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Mekhi Becton LT Louisville

Earl the goat : 1/3/2020 8:29 am
I can no longer hold back my thoughts about this guy
I truly believe he will be a first rounder and can’t wait for SYs writeup on him
6’7 360 LBs of brute strength and domination with grace
As Felix Unger said on Monday night football. “ He moves with the dexterity of a lizard “
I’ve watched a lot of Louisville games and I feel he’s a top 3 lineman in the draft along with Thomas and Wirfs

DG should trade down and get an additional first and second rounder and draft

1. Ken Murray
1. Mekhi Becton
2. Kvian Chiasson
2. Creed Humphreys

Sy. How about a quick tidbit on Becton please
could a be great player  
MM_in_NYC : 1/3/2020 8:50 am : link
looking forward to seeing where he comes out of the eval process and how high he rises.
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ryanmkeane : 1/3/2020 8:58 am : link
is he really 360 lbs??? He won't be able to play at that weight...
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MattyKid : 1/3/2020 9:04 am : link
In comment 14753986 ryanmkeane said:
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is he really 360 lbs??? He won't be able to play at that weight...


Why not? Trent Brown is listed at 380
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Diver_Down : 1/3/2020 9:07 am : link
In comment 14753986 ryanmkeane said:
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is he really 360 lbs??? He won't be able to play at that weight...


Yes. But he is also 6' 7". He is a massive giant.
He seems to have good footwork. For a guy at that weight, he doesn't  
Ira : 1/3/2020 9:08 am : link
seem to have a lot of fat. He's an interesting prospect.
agree we need a MLB but no thx on murray  
V.I.G. : 1/3/2020 9:17 am : link
great physical tools, but i didn't see even OK awareness and instinct
Combine and/or workouts will give you an objective movement  
Bob in Newburgh : 1/3/2020 9:30 am : link
standard for comparison purposes.

You really can't tell whether starting NFL LT is possible until you evaluate movement skills. Also, if he has T. rex arms, all that height is irrelevant.
I  
AcidTest : 1/3/2020 9:41 am : link
like him a lot, but I'm leery of OL that tall. DEs can get under their pads, an they often need extra time to protect the edge because of their height. They also seem more prone to back problems.
He's a guy, who, one on one, you almost never have to  
barens : 1/3/2020 10:12 am : link
worry about, but on the flip side, he doesn't look good at picking up stunts, or last second blitzes. Is that a correctable thing?
Reminds me of the movie The Blind Side.  
Klaatu : 1/3/2020 10:34 am : link
RE: I  
MM_in_NYC : 1/3/2020 10:56 am : link
In comment 14754094 AcidTest said:
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like him a lot, but I'm leery of OL that tall. DEs can get under their pads, an they often need extra time to protect the edge because of their height. They also seem more prone to back problems.


agree. the cybex and flexibility tests for players with these body types are important to determine down road injury risk probabilities. tho some of that is correctable, some isn't.
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MM_in_NYC : 1/3/2020 10:58 am : link
In comment 14754094 AcidTest said:
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like him a lot, but I'm leery of OL that tall. DEs can get under their pads, an they often need extra time to protect the edge because of their height. They also seem more prone to back problems.


agree. the cybex and flexibility tests for players with these body types are important to determine down road injury risk probabilities. tho some of that is correctable, some isn't.
OT Alex Leatherwood (Ala) to stay in school  
jvm52106 : 1/3/2020 11:06 am : link
so one tackle regarded highly not leaving.
I love Becton  
Gatorade Dunk : 1/3/2020 11:52 am : link
I think he's a 2nd rounder, but I think he's got a ton of potential. At a minimum, he's got elite ORT potential, and could be a very good OLT as well (though the distinction between the two tackle spots is diminishing among many organizations).

I wouldn't reach into the mid-1st for him, but if he's there at 36, he's definitely worth taking, IMO. And if we still had our full complement of mid-round picks, I'd say that a trade up a la the Baker trade last year would make sense. Given that we already gave away our 3rd round pick, I would be hesitant to flip the presumed 3rd round comp pick from LC, or our 4th near the top of day 3.

But Becton is very much someone I'd love to snag at 36.
RE: OT Alex Leatherwood (Ala) to stay in school  
Gatorade Dunk : 1/3/2020 11:54 am : link
In comment 14754305 jvm52106 said:
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so one tackle regarded highly not leaving.

Meh, I see Leatherwood as a guard anyway. He reminds me - in a good way - of a poor man's Zack Martin or a rich man's Forrest Lamp.
Almost no chance of getting  
uther99 : 1/3/2020 12:22 pm : link
two first rounders. Only Miami and Oakland have multiple first rounders
RE: Almost no chance of getting  
Earl the goat : 1/3/2020 8:32 pm : link
In comment 14754504 uther99 said:
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two first rounders. Only Miami and Oakland have multiple first rounders


Wrong. Jacksonville has two first rounders and possibly need a QB
Boylhart is a fan....  
Milton : 1/3/2020 8:43 pm : link
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Mekhi is a big, powerful, pass blocker with a very quick first step. He is a pure Left Tackle because of his size, long arms and lateral quickness out of his stance. He shows on film the needed athleticism to be a dominating offensive lineman and a franchise Left Tackle. He is an excellent pass blocker with just enough nastiness to be a solid run blocker.
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But there is some doubt as to how he will react to the need for him to be consistent in his play on the field and become more of a leader that his teammates can depend on when adversity hits during a game. Makhi could be as good as Redskins Trent Williams or…he could be as inconsistent as Bengals Cordy Glenn.

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Him and Wirfs are emerging as my 2 favorites  
Red_White_and_Big_Blue : 1/3/2020 8:50 pm : link
You need guys with good feet at the tackle position. It is critical.

These 2 have very good feet in the pass game.
If he has a good combine and  
Red_White_and_Big_Blue : 1/3/2020 8:54 pm : link
Is considered a potential elite LT

All of a sudden you have a guy you take at 4 even with Young and maybe Okudah off the board.

This is our biggest need and the Castonzo news is retire or stay in Indy. Conklin isn't a Left tackle.
If we get lucky, really lucky,maybe we trade down a few spots with  
SGMen : 1/3/2020 9:08 pm : link
someone who wants TUA or HEBERT at #4 and still land a guy like Becton.

However, if you are sold he is a bona-fide day 1 starter at LT than you take him at #4 and don't look back.

My order of "needs" for 2020 is as follows:

1. ER - our defense can't attack but Young will be gone and no one else is worthy of a #4 unless you go with Brown who is more of a DT type.
2. LT - D. Jones would be ecstatic along with Barkley to get a behemoth like Becton. Slide Solder to RT where he may be "good enough" and hope that Hernandez improves and Zeitler bounces back. Must sign the top UFA OC to replace Hilapio and keep Pulley as a backup.
3. RT - we could use a UFA or if we trade down maybe we draft one.
4. WR - we don't have a true #1 WR.
5. FS - Bethea is gone and Love steps up but we can use a top guy too.
6. CB - Jenkins is gone and Beal, Ballantine and Baker are still young and unproven.
7. LB - I mean, if we drafted four new guys would we be wrong?
RE: If he has a good combine and  
Chocco : 1/3/2020 9:09 pm : link
In comment 14755508 Red_White_and_Big_Blue said:
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Conklin isn't a Left tackle.
I don't know if that is true. Conklin played left tackle at MSU so he has experience there. He probably would be the left tackle on a lot of teams, but the Titan are fortunate to have Lewan anchoring the Left side.
Giants love size and length at the Tackle position  
Red_White_and_Big_Blue : 1/3/2020 9:10 pm : link
And one of the reasons they chose Flowers. What they badly missed was the technique and bad feet.

But Beckton seems to have both the size and good feet.

I think he may be the type of value we could look for as this is our biggest need. Blindside protection for our young QB.

Draftnetwork write up:

Summary - Mekhi Becton projects as a starting left tackle at the NFL level — and a damn good one. Becton has all the length and functional power in the world, pairing it with a rare blend of flexibility and size. Becton is a brawler in the run game and his pure size overwhelms many pass rushers off the edge. There are still some technique consistencies to still be ironed out but generally speaking the ceiling here is sky high and there's a foundation that should allow early production at LT.

Updated: 12/27/2019


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RE: If we get lucky, really lucky,maybe we trade down a few spots with  
Red_White_and_Big_Blue : 1/3/2020 9:14 pm : link
In comment 14755524 SGMen said:
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someone who wants TUA or HEBERT at #4 and still land a guy like Becton.

However, if you are sold he is a bona-fide day 1 starter at LT than you take him at #4 and don't look back.

My order of "needs" for 2020 is as follows:

1. ER - our defense can't attack but Young will be gone and no one else is worthy of a #4 unless you go with Brown who is more of a DT type.
2. LT - D. Jones would be ecstatic along with Barkley to get a behemoth like Becton. Slide Solder to RT where he may be "good enough" and hope that Hernandez improves and Zeitler bounces back. Must sign the top UFA OC to replace Hilapio and keep Pulley as a backup.
3. RT - we could use a UFA or if we trade down maybe we draft one.
4. WR - we don't have a true #1 WR.
5. FS - Bethea is gone and Love steps up but we can use a top guy too.
6. CB - Jenkins is gone and Beal, Ballantine and Baker are still young and unproven.
7. LB - I mean, if we drafted four new guys would we be wrong?


Or take the 6.5 mill cash savings from cutting Solder and get Conklin with Nick Gates as your swing G/T.

Solder was arguably worse than Flowers this year. He was that bad.

ER- resign Golden. The market may dry up here but if you can get Yannick you do it.
RE: I love Becton  
bw in dc : 1/3/2020 9:19 pm : link
In comment 14754433 Gatorade Dunk said:
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I think he's a 2nd rounder, but I think he's got a ton of potential. At a minimum, he's got elite ORT potential, and could be a very good OLT as well (though the distinction between the two tackle spots is diminishing among many organizations).

I wouldn't reach into the mid-1st for him, but if he's there at 36, he's definitely worth taking, IMO. And if we still had our full complement of mid-round picks, I'd say that a trade up a la the Baker trade last year would make sense. Given that we already gave away our 3rd round pick, I would be hesitant to flip the presumed 3rd round comp pick from LC, or our 4th near the top of day 3.

But Becton is very much someone I'd love to snag at 36.


That's a good scenario. But if he tests well, I think he's catapulting into the first round. Will be one of those momentum guys heading into April...
Trent Williams was the 4th pick in the draft...  
Milton : 1/3/2020 9:33 pm : link
Cordy Glenn was the 41st pick in the draft. I'm guessing he profiles more like Glenn than Williams when the NFL scouts get their mitts on him, but he could sneak into the back end of round one.

OL can be hard to project. Some years they go earlier than expected, but then you have a year like 2017 when excellent prospects like Ramczyk and Cam Robinson went 32nd and 34th respectively.

The key for Becton won't be the athletic testing, it will be the interviews. Is he coachable? Can he keep his weight within an acceptable range? Football IQ? Work ethic? Maturity? Poise? These are the boxes he needs to check if he wants to be a 1st round pick.
RE: Trent Williams was the 4th pick in the draft...  
Red_White_and_Big_Blue : 1/3/2020 9:37 pm : link
In comment 14755575 Milton said:
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Cordy Glenn was the 41st pick in the draft. I'm guessing he profiles more like Glenn than Williams when the NFL scouts get their mitts on him, but he could sneak into the back end of round one.

OL can be hard to project. Some years they go earlier than expected, but then you have a year like 2017 when excellent prospects like Ramczyk and Cam Robinson went 32nd and 34th respectively.

The key for Becton won't be the athletic testing, it will be the interviews. Is he coachable? Can he keep his weight within an acceptable range? Football IQ? Work ethic? Maturity? Poise? These are the boxes he needs to check if he wants to be a 1st round pick.


From what I've seen so far is he's very well spoken and has a good head on his shoulders. Sounds mature and humble too.
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