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The Perils of Mathematics

X. Caleb Williams – Quarterback, USC

Megawatt lightningrod goes to a Windy City.

3,633 yards / 30 TD / 5 INT / 68.6% CMP

What can I say that everyone else hasn’t? Williams wields a laser rifle arm with 12x scoped accuracy. Machine-gun release. He’s fast as shit and agile in the pocket, but always keeps his eyes downfield. He can improvise some circus throws and find the hands at wild angles. Willingly reads through progressions. He elevates his game against the top competition.

Also, no one went to his birthday. 

KEY MATCHUP: Not being a douchebag.

It’s not just smoke. People fucking hate this guy. 

Story after story after story of Williams rubbing everyone the wrong way. MKes old Southern men somberly shake their head and spit when they hear his name. And he plays like it – Williams will scramble wildly and take a 20-yard sack rather than hurt his stat sheet with an incompletion. 

You’re not watching USC, you’re watching Caleb Williams, and after the game, you’re unfortunately also watching Caleb Williams as he demands an ownerships stake in whatever team he deems lucky enough to pay him, sobs in the stands with his mother while his team sits on the sideline, and signs another 7-figure endorsement deal.  

So here’s the list of highly-drafted quarterbacks who were also notorious primadonna assholes:  

  • Brett Favre, Carson Wentz, Jamarcus Russell, Jay Cutler, Jeff George, Johnny Manziel, Josh Rosen, Kyler Murray, Mac Jones, Ryan Leaf, Vince Young

And here are the Quarterbacks from the previous list who did not disastrously flame out in the NFL:

  • Brett Favre, Kyler Murray

And to cap it off, Quarterbacks from the previous list who are not in the active process of disastrously flaming out of the NFL and/or fleeing from the state of Mississippi: 

And yet, Caleb is a better prospect (by a mile) than each one of these players. Sure, the previous list went 1/11 in terms of being a legitimate NFL quarterback, and 10/11 at headlining the list of all-time busts. But in all seriousness, you have to take the chance on Williams’ mix of accuracy, athleticism, improvisation, and arm power. Williams truly is that good. 

But there’s a reason he’s listed here at “number X”. Caleb Williams is the #1 prospect in the draft, or he’s undraftable. Either a team is okay with the risk, or they’re not. No one ranks above him, or everyone ranks above him. Do the math. 

Final Word: Williams is, without any doubt, a superstar talent at the quarterback position regardless of his personality. And history be damned, you have to take the chance on a guy this talented at the most important position in sports.

…Right? 

Surprise!

  1. BO NIX – QUARTERBACK, OREGON

Precise thrower, excellent decision-maker, and the clear-cut best true quarterback in the country.  

4,508 yards / 45 TD / 3 INT / 77.4% CMP

Zip on the ball. Good touch. Hyper-accurate deep ball. Delivers the ball right to receivers’ hands. Pinpoint even on the move. Not afraid to fit it in a tight window. Not fast, but Nix can make plays with his legs. Knows when to check down. Steps up, throws into pressure. Moves efficiently in the pocket, never surprised by the rush, throws right at the blitz. Really beautiful passes at all three levels. 

Feasted on atrocious defenses all season. Throws to first read majority of time, but does show ability to go through progressions and deliver the ball to a second or third option. This isn’t as much of an issue as people say – Nix consistently hit 2nd and 3rd options against tougher competition. Rarely deals with immense pressure – great line, but he helps them out by releasing the ball quickly. 

Good decision-maker: 45 TD / 3 INT season. Dominated every game – no “bad” games, but did not play any great defenses. Obliterated the two best be played: #13 Utah (#19 def – 250 yd / 2 TD in 3 quarters, pulled at beginning of 4th) and Arizona St (#30 def – 404 yds / 6 TD in the FIRST HALF). Did not play with great receivers (lots of drops), spreads the ball around. 5-year starter (57 starts) who improved each of the three previous years. Nix has fallen in the rankings because he’s started for five years, as if that’s actually a bad thing. 

KEY MATCHUP: #3 Washington, PAC-12 championship – 21/34 / 239 yds / 3 TD / 1 INT. 

Some dropped passes, receivers did him no favors. Clutch touchdown drive at the end of the first half to keep the game alive. Finds other reads (excellent touchdown on 4th down and another laser TD on final drive); but rarely needs to look. The interception looks worse than it was – defender was several feet out of bounds when thrown, but college has no Illegal Touching rule for defenders, easy to see why Nix didn’t check six yards out of bounds when he threw it. Made some big plays with his legs. 

Final Word: Everything you want in a quarterback. And people even went to his birthday. 

Gamebreakers

  1. MALIK NABERS – WIDE RECEIVER, LSU

The reason Jayden Daniels won a Heisman. 

89 REC / 1,569 YD / 14 TD

Graceful movement. Incredible change of speed and direction. Creates separation at will. Fluid long routes, snags it in full stride. Airs out for the deep ball. Torched defenders on a variety of routes. Consistently, egregiously wide open. Not afraid to take a hit, fights for extra yards. Always makes the first defender miss after the catch. Shoots upfield for YAC. 

Nabers slaughtered defenses. Absolute game breaker. 

Against top 25 teams this year, averaged 7.5 catches / 121.5 yds. Elevated his game against the best competition. 

KEY MATCHUP: #8 Alabama – 10 catches / 171 yds / 1 TD. I mean, come on.

Nabers obliterated Bama. Ran himself so open he was offscreen – short, intermediate, deep. Dominated like he was playing high schoolers. 

Final Word: The clear-cut top receiver in his class, Nabers single-handedly breaks open defenses with blazing speed and incredible grace in every movement. If Jayden Daniels didn’t suck, Nabers would have posted 2,000 yards.

  1. Javon Bullard – Safety, Georgia 

Pit bull with golden retriever legs. 

56 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 5 PD

Ferocious hitter, and a sound tackler. Sharp instincts. Bursting close speed. Explodes to the ball. Sticky in coverage. Plays with fire. Excels in every phase of the game. 

KEY MATCHUP: #8 Alabama – Bullard is everywhere. Covers like a corner. Hits like a linebacker. Instinctive and always knows where to be. Best player on the field. 

Final Word: Might be the best player in the draft – excellent in every area. 

  1. Graham Barton – Left Guard/Center, Duke 

Please, Mr. Douglas. 

Bulldozes rushers to the ground. Maintains position, does not get outmuscled. Monster run-blocker. Excellent size (6’5 314). Versatile, played multiple positions including Center. Fights for his blocks. Great speed. Accelerates into the second level. 

Boasted a 96 (!) pass block rating, only allowed 2 sacks. Started half his freshman season at Center due to team injuries. Consecutive First-team ACC LT. 

Tree trunk neck, like the giraffe of necks but for width. One could call it a neck-cho

KEY MATCHUP: #4 Florida State (Jared Verse, #1 Edge). Overpowered Verse on bull rushes, sent him reeling on run blocks, but struggled to keep pace with the finesse moves. Allowed 0 sacks, but a few close calls. 

Final Word: Piledriver with a jackhammer neck who dominated competition statistically and to the eye test. Lacks the speed of a pure LT, but should be a superstar on the interior. 

  1. Byron Murphy II – Defensive Tackle, Texas 

Proof that black holes (celestial body!) do move, and they are coming for you.  

29 TKL / 8.5 TFL / 5 SK

Slips through blockers like water. Doesn’t quit on plays, fights to the finish; agile enough to readjust point of attack and even make plays from the ground. Violently discard blockers. Rifles through to the pocket. Incredible hustle to reach any spot on or around the line. Requires a double team. 

KEY MATCHUP: #12 Oklahoma – Feast mode, baby. 

Final Word: You know that clip where Aaron Donald rips through the line and Geno Smith screams “Oh my god” while running for his life?

  1. Jared Verse – Edge, Florida State

Lightning unbottled.  

41 TKL / 12.5 TFL / 9 SK / 3 PD / 1 FF

Massive push off the line. Leaves slower blockers shoving air. Quickly discards engaged blockers with an easy shove. Excellent arm work to rip. Shocking how fast he blows by linemen with an explosive leap off the whistle. Has the speed to chase runners horizontally. Blockers just can’t keep up with him. 

Pressure & power collapse the pocket even when he doesn’t cleanly win matchups. Displays a solid (if somewhat deliberate) spin counter when he doesn’t win the initial blowby. If initial burst puts bigger blockers on the backfoot, Verse muscles up and sends them reeling. Treats tight ends like tissue paper. 

Can overcommit in the backfield and whiff (although it will still impact the play). Doesn’t have the pure power to always outmuscle the strongest walls. 

Unranked HS recruit (TE!) who transferred from FCS and worked his way into stardom.  

KEY MATCHUP: #16 Duke (Graham Barton) – Verse is just too fast. Barton outmuscled him in power rushes but Verse won several speed reps. Forced an interception on a play where he beat 2 blockers. Good fight between the two all game. Barton won more of the initial pushes but Verse’s relentlessness gave him an edge. 

Final Word: Brilliant athleticism and relentless drive will propel Verse into double-digit sack seasons. 

  1. Terrion Arnold – Cornerback, Alabama 

Baby firecracker. 

63 TKL / 6.5 TFL / 1 SK / 5 INT / 12 PD / 1 FF

Plays smart coverage, knows exactly where to position himself on the route. Strong and eager tackler. Nimble, makes plays on the ball. Sharp reaction speed and anticipation. Plays with fire. 

Somewhat small. Good but not great athlete, especially at CB. Noted that he can lose on-field focus at times. 

Was adored by Nick Saban. Very young (redshirt sophomore) and started most of his freshman year – started, his freshman year – at Alabama. 

KEY MATCHUP: LSU (Nabers & Robinson) – Glued to his guy in man coverage and maintained a mobile zone. Multiple plays on ball to force incompletions. Covered all receivers in a variety of looks. 

Final Word: Pure cover corner with tremendous room to grow, improving across his two seasons and dominating all matchups. 

  1. Xavier Legette – Wide Receiver, South Carolina 

It’s like how Madden is utterly broken and fast receivers automatically win on press coverage and then you throw them an easy high point touchdown and it’s so stupidly unrealistic except Legette actually does it every time and it means nothing because Rattler has 0.7 seconds to throw the ball and is incapable of reading the defense anyway so you just scream at the screen as Rattler throws into triple coverage because he can’t make a second read anyway. 

71 REC / 1,255 YD / 7 TD

Breakaway speed. Fantastic physical tools, massive catch radius with long arms and a dunk contest vertical. YAC threat, any time he catches the ball it could be a house call. Physical player who wins jump balls. Often looks uncoverable. Overshadowed by a dismal team around him. Feels like every pass that wasn’t thrown his way was a wasted play (fucking Rattler). Routinely makes mega-star leaping snags. Slips around press like it wasn’t there. 

Weak blocker, doesn’t make much of an effort. Routes are not technical or crisp – relies on his athleticism to beat corners on the throw and make himself open. 

KEY MATCHUP: #24 Clemson (#X CB Nate Wiggins): 6 catches / 68 yards. 

#1 Georgia: 7 catches 71 yards.  Highlight reel catch to start off the game. Filthy footwork on a curl. Burnt a CB right on the line at the beginning of Q2, QB didn’t look. Many screens, which Georgia consistently blew up. Offensive line is awful, no time for plays to develop. Excellent twisting catch on a ball thrown far and away. Clearly on another level. Leaps off the tape even against Georgia. 

Final Word: Leggette is a fucking monster trapped on a shitdump of a team. Cue the Jacksonville banjoes. 

  1. Amarius Mims – Right Tackle, Georgia

Eight games is enough, right?

Yes, said Quinnen.

No, said the USC quarterbacks.

Big, big man (6’8, 340). Knocks back rushers with ease. Has speed to get out in space and plough over people. Busy foot- and handwork on pass protection keeps rushers working. Offers no leverage, impossible to bull rush. Knows how to play the angles against speed rushers to keep them out of the pocket. 

Doesn’t chase his second block – hits his assignment (well), but that’s it. 

Only eight starts (didn’t start until the playoffs his penultimate year, missed half the next season with ankle injury but returned for the last three games). 

KEY MATCHUP: #X Ohio State – Won every rep. Guy is a fucking fortress.  

Final Word: The only real issue with Mims is his inexperience, but he showed the ability to match his immense size with dominant tape – his first starts coming in the CFP demonstrate that he’s a player who can jump into any moment, and the next level should be no different. 

  1. Laiatu Latu – Edge, UCLA 

Et tu, Washington doctors? 

49 TKL / 21.5 TFL / 13 SK / 2 INT / 2 PD / 2 FF

Fast and twitchy off the line. Extremely athletic, can back off and make plays with his legs. Narrow body for an edge, not a hulking frame. Uses inside-outside rips. Nice bend. Quick, but lacks the power to win a matchup if he gets caught. Has more of the size and speed of an off ball linebacker than pure edge. Dynamic playmaker, keeps his eyes up and forces himself into the heat of the action. Versatility as a high-effort run stopper. 

Forced to “medically retire” in 2021 due to a neck injury but transferred to UCLA and received clearance. Teams are very concerned about the neck, but it has had no impact on him in 2 years. 

KEY MATCHUP: #13 Utah – Generates pressure through and around the LT, but never quite gets close enough. 

Final Word: Dynamic player who forces himself into the action on every play, Latu will dominate as an OLB so long as his injuries do not hamper him. 

  1. Xavier Worthy – Wide Receiver, Texas 

Speed kills. 

75 REC / 1,014 YD / 5 TD

Fastest 40-yard dash ever (4.21). Looks it when he plays. 

Fast. Attacks the ball in air and snaps it up. Smooth mover, YAC threat. Fights through contact with the ball. Fast, makes other players look like they’re trudging through syrup fast. Well rounded game, a threat at all three levels. Easily wins space on long routes. Easy athleticism jumps off the tape. Would have benefitted him greatly if QB could hit a deep ball. 

KEY MATCHUP: #2 Washington (Championship) – 2 rec / 45 yds / 0 TD. Relative non-factor, but would have had a touchdown if Ewers could hit a barn. 

Final Word: Not just a sprinter, Worthy can ball, and that game-ending speed will break defenses with a strong-arm passer.  

  1. Nate Wiggins – Cornerback, Clemson

No one says corners are too tall anymore.  

29 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SK / 2 IN / 6 PD / 2 FF

Elite speed. Drapes the most athletic receivers. Supersonic closing speed makes quarterbacks pay on anything but a perfect ball. Physical coverage. Tall and lanky, gangly arms sneak in and disrupt the catch. Ferocious hitter. Bursts to ball. 

Choppy backpedal forces him to use the afterburners when the receiver breaks upfield. Can be slow to react on in-cuts. Criticism of his level of intensity and for slipping into lazy on-field habits. 

KEY MATCHUP: #20 North Carolina (Tez Walker) – Burnt on a long touchdown. Chased another receiver all the way downfield to force a goal line fumble, flashing monster speed. Beat on a second long route later in the game that fell incomplete on a non-call PI. Capped the game with a jumped route interception. 

Final Word: Rangy, physical corner who can keep up with anyone, but needs to refine his technique – looks like he should be better than he is.  

The Other Two (the Mystery Box)

  1. Drake Maye – Quarterback, North Carolina 

Beautifully, stupidly fearless. 

3,608 YD / 24 TD / 9 INT / 63.3%

Fearless thrower. Likes to let it fly, unbeholden to coverage or sense. Can zip it on a line downfield, yet tends to throw several yards short on the long ball. Has no problem turning to second or even a third read. Mobile enough and relishes contact. Able to launch it on the run, off platform, and through contact/busy pocket. Happily lets it rip through multiple defenders. Keeps his eyes downfield even on the move. Capable of improvving jaw-dropping plays. Truly fearless – will throw a bomb on fourth and short – can’t repeat “fearless” enough. Not afraid of the moment. The highs of his tape are mountainous. 

The lows are ghastly. Inaccuracy on routine passes from clean pockets. Floats up ducks as he’s being thrown to the ground. Drills balls into the dirt. 

Maye will puke up one of the stupidest passes you can imagine and immediately follow it up with a rollout dime. This is a player with some brutal tape and horrific decision making that could become memeworthy in the wrong environment (guess who). 

Only a two year starter, but threw nearly 1000 passes. Monster freshman year (38 TDs) but regressed his sophomore year (24) on 100 more attempts against a cupcake schedule. Worth noting that his offensive line did him no favors. 

He also punted – twice! – and averaged 40 yards. That’s cool.

KEY MATCHUP: #25 Miami – 17/33, 273 yds, 4tds 0int. The best team on their schedule, the stats are somehow fitting and deceiving. A dropped interception, several dirtballs right at the start, a terrible overthrow, and a brilliant 3-touchdown 2nd half. Showed resilience – follows up a dropped pick with a gorgeous dot on the run and then a touchdown. Takes a vicious blindside sack on his own 1-yard line and then launches a bullet to the sideline. Was assaulted by unblocked blitzers all game – OL issue, or him missing protections? 

Duke: A double-overtime showcase against archrival Duke, especially because Duke was good this year. Two touchdowns and 80 yards were dropped on top of his 348/1td. 

Final Word: There is some bad, bad tape, but there’s more incredible tape than bad. If he has time to sit and learn, Maye can become the face of the NFL with jaw dropping throws and gunslinger energy – just like Zach Wilson. 

  1. JJ McCarthy – Quarterback, Michigan 

Don’t overthink it. 

2,991 YD / 22 TD / 4 INT / 72.3%

Elusive in the pocket, keeps eyes downfield, improvises scrambling dimes. Always looking to throw. Not the strongest arm, but slings it when needed and compensates average arm strength with excellent placement. Displays solid pocket awareness, willing to stand and throw when pressure crashes. Quickly progresses through reads. Can thread right needles and put the ball right where receivers’ hands will fit. Shows some burst when he does take off. 

Poor deep ball thrower, doesn’t get enough lift/distance. His counting stats aren’t eye-opening (2991 yds / 22 td / 4 int), but his averages are excellent (3rd in QBR, 72% completion). Noticeably improved from previous year (2 year starter). 

At the end of the day, McCarthy and Michigan kicked the shit out of every team they played and went 15-0. His stats were never flashy (only topped 300 yards once), but they didn’t need to be. He won. Every time. But it is fair to wonder, how often did he have to carry the offensive load? How often would Michigan have lost if anyone else was behind center? 

But people are overthinking this. No one wants to say “oh wow another efficient, non-flashy pocket passer from Michigan” because no one wants to look like a moron for comparing him to Tom Brady. But the accuracy and vision indicate that this is a player who throws receivers open. 

Don’t overthink it. Pick the guy who went 15-0 and displays every trait an NFL quarterback needs 1 – but also don’t expect the best QB in the league.  

KEY MATCHUP: #4 Alabama, overtime win in CFP. 17/27, 221 yds / 3td / 0int. Not the easiest or cleanest game. Showed composure and led the game-tying drive with 3 minutes to go.  

Final Word: One of the top comments on his highlight video is “better than any black qb”, so Patriots fans are clearly excited.

Glad to Grab

  1. Joe Alt – Left Tackle, Notre Dame 

A force darting across the field, but is that what matters for a left tackle?

Monster truck of a human (6’8, 315). Quick hip pivot catches extra rushers. Swallows rushers – once he’s got his hands on you, that’s it. Angles rushers away from the action to neutralize spins. Quick enough to bounce from one rusher to another. Superb hip movement from a guy this size. Not a stiff, Alt is a real athlete. Drives rushers back on runs, not just a pass blocker. 

Overpowered more than you would expect in pass protection. Can sometimes look a bit lost searching for where to go. Tends to get outside hedge help on speed rushers. Sticks his ass way up in the air, which prevents him from getting the leverage he needs against stronger players. Bull rushers will throw him around. 

Didn’t face elite edge rushers in college. 

KEY MATCHUP: #6 Ohio St – Was physically bullied at times. Beat on the edge. A bit surprised at how easy it was to shove Alt around in pass protection. Improved as game went on, but too easily pushed back. 

Final Word: Not the can’t-miss prospect he’s touted as – although Alt convincingly  wins the majority of reps, there are a concerning amount of plays where he gets blown up or blown by, and it’s not a given that he can get any stronger or faster. 

  1. Jordan Morgan – Offensive Tackle, Arizona 

Actually good but the draft is rapidly approaching and I’m running out of time. 

Strong, firm blocker. Moves his feet with great efficiency. Able to keep the pocket clean even if beat. Maintains position. Good enough speed to block downfield but not exceptional. Can get beat by a strong initial push. Shows weakness to finesse moves. Doesn’t throw pancakes, but solid. 

KEY MATCHUP: My procrastination. 

Final Word: he’s good time time is ticking ahhhhh

  1. JC Latham – Right Tackle, Alabama 

Great at what he does, but don’t ask him to do more. 

Behemoth. Maintains position and fights to the whistle. Does not push players back, but holds the line well. Swallows up smaller players and shows tenacity to stick on finesse moves. If he gets a hand on the rusher, their play is over. Likes to throw players around. 

Bit of a plodder. Slow, weighty food speed. Can suffer an initial push but counters with a solid, planted “rebound”. Seems to frequently hold, even if it’s not called. Doesn’t seek the next block. Poor in space. 

KEY MATCHUP: # Texas – 1 pressure allowed, throwing rushers to the ground.  

Final Word: Pure pass blocker who may struggle to effectively push forward the run and operate in space, he does what he does at a high level and nothing more, nothing less. 

  1. Braden Fiske – Defensive Tackle, Florida State 

A bowling ball with knives in the finger holes. 

43 TKL / 9 TFL / 6 SK

Violent hands. Shifty sheds. Plays aggressive. Gets skinny to shoot gaps that he created with a strong push. “Ball of knives.” Fast, sudden change of direction for his size. Relentless on pursuit. Elite speed at 300 pounds. May be overlooked due to pudgy stature, looks a bit like a bowling ball, but he’s a menace. Overpowering and quick. Quick reactions to leap off blocks and drag down ball carrier. 

KEY MATCHUP: LSU – This is a bad, bad man. Necessitates a double team, Fiske is a whirling dervish who always sticks up a hand in the passing lane. 

Final Word: Much like the other Fiske; do not get in his way. Makes up for a pudgy build with endless motor and violence. 

  1. Kris Jenkins – Defensive Tackle, New York Jets Michigan 

History repeats.

37 TKL / 4.5 TFL / 2.5 SK / 1 INT

Versatile, lines up along entire line. Fighter, gets to the ball through grit. Squirms through double teams. Effective run stopper off the shed. Space-eater who shoves blockers to the play. Slips single-blockers. Fast for his size. Often necessitates a double-block. 

Struggles to penetrate against larger blockers. Will be more of a 2-down rusher. 

KEY MATCHUP: #10 Penn State (#X OT Olumuyiwa Fashanu) – Consistently demanded double-blockers. Was effectively blocked by Olumyiwa whenever lined up at LE. Created pressure the few times he had a single blocker on the right side. Flashed a slick spin move. 

Final Word: Space-eater NT who demands a double block, further refinement of his pass-rush moves will make him an anchor in the middle of the line. 

  1. Brock Bowers – Tight End, Georgia 

The idea of Brock Bowers is a better prospect than the player of Brock Bowers. 

56 REC / 714 YD / 6 TD

Weapon with the ball in his hands. Lines up all over the field – blocker, wide, tailback. Knows where to sit down in the zone. Crisp footwork at the line can leave slower matchups lagging. Frequently caught screens behind line of scrimmage. Simply out-athleted college backers on a lot of plays, often carrying tacklers and bursting around corners. Runs routes and catches on the run like a receiver, but wasn’t often utilized as more than a behind the line screener. Capable of some spectacular one-handed grabs, adjusting to the ball in midair like few tight ends can. 

Does not catch through contact past the line of scrimmage – it’s great the he can run these deeper routes but doesn’t finish if there’s any pressure on the catch. A number of his bigger plays were on busted coverage where defenders didn’t know or misunderstood their assignment – Bowers’ ability to confuse these defenders will not work against more sophisticated NFL coverages. 

For all the hype, Bowers didn’t actually do much – 56 catches, 714 yards, 6 TDs, and regressed each year. However, he missed 4 games, so safe to believe these numbers would be otherwise better. Solid blocker – not a liability, but not a major strength of his game. 

KEY MATCHUP: #8 Alabama – 5 rec / 53 yd / 0 TD. Hard to find footage, but in the available film, he’s just fine. 

Final Word: A hyper athletic tight end that can run a variety of routes and lined up all over the field, but analysts are so enamored with the idea of a tight end that caught screens and took handoffs that they’re overvaluing what Bowers actually did with those screens and handoffs (nothing) and overhyping a tight end who will be a good, maybe very good receiving threat with decent downfield blocking – which is a valuable asset, but not any version of a generational prospect. 

  1. Kool-Aid McKinstry – Cornerback, Alabama 

Small like Kool-Aid cup, plays big like Kool-Aid Man. 

32 TKL / 2 TFL / 7 PD

Powerful hitter, especially for his size (small). Instinctive player, knows when to switch off and baits quarterbacks. Can’t help but feel like he’d be a better safety than corner. Physical throughout the route and attacks the point of catch. 

KEY MATCHUP: #1 Georgia – untargeted. Most of his games, he goes untargeted. 

Final Word: Lacks the elite athleticism of the top NFL corners but his keen eye and high football IQ will keep him in the mix or any play. 

  1. Taliese Fuaga – Right Tackle, Oregon State

You don’t hit him; he hits you. 

Seeks out a man to block. Freezes rushers in their tracks with a powerful armbar. Shockingly fast for his size. Fights through the end of the whistle. Powerful, choppy legs help him keep pace with quick edge rushers. Maintains position. Blasts rushers on runs. Plays with violence. Active arms and legs, vigilant. Strong push knocks speed rushers far out of the play. Recovers well to deliver that push if he gets beat on the initial swim. 

Bigger than strong. Can be beat off the edge with finesse. Doesn’t lock in his man. Lagging feet and arms could hurt his ability to stay in front of rushers. 

KEY MATCHUP: UCLA (Laiatu Latu, #X Edge) – Fuaga was such a fucking wall that there were plays where rushers didn’t even try after the first push and simply backed off into coverage. Used his great arm skills to keep up with Latu even with a clear speed disadvantage. Dominated Latu, ultimately gave up a single pressure to another player.

Final Word: A mauler with a high motor and exceptional skills to make up for average physical traits, Fuaga will be a dependable goon for any team. 

Tools or Fools?

  1. Ricky Pearsall – Wide Receiver, Florida 

Pears for hands, pear for a quarterback, pears all the way down.  

65 REC / 965 YD / 4 TD

Efficient route-running. Creates separation with tight cuts. Eager blocker, surprisingly effective for his size (6’1, 190). Consistently beats the press, albeit with slow & deliberate movement. Thrives in short/medium routes. Played well against elite competition, raising his game in big moments. Torched – torched – DB’s at the Senior Bowl with impeccable routes. 

Not particularly athletic – sluggish, horrible vertical – misses passes off his fingertips that he should catch. Body catcher. Catch radius is way too small. Bricks for hands. Can make defenders miss in open field. Subpar quarterback play made it harder than it needed to be. Doesn’t create separation downfield. 

Suffered awful quarterback play. 

KEY MATCHUP: #9 Missouri (#x CB Rakestraw Jr.) 2 rec / 72 yards / 0 TD. Made Rakestraw look silly on a long burst across the field. Also took an end-around for a long touchdown. 

#19 LSU – 7 rec / 103 yds / 0 TD. Impactful blocker. Frequently makes space for himself. Skied for an under thrown ball. Primarily used as a decoy in the end-around run game (terrific coaching). 

Final Word: The tape makes you wonder about how he would look on a team that wasn’t a dumpster fire – feels like the tools are there for a hard-nosed slot receiver. 

  1. Michael Penix, Jr. – Quarterback, Washington 

The Hail Mary. 

4,903 YD / 36 TD / 11 INT / 65.5%

Cannon. Gorgeous and often well-placed deep ball. Drops the ball right into receivers’ hands. Lasers the ball in the short/intermediate range.  

Slow, trebuchet release. Misfires when pressured. Odunze (#X WR) wins many jump balls. Feels like he decides where he’s throwing before the play. Lots of “miscommunications” – makes you wonder how firmly he’s got the playbook. Panics under pressure. Throws off his back foot way, way too much. Too many of his passes are bombs that will not succeed at half this rate in the NFL.  

Threw more interceptions than any other prospect (11 total). Not a good stat for someone who’s played six (6!!!) years in college. That’s the difference between him and Nix – they’ve both played many years, but Nix went 45/3 (15:1), nearly five times better than Penix (36/11, 3.5:1). 

Of the 32 starting quarterbacks in the 2023 NFL, three threw 11 or more interceptions their last year in school: 

  • Jared Goff (13)
  • Jordan Love (17)
  • Bailey Zappe (11)

All three were third-year juniors. 

Penix is a sixth year starter.  

KEY MATCHUP(s):

#8 Oregon – 22/37 / 302 yd / 4 TD / 1 INT. Struggles with pressure. Several gorgeous bombs mixed with wildly inaccurate throws. Flashed some special plays. 

#5 Oregon (PAC-12 Championship) – Some great throws, some bad throws. Fared better against pressure this game. Throws a beautiful deep ball. Ugly, innaccurate interception facing pressure. Bad sack on another pressure, held the ball needlessly. 

#3 Texas (Sugar Bowl) – continues to look more composed under pressure. Evading sacks and keeps his eyes downfield. Best he’s ever looked under pressure. Megastar plays this game. Displaying patience and willingness to progress his reads. Clutch, game-finishing drive. 

#1 Michigan (Championship) – Held his own against a vastly superior team after a shaky, nervous start. Struggled with accuracy, even with clean pockets. This was a game where the deep ball didn’t hit every time, and the result was telling. Penix wasn’t amazing, but the team did him no favors. 

Final Word: Penix has the physical tools to make any throw, but even after six years, he might be a project in terms of reading the field and dissecting a defense. That’s hard to justify, and without being able to rely on a monster WR to bail out the deep ball, the results could get ugly.

JAGs, But Not Those Jags

  1. Olumuyiwa Fashanu – Offensive Tackle, Penn State 

Takes longer to say his name than to slip by him. 

Solid strength, maintains ground. Excels when blocking power rushers. Can move just enough for a swing block. Hustles and blocks through the whistle. 

Plays slow and can be beat with speed. Struggles to hold his blocks in place, slipping and sliding back into the pocket. 

KEY MATCHUP: Ohio St – Lost a step against some speed rushes, but performed better than Alt against this same team. 

Final Word: Not a “bad” player and by no means a liability, but lacks the dominance you would hope to see in college and often just barely hung on much of the time – would likely be a very good if not great right tackle, but grading him as a left tackle who shows little ability or natural athletic movement to compete with speedy edge rushers. 

  1. Rome Odunze – Wide Receiver, Washington 

The builder of Penix, or built by the Senate?

92 REC / 1,640 YD / 13 TD

Catches through tough contact. Rangy catch radius, can vertically extend to snatch the ball. Fights for extra yards. Attacks the ball in air. Springy vertical. Strong hands to rip the ball from the air. Legitimate threat for 10+ after the catch. Concentrates to reel it in through acrobatic finishes. Gritty as hell – played the title game with a punctured lung. 

Doesn’t tend to win significant separation on deep routes – benefitted from a great quarterback (Penix) who could place the deep ball in airtight windows. Not particularly fast or large (plays smaller than he is). Multiple unforced fumbles. Lets the ball come to him, doesn’t snap it out of the air. 

KEY MATCHUP: #8 Oregon – 8 rec / 102 yards. Physically moved corners off of him to get free for some solid catches, but looked more accurate to who he will be – a solid possession receiver who can twist in the air. 

Final Word: A solid possession receiver who earns tough acrobatic catches through contact, but an elite quarterback delivered Odunze the ball even when he did not create major separation, and he lacks the elite physical tools needed to do so at the next level. 

  1. Quinyon Mitchell – Cornerback, Toledo 

Crown-prince-emperor of the sewer goblins, aka the MAC. 

41 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 INT / 18 PD

Rapid acceleration, bursts to the ball. Definition of ballhawk. Erased his matchups at the 1-on-1 Senior Day drills. Quick and fluid hips help him cling to receivers every step of the route. Eager to leap in and help in runs. Rare to see Mitchell get beat. 

Loses when receivers outmuscle him – seems to be the major weakness in his game. Played in the MAC – lowest level of D1 competition.

KEY MATCHUP: #3 Ohio St (2022 – there’s no one else on the schedule). He played nobodies. Against Ohio St, cooked all day. Played incredibly soft coverage and got outmuscled when he bodies up on MHJ. 

Final Word: He’s not awful, but he’s a first round pick because he guarded nobodies at Toledo. Untested and unproven is a hard sell when the other top corners shut down SEC receivers all year. 

  1. Jer’Zhan Newton – Defensive Tackle, Illinois 

“Rex” for all you NTE fans – props to the coders, because even at 98 OVR he was invisible there, too.

52 TKL / 8.5 TFL / 7.5 SK / 2 PD / 1 FF

Maintains absolute position – doesn’t move backwards, but doesn’t move forwards. Unfortunately, he’s not a nosetackle. 

Fast for his size and accelerates in a hurry, chases runners in the backfield. Can make the tackle when engaged, able to move his blocker laterally. Does not jump off the tape at all. Rarely the first player to collapse the pocket, and often cleans up the scraps. Lines up in various spots along the line.

Final Word: Solid run-stopper who can readjust and find the ball carrier, but will not make the play without help from the full unit. 

  1. Payton Wilson – Linebacker, NC State 

A linebacker, in this economy?

138 TKL / 17.5 TFL / 6 SK / 3 INT / 6 PD / 1 FF

Fast, great burst to finish plays. Hard-hitting wrap-up tackler. Covers horizontal distance in a hurry. Shoots backfield to make a play. Applies pressure off the edge as a rusher. Always chirping after the play. Knows how to simultaneously maintain coverage and keep mobile quarterbacks stuck at line. Smaller frame. Nose for the ball. 

KEY MATCHUP: Positional relevance. 

Final Word: Best linebacker at his class, but the position just doesn’t impact defenses enough to justify a high pick. 

  1. Marvin Harrison Jr – Wide Receiver, Ohio State 

Just like his dad, for better or worse. 

67 REC / 1,211 YD / 14 TD

Good speed. Sliced through to gaps in zones. Strong hands that can hold on in traffic. Attacks the catch. Excellent body control to come down with contested over the shoulder balls. Great leaping ability to extend catch radius. Always comes down with a contested ball. Quick turn and processing speed enables fluid, spinning catches before defenders can adjust. Powerful cuts on routes. If Harrison can get a hand on the ball, he’s coming down with it.  

Doesn’t break tackles. Also has a bafflingly terrible nickname – Maserati Marv. He didn’t pick it, but is on record as saying it’s his favorite. This definitely doesn’t matter, but are we sure it doesn’t? Shouldn’t it? 

Maserati fucking Marv? 

I don’t know. I just don’t see it. This guy is the generational best-ever prospect? He does nothing special, nothing. I don’t get it. What am I missing? This is a JAG. 

KEY MATCHUP: at #3 Michigan, final game of the season – 5 catches, 118 yards, 1 touchdown. Displayed amazing ability to adjust and bring down the football against elite competition. 

Final Word: All-arounder like his father, and looks to be a good receiver with the full suite of tools, but something’s missing. Harrison lacks the game breaking element that you’re looking for in a top-5 pick. 

  1. Dallas Turner – Edge, Alabama 

All gas, no steering. 

53 TKL / 14.5 TFL / 10 SK / 1 PD / 2 FF

Doesn’t display moves past the initial bump or duck, rushes in a straight line. 

Strong push, throws blockers with a single arm. Quick enough to duck and slip. Keeps eyes up, makes plays when he doesn’t win the matchup. Solid combination of strength and quickness, leverages both simultaneously. Good hustle, continues chase in the backfield. 

KEY MATCHUP: #1 Georgia – Did absolutely nothing on the majority of plays. Picked up a sack by flinging himself hard enough into the lineman to force him backward. 

Final Word: Great athlete who doesn’t necessarily beat his matchup, but rather overpowers them – might have highlights against weaker linemen but lack of technique will limit overall impact. 

Take a Flier

  1. Ladd McConkey – Wide Receiver, Georgia 

Pure possession receiver without the hands of a possession receiver. 

30 REC / 478 YD / 2 TD (9 Games)

58 REC / 762 YD / 7 TD (SO season)

Tight route runner. Precise cuts. Body catcher, doesn’t have natural hands and lets the ball come to him. Knows where to place himself for the quarterback. Average athletic traits. Slot size. Not a YAC threat. 

Final Word: Technical route runner who does not have the hands, speed or size to be a threat unto himself, but will thrive in a system where he is asked only for his route running. 

  1. Cedric Gray – Linebacker, North Carolina

Excellent coverage linebacker whose dumbdumb idiot coach sends him on every blitz. 

121 TKL / 11 TFL / 5 SK / 1 INT / 4 PD / 2 FF

Excels in man and zone coverage, keeps eyes up and has fluid hip movement. Generates power on blitz. 

Doesn’t anticipate the play. Slow. Low-impact hits and can miss tackles. Struggles to disengage. 

KEY MATCHUP: #25 Miami – Surged across the field for several tackles with some high-effort dives. Sent on a blitz every other play, which is not to his strengths (see this in all his games). Brilliant leaping interception where he baited the QB.  

Final Word: Used as a blitzer far too often, Gray could be a better pro than college player with exceptional coverage skills if he can slim down to boost his speed and agility (could he play safety?).

  1. Tyler Guyton – Right Tackle, Oklahoma 

He’s certainly a guy, haha, I’m running out of juice. 

Blocks through the play. Good hip movement, rangy side steps. Covers lateral distance in a hurry. Wins ground. 

Susceptible to any sort of speed rush, will get cooked by pure finesse rushers. 

KEY MATCHUP: Texas – you know it’s over when a guy whose only skill is “big” gets thrown out of the way by someone half his size like that special sock in your drawer. 

Final Word: We’ve truly reached “I’m bored and these guys are starting to suck” territory. 

Grab Your 10-Foot Pole

  1. Adonai Mitchell – Wide Receiver, Texas 

“This will be his breakout year” – the fans of his third team in 6 years. 

55 REC / 845 YD / 11 TD

Shifty off the line. Big guy (6’4) with dangerous speed. Body catcher, even though he can rip the ball from the air. Thrives in the short/mid-range with efficient cuts. Benefitted from star QB play (Quinn Ewers). Non-factor outside of 3 games, only broke 100 yards three times, had less than 50 yards eight times. 

Questions on maturity and intensity. Transferred from Georgia (in its championship years) as a starter. Wore out his welcome?  

KEY MATCHUP: Alabama. Even with a huge size advantage against the corner, only had 3 catches, albeit two were touchdowns. Seemingly flashed in and out of the game. Summarizes much of his career. Fantastic splash plays amid a whole lot of nothing. 

Final Word: One of those players who should be better than he is, but potential based on physical attributes is irrelevant without the right attitude (which he does not seem to possess). 

  1. Darius Robinson – Edge, Missouri 

Don’t judge a book by its cover. 

43 TKL / 14 TFL / 8.5 SK / 1 FF

Powerful shove-off. Ideal build and good size/speed combo, but it might hide a lack of substance – the plays he wins on are often blown coverages or against purely inferior matchups. You look at this guy and think he should be incredible based on the physical attributes, but there isn’t much to his game. The majority of his stats and highlights came courtesy of an atrocious Florida right tackle. No pass rush moves to speak of aside from “run fast and hard at the guy in front of me”. 

KEY MATCHUP: Making meaningful plays. 

Final Word: A player who looks like he should be elite, with athleticism that is elite, and stats that are elite, but there’s nothing actually elite about his game. 

  1. Edgerrin Cooper – Linebacker, Texas A&M 

Splashy heavy hitter whose only moves are “Quick Attack” and “Splash”. 

84 TKL / 17 TFL / 8 SK / 2 PD / 2 FF

Strong wrap-up tackler. Whipcrack pursuit. Can beat plodder linemen off the blitz. Acrobatic and agile lunges to reach through blocks and make plays. Quick to break behind the line and bring chaos. Powerhouse hitter. Uncomfortable in zone coverage, can turn his back on play. More comfortable attacking / breaking zone than sticking in coverage. Can take poor angles and get beat in open field. Susceptible to upfield blocks. Doesn’t do anything if a blocker gets a hand on him. Doesn’t adjust his zone to the routes. 

KEY MATCHUP: Auburn. Highlight-reel hits surrounded by missed tackles and poor coverage. Was neutralized when assigned to blockers. 

Final Word: An athletic heatseeker who too easily gets knocked off course and will need extensive coaching to unlock his potential. 

The New York Giants Draftboard

  1. Jayden Daniels – Quarterback, LSU 

Further proof that the Heisman is horseshit. 

3,812 YD / 40 TD / 4 INT / 72.2%

Dangerous in open field and elusive in the pocket. Rocket launcher attached to his shoulder, hits the long ball with an effortless flick. Outrageous statistics (3800 yards, 40 tds, 4 int, #1 QBR). 

One read quarterback with a consistently squeaky-clean pocket and wide open receivers. Every single highlight throw – every one of them – came off a 100% clean pocket. 

When he decides to run, he runs – doesn’t keep his eyes downfield. His top receiver (Malik Nabers, #1 WR) was a highlight machine in the endzone. Daniels does make it look easy, but frankly, it often is. 

Graduate transfer (23). Major struggles at ASU: played 2 seasons, sacked 32(!) and 26 times, 2300 yards 10td / 10 int his last year there. Sacked 43(!!!) times his first year at LSU (that many sacks behind this offensive line is criminal) with 2900yds/17td/3int, awful in a season-ending loss to Georgia. Went 1-3 in ranked games his senior season. 

KEY MATCHUPS: #8 FSU & #8 Alabama. Between both, averaged 283 yds / 61% / 1.5 TD / 1 INT. Lost both. 

Yikes.

The Alabama game is particularly gruesome. 80 of the 216 yards came on a play where Nabers had 15 yards of space on a go. Daniels displayed no ability to do anything other than follow a very specific script (throwing or running where the ball was designed to immediately go). Incredible how many times he could stand 4 seconds in the pocket without any pressure and still throw the ball three yards behind his receiver. 

Final Word: Tall guy throws long + tall guy runs fast = dumb GM trades Daniels to the Cowboys for a conditional 5th in three years. 

  1. T’Vondre Sweat – Defensive Tackle, Texas

Winner of the inaugural “Jalen Carter Career Memorial Award for Dumbest Idiot in the Draft, as presented by Dow Jones”.  

45 TKL / 8 TFL / 2 SK / 4 PD

Big motherfucker with nice agility. Filthy swim move for his size. Deflects a shocking amount of throws. Drags centers with a single arm. Rips off engaged blockers to immediately make a play. Consistently jumps at the line to tip the pass. 

Stamina is an unsurprising issue, takes plays off. Absolutely immobile outside the middle, hard to imagine him chasing down and NFL RB. If I were an OC, I would run outside every single play. Players don’t develop a motor. 

In response to teams questioning his partying and conditioning at the Combine, Sweat picked up a DUI that night. 

KEY MATCHUP: #3 Alabama – 1 tackle. Generated shockingly little push for a man his size. Took off a batch of plays.

#12 Oklahoma – Tale of two halves. Generating massive pressure. Flying around the field for stops. Starts jogging when the QB runs past the line. Complete non-factor in the 2nd half, completely gassed. 

Final Word: He’s not just a two-down lineman; he’s a one-down lineman whose weaknesses are likely too great for his strength to overcome. Just don’t run at him. Or just go drinking with him the night before. 

  1. Kamari Lassiter – Cornerback, Georgia 

Not hard to cover when it’s only for 0.7 seconds.  

37 TKL / 3.5 TFL / 0.5 SK / 8 PD

Ferocious hitter. Small. Physical coverage. Fast enough to stick with his man stride-for-stride. Quick hips. 

Didn’t have to cover long with Georgia’s monstrous DL and played mostly deep coverage. 

KEY MATCHUP: #9 Ole Miss – Got beat on a few plays, short and long. Georgia’s beastly line surging to the QB saved him a few times. Couldn’t escape blocks. 

South Carolina (#3 WR Xavier Legette) – Here’s the problem, he didn’t cover Legette. He covers his side of the field, and the few times Legette was on his side, Lassiter was toasted. Whiffed multiple times off press. Some thunderous hits, and a few missed tackles. Not an impressive performance. 

Final Word: Benefitted from a monstrous Georgia defensive line, Lassiter wasn’t even the go-to corner on his team. 

  1. Troy Fautanu – Left Tackle, Washington 

High motor that might be more whir than rev. 

This man seeks the block. Keeps his legs chopping and drives rushers. Quick feet and instincts to stay in the play. Agile. Can get shoved around. Active arms keep defenders working. 

Final Word: Fantastic hustle and effort gave his quarterback just enough time to make the play, but lacks strength and size and will be bullied by the hulks of the NFL. 

  1. Brian Thomas Jr. – Wide Receiver, LSU 

One trick pony throws, one trick pony catches.

68 REC / 1,177 YD / 17 TD

Burner. His jog is a full sprint. Smokes the press at the line. Effortless acceleration. Body catcher. Runs one route – the go. Feasted on defenses needing to fully sell out to not only stop Jayden Daniels from running, but to guard Nabers on the other side. 

KEY MATCHUP: who cares, he sucks 

Final Word: Took advantage of defenses having no one left to guard him, doesn’t display anything beyond a good go route.

  1. JonathOn Brooks – Running Back, Texas 

Lacking the elite speed, vision, or strength. 

1,139 YD / 6.1 YPC / 10 TD / 25 REC / 286 YD / 1 REC TD

Sudden acceleration. Benefited from great blocking. One-cut. Often untouched until 10 yards downfield. Doesn’t force broken tackles or make anyone miss in open field. Willing, aggressive blocker. Doesn’t create space with smart running. Strong build, at his best with a head or steam and able to carry defenders, but not a power back. Solid hands, attacks the catch. Doesn’t overpower or win with contact at the line. Slow jukes and cuts. 

KEY MATCHUP: #3 Alabama –  Nice cutback and second-effort on touchdown run. Carried defenders with some strong runs. Unremarkable performance. 

Final Word: Does his best work behind wide open holes and missed ankle tackles, could carve out a role as a solid receiving back with good hands and nice closing speed. 

  1. Ennis Rakestraw, Jr. – Cornerback, Missouri 

I can’t even find video on this guy. 

35 TKL / 1.5 TFL / 4 PD / 1 FF

Quick adjustment speed. 

Worst athleticism scores for a CB in the draft. Can’t imagine that matters for a corner.  

KEY MATCHUP: #23 LSU (Nabers/Thompson). He wasn’t targeted – not once. LSU refused to go after him, which says something either about him or his team. I think.  

Final Word: I’m sure the slow and weak cornerback will be great. I’m sure he’ll just shut down Ja’Marr Chase. 

  1. Cooper Dejean – Cornerback, Iowa 

The dream of a white corner is still dead. 

41 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 INT / 5 PD

Thrives in the box – quick instincts and a nose for the ball. Steps up to make the tackle and break up short passes. Average athlete at best, no top end speed, strength or fluidity. Virtually no projection as an NFL corner – he is a safety and plays as such, regardless of his positional designation. Unable to keep up with faster players, gets roasted at the line of scrimmage. Not a great tackler, not strong enough to bring bigger players down and often defaults to weak arm tackles. Muddles across the field like weights are tied to his legs. Jogs when the play isn’t directly in his realm and makes little effort to quickly get to the ball. Walking penalty – staggering amount of stupid, clearcut penalties he was not called for.  

KEY MATCHUP: Racial stereotypes that white corners are too slow and unathletic. You’re setting us back years, Cooper. 

Final Word: I am baffled. I don’t even understand the appeal of DeJean as a prospect at any level. This is the most inexplicable top-10 prospect I have ever seen. DeJean is nigh-undraftable. 

  1. Keon Coleman – Wide Receiver, Florida State 

I got so irritated watching Coleman fuck over his quarterback I had to turn off the tape. 

50 REC / 658 YD / 11 TD

Slow to react and adjust to the ball. Doesn’t break tackles. Benefits from an excellent quarterback putting the ball on the money (Travis). Struggles to maintain possession through contact balls and contested catches. Springy, quick athlete. Can sky for the ball and make highlight-reel plays. Just atrocious when it comes to contested catches. Astounding that this player is even a prospect, unplayable if anyone is within 5 yards. Cannot time his jumps, misses out any chances to even catch the ball. The occasional highlight reel grab usually comes from having to perform a circus act after said mistime. 

KEY MATCHUP: Catching the ball.  

Final Word: Quite possibly a detriment to whichever team drafts him – unless Coleman is wide open, he’s a 12th defender. 

  1. Demeioun “Chop” Robinson – Edge, Penn State 

A chopped-off pipe dream.  

15 TKL / 7.5 TFL / 4 SK / 1 PD / 2 FF

Hits like a truck. Not necessarily fast, but agile. Tight bend, leaves no wasted space. Can push to make room to slip. Enough power to wedge through inside gaps. Fights through bumps and contact. Doesn’t display a solid counter move, but works to fight through blocks with sheer force and grit. Plays with fire. 

Struggles to power through, once he’s caught, Robinson is locked up. Too many plays where he does absolutely nothing. No actual moves. Can overcommit on speed rushes. Rarely impacts a play if he doesn’t blow by. Lost lamb in coverage. 

Dreadful production. 6 sacks in 3 years, 15 total tackles his last year. 

KEY MATCHUP: #1 Michigan –  Consistently required double teams. Forced some instant pressures. Got locked up on power rushes. 

Final Word: Speed rusher with wireframe bend who shoots himself through any gaps, could become a monster if he develops a counter move. Any move. But he is too often fully neutralized for a high pick and did absolutely nothing in three years – this is a what-if player. 

  1. Chris Braswell – Edge, Alabama 

“What would you say you do here, exactly?” 

42 TKL / 10.5 TFL / 8 SK / 1 INT / 1 PD / 3 FF

Slippery off the edge. Often battled the second-best OT due to his teammate (Dallas Turner). Strong enough to push blocker when engaged and overpower. Can break off the blocker in contact. High-power hitter. Keeps eyes up to bounce and make plays away from initial rush. 

KEY MATCHUP: #1 Georgia – Forced some pressure with strength, didn’t hustle to make plays away from his assignment. 0 tackles, 2 missed. Non-factor.

#X Texas – 1 QB hit. Completely stonewalled all game by a single blocker. 

Final Word: Blah.

  1. Kingsley Shacklebolt Suamataia – Right Tackle, BYU 

As fast as he looks. 

Sluggish feet. Blocks with anger through the whistle. Slow to catch passing rushers. Strong, difficult to overpower. Overeager, prone to lunging. Stiff hips. Frequently lost, especially when moving downfield. Doesn’t keep the rusher locked up. Prone to outright missing. 

But yOu CaN’t TeAcH sIzE! 

KEY MATCHUP: Oregon – Christ on a cross, this guy fucking sucks.  

Cincinnati: Didn’t allow a sack but it was ugly. Missed blocks, looked lost, even got in the way of his teammates. A detriment blocking downfield, dreadfully slow and lacks awareness. 

Final Word: I can feel Jerruh’s warm, moist breath quickening on my neck.