Big Blue Banter - Undrafted GEMS?

for a F/A so he is a player to watch

was a good video on John Jiles too...


West Florida, WR John Jiles NFL / Dynasty Outlook - ( New Window )

In comment 16506814 Crazed Dogs said:

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for a F/A so he is a player to watch

Both OLs, and Alex Johnson, were given decent guaranteed money.

Last year's PS guys had better move up, or move out.

Players have the versatility too. Makes the jobs of Nelson, McKethan and perhaps Ezeudu's jobs a little unsafe.

In comment 16506833 Toth029 said:

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Players have the versatility too. Makes the jobs of Nelson, McKethan and perhaps Ezeudu's jobs a little unsafe.

Summary of Falato was they have interesting athletic traits. Kubas also looks pretty gritty/instinctive. But both need to get bigger and stronger. Probably PS.

are a lot lower than they used to be. all of these small school guys are known and recruited to bigger schools if they are good long before getting to draft.

at best 1 or 2 will make the roster and maybe 1 of them will be something, and predicting who that is is almost impossible. ive tried to follow the $ the last few years but some of the guys they gave bigger bonuses to did nothing (i think last year their biggest bonus was a LB who i dont recall being mentioned once in camp).

tommy devito is probably about as much of a gem as you can ever hope to get. that is probably like a 99% percentile outcome.

Was a 2nd round pick, a 3rd round, a 5th round pick and two UDFAs (although the Giants signed one of them after he had played 4 NFL seasons).

Like our scouting department is improving faster than hitting on a UDFA offensive lineman.

In comment 16506833 Toth029 said:

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Players have the versatility too. Makes the jobs of Nelson, McKethan and perhaps Ezeudu's jobs a little unsafe.

Besides just the undrafted there is Aaron Stinnie who had 11 starts at guard for the Bucs last year and Austin Schlottmann who has started at both guard and center over the last 5 years ($.5M gtd). I agree neither Ezeudu (if he's even healthy for preseason) or McKethan who was behind the recently cut Glowinski are safe.

Marcellus Johnson really interests me though, there is no tackle depth. Tony Pauline on Johnson:

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Marcellus Johnson of Missouri struggled with an ankle injury in 2023 after transferring from Eastern Michigan, but scouts have gone back and watched the EMU film and realize he’s a legitimate NFL player. Johnson lined up at left tackle for two years at Eastern Michigan, and I graded him almost as high as his former teammate, Sidy Sow.

Sow was a 4th rounder that PFF had on their all-rookie team. Name to listen for when camp starts. I think he has the best shot of the UDFAs to force his way onto the roster.

They have athletic ability. they need to hit the weight room hard. If they have the drive they can really improve their strength in a short period of time. You can add a lot of strength in 6 months.