2022 Draft

[Jungletiger]

31. Zion Johson

 

 

[Jungletiger]

 

[claptonrocks]

2 hours ago, Jungletiger said:

31. Zion Johson

 

 

Would be an A grade if thet draft him.

Plug and play at a high rookie pace..

 

Every team knows of his abilities.

 

Question is will Linderbaum or Zion 

make it to 31..

I think so..

[|BlackJesus|]

Tyler Linderbaum planting Bucs OT Tristan Wirfs back in high school ... 

 

 

[I_C_Deadpeople]

 

Pre-NFL Scouting Combine positional rankings: A new No. 1 cornerback among 250 prospects ranked

By Dane Brugler 3h ago 14 

The NFL Scouting Combine will create slight fluctuation in the NFL Draft player rankings, but before any 40s are run or shrimp cocktails are consumed, here are the updated positional rankings — a total of 250 prospects.

There aren’t any major updates from my top-100 draft board post-Senior Bowl, but there is a new CB1. I have Washington’s Trent McDuffie, Cincinnati’s Sauce Gardner, and LSU’s Derek Stingley with similar grades at the top of the cornerback rankings, so it will be a fun race to the finish.

These rankings also include 150 additional players as we expand on each position.

Quarterbacks

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Kenny Pickett	Pittsburgh	(6-3, 217)
2. Malik Willis	Liberty	(6-0, 221)
3. Matt Corral	Ole Miss	(6-2, 205)
4. Sam Howell	North Carolina	(6-0, 221)
5. Desmond Ridder	Cincinnati	(6-3, 207)
6. Carson Strong	Nevada	(6-4, 226)
7. Bailey Zappe	Western Kentucky	(6-0, 213)
8. Jack Coan	Notre Dame	(6-3, 223)
9. Kaleb Eleby	Western Michigan	(6-1, 216)
10. Cole Kelley	SE Louisiana	(6-7, 270)
11. EJ Perry	Brown	(6-1, 200)
12. Brock Purdy	Iowa State	(6-1, 216)
13. Skylar Thompson	Kansas State	(6-2, 224)
14. Dustin Crum	Kent State	(6-1, 210)
15. Aqeel Glass	Alabama A&M	(6-4, 228)

The lone quarterback (among the top group) who wasn’t at the Senior Bowl, the combine was going to be Matt Corral’s chance to shine. Unfortunately, he is still working his way back from his ankle injury from the bowl game and will wait until the Ole Miss pro day to throw. However, this is still a critical week for Corral because of the interview process. Teams will push him on a few topics, and how he responds and carries himself will impact his final draft grade.

Running backs

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Kenneth Walker III	Michigan State	(5-10, 212)
2. Isaiah Spiller	Texas A&M	(6-1, 215)
3. Breece Hall	Iowa State	(6-1, 220)
4. Tyler Allgeier	BYU	(5-11, 221)
5. Kyren Williams	Notre Dame	(5-9, 199)
6. Dameon Pierce	Florida	(5-9, 220)
7. James Cook	Georgia	(5-11, 195)
8. Brian Robinson Jr.	Alabama	(6-2, 226)
9. Zamir White	Georgia	(6-0, 215)
10. Abram Smith	Baylor	(5-11, 211)
11. Hassan Haskins	Michigan	(6-0, 220)
12. Zonovan Knight	NC State	(5-11, 210)
13. Tyler Badie	Missouri	(5-8, 199)
14. Jerome Ford	Cincinnati	(5-11, 209)
15. Snoop Conner	Ole Miss	(5-10, 220)
16. Zaquandre White	South Carolina	(6-0, 212)
17. Jerrion Ealy	Ole Miss	(5-8, 190)
18. D’Vonte Price	FIU	(6-2, 216)
19. Rachaad White	Arizona State	(6-1, 210)
20. Pierre Strong Jr.	South Dakota State	(5-11, 204)

I don’t know that Dameon Pierce will light up the stopwatch in the 40-yard dash, but his jumps should be impressive with his explosiveness. Although he doesn’t have the résumé of an NFL playmaker, he has an NFL build with the vision, agility and finishing toughness that will translate well.

Wide receivers

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Garrett Wilson	Ohio State	(6-0, 186)
2. Treylon Burks	Arkansas	(6-3, 230)
3. Drake London	USC	(6-5, 212)
4. Jameson Williams	Alabama	(6-2, 182)
5. Chris Olave	Ohio State	(6-1, 182)
6. Jahan Dotson	Penn State	(5-11, 175)
7. Jalen Tolbert	South Alabama	(6-1, 195)
8. John Metchie III	Alabama	(5-11, 196)
9. Skyy Moore	Western Michigan	(5-9, 195)
10. George Pickens	Georgia	(6-3, 203)
11. David Bell	Purdue	(6-2, 207)
12. Wan’Dale Robinson	Kentucky	(5-10, 187)
13. Justyn Ross	Clemson	(6-4, 209)
14. Christian Watson	North Dakota State	(6-4, 211)
15. Alec Pierce	Cincinnati	(6-3, 208)
16. Khalil Shakir	Boise State	(6-0, 193)
17. Danny Gray	SMU	(6-0, 182)
18. Dai’Jean Dixon	Nicholls State	(6-2, 204)
19. Kyle Phillips	UCLA	(5-11, 186)
20. Calvin Austin III	Memphis	(5-7, 173)
21. Charleston Rambo	Miami	(6-1, 182)
22. Erik Ezukanma	Texas Tech	(6-3, 218)
23. Jalen Nailor	Michigan State	(5-11, 190)
24. Romeo Doubs	Nevada	(6-2, 204)
25. Dontario Drummond	Ole Miss	(6-1, 217)

A quarterback and cornerback in high school, Skyy Moore has impressive instincts as a pass catcher, creating route leverage and then getting every yard he can after the catch. He has outstanding hands and should be one of the standouts during the gauntlet drill this week and probably run better than most expect. Moore is going to be a day two draft pick.

Tight ends

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Trey McBride	Colorado State	(6-3, 249)
2. Greg Dulcich	UCLA	(6-4, 250)
3. Jeremy Ruckert	Ohio State	(6-5, 250)
4. Isaiah Likely	Coastal Carolina	(6-4, 241)
5. Cade Otton	Washington	(6-5, 240)
6. Jalen Wydermyer	Texas A&M	(6-5, 255)
7. Charlie Kolar	Iowa State	(6-6, 256)
8. Jake Ferguson	Wisconsin	(6-4, 244)
9. Jelani Woods	Virginia	(6-7, 275)
10. Daniel Bellinger	San Diego State	(6-4, 252)
11. James Mitchell	Virginia Tech	(6-4, 255)
12. Cole Turner	Nevada	(6-6, 246)
13. Connor Heyward	Michigan State	(5-11, 239)
14. Gerrit Prince	UAB	(6-5, 240)
15. Teagan Quitoriano	Oregon State	(6-5, 256)
16. Grant Calcaterra	SMU	(6-4, 241)
17. Derrick Deese Jr.	San Jose State	(6-4, 248)
18. Chigoziem Okonkwo	Maryland	(6-3, 247)
19. Austin Allen	Nebraska	(6-8, 260)
20. Armani Rogers	Ohio	(6-5, 221)

The TE1 designation remains wide open — some prefer the steadiness of Trey McBride, but Greg Dulcich is the best athlete of the group with his speed and explosiveness. He should post the best 40-yard dash at the position. He will be considered the top tight end by several teams.

Offensive tackles

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Ikem Ekwonu	NC State	(6-4, 322)
2. Evan Neal	Alabama	(6-7, 357)
3. Charles Cross	Mississippi State	(6-5, 305)
4. Trevor Penning	Northern Iowa	(6-7, 330)
5. Bernhard Raimann	Central Michigan	(6-6, 304)
6. Daniel Faalele	Minnesota	(6-8, 387)
7. Tyler Smith	Tulsa	(6-5, 332)
8. Max Mitchell	Louisiana	(6-6, 299)
9. Abraham Lucas	Washington State	(6-7, 324)
10. Nicholas Petit-Frere	Ohio State	(6-5, 304)
11. Rasheed Walker	Penn State	(6-6, 320)
12. Spencer Burford	UTSA	(6-4, 293)
13. Braxton Jones	Southern Utah	(6-5, 306)
14. Kellen Diesch	Arizona State	(6-7, 292)
15. Obinna Eze	TCU	(6-6, 329)
16. Dare Rosenthal	Kentucky	(6-7, 325)
17. Luke Tenuta	Virginia Tech	(6-8, 315)
18. Matt Waletzko	North Dakota	(6-7, 310)
19. Myron Cunningham	Arkansas	(6-5, 327)
20. Vederian Lowe	Illinois	(6-4, 322)

One of the youngest players in the draft class, Tyler Smith is incredibly raw, and his technique needs to rebuilt from the ground up. However, he has the explosive play strength and physical traits to get significantly better with technical and mental development. Smith will require a patient coaching staff, but it’s easy to understand why a team would be willing to draft him in the top 50 picks.

Offensive guards

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Kenyon Green	Texas A&M	(6-4, 325)
2. Zion Johnson	Boston College	(6-3, 314)
3. Darian Kinnard	Kentucky	(6-5, 324)
4. Jamaree Salyer	Georgia	(6-3, 320)
5. Ed Ingram	LSU	(6-3, 317)
6. Marquis Hayes	Oklahoma	(6-5, 318)
7. Sean Rhyan	UCLA	(6-5, 320)
8. Lecitus Smith	Virginia Tech	(6-3, 321)
9. Luke Goedeke	Central Michigan	(6-4, 318)
10. Justin Shaffer	Georgia	(6-4, 326)
11. Joshua Ezeudu	North Carolina	(6-4, 325)
12. Logan Bruss	Wisconsin	(6-5, 315)
13. Thayer Munford	Ohio State	(6-6, 327)
14. Andrew Stueber	Michigan	(6-6, 327)
15. Cade Mays	Tennessee	(6-5, 321)
16. Chris Paul	Tulsa	(6-3, 324)
17. Cordell Volson	North Dakota State	(6-6, 313)
18. Nick Zakelj	Fordham	(6-6, 316)
19. William Dunkle	San Diego State	(6-5, 330)
20. Chasen Hines	LSU	(6-3, 332)

Though some blockers rely on power and others rely on angles, Marquis Hayes relies on both, and I have been impressed by his ability to make split-second adjustments. He will rely too much on his length at times, but he plays violent and stout and does a great job with the balancing act of staying composed while also unleashing hell on defenders when the opportunity is there.

Centers

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Tyler Linderbaum	Iowa	(6-3, 292)
2. Dylan Parham	Memphis	(6-2, 313)
3. Luke Fortner	Kentucky	(6-4, 302)
4. Cole Strange	Chattanooga	(6-4, 304)
5. Dohnovan West	Arizona State	(6-3, 315)
6. Cam Jurgens	Nebraska	(6-3, 290)
7. Alec Lindstrom	Boston College	(6-3, 302)
8. Dawson Deaton	Texas Tech	(6-5, 300)
9. James Empey	BYU	(6-4, 289)
10. Nick Ford	Utah	(6-5, 315)

One of my favorite offensive linemen in this class, Luke Fortner has guard-center versatility with his wide base and contact balance to anchor and keep his strong hands engaged. He is an alert player with enough lateral quickness to react with sudden defenders, but he has very little room for error or defenders will gain leverage. Nonetheless, Fortner will start in the league, projecting best at center.

Edge rushers

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Aidan Hutchinson	Michigan	(6-6, 261)
2. Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oregon	(6-4, 255)
3. Travon Walker	Georgia	(6-5, 275)
4. David Ojabo	Michigan	(6-5, 255)
5. Jermaine Johnson	Florida State	(6-4, 259)
6. George Karlaftis	Purdue	(6-3, 268)
7. Logan Hall	Houston	(6-6, 278)
8. Arnold Ebiketie	Penn State	(6-2, 250)
9. Drake Jackson	USC	(6-4, 254)
10. Kingsley Enagbare	South Carolina	(6-4, 261)
11. Boye Mafe	Minnesota	(6-3, 255)
12. Alex Wright	UAB	(6-7, 268)
13. Myjai Sanders	Cincinnati	(6-4, 242)
14. Dominique Robinson	Miami (Ohio)	(6-5, 254)
15. Sam Williams	Ole Miss	(6-3, 250)
16. DeAngelo Malone	Western Kentucky	(6-3, 234)
17. Jesse Luketa	Penn State	(6-2, 261)
18. Cameron Thomas	San Diego State	(6-4, 264)
19. Josh Paschal	Kentucky	(6-3, 270)
20. Nik Bonitto	Oklahoma	(6-3, 238)
21. Michael Clemons	Texas A&M	(6-5, 265)
22. Amare Barno	Virginia Tech	(6-4, 239)
23. Tyreke Smith	Ohio State	(6-3, 245)
24. Zachary Carter	Florida	(6-4, 287)
25. Christopher Allen	Alabama	(6-3, 242)

With his muscle twitch and acceleration, Boye Mafe is going to test like a first-round prospect this week at the combine. But his on-field instincts and impact don’t consistently mirror his athletic traits, especially in the run game (averaged only 2.6 tackles per game in 2021). Maye will be drafted higher than I have him ranked.

Defensive tackles

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Devonte Wyatt	Georgia	(6-3, 307)
2. Jordan Davis	Georgia	(6-6, 360)
3. Travis Jones	Connecticut	(6-4, 326)
4. DeMarvin Leal	Texas A&M	(6-4, 290)
5. Perrion Winfrey	Oklahoma	(6-4, 303)
6. Phidarian Mathis	Alabama	(6-4, 313)
7. John Ridgeway	Arkansas	(6-5, 327)
8. Neil Farrell Jr.	LSU	(6-4, 338)
9. Matthew Butler	Tennessee	(6-3, 290)
10. Kalia Davis	UCF	(6-2, 310)
11. Eyioma Uwazurike	Iowa State	(6-6, 310)
12. Otito Ogbonnia	UCLA	(6-4, 326)
13. Haskell Garrett	Ohio State	(6-1, 298)
14. Noah Elliss	Idaho	(6-4, 360)
15. Jayden Peevy	Texas A&M	(6-5, 310)
16. Marquan McCall	Kentucky	(6-3, 358)
17. Thomas Booker	Stanford	(6-4, 310)
18. Eric Johnson	Missouri State	(6-4, 300)
19. Christopher Hinton	Michigan State	(6-4, 310)
20. D.J. Davidson	Arizona State	(6-3, 326)

My top-ranked defensive tackle in the draft, Devonte Wyatt has the athletic traits to win in different ways off the ball, displaying initial quickness, lateral range and chase down speed. In the run game, he understands how to leverage gaps and find the ball carrier, although he can stand to be a better finisher. For an NFL team looking for a three-technique, Wyatt is the best this class has to offer.

Linebackers

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Devin Lloyd	Utah	(6-3, 232)
2. Nakobe Dean	Georgia	(6-0, 225)
3. Quay Walker	Georgia	(6-4, 245)
4. Chad Muma	Wyoming	(6-2, 241)
5. Damone Clark	LSU	(6-2, 240)
6. Christian Harris	Alabama	(6-2, 232)
7. Leo Chenal	Wisconsin	(6-2, 252)
8. Brian Asamoah	Oklahoma	(6-0, 222)
9. Channing Tindall	Georgia	(6-2, 223)
10. Troy Andersen	Montana State	(6-3, 242)
11. JoJo Domann	Nebraska	(6-1, 226)
12. Terrel Bernard	Baylor	(6-1, 220)
13. Darrian Beavers	Cincinnati	(6-4, 252)
14. Brandon Smith	Penn State	(6-3, 240)
15. Mike Rose	Iowa State	(6-4, 250)
16. Jeremiah Gemmel	North Carolina	(6-1, 222)
17. Baylon Spector	Clemson	(6-1, 244)
18. Nate Landman	Colorado	(6-2, 232)
19. Micah McFadden	Indiana	(6-1, 226)
20. Jack Sanborn	Wisconsin	(6-2, 236)

Leo Chenal is going to be a standout this week at the combine with how he tests both athletically and with his bench press, which will match what he puts on tape. Chenal has outstanding eyes, aggressive flow and feel for run-blocking development, which allows him to play ahead of climbing blocks and pile up the tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage.

Cornerbacks

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Trent McDuffie	Washington	(5-11, 195)
2. Ahmad Gardner	Cincinnati	(6-2, 190)
3. Derek Stingley Jr.	LSU	(6-1, 195)
4. Kyler Gordon	Washington	(6-0, 195)
5. Andrew Booth Jr.	Clemson	(6-0, 193)
6. Kaiir Elam	Florida	(6-2, 200)
7. Roger McCreary	Auburn	(5-11, 189)
8. Marcus Jones	Houston	(5-9, 185)
9. Tariq Woolen	UTSA	(6-3, 205)
10. Coby Bryant	Cincinnati	(6-1, 191)
11. Martin Emerson	Mississippi State	(6-1, 202)
12. Joshua Williams	Fayetteville State	(6-3, 193)
13. Cam Taylor-Britt	Nebraska	(5-11, 200)
14. Akayleb Evans	Missouri	(6-2, 201)
15. Mykael Wright	Oregon	(5-11, 176)
16. Tariq Castro-Fields	Penn State	(6-0, 194)
17. Jalyn Armour-Davis	Alabama	(6-1, 190)
18. Kalon Barnes	Baylor	(5-11, 183)
19. Derion Kendrick	Georgia	(6-0, 202)
20. Zyon McCollum	Sam Houston State	(6-2, 202)
21. Mario Goodrich	Clemson	(6-0, 186)
22. Chris Steele	USC	(6-1, 190)
23. Jaylen Watson	Washington State	(6-1, 197)
24. Cordale Flott	LSU	(6-1, 178)
25. Josh Jobe	Alabama	(6-0, 188)

Kyler Gordon is somewhat of an acquired taste because his cover awareness and technique aren’t strengths to his game. However, he is a freaky athlete with the fluidity, speed and toughness that you bet on at the position. If Gordon tests like expected in Indianapolis, he doesn’t fall out of the first round in April.

Safeties

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	HT/WT
1. Kyle Hamilton	Notre Dame	(6-3, 218)
2. Daxton Hill	Michigan	(6-0, 192)
3. Jalen Pitre	Baylor	(5-11, 196)
4. Lewis Cine	Georgia	(6-1, 200)
5. Jaquan Brisker	Penn State	(6-1, 203)
6. Bryan Cook	Cincinnati	(6-1, 204)
7. Kerby Joseph	Illinois	(6-1, 200)
8. Nick Cross	Maryland	(6-1, 215)
9. Tycen Anderson	Toledo	(6-1, 204)
10. Verone McKinley III	Oregon	(5-11, 196)
11. JT Woods	Baylor	(6-2, 188)
12. Alontae Taylor	Tennessee	(6-0, 196)
13. Yusuf Corker	Kentucky	(6-0, 204)
14. Leon O’Neal	Texas A&M	(6-0, 211)
15. Dane Belton	Iowa	(6-1, 207)
16. Juanyeh Thomas	Georgia Tech	(6-2, 218)
17. Smoke Monday	Auburn	(6-2, 204)
18. Markquese Bell	Florida A&M	(6-2, 203)
19. Percy Butler	Louisiana	(6-0, 194)
20. Bubba Bolden	Miami	(6-2, 204)

There are areas of his game that will give you pause, but Nick Cross has the athletic gifts that jump off the screen. His explosive plant-and-drive skills and the way he storms the alley with authority should translate to big numbers this week at the combine. Based on tape, he isn’t a top-100 pick, but the athletic traits could be enough to get him into day two.

Specialists

RANK, NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION
1. Matt Araiza	San Diego State	Punter
2. Jake Camarda	Georgia	Punter
3. Cade York	LSU	Kicker
4. Cameron Dicker	Texas	Kicker
5. Jordan Stout	Penn State	Punter
6. Cal Adomitis	Pittsburgh	Long snapper
7. Gabe Brkic	Oklahoma	Kicker
8. Blake Hayes	Illinois	Punter
9. Trenton Gill	NC State	Punter
10. Andrew Mevis	Iowa State	Kicker

[Jungletiger]

 

[Jungletiger]

 

[Cricket]

1 hour ago, Jungletiger said:

 

Frank dispels the notion that someone in this forum presents that Hopkins doesn’t make the protection calls.  (Around 16:40 or so).  
 

 

[Jungletiger]

Kyler Gordon @ 31

 

 

[Jungletiger]

 

[claptonrocks]

20 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

Tyler Linderbaum planting Bucs OT Tristan Wirfs back in high school ... 

 

 

Naturally strong cornbread fed...

[UncleEarl]

6 hours ago, Cricket said:

Frank dispels the notion that someone in this forum presents that Hopkins doesn’t make the protection calls.  (Around 16:40 or so).  
 

 

 

That was me.  I was under the impression that Spain made the calls.  Good to know.

[Jungletiger]

 

[spicoli]

 

[spicoli]

 

[claptonrocks]

1 hour ago, spicoli said:

 

CB Andrew Booth now has a strained quad and wont participate in combine drills..

[Cricket]

2 hours ago, spicoli said:

 

If he did that wearing stripes against Pittsburg, it would be a flag for holding (grabbing him to throw him to the ground) and a flag for a personal foul for the extra “punch” at the end.

 

No  

[|High School Harry|]

2 hours ago, Cricket said:

If he did that wearing stripes against Pittsburg, it would be a flag for holding (grabbing him to throw him to the ground) and a flag for a personal foul for the extra “punch” at the end.

 

No  

If that was Pittsburgh against us, Cris Collinsworth would call it "Good ol' Stiller footbawl".

[Jungletiger]

31.  Trevor Penning

63. Jameree Salyer

95. Greg Dulcich

135. Akayleb Evans

173. D'Marco Jackson

207. Christopher Allen

223.  Sterling Weatherford

249.  Clint Ratkovich

 

 

[I_C_Deadpeople]

Anyone have any info on kick retuners? Would be nice if we could pick up a good one in the draft, here is a Kiper list:

 

Returners

1. Marcus Jones, Houston
2. Britain Covey, Utah
3. Calvin Austin III, Memphis
4. Jequez Ezzard, Sam Houston State
5. Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee
6. Justin Hall, Ball State
7. Jalen Virgil, Appalachian State
8. Trestan Ebner, Baylor
9. Deven Thompkins, Utah State
10. Travell Harris, Washington State

[membengal]

Calvin Austin is a blur. Absolute speed merchant. If he’s there in round 4, say, would be a delightful add to WR depth and special teams kickoff returner. He will be a slot in nfl .

[sparky151]

If we don't take a CB earlier, I'd like Jones in the 3rd or later. Covey wasn't invited to the combine and may not get drafted but I'd take him as a slot receiver and returner from round 5 onward. 

[Jungletiger]

 

[claptonrocks]

1 hour ago, membengal said:

Calvin Austin is a blur. Absolute speed merchant. If he’s there in round 4, say, would be a delightful add to WR depth and special teams kickoff returner. He will be a slot in nfl .

He's too small..

 

He may be a FA signing for soneone to test the waters on him..

 

160lbs is light for a tennis player now..😎

 

[Jungletiger]