The Huddle Report and Great Blue North recently updated their big boards, so I figured now was a good time to do some comparisons of some of the top draftniks in the biz (in terms of predictive powers). None of these boards are even close to final and there is plenty of shuffling up ahead, but what the hell.
Here's each draftnik's top 12. Click on the links for their full board...
THR Top 200
1 QB Joe Burrow LSU
2 ER Chase Young Ohio St
3 QB Tua Tagovailoa Alabama
4 LB Isaiah Simmons Clemson
5 CB Jeffrey Okudah Ohio St
6 DL Derrick Brown Auburn
7 OL Jedrick Wills Alabama
8 WR CeeDee Lamb Oklahoma
9 WR Jerry Jeudy Alabama
10 OL Tristan Wirfs Iowa
11 QB Justin Herbert Oregon
12 ER KLavon Chaisson LSU
GBN Top 151
1 Joe Burrow QB 6-4, 216 LSU
2 Chase Young DE 6-5, 265 Ohio State
3 Tua Tagovailoa QB 6-1, 218 Alabama
4 Jeffrey Okudah CB 6-1, 200 Ohio State
5 Isaiah Simmons OLB 6-4, 225 Clemson
6 Tristan Wirfs OT 6-5, 322 Iowa
7 CeeDee Lamb WR 6-2, 191 Oklahoma
8 Jedrick Wills OT 6-5, 320 Alabama
9 Derrick Brown DT 6-5, 318 Auburn
10 Andrew Thomas OT 6-5, 320 Georgia
11 Jerry Jeudy WR 6-1, 192 Alabama
12 A.J. Epenesa DE 6-6, 280 Iowa
Draft Board Guru Top 100
1 Joe Burrow QB LSU
2 Chase Young Edge Ohio State
3 Derrick Brown DL Auburn
4 Isaiah Simmons LB/S Clemson
5 Tua Tagovailoa QB Alabama
6 Jeff Okudah CB Ohio State
7 Jerry Jeudy WR Alabama
8 Jedrick Wills OT Alabama
9 Justin Herbert QB Oregon
10 Javon Kinlaw DL South Carolina
11 CeeDee Lamb WR Oklahoma
12 K'Lavon Chaisson Edge
DraftTek Top 100
1 Joe Burrow LSU QB 6'4" 216
2 Chase Young Ohio State EDGE 6'5" 265
3 Jeffrey Okudah Ohio State CB 6'1" 200
4 Derrick Brown Auburn DL3T 6'5" 318
5 Andrew Thomas Georgia OT 6'5" 320
6 Isaiah Simmons Clemson OLB 6'4" 225
7 Tua Tagovailoa Alabama QB 6'1" 218
8 Justin Herbert Oregon QB 6'6" 225
9 Jerry Jeudy Alabama WR 6'1" 192
10 A.J. Epenesa Iowa DL5T 6'6" 280
11 Jedrick Wills Alabama OT 6'5" 316
12 Tristan Wirfs Iowa OT 6'5" 320
Obviously, I think it's beneficial if QBs kick ass at combine and rise up.
It's a dream but imagine skins and lipns both trade out and we get young? Or maybe skins trade out and lions decide to go CB?
One can dream
1) Burrow, Tua and Herbert are all drafted 1, 2 and 3, leaving the Giants with the pick of the non-QBs.
2) Burrow goes 1st, Young goes 2nd*, Derrick Brown goes 3rd and the Giants pick up multiple extra picks, trade down to 5th to 8th overall and end up with Okudah, Simmons or Wills plus extra picks.
*honestly, I watched Young on every snap in his last 3 games versus Michigan, Wisconsin and Clemson; very good player, but nothing to indicate he is clearly the best player in the draft IMHO.
I would prefer an impact defender who brings much needed speed. My favorite players in the draft are Simmons and Chaisson.
Again, maybe earlier in the year against lesser competitors he was regularly double and triple teamed, but from what I recall in the last three games, he was one on one for most of the snaps.
If he hadn’t been hyped so much beforehand, you never would see “clearly best player in the draft”, from the last 3 games.
Our 2nd. rd. pick @ #36 won't be high enough to fill our major needs @ OT or Defensive impact player.The need to trade down into the middle to bottom of the first round w/ a pair of picks would be ideal. Is there a scenario to accomplish this?
Larry
My one gripe with Simmons is what Jon C keeps pointing out - he's not very physical.
Two scenarios I'd like to see:
1) Giants trade down to 5, 6 or 7 and pick up an extra second rounder. Then at that spot they take OT Jed Wills Jr. of Alabama.
2) Giants trade down with the Raiders and pick up both of their first rounders
These big boards and mock drafts aren't the 10 commandments,just opinions.
I'm not so sure that happens. Not that Brown doesn't deserve it because he does, but because of positional value. Interior guys don't usually go in the top-5.
These big boards and mock drafts aren't the 10 commandments,just opinions.
I definitely like the discussions and draft talk but many here never learn. No one knows the real draft board, which is what the teams are looking at it.
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if Brown climbs up post-combine etc that he might go #2 0r, more probably, #3
I'm not so sure that happens. Not that Brown doesn't deserve it because he does, but because of positional value. Interior guys don't usually go in the top-5.
Yep, especially when you can give up a few measily draft picks for the same right to sign one in free agency like everybody else.
Nobody is comparing this guy to Revis coverage wise. If he is not Revis you don't take him at 4 with both lines losing the LOS. Your take already assumes he will be the best cover corner in NFL. That is insane.
Free Agency signings can and likely will have a domino effect on this strategy.