One for each position from me. Please add yours.
QB: James Morgan, FIU, 6'4" 215 - really impressed me at the combine so I viewed a bunch of his highlights. Very likable player. Looks the part of a reliable backup.
RB: Joshua Kelley, UCLA, 5'11 220 - 4.49, hard nosed runner who has versatility to run in or outside, catch, block. Very meat and potatoes back but productive.
WR: Gabriel Davis, UCF, 6'2" 215 - in a loaded WR group, perhaps the best ever, this guy is the type of value we may see well into the 3rd day. He has good size, uses it well to win contested balls and run thru weak tackles after the catch. Ran a 4.5 at the combine.
TE: None jump out at me. Weak class after Kmet.
OT: Alex Taylor, 6'8" 305, Sounth Carolina State. Very athletic. Probably decent chance he fails with a late arrival to football after a basketball foundation. Still, his length and athleticism is rare. Good roll of the dice 5th round type.
OG: Danny Pinter, 6'3" 310, Ball State. Really athletic. Probably in dire need of an NFL weight room. But he's a tenacious guy that can really pull well.
C: Nick Harris, 6'1" 300, Oregon. Not exactly a sleeper, but I really like him. The lack of height/length is a valid criticism. But he also has the following excellent traits: toughness, smarts, lateral movement skills, recognition of stunts.
WR Aaron Fuller (Washington)
WR Aaron Fuller (Washington)
Good call on Evans.
Clarke looks like one strong dude.
Was a promising TE 1st two years and switched to RT "for the good of the team" Jr & Sr years. Had to quickly gain wt but could possibly add more with proper training. All MAC and several Leadership and Citizenship awards.
Quick and cerebral enough, some experts think he can move further inside to C. Character and size-wise he is a Shaun O'Hara clone. (He has been practicing snapping as part of his training since his season ended.)
As you might have guessed he's a family friend and it's been fun to watch his rise in the last 6 months from obscurity to genuine "sleeper".
Was a promising TE 1st two years and switched to RT "for the good of the team" Jr & Sr years. Had to quickly gain wt but could possibly add more with proper training. All MAC and several Leadership and Citizenship awards.
Quick and cerebral enough, some experts think he can move further inside to C. Character and size-wise he is a Shaun O'Hara clone. (He has been practicing snapping as part of his training since his season ended.)
As you might have guessed he's a family friend and it's been fun to watch his rise in the last 6 months from obscurity to genuine "sleeper".
Good post.
I also love the way he runs after the catch or even jet sweep. Seems to be hyper competitive.
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my sleeper value would be Quintez Cephus. Not fast (though improved a 'slow' time at the combine on Pro Day). Ok Size. + Route running, + hands ++ fighting for disputed balls ++ blocking.
I also love the way he runs after the catch or even jet sweep. Seems to be hyper competitive.
Badgers tended to use the burners on the sweeps -- Q then became a blocker (an excellent one).
Someone will be very happy getting him as a bargain.
At WR my top sleeper is Isaiah Coulter from RI. He could be this years Darius Slayton.
Seriously?
How do you expect a guy 6 ft and maybe 300# expect to hold up against a Dexter Lawrence all game? Or worse yet, a rotation of Lawrence, Tomlinson, and Williams.
You don't rotate OCs, but you do rotate NTs,1-techs, and 3 techs in and out all game.
O'Hara got his ass kicked by bigger NTs, especially later in his career, and the guys on the DL haven't gotten smaller and slower since then.
A big NO on Harris.