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Paul Emery of The Huddle Report -- Top 100 prospects

Milton : 12/20/2014 1:37 am
Emery is someone new (at least to me he is) who has been doing scouting reports on the college games each weekend in "Huddle Notes."

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1. Todd Gurley* – RB – Georgia. Outstanding size and speed combination. Very natural receiver and also dynamic kick returner. Main concern is conditioning and durability, has had injury problems including the latest, a torn ACL.
2. Danny Shelton – DT – Washington. Outstanding two gap NT, literally throws blockers off and is very active. May not appeal to all NFL teams, which may see him drafted far later than his play deserves.
3. Jaelen Strong* – WR – Arizona State. Big receiver with good quickness and speed for his size. Impossible to defend him on the back shoulder throw.
4. Marcus Peters* – CB – Washington. Looks like a lockdown press man corner. Very smooth with excellent ball skills. Was dismissed from the team after falling out with the new coaching staff.
5. Landon Collins* – SS – Alabama. The perfect modern day safety, as comfortable deep as he is over a lot receiver. Has outstanding closing speed. Still not quite the finished article, but just drips upside.
6. Randy Gregory* – DE – Nebraska. Still drifts in and out of games, but has the raw talent to be a real difference maker. Must improve against the run, where too often a TE can control him.
7. Leonard Williams* – DT – USC. Has the length to two gap, but best asset is his one gap quickness. Closes very well and hustles despite not rotating out much. Can play too high and be controlled though.
8. Amari Cooper* – WR – Alabama. The only negative is his lack of top size, but if you pass on him because that you’ll regret it for years. Very skilled route runner, especially on double moves.
9. Marcus Mariota* – QB – Oregon. A unique athlete with the ability to extend plays as well as pick up big yardage as a runner. Has a very good arm, but still needs to develop a little in terms of footwork, touch and accuracy, but has a very high ceiling.
10. Jameis Winston* – QB – Florida State. A unique natural talent who can still improve his footwork and quicken his release. Has all the tools to be a franchise QB, but must cut out the turnovers.
11. Trae Waynes* – CB – Michigan State. A very good press man corner who is very comfortable on an island. Might be even better than Dennard.
12. Reese Dismukes – C – Auburn. Outstanding zone blocking scheme center, with very quick feet to get square. Has a very good anchor in pass protection, so is comfortable against the bigger 3-4 NT’s as well as quicker penetrating DT’s.
13. Vic Beasley – OLB – Clemson. Undersized college DE an example of the new generation of speed rushers to combat spread systems. Can turn speed to power and looks good on the odd occasion he’s asked to drop in space.
14. Andrus Peat* – OT – Stanford. Huge mauler has huge potential, but his technique is still a little rough around the edges. Balance is a concern as he spends too much time on the ground. Has a special first step, but after that it’s frustratingly inconsistent.
15. Anthony Harris – SS – Virginia. Plays base Cover-2, but with Virginia blitzing heavily also has man coverage experience, where he looks good. Has good size and can get downhill in a hurry. Tackling has improved dramatically in 2014.

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sounds like Peat fits need with bpa...the RT the should complete line Β 
George from PA : 12/20/2014 7:18 am : link
The WRs are intriguing especially with Cruz and OBJ.......we need one more stud and a true 2 way TE.......completes offense

Safties would be bit early to take in 1st, sames goes for a stud DT and no Giants 4-3 DE in top 15.......and we know they won't take a Lbers if one was there.......

A great draft is must......if we want a to contend.
First OL is 14th. Β 
gmen1234 : 12/20/2014 7:28 am : link
Glad everyone is getting bent over a couple wins.
Gurley #1???????? Β 
Giants2012 : 12/20/2014 7:34 am : link
and he even acknowledges the torn ACL?

Looks like Jaelen Strong Β 
CT Charlie : 12/20/2014 7:35 am : link
is our man.
A lot of the names I've read going to th GMen Β 
Headhunter : 12/20/2014 8:06 am : link
are far down on his list
That's an out of the consensus top 100 Β 
jeff57 : 12/20/2014 8:37 am : link
I do like Shelton, and think he could solve a lot of our run defense problems.
Could be an opportunity Β 
TMS : 12/20/2014 8:50 am : link
for us to trade back for extra pick here with the QBs Mariota and Winston possibly still being on the board when we pick. Rarely advocate that but do not see anything special being available to us in this draft otherwise.
finally someone Β 
area junc : 12/20/2014 8:56 am : link
who doesn't have leonard williams #1 overall. i see an excellent D-Line prospect but i don't see a sure-fire #1 overall
the qbs will go with top picks....at least one of them Β 
George from PA : 12/20/2014 9:00 am : link
They always do
Wonder if Landon Collins would be available when the Giants pick Β 
BlueManFu : 12/20/2014 10:31 am : link
A game changing safety would be nice and make the presumed departure of Rolle a non factor and most likely be an upgrade.
OL is more likely in RD 2. Β 
DavidinBMNY : 12/20/2014 11:23 am : link
From where the NYG will pick, I don't know if one of these OL this year rate that high. But in RD 2 there still should be good players. An interesting guy for NYG to consider is Erving who just moved to Center from LT, where he was ACC player of the year last year. If he can Play C, he can probably play all 5 spots and has a lot of upside. Look out also for the ND Tackle.

If they bring in a new DC (which I think is happening) at least 1 of the first 2 picks should be D.
weird list Β 
oipolloi : 12/20/2014 11:28 am : link
it's like he is living in the 1970s

zero chance a RB goes number one in today's NFL. or can be considered the top talent
I'd be happy with either Alabama player Β 
Headhunter : 12/20/2014 11:39 am : link
Cooper or Collins
Emery explicitly excludes medical or of the field issues Β 
cosmicj : 12/20/2014 12:05 pm : link
From his eval. This is based on his own tape study alone. He thinks this class is weak and only rates the first two players as really, really good.

It is interesting to get a separate viewpoint.
Interesting that he has Β 
bob in tx : 12/20/2014 12:08 pm : link
Harris(15) and Richards(59) ranked that high but other safeties Derron Smith, Jalen Mills & Drummond do not make top 100.
RE: weird list Β 
BigBlueShock : 12/20/2014 1:06 pm : link
In comment 12044189 oipolloi said:
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it's like he is living in the 1970s

zero chance a RB goes number one in today's NFL. or can be considered the top talent

This has nothing to do with where he thinks they should be drafted. It's based on talent alone.
Anyone looking at these rankings Β 
kmed : 12/20/2014 1:07 pm : link
and assuming they will be the same in April/May has never paid attention. These are going to change drastically by the time the draft rolls around.
Landon Collins Β 
Peter from CT : 12/20/2014 2:00 pm : link
would be a very good fit on this team.
Huddle Report Β 
Phil in LA : 12/20/2014 2:09 pm : link
has a second employee?
I think anyone with 1/2 a brain Β 
Headhunter : 12/20/2014 2:15 pm : link
knows that the All Star game practices, the Combine & Individual Team work outs will put names in the 1st round that aren't on that list. For today 12/20/2014 it is interesting
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