This is one of the weakest OT classes in recent years but it doesn't mean we can't find a quality tackle. Ryan Ramczyk won't participate due to recent surgery. Garrett Boles may break agility records for the position but will have to answer a lot of questions about his past. With that said I still think Alabama's Cam Robinson is the best tackle in this class. The hate has gone too far and the talk of him needing to move inside is overblown imo.
The next tier has a lot of intriguing talent. Antonio Garcia has the athleticism and length you want from a LT. He added nine pounds between the Senior Bowl and Combine but still needs more. He's expected to time well in the 40. Dion Dawkins and Taylor Moton are two of my favorite lineman in the class for their hard nose, blue collar play. I could see them at RT or RG. Justin Senior is a bit underrated and worth watching. No lineman probably has more intrigue though than Bucknell's Julie'n Davenport. Small school All American and two time captain but at 6'7" with 36 1/2" arms and nearly 11" hands, I'm sure teams can't wait to see how he tests. He had an uneven Senior Bowl but has a high ceiling. Among the top interior lineman are Forrest Lamp, Dan Feeney and Ethan Pocic. All three could go in the top two rounds with Lamp and Feeney possibly going in the first.
While OL may not be seen as deep, RB is as deep as it's been in a while. Dalvin Cook, Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey are first round talents that will attract alot of airplay. Along with Cook, the diminutive Tarik Cohen, a former track star could challenge Chris Johnson's 40 record, but he's not the only legit challenger. Kareem Hunt has been rising. Matthew Dayes is a sleeper I like. But honestly I could go on and on. RB is very deep this year. You can easily get a starter on Day 3 from this class.
Coverage starts at 8 but first 40 is at 9.
I think he is worth our 1st rounder. We all know Reese doesn't value the position but would make an exception with a twitchy athlete like Njoku.
Reese not valuing TEs is just not true. If TE is the best player on the board Reese will take them. Hitdog42 was spot on everything last offseason as was Jordan Raanan. They both said Hunter Henry was going to be our pick at 40 over Sterling Shepard. Unfortunately Henry was taken a few picks before our spot.
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Dawkins has excellent upper body strength,and exceptional lower body strength.Dion is 6-4 and has very long arms.He could be a guard or tackle.
Dawkins is not getting a lot of publicity, but he had a superb combine.I would not be surprised if he is a low first round pick.
Dawkins definitely had a great combine. Mayock loves him as being a great value. He still thinks he will be a mid-round pick, but whoever picks him will get a great player. Will he last till the third? Probably not - especially after the combine. But if he is there in the third, you run to the podium. He won't be there at the end of the fourth.