Just like Day 1 of the combine, there are alot of players looking to gain separation on their draft status. It will also be followed very closely as it can very well be in play with the 9th pick.
Unfortunately,
Shane Ray won't be participating due to injury. However his teammate,
Markus Golden can help himself with a strong showing. Another pair of SEC teammates will be looking for a strong day as well. Kentucky's
Alvin 'Bud' Dupree (who actually will be performing with the LBs) I think will light it up today, although I'm not sold on him as the 9th pick. His teammate
Za'Darius Smith had a very good Shrine Week and can capitalize with a good day. Speaking of strong All Star weeks,
Carl Davis from Iowa was one of the best players at the Senior Bowl regardless of position. However some choice words at interviews raise questions about work ethic. Depending on his interviews this week as well as his workout today can go a long way to solidifying a first rd grade. There are several names in play including
Danny Shelton with his massive size,
Dante Fowler who arguably has the top motor and
Randy Fregory, who has a high ceiling but a low floor. But overall this is a talented bunch performing today. New names will emerge. There are many candidates but two that I'll be looking for are LSU's
Danielle Hunter and Clemson's
Grady Jarret. I think they're both a bit under the radar who could have very good days today.
At LB, my top two are
Eric Kendricks and Clemson's
Stephone Anthony. I think they will have good days. This year's Chris Borland will be
Denzel Perryman. He's short,squatty, bulky and I don't think he'll time well but so what? He's a football player. I'm not a fan of
Benardrick McKinney at ILB, especially at 9 but he's a bit of a freakish athlete too. Depending on how he performs though I'd wonder if some teams start considering him at OLB which I think he'd be a better player at the pro level.
Paul Dawson of TCU will time well but REALLY needed to nail his interviews if he wants a chance to be a high pick. Red Flags.
Shaq Thompson will only be performing as a LB so he'll need to nail it. Two underrated players that I'd like to see in blue that are underrated are
Ben Heeney and
Martrell Spaight.
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Tyler Eifert.
Yeah...I still can't let it go.
i dont think theres a prayer he's on the board at 9 but if he is, we have to take him
Hope he still isn't in convo at 9 even after impressive numbers
Kyle Long
Tyler Eifert
Desmond Trufant
Sharrif Floyd
Bjoern Werner
Xavier Rhodes
Datone Jones
DeAndre Hopkins
Sylvester Williams
Cordarrelle Patterson
Alec Ogletree
Travis Frederick
Matt Elam
At the time I remember talk of Werner or Jones or Shariff glad we got Pugh. Then Hankins in round 2. Also Chicago tool Long with the next pick so I don't think ALL the OLs were gone. Certainly NOT a mistake.
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Sy any opinions on Bud Dupree? He's going to be talked about a lot to the Giants I'm sure. Good size, decent arm length and hands. Very explosive. Anybody know his bench?
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Sj any opinions on him at 9?
Looks like he got off to a bad start.
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Stephone is going to be a great cover LB. One of the few LBs I'd like to see the Giants target.
He's played the line. Don't see him as a 4-3 OLB. He's either a 4-3 DE or a 3-4 OLB.
But as far as the Giants are concerned, there are better fits at DT who could be had in a slight trade down. And they're not THAT much worse than Shelton.
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he's been describing himself as a Von Miller or Bruce Irvin to teams when they ask him. miller plays 43 SLB and DEnd in the subpackages and is a perennial DPOY candidate when hes healthy. imo beasley is faster than miller and miller is more physical
if we took him, i assume spags would play him at SLB dusting off the 50 fronts from 07. and then osi's job in the subs
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Where woukd he play? Will Im assuming? Anybody know about him in coverage?
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he's been describing himself as a Von Miller or Bruce Irvin to teams when they ask him. miller plays 43 SLB and DEnd in the subpackages and is a perennial DPOY candidate when hes healthy. imo beasley is faster than miller and miller is more physical
if we took him, i assume spags would play him at SLB dusting off the 50 fronts from 07. and then osi's job in the subs
The position Kiwi started to look good in before going on IR that year.
The collegiate game simply isn't churning out enough top 4-3 DE prospects to fill the need. If the Schofield interest is a pre-cursor to a shifting defensive paradigm we could get a surprise defensive #9 selection.
I still go back to that adding a NT type and a big 3/4 end (one that can sub inside as well as out), which together make the variety of lines you can field much greater such as:
a 3 look with a zero player (not suggested if small ended)
a 5 'look' with a zero player
the 4 skinny on long D+D - but not -that- skinny (the edwards/anderson types plus hank inside)
It's a shite year to have a top 10 pick, unfortunately.