Pauline: Five Players to Watch During Saturday’s Workout & 8 Observations from Friday

[RS12]

1) Adam Shaheen/TE/Ashland: Why would a Division II tight end presently graded as a fourth-rounder be at the top of this list? Shaheen has 19 official combine interviews, which shows the type of interest he’s receiving in Indianapolis. Measuring in at a massive 6-foot-6 and 278 pounds, I’m told Shaheen hopes to run in the 4.7s tomorrow. His position drills will be of interest. Shaheen was a reliable target on the college level, but can he get in and out of his breaks with any semblance of quickness and balance?

2) Malachi Dupre/WR/LSU: I’m outspoken in my praise for Dupree, as I feel he’s an underrated wideout coming off a disappointing campaign. He’s quick and fast and catches the deep ball well, or at least that’s what the tape consistently showed in 2015 and sporadically showed last season. Tomorrow’s workout is a way for Dupre to get his draft stock headed back in the right direction.

3) Chad Hansen/WR/Cal: Hansen’s receiving skills are comparable to those of Mike Williams and Corey Davis, the top two wideouts in the draft. He’s a human vacuum who catches anything and everything thrown in his direction. As I stated a week ago, his speed concerns me as Hansen struggles to separate and almost every pass thrown in his direction is a contested ball he must battle for. I was told Wednesday evening to expect fast 40 times. If this turns out to be true, Hansen could leave the combine graded as the third or fourth receiver on draft boards around the league.

4) DeShone Kizer/QB/Notre Dame: Kizer is a signal caller I thought highly of entering the season but then fell off of after his poor campaign in 2016. He possesses the tools to be a productive starting passer in the league but must throw the ball with consistent accuracy on Saturday and not have receivers leaving their feet or adjusting backwards to make the reception.

5) Ricky Seals-Jones/WR/Texas A&M: I presently grade Seals-Jones as a free-agent receiver. He’s a massive target who outmuscles opponents for the reception but all too often has passes bouncing off his hands, loses out in battles he should easily win and displays neither the speed nor quickness to separate from opponents. If he shows those traits tomorrow, he’ll leave Indianapolis graded as an undrafted free agent by teams.

Eight Observations from Day 1

1) I was very impressed by Taylor Moton of Western Michigan. The way he moved about the field, especially laterally, proved to me that he’s more than a small-area blocker and should have no problem holding down a right tackle position on Sundays.

2) Corey Clement was a disaster, which was disappointing to me. Last night I was told to expect mid 4.5s in the 40, and he was one-tenth slower. Clement did not look much better in position drills and dropped a few easy passes.

3) Isaac Asiata had one of the more underrated workouts of the day. He started his combine experience by topping all other offensive linemen on the bench with 35 reps. I thought he moved relatively well and practiced with the same power and pop we saw on the bench. There are a few teams who feel Asiata will eventually end up at the center position on Sundays.

4) Though he did not test well, teams have been impressed with Adam Bisnowaty and the way he has handled himself. He came across well during interviews and teams loved his approach and football intelligence.

http://draftanalyst.com/five-players-watch-during-saturday’s-workout-8-observations-friday

 

[manster4ever]

Moton is a total and complete STUD at RT. I watched a lot of WMU games and he stood out every time, including in their Cotton Bowl matchup vs. Wisconsin. He could be a very good RT for about 10 years in this league. No, I doubt we would take him at 28 (if he's there) but I would love to snag him if we get an extra high 2nd rounder for Romo. (again...if he's there)

 

[RS12]

From talking with people it seems there’s a changing of the guard, or at least a changing of the guard rankings. Several teams came away very impressed by the workout of Forrest Lamp and now have the Western Kentucky blocker as the top guard in the draft followed by Dan Feeney of Indiana and Dorian Johnson of Pittsburgh.

There’s not a big spread amongst the three and if Lamp lands in the late first round expect Feeney and Johnson to come off the board by pick 35.

I’m told Lamp could be taken as early as the 20th selection by the Denver Broncos.

Reports from this afternoon stated Desmond King of Iowa will participate in everything at the combine except the forty due to an abdominal strain.

I’ve been told that may not be the only reason.

King has not been running all that fast in training and there was a concern he would not dip below 4.6 seconds at the combine had he decided to run. I’m not going to challenge the report about the abdominal strain but there has been documented concern about King’s speed and from what I’ve heard from combine training it’s legitimate.

How deep is the running back class?

Teams have as many as 15 running backs presently listed on their draft boards as top 100 players. The expectation is ball carriers with third round grades will drop into the fourth and fifth round due to the depth of the position.

Tight end Evan Engram of Mississippi has moved up draft boards since the Senior Bowl and could move up further with a good workout tomorrow.

He’s listed as the third rated tight end by a number of teams and a few grade him neck and neck with David Njoku of Miami.

If Dede Westbrook of Oklahoma does not run tomorrow questions will be asked and red flags will be raised. After not accepting an invitation to the Senior Bowl scouts are wondering about his preparation for the draft and the advice he’s receiving.

Speedy Noil of Texas A&M will likely give John Ross a run for his money tomorrow as the fastest receiver at the combine. I’m told the Aggie junior expects to break the 4.3 second barrier and could turn in a vertical jump of 45 inches.

Guard Jordan Morgan is drawing a lot of interest from the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans

http://draftanalyst.com/combine-report-33-changing-guard

 

[gmoney112]

From talking with people it seems there’s a changing of the guard, or at least a changing of the guard rankings. Several teams came away very impressed by the workout of Forrest Lamp and now have the Western Kentucky blocker as the top guard in the draft followed by Dan Feeney of Indiana and Dorian Johnson of Pittsburgh.

There’s not a big spread amongst the three and if Lamp lands in the late first round expect Feeney and Johnson to come off the board by pick 35.

I’m told Lamp could be taken as early as the 20th selection by the Denver Broncos.

Reports from this afternoon stated Desmond King of Iowa will participate in everything at the combine except the forty due to an abdominal strain.

I’ve been told that may not be the only reason.

King has not been running all that fast in training and there was a concern he would not dip below 4.6 seconds at the combine had he decided to run. I’m not going to challenge the report about the abdominal strain but there has been documented concern about King’s speed and from what I’ve heard from combine training it’s legitimate.

How deep is the running back class?

Teams have as many as 15 running backs presently listed on their draft boards as top 100 players. The expectation is ball carriers with third round grades will drop into the fourth and fifth round due to the depth of the position.

Tight end Evan Engram of Mississippi has moved up draft boards since the Senior Bowl and could move up further with a good workout tomorrow.

He’s listed as the third rated tight end by a number of teams and a few grade him neck and neck with David Njoku of Miami.

If Dede Westbrook of Oklahoma does not run tomorrow questions will be asked and red flags will be raised. After not accepting an invitation to the Senior Bowl scouts are wondering about his preparation for the draft and the advice he’s receiving.

Speedy Noil of Texas A&M will likely give John Ross a run for his money tomorrow as the fastest receiver at the combine. I’m told the Aggie junior expects to break the 4.3 second barrier and could turn in a vertical jump of 45 inches.

Guard Jordan Morgan is drawing a lot of interest from the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans

http://draftanalyst.com/combine-report-33-changing-guard

Lamp was #1 for me after the Senior Bowl. I figured he'd go before us due to weak OT's.

Nice year to not need a RB. Should push some talent down.

You know @CalPolyTechnique is going to be all over that Hansen workout haha