Foxsports mock Draft 2017: Three round projection - Cowboys

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Foxsports mock Draft 2017: Three round projection - Cowboys

Round #1

Charles Harris - DE - Missouri.

Round #2

Adoree Jackson - CB - USC

Round #3

Larry Ogunjobi - DT - Charlotte

 

[marchetta]

Charles Harris ER/DE Missouri


TALENT: ROUND 2

STRENGTHS
Charles has the size, speed, quickness and length to be an excellent edge rusher for the team that selects him in the NFL. He has the ability to go low to the ground and turn the corner to make a sack. He has maybe the quickest and also the best technique spin move that I have ever seen coming out of the college level. He has quick feet and excellent change of direction skills to be more than just a pass rusher and with his length and long arms he should be a good run stuffer also able to play one gap or two gap defenses. Charles has the athletic talent to play as an OLB/DE in a 3/4 defense or as a DE in a 4/3 defense.

CONCERNS
There is one big issue with Charles that has nothing to do with his ability or talent. Charles just doesn’t have any “interest” in doing the dirty work of stopping the run. He has the talent to be considered as a top pick but this run stopping issue is a problem for me. Although I know most teams are not interested in if there edge rusher can play stout against the run I feel it is the main reason most teams lose big games. Edge Rushers who struggle stopping the run are just specialty players and not starting impact players until they decide to do the dirty work that’s is required in stopping the run.

BOTTOM LINE
It’s hard for me to give a player who may have 1st round talent in one part of his game and doesn’t bring that talent to the rest of his game. The truth is I’m in the minority in this thinking because year after year players with Charles size and specialty pass rushing talents are selected in the first round. Some have made it and become excellent players and some have failed miserably. The failure is only because of expectations of being selected in the first round and not because they don’t bring their special talents with them to the NFL level. The expectation of selecting a player in the first round is that he will become a starting player for your team. If that player only becomes a specialty player like a nickel/back or just a pass rusher they can become a good player but not an impact player because they are not on the field enough to impact. Charles for me is a perfect example of this situation. You select him in the first round and he doesn’t develop and learn to stop the run than he is not on the field enough to impact like a 1st round selection and he is considered a bust and the GM and coach wind up losing their jobs. You selected him in the 2nd round and if he still doesn’t develop it’s not a big deal, if he does develop you have a steal and you’re considered a genius in selecting players in the draft. Here’s the catch someone else selects him in the first round and he DOES develop and you missed out on selecting a great pass rusher. This draft thing is tough. Still I know Charles can be a good run-stuffer but I see on film a player with that talent who doesn’t bother to apply that talent and that sends up the red flag for me personally. That to me is big issue; it’s like a tight end that has the talent to block but doesn’t bother. It’s a character flaw more than a talent flaw and character is as important as talent.

 

[Seven]

Charles Harris ER/DE Missouri


TALENT: ROUND 2

STRENGTHS
Charles has the size, speed, quickness and length to be an excellent edge rusher for the team that selects him in the NFL. He has the ability to go low to the ground and turn the corner to make a sack. He has maybe the quickest and also the best technique spin move that I have ever seen coming out of the college level. He has quick feet and excellent change of direction skills to be more than just a pass rusher and with his length and long arms he should be a good run stuffer also able to play one gap or two gap defenses. Charles has the athletic talent to play as an OLB/DE in a 3/4 defense or as a DE in a 4/3 defense.

CONCERNS
There is one big issue with Charles that has nothing to do with his ability or talent. Charles just doesn’t have any “interest” in doing the dirty work of stopping the run. He has the talent to be considered as a top pick but this run stopping issue is a problem for me. Although I know most teams are not interested in if there edge rusher can play stout against the run I feel it is the main reason most teams lose big games. Edge Rushers who struggle stopping the run are just specialty players and not starting impact players until they decide to do the dirty work that’s is required in stopping the run.

BOTTOM LINE
It’s hard for me to give a player who may have 1st round talent in one part of his game and doesn’t bring that talent to the rest of his game. The truth is I’m in the minority in this thinking because year after year players with Charles size and specialty pass rushing talents are selected in the first round. Some have made it and become excellent players and some have failed miserably. The failure is only because of expectations of being selected in the first round and not because they don’t bring their special talents with them to the NFL level. The expectation of selecting a player in the first round is that he will become a starting player for your team. If that player only becomes a specialty player like a nickel/back or just a pass rusher they can become a good player but not an impact player because they are not on the field enough to impact. Charles for me is a perfect example of this situation. You select him in the first round and he doesn’t develop and learn to stop the run than he is not on the field enough to impact like a 1st round selection and he is considered a bust and the GM and coach wind up losing their jobs. You selected him in the 2nd round and if he still doesn’t develop it’s not a big deal, if he does develop you have a steal and you’re considered a genius in selecting players in the draft. Here’s the catch someone else selects him in the first round and he DOES develop and you missed out on selecting a great pass rusher. This draft thing is tough. Still I know Charles can be a good run-stuffer but I see on film a player with that talent who doesn’t bother to apply that talent and that sends up the red flag for me personally. That to me is big issue; it’s like a tight end that has the talent to block but doesn’t bother. It’s a character flaw more than a talent flaw and character is as important as talent.

Who wrote the Bio............

 

[marchetta]

Adoree Jackson CB/WR/ST USC


TALENT: ROUND 1

STRENGTHS
Adoree might be the best athlete in this entire draft. He is a defensive playmaker and an offensive and special teams impact player. He is quick and fast and that is a recipe for disaster for opponents. He has those quick feet and hips that make it easy for him to cover. Adoree has excellent hands to catch the ball and in the open field is a master at gaining yards after intercepting the ball. He is very dangerous and a ball hawk when playing zone coverage and when he intercepts the ball you better have players on offense who know how to tackle because he will take it all the way if you don’t. As a special team’s returner he’s worth his weight in gold and can be as impactful as Devin Hester was for the Chicago Bears, he has that type of return talent.

CONCERNS
Adoree has the athletic talent to be an excellent cornerback, but because of that athletic talent he has fallen into some very bad habits that will haunt him at the next level. He is not reading receivers and not understanding the route tree. He is very susceptible to double moves because he looks too quickly into the back field and is looking too much for the interception. He is a sloppy tackler and will have to build up his upper body strength if he wants to become a starting cornerback and handle the bigger receivers. Also his size on defense makes him susceptible to injuries. His medical history will affect his draft status.

BOTTOM LINE
My thinking is, because Adoree has such good hands and quick athletic talent that I would like to see the ball in his hands more on the offensive side. On offense he can become a slot receiver or third down specialty player and a returner on specials teams but as a cornerback he is a little small and doesn’t have the stoutness that you look for in cornerbacks against the bigger receivers and he doesn’t get his hands on the ball enough to impact. Also if he stays on the defensive side he has a learning curve along with bulking up before he can become the defensive player his talents suggest. He can play bigger than his size because of his leaping abilities but he has to clean up his tackling and “want” to handle those running backs and big receivers running sweeps and screens to his size and right now that is not one of his best attributes. Adoree has the talent to be a stand out cornerback but I’m not convince that’s were his head is at. It seems like he wants to play more on offense than defense and if that’s true, than teams will have to make their draft decisions based on that. My point is no matter what side of the ball he plays on there will be a learning curve but as he learns he can impact on special teams like Devin Hester did and that alone is worth a first round talent grade on my board…just not an early one. Adoree could be one of the steal’s of this draft for the team that selects him.

 

[mugsybows]

adoree falling to us in round 2 would be a steal. ive seen mocks where hes ahead of charles harris.

 

[Hailmary]

I'll take it!

 

[Bigdog]

adoree falling to us in round 2 would be a steal. ive seen mocks where hes ahead of charles harris.

How is the injury he sustain in the Bowl game? Heard he is still having some trouble with it.

 

[mugsybows]

How is the injury he sustain in the Bowl game? Heard he is still having some trouble with it.

apparently still working with a physical trainer for it but even with that in NFL circles most scouts still think he only drops to an early 2nd round pick.