blocksneeds to better break down as a tackler to stay on his feet and finish the ballcarrier in the backfieldvery active with his hands, but not yet a technician and has some placement/timing issuesproductive career with 46 starts, but only two of those came against teams from power-five conferences Charlotte faced FCS competition in 2013-14 before joining Conference-USA in 2015.

SUMMARY: A four-year starter at Charlotte, Ogunjobi lined up mostly as the nose tackle in the 49ers 3-4 base scheme and will be remembered as one of the founding players of the program, starting every game in school history. His size, length and core strength arent ideal, but he has the initial quickness and body control to wedge through gaps and create confusion in the backfield. While he is still developing the fundamentals, Ogunjobi uses his leverage and very active hands to detach from blocks and close on the target. He played mostly over the center or A-gap at Charlotte, but projects best as a one-gap, penetrating three-technique at the next level with his quick, balanced skill-set.

Pick change: Marcus Williams, SS, Utah

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3.01 - Bucky Hodges, WR, Virginia Tech

 

GRADE 3rd-4th round

 

BACKGROUND: A four-star quarterback recruit out of high school, Temuchin Bucky Hodges passed on offers from Ohio State and others to stay close to home and was the prize of the Hokies 2013 recruiting class. As a redshirt in 2013, he worked on the scout team as a quarterback, but was moved to tight end to impersonate athletic tight end Eric Ebron (10th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft) as Virginia Tech prepared for North Carolina. The experiment worked so well in practice that Hodges made the permanent move to tight end for the 2014 season and was a natural, starting 10 games and leading the team in receiving scores (seven). He started all 13 games in 2015 as a sophomore and posted 40 receptions for 530 yards and six touchdowns, earning Second Team All-ACC honors. Hodges finished with career-highs in catches (48), receiving yards (691) and receiving scores (seven) as a junior in 2016 and earned Third Team All-ACC honors. He elected to skip his senior season and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

 

STRENGTHS: Impressive physical ingredients with a muscular, athletic framestrong, decisive strides to accelerate more like a wideout than tight endbody power to out-muscle defenders at the catch point, attracting defensive penalties on tape because his size/athleticism a mismatch vs. college cornersfluid body control and natural adjustment skills, using his large hands to swallow the football and win 50/50 situationsquick to locate and pluck before the ball gets on top of himstrong leaper and uses his body to shield defenders from the ballexcellent awareness along the sideline and over the middle, sensing his surroundingsbody armor to absorb hits, secure the football and recreate his momentum after the catchexperienced lining up out wide, in the slot and in the backfieldhas tough-minded approach and core strength potential to develop into a serviceable blockerconsistent production the past three seasons since moving positions and his yards per catch average increased each year shares the ACC record for career touchdown catches (20) by a tight end with Heath Millergraduated with a degree in Human Development (Dec. 2016)

 

WEAKNESSES: Lean lower body and needs to continue and develop his bodylacks nuance in his routes with a bad habit of rounding patterns and tipping his pathinefficient with stem releases and needs to improve his footwork and awareness to produce separationbad habit of extending his arms and pushing off downfielddoesnt break as many tackles as expected and tends to give himself up too easilyneeds technical work as a blocker, especially with his hands to sustain at the point of attacktoo much of a spectator when the play isnt to him and needs to improve his blocking awarenessconsistent production in college, but doesnt have many statement games on his résumé with only two career 100-yard receiving performances.

 

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Virginia Tech, Hodges made the transition from quarterback to tight end, but mostly filled a jack-of-all-trades role on the Hokies offense the last three seasons, lining up outside as a wide receiver adjusted quickly to his new position, but his development seemed to stall the past two years. His combination of size, body control and toughness at the catch point makes him tough to beat in jump-ball situations and at different points in games, the Hokies would have just throw it up to Bucky play calls, which usually worked when matched vs. smaller corners. Hodges is still very raw as a route-runner and blocker and requires refinement in areas, but his natural ball skills and athleticism are enticing foundation traits for NFL coaches projects as a move tight end or overgrown wideout at the next level, doing his best work out wide or in the slot.

 

Pick change: None

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4.01 - Blair Brown, OLB, Ohio

GRADE 4th round

BACKGROUND: A two-star linebacker recruit out of high school, Brown initially committed to Florida Atlantic before flipping to Ohio and redshirting in 2012. After seeing limited action as a redshirt freshman, he became a starter in 2014 as a sophomore and posted 55 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and two passes defended (the only two of his career). Brown started 11 games as a junior in 2015 and recorded 65 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss. His breakthrough season came in 2016 as a senior with a team-best 128 tackles, adding 15.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one forced fumble to earn First Team All-MAC honors. Brown accepted his invitation to the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

STRENGTHS: Above average play speed and rangelooks like he was shot out of a cannon when he sees the play unfold, closing to beat blockers to the spotanticipates based on formations to get a head start on the playdownhill quickness to clear holes before blockers can make contacthigh batting average as a tackler due to his balance in motion, textbook pad level and grip strengthdoesnt back down at the point of attack and plays with pop in his handsstrokes ballcarriers across the middle of the fieldcompetes with the same physical temperament and determination on every snapexperienced with spot dropsfootball smart and his preparation shows on game daysself-starter and wants to be greatdoesnt play with a passive bone in his bodyhighly productive senior season, leading the MAC with 128 total tackles and finishing third in the conference with 15.0 tackles for loss (one behind Tarell Basham).

WEAKNESSES: Undersized with narrow shoulders and shorter-than-ideal arm lengthcan be engulfed near the line of scrimmage and his play strength doesnt always match his intentionsstruggles to match up vs. bigger bodies and gets bulliedquick trigger and susceptible to ball fakestoo reactive in coverage with better instincts vs. the run than the passcaught flat-footed in his drops and late to make plays on the ball, registering only two passes defended over 33 career starts (and none the past two seasons)stayed healthy as a senior, but lacks ideal body armor and missed at least one game each of the previous three seasons due to minor bumps and bruises.

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Ohio, Brown was a three-down WILL linebacker for the Bobcats, turning in the senior season he needed to gain the attention of NFL teams. Scouts rolled through Athens specifically to see senior pass rusher Tarell Basham, but the speedy linebacker quickly established himself as a legitimate pro prospect worthy of their time. Brown is looking to follow in the footsteps of Jatavis Brown (no relation), another athletic but undersized MAC linebacker who was drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Although his lack of size stands out immediately, Brown flies all over the field and arrives with violence, filling quickly and powerful at contact. He has some limitations once engaged and when dropping in coverage, but his downhill instincts, discipline and hunting mentality allow him to play the run, blitz, zone drop and do a little bit of everything early day three prospect who will add immediate depth at linebacker.

Pick change: Deatrich Wise, DT, Arkansas

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5.01 - Josh Harvey-Clemons, SS, Louisville

GRADE 5th-6th round

BACKGROUND: A five-star athlete recruit out of high school, Harvey-Clemson was ranked as the No. 1 high school talent in the state of Georgia, choosing to stay in-state and play for the Bulldogs despite pressure from his family to attend Florida. He served as a back-up and special teamer as a true freshman and posted 14 tackles in 2012. Harvey-Clemson earned a starting safety role as a sophomore in 2013 and started 11 games, finishing with 66 tackles, six passes defended, two forced fumbles and his first career interception. He was dismissed after the season for several team violations of team and followed defensive coordinator Todd Grantham to Louisville, sitting out the 2014 season as a transfer. Harvey-Clemons started all 13 games as a junior in 2015 and had his most productive season with 88 tackles, six passes defended, three interceptions and one forced fumble, earning All-ACC Honorable Mention honors. He returned for his senior year and started 10 games, posting 61 tackles and two passes defended to earn Second Team All-ACC honors. Harvey-Clemons accepted his invite to the 2017 Senior Bowl, but was unable to participate due to a hamstring injury.

STRENGTHS: Passes the eye test with a tall, moldable frame and exceptional lengthathletic strides to cover a lot of groundturns quickly on his plant foot to smoothly change directionslight feet to avoid blocks and regain his momentum, accelerating in pursuitphysical thumper with a contact-driven mentalitypatient open-field tackler and comes to balance to square, hug and finishvines for arms, which expands his tackling radiusdrop range to cover and stick with tight ends down the fieldlooks like a wide receiver at times playing the ball in the aircompetes with a combative temperament and brings consistent energy to the fieldenters the NFL with 34 career starts and 229 tacklesshowed improved maturity at Louisville and kept his nose clean.

WEAKNESSES: Lanky build with peg legschaotic feet in his movements, leading to wasted stepsflows well, but lacks ideal play range for a deep safety and struggles to close the gap when beaten in coverageoveraggressive outside and downhill angles, allowing runners to cut back and pick up yards after contactneeds to improve his route recognition and often caught guessingexcellent length, but doesnt effectively use it to shed blocksmarginal core strength and wont bully his way through a crowdinconsistent ball skills looks natural attacking on some reps and then fails to locate and misses on the next playoff-field character requires investigation from his time at Georgia suspended for the 2013 season opener due to a marijuana-related incident; suspended four games (2013 bowl game and first three games of 2014) for again violating the schools drug-use policy, but only missed one of those games before he was dismissed (Feb. 2014); was also present in the car when former Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell was arrested for gun possession (no suspension)missed two games as a senior due to a nagging left hamstring issue (Nov. 2016).

SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Louisville, Harvey-Clemons fizzled out at Georgia due to marijuana-related issues, but didnt squander his second chance with the Cardinals, lining up as a deep safety and subpackage linebacker. He is a long athlete with intriguing measureables, but also role questions. Harvey-Clemons has long-speed and body control, but lacks a quick trigger and functional range to hold up at deep safety. And he has experience inching towards the line of scrimmage as a linebacker, but lacks the point of attack power to thrive near the box. Also factor in his off-field history and Harvey-Clemons is a tough evaluation. However, he has the raw measurements, athleticism and competitive spirit that NFL teams will want to develop hybrid strong safety candidate, who will need to earn his paycheck on special team coverages.

Pick change: Blair Brown, OLB, Ohio

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5.31 - Jon Toth, C, Kentucky

GRADE 6th round

BACKGROUND: A two-star offensive tackle recruit out of high school, Jonathan Jon Toth was an all-state lineman at Brefeuf Jesuit and received a scholarship offer from Kentucky after his performance at a football camp. He committed to the Wildcats, who were his only offer from a non-MAC program. After redshirting in 2012, Toth practiced at left tackle as a true freshman before moving inside to center in the second game of the year, starting the final 11 games of the 2013 season and earning SEC All-Freshman honors. He started all 24 games at center during his sophomore and junior seasons. Toth had his best year as a senior in 2016, starting all 13 games at center and earning Second Team All-SEC honors. He accepted his invitation to the 2017 Senior Bowl.

STRENGTHS: Passes the eye test with his frame, girth and arm lengthfires his hands with proper timing and placement to dictate the point of attackpowerful upper body and can steer and control once he locks onto his targetefficient on combo blocks to seal run lanesanchors when he bends at his kneesvery aware of his surroundings to pick up and pass off pressuresgreat job balancing football and school three-time Academic All-SEC and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering (Dec. 2016)named a senior captainkeeps his nose to the grindstone with the work habits needed to be a professionaldurable four-year starter and finished his career with 48 straight starts the longest active streak at the FBS-level.

WEAKNESSES: Weak base and too easily bullied when he doesnt drop his hipsstiff lower body and limited athleticism shows in spaceheavy mover and lumbers when pulling or advancing to the linebacker leveldoesnt block with twitch and lacks the recovery quickness to easily countertall pass-sets and inconsistent vs. moving targetsdoesnt maximize leverage as a run blocker, struggling to create movement at contactnot an overpowering snatcherall of his career starts were at center, lacking functional experience at other positions on the offensive line.

SUMMARY: A four-year starter at Kentucky, Toth was a model of consistency for the Wildcats, starting every game at center over the last 48 contests. He looks the part and checks boxes with his size, power and intangibles, taking it personally when an interior pressure finds his way to the quarterback. Toth is a sticky blocker, using his heavy hands and punch timing to tie up blockers off the snap. However, he is too reliant on his upper half and doesnt play with the base strength or lower body athleticism desired for the position. Overall, Toth is a battle-tested blocker with the intelligence and play strength to survive as a quality back-up in the NFL.

Pick change: J J Dielman, OL, Utah

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5.37 - Ifeani Odenigbo, DE, Northwestern

GRADE 6th-7th round

BACKGROUND: A four-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Ifeadikachakwu Ifeadi Odenigbo is the son of Nigerian immigrants and was the first member of his family born in the United States. He grew up focusing on track and wasnt much of a football fan, but as his body developed, he was drawn to the sport and started playing football as a sophomore at Centerville. The offers started to flood in as Odenigbo received scholarship offers from Alabama, Ohio State and every major college program, but ultimately he focused on academics and chose Northwestern over Stanford and Notre Dame. After missing most of the 2012 season due to injury and redshirting, he came off the bench as a redshirt freshman in 2013, posting nine tackles and 5.5 sacks. Odenigbo was a pass rush specialist as a sophomore in 2014 and finished with 11 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and three forced fumbles. He was again used as a reserve as a junior and posted 19 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks in 2015. Odenigbo was part of the starting rotation at defensive end in 2016 (five starts) and had his breakout season, finishing second in the Big Ten with 10.0 sacks. He finished with 22 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles to earn Second Team All-Big Ten honors.

STRENGTHS: Looks the part and has worked hard to develop his frame, adding nearly 60 pounds since arriving in Evanston weighing just 205 poundssmooth athlete with the arc acceleration and natural bend to wrap the corneruses contact balance and lean to convert speed to power and work his way through blockersheavy-handed player to leverage gaps, which shows as a rusher and run defenderquick hand moves to grab/pull/pepper with timingholds his ground vs. power to set the edgehighly intelligent on and off the field and quick to break down blockers based on stance and movementdeveloped urgency and more of an edge as a senior and it translated on film and the stat sheetgreat personality and well-liked among his teammatesranks second all-time in Northwestern history with 23.5 career sacks and holds the single game sack record with four sacks vs. Iowa (Oct. 2016).

WEAKNESSES: Balanced athlete, but only average get-off and burst movementsrush tends to stall due to undeveloped move-to-move transition, lacking variety with his countersprimitive pass rush savvystruggles to gain angles in the run game and can be pinned on the edgequick to key, but doesnt consistently anticipate run action or blocking based on pre-snap readsmore of a striker than wrap-up tackler poor career tackle productionstill developing the mental side of his game very bright, but overthinks situations and has mental hurdles that have some concerned about his professional transitionmissed the 2012 season due to a shoulder injury (Sept. 2012)allows negative plays to lingerhistory of lackadaisical play and needs to be pushedonly five career starts and wasnt used as an every-down performer due to his struggles vs. the run.

SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Northwestern, Odenigbo was extremely raw when he arrived in Evanston and was used as a pass-rush specialist his first four years for the Wildcats before seeing starting snaps at right defensive end as a senior, setting career-bests struggled with the pressure of being one of the highest rated recruits to ever commit to Northwestern. In the Wildcats conservative defense, he was asked to hold contain and protect the edge, but he showed off intriguing pass rush traits when given the opportunity to pin his ears back, pressuring the pocket with both his athleticism and power. Despite his growth, Odenigbo is still green in most areas, but there is exciting untapped potential if he fully buys in to NFL coaching development rush end who can earn a nickel rusher role and eventually out-play his draft slot.

Pick change: None

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6.01 - Eric Saubert, TE, Drake

GRADE 5th-6th round

BACKGROUND: A no-star recruit out of high school, Saubert grew up focusing on baseball and didnt start playing football until high school. He went under-recruited out of Hoffman Estates, receiving only one FCS-level offer to non-scholarship Drake. After redshirting in 2012, he started nine games as a redshirt freshman and posted 47 receptions for 549 yards and two touchdowns, earning First Team All-PFL. Saubert missed three games due to injury as a sophomore and started seven games, recording 32 catches, 348 yards and two scores to earn All-PFL Honorable Mention honors. He started all 11 games as a junior in 2015 and led the team with 55 catches, 580 yards and seven touchdowns, earning First Team All-PFL honors. Saubert had his most productive season as a senior, leading the Bulldogs with 56 receptions for 776 yards and 10 scores to earn First Team All-PFL and All-American honors. He accepted his invitation to the 2017 East-West Shrine Game.

STRENGTHS: Tall, long-levered target with better arm length than several offensive tackles in this classfluid strider and moves like a wide receiver, covering a lot of greenquick to unlock his hips and motor away from pursuitsmooth hips and joints to adjust mid-route to the football several wow catches on his filmable to climb the ladderuses his long arms to attack away from his body before defenders have a chance to make a playalways working towards open space and doesnt give up on routescompetitive appetite and gives full effort as a blocker, looking to bury his target on each snapvoted a senior captainconsistently productive each season in college, finishing second in the FCS with 10 touchdowns among tight ends in 2016.

WEAKNESSES: Lean-muscled frame with minimal bulkraw route runner with high hips and choppy steps at the stempredictable patterns that desperately need nuance and patience to set up defendersinconsistent focus and hands, playing too fast and not securing before runningallows throws to get on top of himlacks the point of attack strength to latch-and-control defenders as a blockerovereager in the run game and falls off his targettechnique needs an overhaul and NFL coaches wont trust him as a blocker right nowlacks experience against top-tier competition and faces a large jump from the PFL to the NFL.

SUMMARY: A four-year starter at Drake, Saubert lined up in the slot, wing and out wide in the Bulldogs spread offense, doing his best work detached from the line of scrimmage. He finished among the FCS receiving leaders at tight end the past two seasons and drew NFL attention with his projectable frame and athleticism for the position. Saubert has the speed and ball attacking skills to be a mismatch vs. linebackers, using his fluid strides and long arms to give his quarterback a large target down the field. While his highlight reel is impressive, he needs to eliminate the drops to stay on a NFL roster and his route-running and blocking are both areas that are currently underdeveloped. Overall, Saubert is a project for a NFL coaching staff, but his game film shows a draftable player as a move tight end.

Pick change: Montae Nicholson, S, Michigan State

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6.04 - Dane Evans, QB, Tulsa

GRADE Priority free agent

SUMMARY: A former three-star recruit, Evans committed to Tulsa over SMU and Utah, earning the full-time starting job as a sophomore. He set career-bests as a junior with 62.9% completions and 4,332 passing yards and a personal-best 32 passing touchdowns as a senior. Evans leaves Tulsa with the career records for passing yards (11,680) and passing touchdowns (84), thriving in Philip Montgomerys Baylor-style pass-heavy spread scheme. He has live arm strength with whistling zip in the short-to-intermediate passing game. Evans delivers with accuracy and timing on some throws then follows it up with missed reads and poor placement, which is often a result of an inconsistent base and release point. His pocket awareness also contributes to negative plays due to his deer-in-the-headlights reaction to pressure. Overall, Evans flashes the passing instincts and velocity that will land him in a camp, but his inconsistent decision-making and placement will be tough to overcome.

Pick change: None

[syd]

i believe conley will be a better pro than lattimore or hooker so ya what i am saying is i agree

[syd]

as far as your qb pick uuummm as i have said before i like dobb's or peterman so what i am saying is i disagree

[LondonBrown]

Grades and reports provided via Dane Brugler's draft guide for 2017

[LondonBrown]

Made an error Saubert should be 5.31, Toth 5.37 and Odenigbo 6.01

[Tour2ma]

IIRC I like your first one better...

• I think Conley's a reach at 12.
• At the next level I just don't see Baker's body cashing the checks his abandon will write.
• Ogunjobi... while an intriguing prospect, my DT emphasis is low.

Rest is OK-ish, but have to admit that I don't know a lot about a couple of the names. And while I do love Toth, my top Center, if we've an excess of players anywhere, it's our interior OL.

[LondonBrown]

Easy to fall in love with Baker's tape which I have

 

Tretter has an injury history and I'm not willing to watch Cam at center ever again

[The Gipper]

4.01 - Blair Brown, OLB, Ohio

 

I was once in a movie with her when she was kinda hot:

 

[The Gipper]

Compare to Linda Blair now. She kinda looks like she has been possessed (by botox and silicone):

 

[hoorta]

London, you spent way too much time assembling that draft, at least 80% of which won't happen, but whatever floats your boat.