After being on the road since August, I am looking forward to getting to the office & compiling my note next week. As far as draft talent, I am not saying this is going to be the first guy taken at the spot, but the ONE guy at each spot that I gotta have if I was drafting;
QB-Unless a Trojan enters the draft, I stay away from this motley crew. Why, because I wait until 2019 for Darnold or Mississippi State's Nick Fitzgerald, two guys I'd mortgage the ranch for.
WR-Jester Weah-Pitt and Cam Phillips-Virginia Tech...I like unearthing WR talent during day 3. Weah has the best hands in this draft class, but Pitt QBs only started & ended the same game twice & ranked 109th in passing. Yet, he still caught 41 balls, stands 6:04 & has a career 20.32-yard average
Phillips does it all, sort of like Wes Welker met Julian Endelman-reverses, deep threat (best 10-yard explosion in this class - 1.47), holds the school reception, yardage & TD records & is third in receptions among active WRs. Oh, he also handles returns.
TE-Adam Braverman-UMass...He comes with an expiration label, as he actually retired due to bad knee surgery at Penn State prior to 2015 & then served as campaign manager in the PA senate race. 150 receptions the last 2 years & outside of Stanford's Schultz, he's the best blocking TE in this draft.
OC-Austin Corbett-Nevada-Think Jeff Hartings here-has the top grade of any left OT this year, but at 6:03 & short arms, he has that trap blocking skills I like & quick hands which he uses as a deep snapper, thus I predict his move inside
OG-Cody O'Connell-Washington State & Tyrell Crosby-Oregon... Hey, a 6:09, 374 left OG with the best pass protection #s for any OL guy in college the last 2 years? I'd go Day 3 on him, but Day 2 on Crosby, another left tackle I'd convert to guard. Kid benches 550.
OT-Brian O'Neal-Pittsburgh & Connor Williams-Texas...Williams should be okay by the start of next season & if he did not have that knee issue, he could have been a top 5 guy. O'Neal is the best athlete at OT I've seen in a while. He was a TE until 2016, started at ROT last year & LOT this year, but still caught 3 TDs the last 2 seasons.
TOMORROW-My defensive faves (remember, not the top dude, but guys that have really impressed)
MY TAKE ON THE BEST GUY AT EACH
QB-Darnold or nobody
WR-James Washington-Oklahoma State
Deontay Burnett-USC
TE-Mark Andrews-Oklahoma
TB-Saquon Barkley-Penn State
Bryce Love-Stanford
FB-Khalid Hill-Michigan
H-Back-Dalton Schultz-Stanford
OC-Frank Ragnow-Arkansas
OT-Connor Williams
OG-Will Hernandez-UTEP
Specifically, why only Darnold or nobody, are you discouraged by his progress this year, and how the QB's stack up against Webb.
Also, I'd love to know your thoughts on Rosen, Allen, Mayfield, and Jackson.
OG-Nelson was thisclose to being the #1 guy, but if you email me at scoutingservices@aol.com, I will send you my OG production chart to show why I think Hernandez is the better prospect. No, Nelson will go first but I'm not a draft guy, I scout, so I envision their pro carerr, not who gets to the podium first
SORRY-typo-I was on a show earlier with a DJ named Braverman - brain fart there