Post by MGB01 on Jul 27, 2019 15:30:58 GMT -5
FIRST ROUND
1. Tampa Bay: Drew Lock, QB, Missouri. Given Marc Trestman's past success with guys like Jay Cutler and Ricky Ray, and Brandon Allen's mixed record as the starter for the last year and a half, this is a near, um, lock (OK one-and-done, we promise).
2. San Francisco: Greedy Williams, CB, LSU. Slight curveball here. With both of last year's starters gone and the Demons not actively moving to replace either (so far) in the offseason, and added Holton Hill's second PED/substance-related suspension they'll start filling out here with a Richard Sherman-type.
3. New York: Greg Little, OT, Mississippi. Having struck out (or possibly acted too late) on Trent Brown, they'll go to plan B. The reports on Little have been all over the place, from franchise left tackle to needed another year in school. Ron Rivera, ever the riverboat man, will get on the former after the Hitmen saw too much resembling the latter from the spot in 2019.
4. Los Angeles: Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida: Whether it's moving La'el Collins back to left guard or a replacement as Collins will be a free agent after the 2020 season, it's definitely the end of the two year-experiment of Collins at right tackle.
5. Washington: Irv Smith, TE, Alabama. Pep Hamilton will love Smith, who he can he use in a variety of ways to hopefully benefit an offense whose midseason sputters (in last-second losses) came back to bite them despite a late-season surge.
6. St. Louis: Nasir Adderley, S, Delaware. The Stallions are looking to upgrade their secondary in their maiden St. Louis season and get one with FCS star Adderley in the wake of Maurice Alexander's departure.
7. Dallas: Cody Ford, G/T, Oklahoma. Naturally Bob Stoops' first draft pick as the Lonestars' head man will be one of his Sooners, especially after losing both tackles in free agency. But Ford might be a better fit at guard, which could use some competition after Jermaine Eluemunor was benched late in the year.
8. San Antonio: Mecole Hardman, WR, Georgia. The Stampede essentially replaced Tyreek Hill in the short term by bringing DeSean Jackson back to where he spent his first six seasons, while Hardman will be groomed as Hill's long term successor.
9. Carolina: Dalton Risner, OT, Kansas State. The Colonels' conscious efforts to build the offensive line through the draft (in addition to the surprise nab of Daryl Williams) continue with Risner, who could also be kicked inside to guard as a road grader for James White.
10. Orlando: Deebo Samuel, WR, Ohio State. Samuel will join fellow Buckeye Corey Brown as the Rage totally remake their receiving corps post-Golden Tate and company.
11. Chicago: Erik McCoy, C, Texas A&M: The Enforcers didn't make a splash move in the wake of Ryan Kalil's retirement because they've had their eye on McCoy, the best center in this draft.
12. San Antonio: Taylor Rapp, S, Washington: No area of the team was hit harder, Hill notwithstanding, than the secondary in 2019. So while the Stampede have new starting corners in Jalen Mills and Justin Coleman, they also add Rapp, who will likely replace Eric Murray, a free agent after the 2020 season.
SECOND ROUND
1. Kansas City: David Montgomery, RB, Iowa State. The first of four (yes four) seconds for the Monarchs goes to add to the backfield, which considering the production from Buck Allen and Nyheim Hines (1358 yards and 16 touchdowns) is bad news for the rest of the league to begin with. Add Montgomery, a load to bring down, and the trio hitting the 2000-yard mark isn't outside the realm of possibility.
2. San Francisco: Terry McLaurin, WR, Ohio State. The Demons' off-season moves at receiver (DeSean Jackson out, Taylor Gabriel in) would seem to indicate that Marcell Ateman will be their WR1 going forward. McLaurin, more of a technical worker than a volume guy, has earned the praise of former NFL wideout Doug Baldwin, whose play McLaurin has been compared to. Demons fans could only be so lucky if that holds up.
3. New York: Nate Davis, OG, Charlotte: Rivera's plan B continues as he simply won't stand for the horrorshow that was the Hitmen offensive line in 2019. But would Rivera be willing to roll the dice on an all-rookie left side of the line to protect Taylor Heinicke? Well, significantly more experienced vets were tasked with that for A.J. McCarron..........yeah, about that.
4. Los Angeles: Darrell Henderson, RB, Memphis. A look at this selection would seem to indicate that Kenjon Barner, coming off his first career 1000-yard season, is in trouble with Phillip Lindsay coming back and Henderson, who averaged a ridiculous almost-ten yards per touch (remember we're taking about a running back here), Darren Arbet would seemingly insist that's not the case, but somebody's out the door here.
5. Washington: Michael Dieter, OG, Wisconsin. The Julie'n Davenport experiment at left tackle aside, the Glory had competent line play last year, and that was with the loss of Bobby Massie to the NFL and two more linemen to injury. Dieter could play either guard spot.
6. St. Louis: Cody Barton, LB, Utah. The bizarre spot the Stallions find themselves in with Telvin Smith (then Eric Striker getting away to Tampa) has created some opportunities for youngsters. Career gap filler Kyle Wilber was signed to presumably play one side (either him or converted safety Kyzir White), that would leave the other a competition between Pita Taumoepenu, Davin Bellamy, and Barton should they go this route.
7. Kansas City: Dre'mont Jones, DT, Ohio State. The top interior pass rusher in the draft becomes a luxury item for the champs, who developed a sudden taste for a backup behind Geno Atkins after Kendrick Norton's career-ending auto accident. While Norton showed flashes as one, Jones comes in with much more of a resume, having helped kept the Buckeyes pass rush strong even without Nick Bosa for the majority of the season.
8. Kansas City: Jace Sternberger, TE, Texas A&M: The Monarchs also, as if they needed it, traded Bucky Hodges to San Antonio for a sixth, so they have a need for a third tight end behind Kelvin Benjamin and Ricky Seals-Jones. Seals-Jones, coming off a six-TD '19, is a free agent after the '20 season, so it could come down to which Aggie is the best one going forward.
9. Carolina: Germaine Pratt, LB, North Carolina State. The Colonels' depth at linebacker last year was rife with aging parts like Nate Irving and Philip Wheeler, so an infusion of youth is needed. Pratt hasn't had much experience at LB, being a converted safety, but he can learn as a backup.
10. Orlando: Damien Harris, RB, Alabama. Harris would back Samaje Perine up as an inside runner, with Dion Lewis continuing to handle the outside as well as screens and dumpoffs. It would seemingly block Keith Ford, who sported an impressive 5.9 YPC on limited carries but the Rage could carry four backs again.
11. Chicago: Jaylon Ferguson, DE, Louisiana Tech. Ferguson, who became the all-time NCAA sacks leader in Tech's bowl game, in the short term is a third edge rusher, joining Matt Judon and Carroll Phillips. Past 2020 he could be insurance if Judon leaves as a free agent.
12. Kansas City: Chase Winovich, DE, Michigan. Should fill the role that Jayrone Elliott had in helping the Monarchs to their first X-Bowl since 2015. Has some deficiencies, but can work them out playing on a stacked defensive line.
1. Tampa Bay: Drew Lock, QB, Missouri. Given Marc Trestman's past success with guys like Jay Cutler and Ricky Ray, and Brandon Allen's mixed record as the starter for the last year and a half, this is a near, um, lock (OK one-and-done, we promise).
2. San Francisco: Greedy Williams, CB, LSU. Slight curveball here. With both of last year's starters gone and the Demons not actively moving to replace either (so far) in the offseason, and added Holton Hill's second PED/substance-related suspension they'll start filling out here with a Richard Sherman-type.
3. New York: Greg Little, OT, Mississippi. Having struck out (or possibly acted too late) on Trent Brown, they'll go to plan B. The reports on Little have been all over the place, from franchise left tackle to needed another year in school. Ron Rivera, ever the riverboat man, will get on the former after the Hitmen saw too much resembling the latter from the spot in 2019.
4. Los Angeles: Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida: Whether it's moving La'el Collins back to left guard or a replacement as Collins will be a free agent after the 2020 season, it's definitely the end of the two year-experiment of Collins at right tackle.
5. Washington: Irv Smith, TE, Alabama. Pep Hamilton will love Smith, who he can he use in a variety of ways to hopefully benefit an offense whose midseason sputters (in last-second losses) came back to bite them despite a late-season surge.
6. St. Louis: Nasir Adderley, S, Delaware. The Stallions are looking to upgrade their secondary in their maiden St. Louis season and get one with FCS star Adderley in the wake of Maurice Alexander's departure.
7. Dallas: Cody Ford, G/T, Oklahoma. Naturally Bob Stoops' first draft pick as the Lonestars' head man will be one of his Sooners, especially after losing both tackles in free agency. But Ford might be a better fit at guard, which could use some competition after Jermaine Eluemunor was benched late in the year.
8. San Antonio: Mecole Hardman, WR, Georgia. The Stampede essentially replaced Tyreek Hill in the short term by bringing DeSean Jackson back to where he spent his first six seasons, while Hardman will be groomed as Hill's long term successor.
9. Carolina: Dalton Risner, OT, Kansas State. The Colonels' conscious efforts to build the offensive line through the draft (in addition to the surprise nab of Daryl Williams) continue with Risner, who could also be kicked inside to guard as a road grader for James White.
10. Orlando: Deebo Samuel, WR, Ohio State. Samuel will join fellow Buckeye Corey Brown as the Rage totally remake their receiving corps post-Golden Tate and company.
11. Chicago: Erik McCoy, C, Texas A&M: The Enforcers didn't make a splash move in the wake of Ryan Kalil's retirement because they've had their eye on McCoy, the best center in this draft.
12. San Antonio: Taylor Rapp, S, Washington: No area of the team was hit harder, Hill notwithstanding, than the secondary in 2019. So while the Stampede have new starting corners in Jalen Mills and Justin Coleman, they also add Rapp, who will likely replace Eric Murray, a free agent after the 2020 season.
SECOND ROUND
1. Kansas City: David Montgomery, RB, Iowa State. The first of four (yes four) seconds for the Monarchs goes to add to the backfield, which considering the production from Buck Allen and Nyheim Hines (1358 yards and 16 touchdowns) is bad news for the rest of the league to begin with. Add Montgomery, a load to bring down, and the trio hitting the 2000-yard mark isn't outside the realm of possibility.
2. San Francisco: Terry McLaurin, WR, Ohio State. The Demons' off-season moves at receiver (DeSean Jackson out, Taylor Gabriel in) would seem to indicate that Marcell Ateman will be their WR1 going forward. McLaurin, more of a technical worker than a volume guy, has earned the praise of former NFL wideout Doug Baldwin, whose play McLaurin has been compared to. Demons fans could only be so lucky if that holds up.
3. New York: Nate Davis, OG, Charlotte: Rivera's plan B continues as he simply won't stand for the horrorshow that was the Hitmen offensive line in 2019. But would Rivera be willing to roll the dice on an all-rookie left side of the line to protect Taylor Heinicke? Well, significantly more experienced vets were tasked with that for A.J. McCarron..........yeah, about that.
4. Los Angeles: Darrell Henderson, RB, Memphis. A look at this selection would seem to indicate that Kenjon Barner, coming off his first career 1000-yard season, is in trouble with Phillip Lindsay coming back and Henderson, who averaged a ridiculous almost-ten yards per touch (remember we're taking about a running back here), Darren Arbet would seemingly insist that's not the case, but somebody's out the door here.
5. Washington: Michael Dieter, OG, Wisconsin. The Julie'n Davenport experiment at left tackle aside, the Glory had competent line play last year, and that was with the loss of Bobby Massie to the NFL and two more linemen to injury. Dieter could play either guard spot.
6. St. Louis: Cody Barton, LB, Utah. The bizarre spot the Stallions find themselves in with Telvin Smith (then Eric Striker getting away to Tampa) has created some opportunities for youngsters. Career gap filler Kyle Wilber was signed to presumably play one side (either him or converted safety Kyzir White), that would leave the other a competition between Pita Taumoepenu, Davin Bellamy, and Barton should they go this route.
7. Kansas City: Dre'mont Jones, DT, Ohio State. The top interior pass rusher in the draft becomes a luxury item for the champs, who developed a sudden taste for a backup behind Geno Atkins after Kendrick Norton's career-ending auto accident. While Norton showed flashes as one, Jones comes in with much more of a resume, having helped kept the Buckeyes pass rush strong even without Nick Bosa for the majority of the season.
8. Kansas City: Jace Sternberger, TE, Texas A&M: The Monarchs also, as if they needed it, traded Bucky Hodges to San Antonio for a sixth, so they have a need for a third tight end behind Kelvin Benjamin and Ricky Seals-Jones. Seals-Jones, coming off a six-TD '19, is a free agent after the '20 season, so it could come down to which Aggie is the best one going forward.
9. Carolina: Germaine Pratt, LB, North Carolina State. The Colonels' depth at linebacker last year was rife with aging parts like Nate Irving and Philip Wheeler, so an infusion of youth is needed. Pratt hasn't had much experience at LB, being a converted safety, but he can learn as a backup.
10. Orlando: Damien Harris, RB, Alabama. Harris would back Samaje Perine up as an inside runner, with Dion Lewis continuing to handle the outside as well as screens and dumpoffs. It would seemingly block Keith Ford, who sported an impressive 5.9 YPC on limited carries but the Rage could carry four backs again.
11. Chicago: Jaylon Ferguson, DE, Louisiana Tech. Ferguson, who became the all-time NCAA sacks leader in Tech's bowl game, in the short term is a third edge rusher, joining Matt Judon and Carroll Phillips. Past 2020 he could be insurance if Judon leaves as a free agent.
12. Kansas City: Chase Winovich, DE, Michigan. Should fill the role that Jayrone Elliott had in helping the Monarchs to their first X-Bowl since 2015. Has some deficiencies, but can work them out playing on a stacked defensive line.