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The Ultimate Sports Blog's
NFL Draft Guide
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Underclassmen Who Likely Will or Have Declared For the Draft:
(List is courtesy of NFL.com)
Dominique Alexander (LB) - Oklahoma
Mackensie Alexander (CB) - Clemson
Demarcus Ayers (WR) - Houston
Caleb Benenoch (OL) - UCLA
Joey Bosa (DL) - Ohio State
Tyler Boyd (WR) - Pittsburgh
Daniel Braverman (WR) - Western Michigan
Artie Burns (CB) - Miami (FL)
Kenny Clark (DT) - UCLA
Corey Coleman (WR) - Baylor
Maliek Collins (DT) - Nebraska
Pharoh Cooper (WR) - South Carolina
Kamalei Correa (DL) - Boise State
Su'a Cravens (LB) - USC
Ezekiel Elliott (RB) - Ohio State
Leonard Floyd (LB) - Georgia
Kendall Fuller (CB) - Virginia Tech
Jared Goff (QB) - Cal
Glenn Gronkowski (FB) - Kansas State
Christian Hackenberg (QB) - Penn State
Vernon Hargreaves (CB) - Florida
Jordan Howard (RB) - Indiana
Germain Ifedi (OT) - Texas A&M
Myles Jack (LB) - UCLA
Quinton Jefferson (DL) - Maryland
Austin Johnson (DL) - Penn State
Cardale Jones (QB) - Ohio State
Cayleb Jones (WR) - Arizona
Damontae Kazee (CB) - San Diego State
Jayron Kearse (CB) - Clemson
Darius Latham (DL) - Indiana
Shaq Lawson (DE) - Clemson
Darron Lee (LB) - Ohio State
Steve Longa (LB) - Rutgers
Paxton Lynch (QB) - Memphis
Alex McCalister (DE) - Florida
Yannick Ngakoue (DL) - Maryland
Robert Nkemdiche (DL) - Ole Miss
Emmanuel Ogbah (DL) - Oklahoma State
Paul Perkins (RB) - UCLA
C.J. Prosise (RB) - Notre Dame
Alex Redmond (OL) - UCLA
Hassan Ridgeway (DT) - Texas
Zack Sanchez (CB) - Oklahoma
Jaylon Smith (LB) - Notre Dame
Noah Spence (DE) - Eastern Kentucky
Ronnie Stanley (OT) - Notre Dame
Kelvin Taylor (RB) - Florida
Ron Thompson (DE) - Syracuse
Corey Tindal (CB) - Marshall
Laquon Treadwell (WR) - Ole Miss
Cleveland Wallace (CB) - San Jose State
Dwayne Washington (RB) - Washington
Jonathan Williams (RB) - Arkansas
Scooby Wright (LB) - Arizona
Current NFL Draft Order:
(If the NFL Draft was held today, the order would look something like this...)
1. Tennessee Titans
2. Cleveland Browns
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. San Francisco 49ers
5. San Diego Chargers
6. Baltimore Ravens
7. Miami Dolphins
8. Jacksonville Jaguars
9. New York Giants
10. Philadelphia Eagles
11. Chicago Bears
12. New Orleans Saints
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14. Detroit Lions
15. Indianapolis Colts
16. Buffalo Bills
17. St. Louis Rams
18. Oakland Raiders
19. Atlanta Falcons
20. Houston Texans
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. New York Jets
23. Washington Redskins
24. Seattle Seahawks
25. Minnesota Vikings
26. Kansas City Chiefs
27. Green Bay Packers
28. Denver Broncos
29. Cincinnati Bengals
30. Arizona Cardinals
31. New England Patriots
32. Carolina Panthers
Top 32 NFL Draft Prospects:
(These are the guys that I feel are currently the best prospects in the draft.....)
1. Joey Bosa - DE (Ohio State)
2. Jaylon Smith - LB (Notre Dame)
3. Jalen Ramsey - DB (Florida State)
4. Laremy Tunsil - OT (Ole Miss)
5. Ronnie Stanley - OT (Notre Dame)
6. Robert Nkemdiche - DE (Ole Miss)
7. Vernon Hargreaves - CB (Florida)
8. Jared Goff - QB (California)
9. DeForest Buckner - DL (Oregon)
10. Myles Jack - LB (UCLA)
11. Ezekiel Elliott - RB (Ohio State)
12. Laquon Treadwell - WR (Ole Miss)
13. Mackensie Alexander - CB (Clemson)
14. Paxton Lynch - QB (Memphis)
15. Shaq Lawson - DE (Clemson)
16. Kenny Clark - DL (UCLA)
17. Josh Doctson - WR (TCU)
18. Emmanuel Ogbah - DL (Oklahoma State)
19. Jarran Reed - DL (Alabama)
20. Micheal Thomas - WR (Ohio State)
21. Reggie Ragland - LB (Alabama)
22. A'Shawn Robinson - DT (Alabama)
23. Leonard Floyd - EDGE (Georgia)
24. Tre'Davious White - CB (LSU)
25. Taylor Decker - OT (Ohio State)
26. Su'a Cravens - LB (USC)
27. Corey Coleman - WR (Baylor)
28. Jack Conklin - OT (Michigan State)
29. Darron Lee - LB (Ohio State)
30. Shon Coleman - OT (Auburn)
31. Eli Apple - CB (Ohio State)
32. Jonathan Bullard - EDGE (Florida)
In the Spotlight:
(Here we will focus on a draft prospect that I feel is an absolute stud and a surefire NFL player...)
Jaylon Smith (Linebacker, Notre Dame)
Height: 6'2
Weight: 225
Scouting Report: Very good in pass coverage. Exceptional athlete with an NFL type body and extreme speed and quickness. Truly exceptional sideline-to-sideline speed. Good tackler with the skills to be extremely disruptive on-the-field. Talented enough that he could play more than just one position at the next level. Doesn't have a lot of weaknesses outside of his lack of strength.
Player Comparison: Patrick Willis
Brief Synopsis: Jaylon Smith is arguably my favorite player eligible to be drafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. From what I've seen of him on tape, I absolutely love the guy as a player and I fully believe he's the closest thing to a surefire pick in the draft. Any team that grabs this guy is going to get a defensive player who will be a force on the field for years. Perhaps the only thing stopping him from being a guaranteed top 3 pick in the draft is the position he plays and the fact that he got injured in Notre Dame's bowl game against Ohio State and may have suffered a significant knee injury. Due to the knee injury, Smith's draft stock has a legit chance of dropping him into the late-20's. That means a team like the New England Patriots or even the Seattle Seahawks could have a real chance at grabbing a guy who might end up as the most talented player in the draft this year. Stop me if you've heard that one before. I'm here to tell the NFL teams that are drafting in the top 10 to DRAFT Jaylon Smith regardless of how bad his injury is. You don't want to pass up on a guy who looks like he could be a Pro Bowler in the league for 10+ years because he suffered one injury in college. That would be an astronomical mistake by the teams drafting in the top 10, but then again....there's a reason those teams are drafting in the top 10 to begin with.
NFL Draft News & Rumors
-Draft experts everywhere are split on the future of Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg. Hackenberg just announced his intentions to enter the NFL Draft this year, but experts are split on exactly what kind of prospect the kid is. It wasn't too long ago that Hackenberg was widely believed to be the top QB prospect in the class, but the more he played, the more it seemed like his draft stock suffered (not a good sign obviously). Now there are some people out there who wouldn't draft the guy until the 3rd round or later. This is definitely one of the names we'll want to watch as the Combine and other things approach. Hackenberg has a legit shot at moving up into potentially the first or second rounds or even dropping out of the draft altogether. Buckle in Penn State fans. The next few months are going to be interesting.
-Rob Gronkowski's little brother Glenn announced his intentions to enter the NFL Draft this past weekend. "Lil Gronk" is currently playing FB for the Kansas State Wildcats and could potentially play a number of positions in the NFL. I'm not the kind of guy who says team should draft guys based on bloodline alone, but if there was ever a time to draft a guy based on his last name....this could be that time.
-One guy who's draft stock took a huge hit this week? TCU QB Trevone Boykin. Even though I was luke warm on Boykin's NFL Draft stock as it is, Boykin did himself no favors after getting arrested for assault on a police officer right before TCU's bowl game against Oregon. The arrest shows bad judgement on Boykin's part (a HUGE red flag for NFL teams, especially when it comes to the QB position) and everyone knows that NFL teams are becoming extremely reluctant to sign or draft anyone with a violent past (well, except for the Dallas Cowboys that is). Boykin not only cost himself money by acting like a fool this week, but he also guaranteed himself that he's not getting drafted in the first couple rounds of the NFL Draft this year.
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