QB Rankings

Mason Rudolph - Grade 75

This is the best quarterback of the class. Throws a really nice ball. What I really like about him is his pocket presence and ability to extend plays. He has prototypical size at 6’5” 230 for the quarterback position. The most obvious comparison is Ben Roethlisberger. He has more polish to him than Big Ben. Ben has lousy footwork and he never really learned to have a smooth drop. Rudolph has a nice drop. Not as much arm strength as a Big Ben but he is a sure-fire playmaker that gets a knock for playing in the no defense Big 12. The reason the smart teams are scouting him is because he’s the best QB of the class. Don’t listen to the media. Fake news.

LaMar Jackson - Grade 71

What I like about LaMar Jackson is that he improved his completion percentage every year. He has plus arm strength and plus athleticism. This quarterback has the highest ceiling of the class, because of the athletic ability and to take a broken play to the house, or extend it and find a man downfield. He’ll get knocks for his accuracy but what your job is to put him in a scheme that highlight his traits to get the most out of him. This would be a West Coast/Spread/RPO/Read option system. He can use his legs and the short and intermediate pass game to make first downs and put him in manageable 3^rd down situations. Too often this season he was not in manageable situations and the talent around him sucked. This is a guy where you want to get him to 3^rd & 4 where he can throw it short, hand it to the RB (i.e. SaQuon Barkley), or keep it and run for the first down. If we’re short, we’ll go for it on 4^th down. Whereas Aaron Rodgers if you throw the ball four times you’ll get ten yards every time, with Jackson, if you have this run first manageable 3^rd down situations mentality with him at the helm you’ll make the first down every time. Honestly, who is stopping Jackson and Barkley tandem on 4^th & short. No one. The comparison on him is Randall Cunningham because of the loose arm action with great arm strength and the freakish athleticism that makes you go wow.

Josh Rosen - Grade 69

The thing about Rosen is he doesn’t do anything great but he doesn’t have any true weaknesses. He’s just above average and solid across the board. For that, I envision he will fall on draft day. I want my QB to have bravado and I’m not sure what the big deal is with him. I guess it doesn’t come off that well because you got Mayfield who is worse but since he was a walk-on and his parents aren’t doctors it’s like a plus and you call it passion. I don’t know. What I’m looking here with Rosen is a Matt Ryan type. This is a solid, safe selection and you know you have a franchise quarterback. It’s not going to be a home run by any means but there’s nothing like ending up on third base. He’s above average across the board and if you surround him with talent he might end up getting you a ring before it’s all said and done.

Josh Allen - Grade 63

The best tools in the box for Josh Allen would be his pocket presence and arm strength. He has some decent mobility and is pretty good at extending plays and he has the arm strength to make difficult throws on the run. He’s almost at his best when he’s in trouble and then rolls either way and slings in 40 yards downfield. Maybe just don’t block for him and then let himself get out of it. He throws flat footed and sometimes treats the drop as something that you’re supposed to do not something that builds up arm strength. His best throws come from outside the pocket. What I think he needs to work on is to clean up the footwork from inside the pocket and a good QB coach will be able to handle that. His velocity is considerably down from inside the pocket and if he throws with timing then it should actually be higher if he’s using his weight properly. I always thought he was boom or bust but I’ll put his floor at Ryan Tannehill and his ceiling at Philip Rivers. Rivers is like top 20. He’s got a flashy arm but unless he starts maximizing the potential there he’ll just be your average top 20 QB at the next level.

Baker Mayfield - Grade 60

Baker is the most accurate QB in this draft class but Baker’s got some problems going into the next level. In terms of production, Baker was the most productive quarterback but going from the Big 12 to NFL defenses is like night and day. Rudolph won’t have that same problem because he has the size, escapability, and footwork. Projecting Baker to the next level, he has average athleticism, size, and arm strength. That’s a shame, because I think this is a really talented football player. You think he has this crazy athleticism but then you see he’s a mid 4.8’s in the 40 and realize that the Big 12 is just that awful when it comes to producing talent. Maybe his skills will play if you put him in the right system. He needs a West Coast type system and I think you’ll have to give up the RPO spread type system with him at the next level. The EDGE rushers are just too athletic. He is going to have to get the ball out fast and use his accuracy in the West Coast system to hit guys underneath in that timing system. The comparison on him is Jeff Garcia. You have to remember with Garcia he did well in San Francisco and Tampa Bay in those schemes but with the Browns and a spread system he was released some 10 games into a 5 years contract. I love his passion and bravado but he’s just a few tools short in the tool box. Unless they cater to his skillset. Not his perceived skillset.

Sam Darnold - Grade 58

Here he is. My man Sam. Sam Darnold is the beneficiary of a few good games as a Freshman and rode the wave all the way to finding himself picked in the top five. Excuse after excuse is given for this man and I’ll never understand why. Once the media gets ahold of a Freshman that performs well they never let go. It’s this notion that if he is doing this at this stage of his career than what can he become going forward. The first problem with Darnold is a below average arm strength. The weakest arm out of these QBs. You watch the film and the ball just takes forever to get there. His second problem is the inconsistency. He’ll throw balls on the money and then he’ll overthrow the WR by five yards. He has poor pocket presence. You blame the OL but yanno Sam if you audible or go hot or change the play and not hold the ball for so long then you won’t get sacked. It’s never a Sam Darnold problem since he was anointed the chosen one by the media since his Freshman season. It’s he has no blocking, he has poor coaching, and the problem is Sam Darnold. When I look at a quarterback, one of the most valuable traits is his decision-making and Darnold just doesn’t have a good combination of thinking he can make throws with his below average arm strength. I watch DB highlights and I keep seeing Sam Darnold INT’s. I watch Sam Darnold highlights and I’m like that ball is picked. In the NFL, that’s an INT. What else do I got with this guy, average athleticism. He extended plays at the college level but that’s not gonna play in the NFL. I got this guy as an Andy Dalton. He is just an average across the board. The difference between him and Rosen is Rosen is above average across the board. They’ll call that polish and you could see that in the USC-UCLA game. The fact that Darnold finds himself rated ahead of Rosen is perplexing. When Sam Darnold goes top five, he’ll be one of the biggest busts in NFL history.

Mock Draft 1.0

1) CLEVELAND - SaQuon Barkley RB PENN STATE
2) NEW YORK JETS (via NYG) - Sam Darnold QB USC
3) NEW YORK GIANTS - Bradley Chubb DE NC STATE
4) BUFFALO (via CLE) - Josh Allen QB WYOMING
5) DENVER  - Josh Rosen QB UCLA
6) INDIANAPOLIS - Quenton Nelson G NOTRE DAME
7) TAMPA BAY - Derwin James S FLORIDA STATE
8) CHICAGO - Marcus Davenport DE UTSA
9) SAN FRANCISCO - Roquan Smith LB GEORGIA
10) OAKLAND - Minkah Fitzpatrick DB ALABAMA
11) MIAMI - Rashaan Evans LB ALABAMA
12) CLEVELAND - LaMar Jackson QB LOUISVILLE
13) WASHINGTON - Tremaine Edmunds LB VA TECH
14) GREEN BAY - Josh Jackson CB IOWA
15) ARIZONA - Baker Mayfield QB OKLAHOMA
16) BALTIMORE - Calvin Ridley WR ALABAMA
17) SAN DIEGO - Leighton Vander Esch LB BOISE STATE
18) SEATTLE - Jaire Alexander CB LOUISVILLE
19) DALLAS - Da'Ron Payne DT ALABAMA
20) DETROIT - Derrius Guice RB LSU
21) CINCINNATI - Will Hernandez G UTEP
22) CLEVELAND - Kolton Miler OT UCLA
23) NEW ENGLAND - Dallas Goedert TE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
24) CAROLINA - Courtland Sutton WR SMU
25) TENNESSEE - Harold Landry EDGE BOSTON COLLEGE
26) ATLANTA - Taven Bryan DT FLORIDA
27) NEW ORLEANS - DJ Moore WR MARYLAND
28) PITTSBURGH - Malik Jefferson LB TEXAS
29) JACKSONVILLE - Mike McGlinchey OT NOTRE DAME
30) MINNESOTA - Orlando Brown OT OKLAHOMA
31) NEW ENGLAND - Mason Rudolph QB OKLAHOMA STATE
32) PHILADELPHIA - Sony Michel RB GEORGIA

Breshad Perriman..... BUST

WR Rankings 2015

1) Breshad Perriman 8.0
2) Amari Cooper 7.2
3) Dorial Green-Beckham 6.8
4) DeVante Parker 6.7
5) Phillip Dorsett 6.6
6) Kevin White 6.2
7) Jaelen Strong 6.1
8) Justin Hardy 6.1
9) Sammie Coates 5.9
10) Tyler Lockett 5.8

Day Three Sleepers: Dres Anderson WR, Jamison Crowder WR, Kenny Bell WR, Devante Davis WR, Darren Waller WR/TE, JJ Nelson WR/RB

#14 NFL Draft - Melvin Gordon - RB - Wisconsin

This is arguably one of my favorite players this draft. Not too many guys run for 2,500 yards in a season. As a matter of fact, I believe he joins only Barry Sanders as the only college running back to ever do that so that is pretty elite company. People will try and knock him because of the system but this is a 100 yards a game a week kind of guy in the NFL. He is your splash play kinda guy but somehow he has these 22" patriots. Built very solid. Jamaal Charles comparisons are a farce. He has a full ten years of great ball in him.

Melvin Gordon
Wisconsin

Height: 184 cm
Weight: 15.3 stone

Strengths: Flash, Dynamic, Elusive, Powerful, Build

Bio: I expect this player to reach the 2,000 yard plateau in his career. I expect this player to reach 10,000 career rushing yards. I expect this player to end up in Canton.


Player Comp: Terrell Davis, Running Back

#1 NFL Draft - Todd Gurley - RB - UGA

Todd Gurley is a pretty straight forward guy. He just flat out balls. An absolute beast and the kind of running back this league has been yearning for since the introduction of Adrian Peterson. There is nothing that Todd Gurley can't do. He has all the tools that you look for in a running back and I expect him to take the league by storm. Todd Gurley is the kind of back that takes over games. He has the ability to close out games and has the ability to explode for a touchdown every time he touches the ball. In the discussion for the greatest man on turf...

Todd Gurley
UGA

Height: 184 cm
Weight: 15.9 stone

Strengths: Beassst Mode, Elusiveness, Speed, Vision, Agility

Bio: The best running back to enter the league in a long time.

Player Comp: Adrian Peterson, Running Back

#4 NFL Draft - Breshad Perriman - WR - UCF

This guy has shot up the draft like a bottle rocket in July. And the kid can play. That's why. The first thing you notice about him is his last name and go, wait, I reckon I heard that name before. Like his dad, he is a pretty swaggy player. Unlike his dad, he drips swag...


Breshad Perriman
UCF


Height: 188 cm
Weight: 15.1 stone

Stengths: Playmaker, Size, Speed, Strength, Range, Vertical leap

Bio: Elite speed. As dangerous with the ball in the air as after the catch. Will take a slant to the house. Big, strong, athletic target who has great range. Presents problems downfield for opponents and is just as lethal in the red zone. He projects as a #2 WR from day one that could project into a #1 WR and be a dynamic player.

Player Comp: Julio Jones, Wide Receiver

APRIL TOP 25

First 10
1) Todd Gurley RB
2) Jameis Winston QB
3) Leonard Williams DT
4) Breshad Perriman WR
5) Bud Dupree OLB
6) Marcus Mariota QB
7) Amari Cooper WR
8) Trae Waynes CB
9) Dante Fowler DE
10) Malcom Brown DT

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Second 10
11) Shane Ray DE
12) Kevin White WR
13) Randy Gregory DE
14) Melvin Gordon RB
15) Vic Beasley DE
16) La'el Collins OL
17) Marcus Peters CB
18) Danny Shelton DT
19) Brandon Scherff OT
20) Eric Kendricks LB

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Last Five
21) DJ Humphries OT
22) Eli Harold DE
23) Dorial Green-Beckham WR
24) Jake Fisher OT
25) Stephone Anthony LB

Johnny Manziel STILL in rehab

NO... he just got out.

Mock Draft Teaser

1) Tampa Bay -- Jameis Winston QB Florida St
2) Tennessee -- Marcus Mariota QB Oregon
3) Jacksonville -- Amari Cooper WR Alabama
4) New York -- Leonard Williams DT USC
5) Oakland -- Brandon Scherff OT Iowa
6) Washington -- Landon Collins S Alabama
7) Chicago -- Randy Gregory DE Nebraska
8) Atlanta -- Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin
9) Minnesota -- Shaq Thompson S Washington
10) New York G -- Shawn Oakman DT Baylor

Johnny Manziel STILL a BUST

Sorry, guys. Like his fellow comrades Jeremy Lin, Tim Tebow, and every other ESPN character driven into the ground, Johnny will find himself next in line on the Island of Misfit Toys. This is not where you wanna be. I applaud Johnny for cashing in on anything and everything he can get in the upcoming months, because, soon, like a disease, it will all be taken from him.

Johnny can't play in this league. I watch Johnny and it's just not good. For one, he has happy feet in the pocket. It didn't take a rocket scientist to play DE contain and not let him move out of the pocket in college. The LSU game I stressed this so, so, so, so, much. They have guys that consistently make it to the league and that can get upfield with speed. This is what you see in the NFL. Against shitty teams like Rice even if you play DE contain you have no push in the middle to get in his face and it can be Johnny Football Time all damn day. You have no LB's that can run and hunt you down. They have all these guys in the league.

Johnny wants to leave the pocket and when you watch him it's funny because he doesn't have the speed to run around NFL LB's and DE's so plays in college where he'd roll and run and make some ridiculous play, those are now replaced with happy feet, sheer panic, and fear. He by no means has a "live" arm so he can't even over time learn the nuances of the pocket and rely more on his arms than legs. He is a legs player and in this league a guy like him don't work.

See, a guy like Doug Flutie works and a guy like Johnny Manziel doesn't work. Johnny can talk passion, blah, competitive, blah, but he doesn't have heart. Flutie has heart. Flutie sticks his nose in the pocket and gets drilled. Manziel happy feets because he's thinking flush the pocket, but shit, these guys are too fast, so his feet are always moving, and it's hard to throw a ball with mustard on it when your feet aren't set. Isn't that a passion, competitive, heart play from a QB to look down the gun barrel and say I don't care? Flutie had agility that was off the charts for a QB and he was a magician out there....on ANY level he played. Jon was a magician in the undersized, speedy, SEC. Yes those FLA 6' 210LB LB's are safeties, not LB's. Very fitting for a guy like him an undersized, speedy guy.  I think a lot of Flutie's success came because he was so small, even smaller than Manziel, so, the chip on this guy's shoulder was like 100 pounds. I don't think Jon has that chip because he doesn't. He's Hollywood thinking he's a Primetime player when in reality he's just on Hollywood Squares. Sorry Jon..... I don't remember

Top 75

1) Jadeveon Clowney MLB
2) Khalil Mack LB
3) Greg Robinson OT
4) Sammy Watkins WR
5) Eric Ebron TE
6) Justin Gilbert CB
7) Blake Bortles QB
8) Bradley Roby CB
9) Aaron Donald DT/MLB
10) Jeremiah Attaochu OLB
10) Darqueze Dennard CB
11) Derek Carr QB
12) Taylor Lewan OT
13) Ryan Shazier LB
14) Odell Beckham Jr. WR
15) Kyle Fuller CB
16) Kelvin Benjamin WR
17) Jake Matthews OT
18) Anthony Barr LB
19) Mike Evans WR
20) Jason Verrett CB
21) Ra'Shede Hageman DT
22) Zack Martin G/T
23) Deone Bucannon SS
24) Kony Ealy DE
25) Xavier Su'a-Filo G
26) Scott Crichton OLB
27) Haha Clinton-Dix FS
28) Marqise Lee WR
29) Stephon Tuitt DE
30) CJ Mosley LB
31) Calvin Pryor S
32) Louis Nix DT
33) Pierre Desir CB
34) Brandin Cooks WR
35) Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB
36) Bishop Sankey RB
37) Kareem Martin OLB
38) Paul Richardson WR
39) Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE
40) Timmy Jernigan DT
41) Martavis Bryant WR
42) Teddy Bridgewater QB
43) Keith McGill CB/S
44) Antonio Richardson OT
45) Davante Adams WR
46) Jace Amaro TE
47) Allen Robinson WR
48) Morgan Moses OT
49) Kyle Van Noy S/LB
50) Larry Webster TE
51) Carlos Hyde RB
52) Jimmie Ward FS
53) Marcus Martin C
54) Robert Herron WR
55) Marcus Smith DE
56) Chris Smith OLB
57) Jordan Matthews WR
58) Tre Mason RB
59) Ed Reynolds FS
60) Trent Murphy
61) Johnny Manziel QB
62) Troy Niklas TE
63) Trai Turner G/T
64) AJ McCarron QB
65) Demarcus Lawrence OLB
66) Philip Gaines CB
67) Chris Borland LB
68) Joel Bitonio G/T
69) Will Sutton DT
70) Dee Ford OLB
71) Dri Archer RB

72) Jawuan James OT

73) Gabe Jackson G

74) Daquan Jones DT

75) Jordan Zumwalt LB

66) Donte Moncrief WR
69) Tom Savage QB
70) Jimmy Garoppolo QB
72) Cody Latimer WR
75) Ego Ferguson DT
76) Carl Bradford LB
77) Dominique Easley DT
78) Brandon Thomas G
79) Chris Borland LB
80) Jackson Jeffcoat OLB
81) Trevor Reilly OLB
82) Andre Williams RB
83) Bashaud Breeland CB
84) Kelcy Quarles DT
85) Terrance West RB
86) Christian Jones LB
89) Marcus Roberson CB
90) Jaylen Watkins CB
91) Daniel McCullers NT
93) Jarvis Landry WR
94) Jordan Tripp LB
95) Cyril Richardson G
96) Travis Swanson C
97) Loucheiz Purifoy CB
98) James Gayle OLB
99) Anthony Johnson DT
100) Aaron Lynch OLB
101) George Uko DT
103) Ross Cockrell SS
104) Tre Boston FS
105) Brandon Coleman WR
106) Devin Street WR
107) Arthur Lynch TE
108) Marqueston Huff S
109) John Brown WR
110) DeAndre Coleman DE
111) Storm Johnson RB
112) Adrian Hubbard OLB
113) Lamin Barrow LB
114) Khairi Fortt LB
115) De'Anthony Thomas RB
116) Zach Mettenberger QB
117) Charles Leno G/T
118) Seantrel Henderson OT
119) David Yankey G
120) Wesley Johnson OT
121) Michael Sam OLB
122) Yawin Smallwood LB
123) Kirby Van der Kamp P
124) Khyri Thornton DT
125) Logan Thomas QB/TE
126) Kevin Pierre-Louis S/LB
127) A.C. Leonard TE
128) Jonathan Dowling FS
129) David Fales QB
130) Tajh Boyd QB
131) Trey Millard FB
132) Vinnie Sunseri SS
133) Dontae Johnson FS
134) Prince Shembo LB
135) 

Teams Needing QB

2014

Houston -- 1st round
Cleveland -- 1st round
Jacksonville -- 1st round
Minnesota -- 1st round
Tampa Bay -- 3rd round
Arizona -- 3rd round


2015

New York Jets
Dallas
Tennessee
Oakland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Kansas City


2016

Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Chicago

Kyle Fuller -- Darrelle Revis

The island. Revis is getting some company. This guy is very fiesty, like Revis. He sticks his nose in the run game. When I think playoff football, this is the kind of competitor I think of. He makes plays and is a top-flight corner in this very deep class. Pretty much off the charts in everything and it translates to the field and that is very easy to see. No risk here, only pro bowl, after pro bowl. after pro bowl.

Kyle Fuller
Va Tech

Height: 181.9 cm
Weight: 13.5 stone

Strengths: Swag, Flash. Talent. Three star player here. Primetime.

Bio: This guy has incredible short area quickness, like a panther, yet, the ability to leap at any minute and get up and take the ball and you are all sad like a panda. Lays the lumber and is a sound tackler. Blitz game specialist. Team player. Fan favorite. Dependable and reliable 1st round pick.

Player comp: Darrelle Revis, Cornerback

Eric Ebron -- LeBron James

This one is a stretch because you gotta get LeBron to play first. It is just too easyyy. That's what it is like with Eric Ebron. Who you putting on this guy? A linebacker? No chance. Who you putting on this guy a safety? No. Now imagine what I said thinking about LeBron, not sir Eric Ebron. Frightening. Terrifying. This guy held his own on Clowney, he has all the athletic ability in the world, and is a pretty good player in the open field.

Eric Ebron
UNC

Height: 194 cm
Weight: 17.8 stone

Strengths: Athletic, Big, Dependable, QB's best friend, Playmaker

Bio: He will be the top tight end taken in the draft and deservedly so. He is a premium tight end in the game. I like Larry Webster as the top tight end, but he is highly underrated. Ebron is a playmaker at the end of the day and could be a 10 TD guy next year very easily.

Player comp: LeBron James, Tight End

Khalil Mack -- Patrick Willis

They should name an award after this Mack character. Butkus step aside. Just kidding. I think the best spot, although he has pass rush abilities that are off the charts, is to put him in the middle of your defense on his feet. This is a really, really, exciting prospect. He stumbled and was in cement at Indy for his 40 at the combine and ran a pretty good time. This guy's speed is right there with Willis. Can he instintilvely dominate the game in the middle or does someone put him at OLB. I think guys on the inside with pass rush abilities are even more valuable as to why I play him on the inside and I think he can do it. I like a little more length on the outside, really rangy guys and Mack is a bit on the shorter side but does have long arms and big paws and everything you look for like that.

Khalil Mack
Buffalo

Height:189.5 cm
Weight: 17.9 stone

Strengths: Speed, Strength, Pass Rush, Agility, Tackling, Honey Badger

Player comp: Patrick Willis, Linebacker

Odell Beckham -- Mike Wallace

If they were like crack addicts on the street begging for it. This is something they might be asking for. Wide receiver talent. We just seem to have problems finding it. Like we know these guys are all kinda bunched together but who is at the top of the bunch. How bout a little Mike Wallace clone in Odell Beckham. Mike Wallace in terms of play marking ability but with much improved hands. They are both the same size and while Wallace has elite speed, Beckham can hang and could potentially dominate any cornerback he faces.

Odell Beckham
LSU

Height: 181 cm
Weight: 14.1 stone

Strengths: Speed, Burst, Agility, Hands, X Factor, Playmaking

                         

Bio: Watch the fuck out! This guy can play. He isn't the biggest, strongest, or fastest but he is very good in all three. You can't talk about this guy without talking about his quickness. He is very good agility side to side and in burst up the field. This is a big time player. 

Player comp: Mike Wallace, Wide Receiver

                

Player Profile: P Rich

I was down on this guy. I was down on this guy. I was like stop with the hype. Seriously, stop it. But I was wrong about this guy. He is P Rich all damn day. I don't know what I'm smoking.

Nevertheless, this is a guy who has primetime written all over him. He is electric fast. That's the thing with all of these wideouts. For the most part, they are electric fast and about to storm the league. Although, wide outs rarely produce 1,000 yards year one. Paul Richardson I'd throw in the hat to be in that conversation. This guy seems like the perfect wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles. He is a mix in between a DeSean Jackson and an Emmanuel Sanders. He isn't as polished and is still developing, so I like the Emmanuel Sanders comparison. Yet, he is taller than both but build, burst, speed is more in line with DeSean Jackson.

Paul Richardson
Colorado

Height: 183.8 cm
Weight: 12.5 stone

Strengths:  + +   Route Running
                 + + +  Fluidity
                 + + +  Speed
                 + + +  Hands
                 + + +  Burst

  **Will be #2 WR

Player comp: Emmanuel Sanders, Wide Receiver

Ronald Powell --> LaVar Arrington

You have to remember LaVar Arrington failed not for a lack of ability, but for a gross overstatement of one's stature. He failed because the expectations were too high. He was a very good player and had some injuries and when he couldn't live up to the "LaVar leap" craze he just quit and rode off into the sunset with tons of cash. I think Ronald Powell will be a very good NFL player and a sure-fire starter in the league. I think he could be your poor mans Jadeveon Clowney if you want a high potential playmaker that is a bit under the radar. I like Powell there more so than William Clarke DE WVU. Powell has a good initial burst and a relentless nature to his game. He is in position and has good side to side quickness. He is an ideal fit in a 3-4 on the ILB position. Hell, in Pittsburgh, this is great. You take a Jarvis Jones at OLB and you know what I think Ronald Powell can do more for you than Jarvis Jones and that's not his natural position. Sadly, this is true.

Ronald Powell
Florida

Height: 190.8 cm
Weight: 17 stone

Strengths: + + +  Demeanor
                   + +    Speed
                 + + +  Athleticism
                   +       X Factor
                  + +    Strength
                  + +    Lift

Player comp: LaVar Leap, Linebacker

Aaron Donald --> Warren Sapp

Aaron Donald
Pitt

Height: 184.7 cm
Weight: 20.3 stone

Speed: 4.65 seconds

Mini Chalk: Aaron Donald could be one of the most exciting players in this years draft. I am going to compare him with Warren Sapp because Warren Sapp is a dominant 3-gap player, perhaps the most dominant. I think this kid rivals what he can do. He is slippery, strong, and a force in the backfield all day long. He spends the weekends there, literally. Not that funny, ha! I think he is scheme versatile and is so versatile he could probably even play some 3-4 ILB. He could be like a Levon Kirkland in that mold. He has the short-area quickness to pull it off! That's why when you say a statement like that then you know for damn sure he can play along the defensive line and will cause those big saltys a tough time. And he doesn't lack the strength for the DL and he doesn't have short arms either. His short size is ideal, given his strength/arm length, at the nose tackle position because he can drive out low and get under your pads every play. Every. Single. play. You can't stop him, literally, because he is shorter than you, yet, stronger, and faster at the same time. How the hell does that happen? Oh yeah and he could play 3-4 DE or 4-3 DT. A 4-3 DT in a four man rush only the QB wouldn't have a chance. Smart teams gobble up guys like this because I want to run a 4-3 4 man rush and then switch up the next play and run 2 DL and have a crazy zone blitz. Guys like that you can't put a value on them. There should be no question to his ability as he did win four postseason awards. I guess the guy can play!

Player comp: Warren Sapp, Defensive Line
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Warren Sapp 
The U

Height: 187.9 cm
Weight: 21.4 stone

Speed: 4.68 seconds