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
Why not? Trent Brown is listed at 380
Yes. But he is also 6' 7". He is a massive giant.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wrong. Jacksonville has two first rounders and possibly need a QB
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These 2 have very good feet in the pass game.
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.
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?
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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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.
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...
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.
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.