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2021 GBN Big Board (Top 100) January 20th, 2020

M.S. : 1/21/2021 7:01 am
GBN Draft Report has "tweaked" their Top 100 College Prospects. This link brings you to GBN's write-up (https://gbnreport.com/), and the link at bottom brings you to their list. The biggest mover is Northwestern G/T Rashawn Slate who has shot way up into the Top 10.

This is indeed a WR-rich Draft with 16 making GBN's Top 100. CB is close behind at 13:

WR 16
CB 13
OT 11
OLB 10
DE 8
DT 7
S 7
OG 6
QB 6
ILB 4
RB 4
TE 4
C 3
PK 1

Eighteen colleges have at least 3 prospects on GBN's list with National Champion Alabama leading the way with 9. If the NFL wants to expand they might as well just co-opt the Crimson Tide:

Alabama 9
Ohio State 6
Clemson 4
LSU 4
Miami 4
Pittsburgh 4
Southern California 4
Auburn 3
Florida 3
Georgia 3
Michigan 3
North Carolina 3
Notre Dame 3
Oklahoma State 3
Penn State 3
Stanford 3
Texas 3
Washington 3

College juniors comprise nearly two-thirds of GBN's Big Board:

JR 65
SR 24
RSO 11

One last point. GBN lists Wake Forest DE Carlos Basham at #43 which is right around where the Giants will be picking in Round Two. He would look very nice in Blue. So would USC WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (#47) who IMO has NFL stardom written all over him.

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I don't know  
mittenedman : 1/21/2021 7:10 am : link
Slater from a hole in the wall, but if he's a legit "Northwestern" OL who can play RG or RT at a high level, he becomes very interesting.
This goes to show  
JoeyBigBlue : 1/21/2021 7:38 am : link
How stupid taking a WR at 11 is. There will be a ton of WRs later in the draft.
RE: I don't know  
Giantsfan79 : 1/21/2021 7:54 am : link
In comment 15129558 mittenedman said:
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Slater from a hole in the wall, but if he's a legit "Northwestern" OL who can play RG or RT at a high level, he becomes very interesting.


what the hell is a legit Northwestern OL? Does/has Northwestern ever produced enough NFL quality players that some can be considered legit?
RE: RE: I don't know  
KDavies : 1/21/2021 8:54 am : link
In comment 15129562 Giantsfan79 said:
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In comment 15129558 mittenedman said:


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Slater from a hole in the wall, but if he's a legit "Northwestern" OL who can play RG or RT at a high level, he becomes very interesting.



what the hell is a legit Northwestern OL? Does/has Northwestern ever produced enough NFL quality players that some can be considered legit?


Yeah, I don't get it either. Looking it up, last OL drafted from Northwestern was in 2006
RE: This goes to show  
KDavies : 1/21/2021 8:58 am : link
In comment 15129560 JoeyBigBlue said:
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How stupid taking a WR at 11 is. There will be a ton of WRs later in the draft.


I wouldn't say it's stupid to draft WR at 11. Smith, Chase, and Waddle are all special players, and Smith and Chase will almost certainly be gone before the Giants pick. I do agree that good WR can be had later in the draft.
Najee Harris at 39? And 12 spots below Etienne ?  
Spider56 : 1/21/2021 9:13 am : link
Seriously, Cmon now ...Harris is the guy that really made Alabama go ... makes me suspect about the other rankings.
RE: Najee Harris at 39? And 12 spots below Etienne ?  
KDavies : 1/21/2021 9:15 am : link
In comment 15129593 Spider56 said:
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Seriously, Cmon now ...Harris is the guy that really made Alabama go ... makes me suspect about the other rankings.


I see Harris going to the Dolphins at 18.
Slater  
lugnut : 1/21/2021 9:44 am : link
above Parsons, Chase, Surtain, Rousseau? I'm not seeing it. Suspect list.
Slater is a stud  
Tuckrule : 1/21/2021 9:51 am : link
He may be better or as good as Sewell when it’s all said and done. I began looking at tackles. He’s on the shorter side but at worse I see this guy as an all pro guard. Imo Hes in play at 11 and I wouldn’t be opposed to it. Right now he’s high on my list. Check out his 2019 tape vs Ohio state and the great chase young. Made him non existent to the point young played most of his snap away from slater.
^^^  
Tuckrule : 1/21/2021 9:55 am : link
Wanted to write I compare him to Joel bitonio. Also former tackle moved to guard and he’s all pro there. Not to mention positional flexibility
Slater  
ryanmkeane : 1/21/2021 9:58 am : link
doesn't seem "elite" to me. He seems like a good NFL player who can play a lot of positions.
If you look at our needs  
Dang Man : 1/21/2021 9:59 am : link
WR, CB, Edge, OL among others (rank them how you will) it seems there will be plenty of solid players available when the Giants pick during the first few days of the draft. As always we should be going after the best playmaker available regardless of position (maybe outside of RB). Any way you look at it, if your scouting dept does it’s job the Giants get better.
RE: Slater  
BelieveJJ : 1/21/2021 10:01 am : link
In comment 15129611 lugnut said:
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above Parsons, Chase, Surtain, Rousseau? I'm not seeing it. Suspect list.


Slater graded out really highly in 2019 I think. Because he sat out 2020, projections for him areall over the board, and because he's maybe 6'3" (not 6'4") and with sub 34" long arms, some (many?) have him projected to go much later. One pundit rated him above Sewell, but keep in mind it's the draft season when reporters' "sources" in NFL orgs like like rats under the floorboards in an enemy's hideout during a machine gun strafing.

Penei will be the first OL off the board, almost surely a top 5 selection. Slater might be on the board for the Giants at 42, which might make a no-brainer choice for them with the DG pronouncement: "we graded him as a top 15 player" and DG might be telling the truth.
Or what Tuckrule wrote above.  
BelieveJJ : 1/21/2021 10:06 am : link
Tuckrule - havevyou heard anything about his short arms. The way The Draft Bible's Ric Serritella was speaking about Slater, I think Slater's arms may be a good bit shorter than 34" long.
Amari Rodgers  
kes722 : 1/21/2021 10:06 am : link
Didn't know he was that thick.

5-10 210

And ran a 4.45 40

Could be interesting player
If the Giants truly plan to move on from Hernandez,  
BelieveJJ : 1/21/2021 10:09 am : link
Slater would be high on their list IMO. BUT NOT 11, I don't imagine.
I really like  
TommyWiseau : 1/21/2021 10:13 am : link
Leatherwood from Alabama. Kid is going to be a stud
RE Northwestern  
mittenedman : 1/21/2021 10:37 am : link
Talking about intelligence. If he's what you'd expect of a Northwestern student and also a great football player, very interesting.

I've never seen him play and know nothing about him personally.

But - again - if he's a stud RT or a legit All Pro G - I'm interested at 11.
Looking at any top 100 board, and playing NFL GM,  
BelieveJJ : 1/21/2021 11:02 am : link
I like to look at what players might be available and desireable at my 2nd round pick, say for the Giants picking at 42 I'd look over the player group ranked from 31st to 50th.

Of course on a team's OWN board you need not look so much lower on the board unless it is for trade back consideration, but I digress.

On GBN's board, there are a few potential #1 WR with size and ability/ experience to play the X receiver who look likely to be avalabe at and good value for the Giants' 2nd round pick: Bateman (most likely gone, but...), Marshall, and Amon-Ra, ranked 38, 44, and 47 respectively. There are also 2 big physical prototypical measurement (perhaps?) CBs in that range on the board, Wade OSU and Campbell UGA.

That's five players at two position of most desperate need on the team (pre-UFA signing and assuming at least one of Williams and Tomlinson is retained). T'hat makes me consider, if I don't land one of the receivers or CBs I value most highly at 11, I take a longer look at the edge guys. A really long, long look.
RE: Or what Tuckrule wrote above.  
Tuckrule : 1/21/2021 11:27 am : link
In comment 15129651 BelieveJJ said:
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Tuckrule - havevyou heard anything about his short arms. The way The Draft Bible's Ric Serritella was speaking about Slater, I think Slater's arms may be a good bit shorter than 34" long.


Short arms is the key to him moving inside. Many feel even with his short arms his physicality and quick feet can allow him to play right tackle at nfl level. I look at him as an all pro guard imv.
How about  
ghost718 : 1/21/2021 11:31 am : link
Chase
Ossai
Adebo

RE: How about  
BelieveJJ : 1/21/2021 11:37 am : link
In comment 15129792 ghost718 said:
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Chase
Ossai
Adebo


That's like me nailing Barbara Eden circa 1970.
half of the top 1000 are made up of 4 positions  
Platos : 1/21/2021 12:10 pm : link
WR, CB, OT, OLB

i think that puts us in a good position to fill areas of need.
RE: Looking at any top 100 board, and playing NFL GM,  
Lionhart28 : 1/21/2021 2:01 pm : link
In comment 15129738 BelieveJJ said:
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I like to look at what players might be available and desireable at my 2nd round pick, say for the Giants picking at 42 I'd look over the player group ranked from 31st to 50th.

Of course on a team's OWN board you need not look so much lower on the board unless it is for trade back consideration, but I digress.

On GBN's board, there are a few potential #1 WR with size and ability/ experience to play the X receiver who look likely to be avalabe at and good value for the Giants' 2nd round pick: Bateman (most likely gone, but...), Marshall, and Amon-Ra, ranked 38, 44, and 47 respectively. There are also 2 big physical prototypical measurement (perhaps?) CBs in that range on the board, Wade OSU and Campbell UGA.

That's five players at two position of most desperate need on the team (pre-UFA signing and assuming at least one of Williams and Tomlinson is retained). That makes me consider, if I don't land one of the receivers or CBs I value most highly at 11, I take a longer look at the edge guys. A really long, long look.


Nice post. Wade was brutal last year though, hard pass for me in the 2nd round.
RE: RE: Looking at any top 100 board, and playing NFL GM,  
Milton : 1/21/2021 3:11 pm : link
In comment 15129998 Lionhart28 said:
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Wade was brutal last year though, hard pass for me in the 2nd round.
There's a guy who probably should've opted out. He was considered a top ten pick by most (if not all) draftniks going into 2020.
interesting -- Asante Samuel jr on that list  
gidiefor : Mod : 1/21/2021 3:30 pm : link
exact same body type as his father
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