Just going to point out again that it is very hard to keep your outside zone blockers healthy over the course of a season, particularly in a zip code where footing is going to be an issue from time to time. D'Brick would have been an exception because he did such a good job of taking care of himself over the course of his career in all sorts of ways that are forbidden to most OL in the NFL. Read this as he didn't let himself eat much more than it took to maintain his minimum playing weight. You try that as a 3rd rounder and you're going to get taken off the field for some guy willing to carry the extra 30 pounds for his career.
Another Day 2 WR to be aware of, Cedric Tillman from Tennessee. 6'3" 215, another potential CD replacement if we decide to go that route.
Nobody changed narrative more at @seniorbowl than Stanford’s Michael Wilson.Most NFL scouts pegged Wilson as “A+ character” & polished “possession guy” but he showed different set of gears in Mobile.Wilson was big riser moving from likely fifth to possible third-rounder. 📈 pic.twitter.com/Ffz7pgIGVZ— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) February 20, 2023 Another WR name to watch, Michael Wilson from Stanford. Sounds like he turned some heads at Mobile. Could be good value for us on early Day 3.
Daiyan Henley (#1) is not Fred Warner.BUT...if there was ever a super athletic, 230lb former receiver turned linebacker prospect that could do some Fred Warner-ish things on a football field as a value pick in the 3rd or maybe 4th round.....it's probably Daiyan Henley! pic.twitter.com/k0bywRkIpD— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) February 20, 2023 Gimme Daiyan Henley in the 3rd round. The athleticism is off the charts which is something we need at the LB position rn.
Not sure if its really an early prospect look with 53 days to go until 2023 NFLD - but I sure wouldn't mind Olusegun Oluwatimi (C from Michigan) at #74 in the 3rd round. I don't think we'd ever look back.
There was pretty good hype around Stanford’s outside threats and QB combo coming into the year because of their size. And then their running game and offensive line completely shit the bed all year giving them zero offense. Looks like an interesting prospect. Sign me up for any Michigan offensive lineman in the mid-rounds.
Oluwatimi started at the Air Force Academy before moving to UVA to start 32 consecutive games & then graduated with a degree in Economics. Love the smarts for the center position. He then spent the 2022 season as a grad year at Michigan & then won the Outland Trophy (best interior O-lineman) & the Rimington Trophy (best center). I've seen him in the 90s for mocks, - if we can trade down to get him = great. But I'd have no qualms about picking him at 74.
We went for set it and forget it with a free agent center and he ended up being a bottom 15 center. What I don’t get is why after his first year JD decided to punt on finding a mid round center to take over in year three or later. The Cowboys taking Biadasz in round four will forever piss me off.
JD traded the 23 and 2 3rd-round picks to move up and take AVT. When you trade up a lot of your liquidity goes away and you wind up settling elsewhere.
Siaki Ika from Baylor had a shit combine and will tumble, he'd plug the middle nicely. They won't draft a nose tackle though, we can only have 3Ts.
After reading shit post about over paying for AVT and why we kept our top 15C (rated 10 this year) for his whole contract, it was nice to read a real take…. Yes we won’t draft a NT especially one who underperforms during his combine and pro day.
