BoysfanfromCanada
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I thought it would be fun to see who Dane Brugler had in his first 2021 mock right after the 2020 draft last year (he just posted his first 2022 mock). Lots of the players he was right on about (Lawrence being first, Sewell/Fields/Chase/Parsons rounding up the top 5), what stuck out more to me were the other top 12 players that I hadn't heard of from listening to the draft show. Lots of these players were taken after Round 5, some were even UDFAs
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6. New York Jets — *Shaun Wade, CB, Ohio State
Ohio State might have had three cornerbacks drafted in the first round of the 2020 draft, but Wade elected to return to school for the 2020 season. He has the athletic twitch and size to do everything from press to off-coverage, lining up inside and outside.
7. New York Giants — *Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson
The Giants need more size at wide receiver to help Daniel Jones push the ball downfield. Ross is tall and long with acrobatic ball skills, offering the speed that makes him a playmaker at every level of the field.
8. Detroit Lions — Marvin Wilson, DT, Florida State
Derrick Brown likely would have been a top-25 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, but he went back for his senior year and became a top-10 pick (No. 7 overall to the Panthers). Wilson could very well take the same path to the NFL.
9. Las Vegas Raiders — *Tyler Shelvin, DT, LSU
It was impossible not to notice Shelvin when studying LSU’s defense last season. He needs to show more impact as a pass rusher this season, but with his size and power, he dominates the point of attack and shuts down the run.
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Now my questions is, had these players opted out of last season, would they still have been considered 1st round talents due to how well they played in 2019? Some of these guys may have opted out this year or not declared, I'm not sure (I did google most of them, and most were drafted late or FA), but that doesn't explain why they would have their value drop so much, while opt-outs like Parsons, Chase and Sewell were unaffected.
What if Sewell or Parsons or Farley played last year, had below expectation seasons, would they have been possibly 3rd or 4th round draft picks, or did they all show enough that their value would still have been high? You constantly hear of players that were at one time considered 1st round talent but dropped immensely when that didn't translate in college. I'm just wondering how sure are we that Parsons wouldn't have been one of those fallers?
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6. New York Jets — *Shaun Wade, CB, Ohio State
Ohio State might have had three cornerbacks drafted in the first round of the 2020 draft, but Wade elected to return to school for the 2020 season. He has the athletic twitch and size to do everything from press to off-coverage, lining up inside and outside.
7. New York Giants — *Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson
The Giants need more size at wide receiver to help Daniel Jones push the ball downfield. Ross is tall and long with acrobatic ball skills, offering the speed that makes him a playmaker at every level of the field.
8. Detroit Lions — Marvin Wilson, DT, Florida State
Derrick Brown likely would have been a top-25 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, but he went back for his senior year and became a top-10 pick (No. 7 overall to the Panthers). Wilson could very well take the same path to the NFL.
9. Las Vegas Raiders — *Tyler Shelvin, DT, LSU
It was impossible not to notice Shelvin when studying LSU’s defense last season. He needs to show more impact as a pass rusher this season, but with his size and power, he dominates the point of attack and shuts down the run.
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Now my questions is, had these players opted out of last season, would they still have been considered 1st round talents due to how well they played in 2019? Some of these guys may have opted out this year or not declared, I'm not sure (I did google most of them, and most were drafted late or FA), but that doesn't explain why they would have their value drop so much, while opt-outs like Parsons, Chase and Sewell were unaffected.
What if Sewell or Parsons or Farley played last year, had below expectation seasons, would they have been possibly 3rd or 4th round draft picks, or did they all show enough that their value would still have been high? You constantly hear of players that were at one time considered 1st round talent but dropped immensely when that didn't translate in college. I'm just wondering how sure are we that Parsons wouldn't have been one of those fallers?
