Which Players surprised you with how late they went in the Draft?

[timb2]

DeWayne McBride- Leading rusher in the FBS. Good size with decent speed

 

[beware_d-ware]

Nolan Smith baffles me.

He didn't have volume stats in college, but everything else was there. Premium position, freakish measurables (at a position where measurables really play), great per-snap stats, quality tape vs top-level competition, experience in an NFL style defense....

Someone tell me why that's not a top 15 resume.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Nolan Smith baffles me.

He didn't have volume stats in college, but everything else was there. Premium position, freakish measurables (at a position where measurables really play), great per-snap stats, quality tape vs top-level competition, experience in an NFL style defense....

Someone tell me why that's not a top 15 resume.

I think it had to do with scheme. Most of the nfl runs a 4-3 defense, and doesn’t have a spot for a sub-250lb DE. So it was either going to be a 3-4 team that would use him at LB, or a team that has a unique role for a player like that (Dallas, Phi). You’re not taking a backup to Micah in the first round, so you went NT, and Philly was the next spot.

 

[ColeBeasley11]

Washington ! Wish we grabbed him in the second.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Washington ! Wish we grabbed him in the second.

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[Beaker42]

Levis

 

[Risen Star]

Jalen Brooks. Crazy that he was there in the 7th round.

 

[Pass2Run]

Funny that the Lions cut him on getting to 53, managed to get him on their practice squad and then moved him up in November and he got 8 sacks in the last 7 games of the season.

Agree.

 

[Pass2Run]

Jalen Brooks. Crazy that he was there in the 7th round.

Not a lot of people had him on their radar. But after seeing more of him, I agree.