Let's start to narrow down 28

[StarBoyz83]

Peppers could be there.

I'd be amazed if he made it past 15 but you never know

 

[AzorAhai]

While I don't necessarily think it has to be Conley, I agree that it seems pretty unlikely only 2 CB's go in the top 27. Conley does seem the most likely to go 3rd, but I could see a team liking Teez, Adoree, or even White over him.

Really after Lattimore, it's going to come down to the individual team. Maybe include Humphrey, but I've seen mocks with him at the end of the 1st and even talk of him being a Safety. After those 2 though, you're talking about a group of 3-4 guys who, depending on the individual teams evaluation, could be CB3.

 

[TheFinisher]

Adoree Jackson and Budda Baker have 1st round grades from multiple teams... I could see one or both going off the board before 28

 

[Rogerthat12]

QB- Won't Take
RB- Won't take
WR- Williams, Davis, Ross
TE- Howard, Njoku, Engram
OT- Ramczky, Bolles, Robinson
OG- won't take
C- Won't take

DE- Garrett, Barnett, Taco, Harris, Takk, Watt, Lawson
DT- Brantley
LB- Foster, Reddick, Cunningham
CB- Lattimore, Humphrey, Conley, Tre White
S- Adams, Hooker, Peppers

Now let's eliminate the obvious that will go before 28: all 3 WR's, Howard, Ramczky, Bolles, Garrett, Barnett, Foster, Reddick, Lattimore, Humphrey, Adams, Hooker, and Peppers. Plus I'll say 3 QB's and 3 RB's bringing the total to only 21.

That leaves Engram, Robinson, Taco, Harris, Takk, Watt, Lawson, Brantley, Cunningham, Conley, White left with still 7 more players to go off the board.
Now let's eliminate the most likely to go out of those: Robinson, Taco, Harris, Cunningham, Conley + I'll say a 4th QB goes to be generous

That leaves us choosing from: Engram, Takk, Watt, Lawson, Brantley, White? And then maybe Obi, Adoree, Tankersley, Willis....

So I guess the moral of what I'm getting at is...anybody else worried? I know it's the end of the 1st round, but those names just aren't very enticing to me.

Am I missing anyone? Anybody disagree strongly with any of the 27 I projected to go before us? This 1st round just doesn't go 28 deep in my opinion, trade down really seems like best case scenario to maximize this drafts depth in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

Rob Phillips‏Verified account @robphillips3 1h1 hour ago

Stephen on defensive priorities the rest of the offseason: "No. 1 priority is get more pressure. 1A, make more plays on the ball, turnovers"

Sounds like pass rush and secondary to me!

 

[JBond]

These are the guys in play @1/28....

Gareon Conley CB Ohio St.
Obi Melifonwu SS Connecticut
Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
Fabian Moreau CB UCLA

Willis. Smart, hard working kid. Understands he has holes in his game. Working hard with Will Shields. Above all, production! Smart enough to know how to get better. Well coached.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

This Draft the 1st round is way more than 28 deep and the 2nd round is about 4 rounds deep.

 

[Silverstar]

Still waiting for the agility numbers on these three prospects.

DeMarcus Walker 6035 280 - Florida St.
Keionta Davis 6030 271 - Chattanooga
Justin Evans 5115 199 - Texas A&M

Their pro days will be this week.

 

[Silverstar]

According to reports DeMarcus Walker ran a 4.76 forty at 281lbs and did 20 reps at his pro day.

I expect his stock to rise and it should.

 

[Tristan]

If you believe the buzz, Conley won't be there at 28. Riding into the middle of round 1.

Especially since Jones, Tabor and Wilson are seen as second rounders now it seems, weakened the pot we expected to push others down

 

[Tristan]

Im not worried, we can only draft one player with that pick, no matter which mock I look at there is at least one player that would be a possible great pick for us.

Of the DB's
One of these guys is gonna be there

J Peppers (pipe dream)
B Baker
T White
A Jackson
Obi
K King
Q Wilson
F Mareau

Of the Edge possibilities one of these guys is gonna be there

D Barnett (pipe dream)
C Harris
T Charlton
C Lawson
T Mckinley
T J Watt
J Willis

Of all those guys I want the guy our coaches and scouts "LOVE" there should be no reason reason to settle, there will be a true baller there for us!

Only way all those guys are gone is if one of the big time wrs or howard drop, or the top tackles.
Either way cant lose

If we draft as well as we have and stay disciplined well get some great young players imo

 

[HookEmCowboys]

According to reports DeMarcus Walker ran a 4.76 forty at 281lbs and did 20 reps at his pro day.

I expect his stock to rise and it should.

If you saw any FSU games last year, it's obvious that Walker is a player that RM would love to draft.

His performance against Ole Miss specifically was a great highlight of what he's capable of.

 

[cjlopez]

Right now I am going with Harris and Moreau

But I'm leaning to Harris!

 

[Silverstar]

Keionta Davis - Chattanooga

6030 268
4.71
37 VJ
10' BJ
30 BP

Davis had 83 tackles, 28.5 TFL's, 24 sacks and 4 FF in his last 26 games. Add in those pro day numbers and clearly this guy has some talent.

CBS currently has Davis ranked #223 overall and a 6/7 round prospect. Yeah, I would definitely take him in the 6th round.

 

[tyke1doe]

They could be. I have Conley on my 1st round list and Willis on my 2nd round list. I took Obi off because he plays soft at times and slow to react. I took Moreau off for playing soft and injury.

I'm with you. Only Conley has 1st round value @28.

 

[tyke1doe]

Alln good fun!

I think a few of players on the "for sure will gone" list....will not be gone.
Looking forward to it

I don't think all three wide receivers will be taken. I think Peppers falls.
But if the board fell like the OP suggests, I favor trading down if there's a partner.

 

[Tristan]

I'm with you. Only Conley has 1st round value @28.

I love conleys size and coverage skills but he just doesnt like to tackle and in our D were screwed if we miss tackles, we need GREAT tackling ability at cb and it is what made A Brown such an impressive player last year.

 

[Tristan]

If you saw any FSU games last year, it's obvious that Walker is a player that RM would love to draft.

His performance against Ole Miss specifically was a great highlight of what he's capable of.

4.76? Thats Tabor speed!

 

[HookEmCowboys]

4.76? Thats Tabor speed!

We're talking about a LDE, not a CB lol

 

[reddyuta]

IMo its almost certain to be a pass rusher.I have a bad feeling that both Barnett and Lawson are not quick twitch enough for our scouts.If i was to guess the pass rush rankings it will be

1a)Harris
1b)Mckinnely
2)charlton
3)watt
4)willis
5)basham

one of the 6 will be our pick at 28.