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Had your team for our annual mock draft. Here's the result:
1. Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State
3. Vadal Alexander, OG, Louisiana State
3. Kentrell Brothers, LB, Missouri
4. Maliek Collins, DT, Nebraska
5. Jhurell Pressley, RB, New Mexico
5. Cody Core, WR, Mississippi
6. LeShaun Sims, CB, Southern Utah
7. Andrew Adams, FS, Connecticut
7. Antwane Grant, WR, Western Kentucky
Here's some background on my thoughts through this thing:
First and foremost, this was a draft focused more on the future than the immediate season at hand. Hopefully you'd get quite a few contributors at the onset though. I feel as though Philly had playoff talent with an absolutely horrendous head coach that had no cares about competing with defense. Anyhow, onward...
Got a steal with Wentz at 8. He was the only player on the board that kept me from taking Zeke Elliott in that spot. Can sit and learn behind Bradford and Daniel for 2 years, which is a perfect scenario for him.
I was really on the fence with Alexander but decided to go with the size and strength hoping he becomes a better finisher under a NFL position coach. I don't know that I made the right decision here with Garnett and Westerman still on the board, but we'll see. If nothing else, he's massive, so it'll take defenders a bit longer to get around him. He'll compete for the LG spot.
I'm really high on Brothers and was tremendously happy to get him towards the middle of round 3. He plays much faster on the football field than he does in shorts and passing on him will be a mistake in my opinion. View him as a guy that that takes over for Nigel Bradham in 2017.
Collins was a projection talent for me. He has a lot of good going for him but he needs just as much refinement and additional strength. He's a couple years from being an every down guy, but with Logan and Cox, he has the time. The Eagles need a better pass rushing defensive tackle on 3rd and long to keep Logan fresh stopping the run. If Collins doesn't improve his strength to anchor at the point though, he will bust.
Pressley doesn't get enough press. This kid is Jamaal Charles special on tape. This kid hits holes fast and is a game-breaker. Unlike Charles though, he lacks the same pass catching prowess at this point. If Pressley goes to a situation where he doesn't have to immediately be the 3rd down back, all the better. Thought about this guy in the 3rd.
Core is my height/weight/speed guy plus some decent hands. Reminds me alot of Chris Conley. I think Core can be a good player in a couple years after he cleans up his routes and gets more reps.
Really surprised I got Sims in round 6. His only knock is coming from a small school. Has near identical measurements and play style to Marcus Peters. In the right situation, Sims could be a hell of a steal. If speed turns out to be a problem, which was far from the case in the East-West Shrine game, then I probably drafted a dud.
Andrew Adams is my big-time sleeper pick at free safety/nickel back. Really solid long speed and outstanding hips and short-area quickness. Has plus ball skills and is a reliable tackler. Experienced playing a lot of single-high, was team captain.
Antwane Grant is purely a guy I just like on tape. He didn't run good at the pro day (4.73) but his tape shows he's much faster on the field. Makes quite a few tough grabs, torques his body to make some highlight catches. Good sideline awareness. Excellent yards after the catch. On a team with alot of options, but he was a playmaker. Boom or bust possession type.
1. Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State
3. Vadal Alexander, OG, Louisiana State
3. Kentrell Brothers, LB, Missouri
4. Maliek Collins, DT, Nebraska
5. Jhurell Pressley, RB, New Mexico
5. Cody Core, WR, Mississippi
6. LeShaun Sims, CB, Southern Utah
7. Andrew Adams, FS, Connecticut
7. Antwane Grant, WR, Western Kentucky
Here's some background on my thoughts through this thing:
First and foremost, this was a draft focused more on the future than the immediate season at hand. Hopefully you'd get quite a few contributors at the onset though. I feel as though Philly had playoff talent with an absolutely horrendous head coach that had no cares about competing with defense. Anyhow, onward...
Got a steal with Wentz at 8. He was the only player on the board that kept me from taking Zeke Elliott in that spot. Can sit and learn behind Bradford and Daniel for 2 years, which is a perfect scenario for him.
I was really on the fence with Alexander but decided to go with the size and strength hoping he becomes a better finisher under a NFL position coach. I don't know that I made the right decision here with Garnett and Westerman still on the board, but we'll see. If nothing else, he's massive, so it'll take defenders a bit longer to get around him. He'll compete for the LG spot.
I'm really high on Brothers and was tremendously happy to get him towards the middle of round 3. He plays much faster on the football field than he does in shorts and passing on him will be a mistake in my opinion. View him as a guy that that takes over for Nigel Bradham in 2017.
Collins was a projection talent for me. He has a lot of good going for him but he needs just as much refinement and additional strength. He's a couple years from being an every down guy, but with Logan and Cox, he has the time. The Eagles need a better pass rushing defensive tackle on 3rd and long to keep Logan fresh stopping the run. If Collins doesn't improve his strength to anchor at the point though, he will bust.
Pressley doesn't get enough press. This kid is Jamaal Charles special on tape. This kid hits holes fast and is a game-breaker. Unlike Charles though, he lacks the same pass catching prowess at this point. If Pressley goes to a situation where he doesn't have to immediately be the 3rd down back, all the better. Thought about this guy in the 3rd.
Core is my height/weight/speed guy plus some decent hands. Reminds me alot of Chris Conley. I think Core can be a good player in a couple years after he cleans up his routes and gets more reps.
Really surprised I got Sims in round 6. His only knock is coming from a small school. Has near identical measurements and play style to Marcus Peters. In the right situation, Sims could be a hell of a steal. If speed turns out to be a problem, which was far from the case in the East-West Shrine game, then I probably drafted a dud.
Andrew Adams is my big-time sleeper pick at free safety/nickel back. Really solid long speed and outstanding hips and short-area quickness. Has plus ball skills and is a reliable tackler. Experienced playing a lot of single-high, was team captain.
Antwane Grant is purely a guy I just like on tape. He didn't run good at the pro day (4.73) but his tape shows he's much faster on the field. Makes quite a few tough grabs, torques his body to make some highlight catches. Good sideline awareness. Excellent yards after the catch. On a team with alot of options, but he was a playmaker. Boom or bust possession type.
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