I'm with you on this thought. With that Frame, those hands, and his speed he's going to get drafted in the first by someone if he declares.
Some people believe he has very questionable hands... Ive even seen Stephen Hill comparisons, which is absolutely outrageous. Benjamin and Hill are nothing alike IMO. I also thinks its pretty hypocritical when people criticize Benjamin for questionable hands, yet say that Jordan Matthews is extremely reliable and has great hands. Im not sure what Benjamins drop rate is, but Matthews drops over 10% of his targets which isnt very good. I think Kelvin Benjamin has natural hands, but can drop relatively easy passes (whether its from lack of concentration or inconsistency), and is very similar to Eric Ebron in that sense. Id love him in the 2nd, and would probably be happy with him in the 1st as well.
He is perhaps my favorite prospect this year. That's not saying Id rate him #1, but I love the potential he has. I think he may have a low floor, but he ceiling is perhaps the highest of the late first, early second round types. He will be a red zone threat from day one but has the tools to be much, much more. He is raw as a route runner but does use his body to box out the defender well. I think if he stays in school he may have a shot at beign the #1 receiver off the board next year.
18 OT JAKE MATTHEWS TEXAS A&M 49 TE AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS WASHINGTON 69 G GABE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI STATE 80 S DEONE BUCANNON WASHINGTON STATE 111 WR BRUCE ELLINGTON SOUTH CAROLINA 142 RB DE’ANTHONY THOMAS OREGON 179 WR CODY HOFFMAN BYU 210 QB BRYN RENNER NORTH CAROLINA Not exactly flashy, but good value across the board IMO. Couldnt pass up Mathews at 18. Everyone seems to have ASJ in the 2nd in their mocks but it just fits so nicely with him in the mock. I'd be thrilled if this is how it turned out
Decided to do one more and heres what I ended up with... 18 TE ERIC EBRON UNC 49 WR KELVIN BENJAMIN FLORIDA STATE 69 CB AARON COLVIN OKLAHOMA 80 G GABE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI STATE 111 TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ IOWA 142 S HAKEEM SMITH LOUISVILLE 179 DE AARON LYNCH USF 210 WR KENNY SHAW FLORIDA STATE 2 WR and 2 TE that would easily be able to help Geno become more comfortable as a QB. CB and S with great coverage skills to help us progress further to shoring up the secondary. Gabe Jackson at 80 is awesome value and would make Colon expendable or allow Winters to sit and learn for another offseason to then come in a take over for Colon in 2015. And if Lynch reaches his potential he'd go down as the steal of the entire draft. I'd take this one over my first one. Any thoughts?
18 TE JACE AMARO TEXAS TECH 49 WR DAVANTE ADAMS FRESNO STATE 69 WR BRANDON COLEMAN RUTGERS 80 OLB ADRIAN HUBBARD ALABAMA 111 TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ IOWA 142 OG BRANDON THOMAS CLEMSON 179 S ANTHONY HARRIS VIRGINIA 210 OG CHRIS WATT NOTRE DAME Kinda went offense heavy, Brandon Coleman and Davante Adams are two nice WRs I think could be available in the later rounds
I like the idea of this website, but it's kind of a fraud. Bridgewater, Jake Matthews and Sammy Watkins at number 18 in some of the mocks? That's pretty unrealistic.
Dream Draft YOUR PICKS 18 TE JACE AMARO TEXAS TECH 49 WR KELVIN BENJAMIN FLORIDA STATE 69 WR JARVIS LANDRY LSU 80 DT DOMINIQUE EASLEY FLORIDA 111 WR MARTAVIS BRYANT CLEMSON 142 FB J.C. COPELAND LSU 179 RB DRI ARCHER KENT STATE 210 TE COLT LYERLA OREGON We run a 2 TE set with Amaro and Lyerla. Move Lyerla around to multiple spots (FB, In line) the way NE did with Hernandez. This should strengthen our ground game and passing attack as we would be unpredictable. Our slot position is covered with Landry/Kerley. Our outside is covered with Benjamin/Bryant/Hill. Special teams is covered with Dri Archer and occasionally we use archer in a rb role similar to how teams use Sproles. He would be deadly if we give him space to work on screens etc. JC Copeland should hold down the FB position as we alternate him and Lyerla. Great value here for Easley as he would be part of our deadly rotation as well as depth in case of injury or if we need to move someone in a trade.
1 18 WR MIKE EVANS 2 49 TE AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS 3 69 CB EJ GAINS 3 80 OLB DEE FORD 4 111 QB AARON MURRAY 5 142 OT JOEL BITONIO 6 179 WR JOSH HUFF 7 210 RB/KR DRI ARCHER I'd be very happy with this draft.
Let the draft pundits think that Benjamin has bad hands. This way his stock drops and we can get him at 18. The game film on him tells you all you need to know. He's a beast and if he's there at 18 the Jets should take him.
your right, but it's still fun. they also don't draft players to a team of need, for instance: I saw Cyrus Koudijo taken number 1 overall and Mike Evans taken by the Bears. Chicago already has Marshall and Jeffery.
I agree, but that said, there are surprises in the draft every year and some player drops unexpectedly or a player zooms up and/or is drafted high that no one saw coming. I do think a number of their player ratings is questionable as well, and there are players who haven't officially declared for the draft. I do think it is an educational tool to help people see how a draft can go, and help them better understand why a team can't always get a great player they covet. Finally, I think it helps show very clearly how draft position can be crucial.
Agreed, that would be a hideous draft. That clearly shows why you can't blindly stick to a BPA approach to the draft and ignore need. Only a team that was already a SB contender and basically set at every position (or one whose needs matched up perfectly with those players) could afford a draft like that.
My last dip: 18 QB BLAKE BORTLES UCF 49 WR DAVANTE ADAMS FRESNO STATE 69 TE AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS WASHINGTON 80 OLB JEREMIAH ATTAOCHU GEORGIA TECH 111 OLB ADRIAN HUBBARD ALABAMA 142 OG BRANDON THOMAS CLEMSON 179 S ANTHONY HARRIS VIRGINIA 210 RB DRI ARCHER KENT STATE ======================================= I seriously doubt if the draft will ever pan out like this.
It's true, it isn't 100% accurate but weird things happen in the draft that people don't expect. I don't think too many people saw EJ Manuel going 16th overall and Geno falling into the second round for example. Plus this thing doesn't allow for trades. So even if it doesn't make sense that a team that doesn't need WR help picked up a WR with their first rounder you have to factor in that maybe that team would trade down to a team that wants to grab that WR at that spot. It's just a bit of fun and I don't expect the draft to shake out like some of the examples people have posted here. I wish, I'd be happy with a lot of them.
If the first pick ever goes like this lol 18 QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER LOUISVILLE 49 WR JARVIS LANDRY LSU 69 S CRAIG LOSTON LSU 80 WR DEVIN STREET PITTSBURGH 111 OLB TELVIN SMITH FLORIDA STATE 142 OT KEVIN GRAF USC
couple things i came away with looking at this site.... first - there are alot of very good players on the board.....last year was a deep draft and its going to continue to be deep for the next 2-3 years. the kids currently coming out of HS and the 1st/2nd year college guys can bring it. NFL talent level is going higher - putting that much more of a premium on draft picks moving forward. second - receiver depth - alot of good receivers/TE out there - i think i'll be dissapointed with the jets if they dont come away with at least TWO quality pass catching threats.
My second attempt I believe much more realistic 18 WR MARQISE LEE USC 49 TE AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS WASHINGTON 69 OLB JEREMIAH ATTAOCHU GEORGIA TECH 80 WR DEVIN STREET PITTSBURGH 111 S DION BAILEY USC 142 OG BRANDON THOMAS CLEMSON 179 C GABE IKARD OKLAHOMA 210 OLB PRINCE SHEMBO NOTRE DAME
Like I said, it's fun to mess around with. There will definitely be a lot of surprises in the draft -- Tyson Alualo anyone?? But no one can realistically have guys like Jake Matthews or Teddy Bridgewater falling to 18. Again, I'm not killing the site. It's actually a great idea. Maybe they need to tweak their algorithms or rankings somehow.
