2020 NFL Draft Discussion

[Fleet]

Here is a recap of the player interviews that were conducted on the field after Monday's practice by the West team. Typically, these interviews with area scouts are to set up longer, formal interviews for a night during the week. While teams say they "talk" to every player, teams do not take the time to conduct formal interviews with every draft prospect, so this can be a clue as to which players are on their radar.

There will be more team and player post-practice interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Buffalo Bills - Utah defensive tackle John Penisini, Louisiana guard Kevin Dotson, Oregon guard Calvin Throckmorton

Miami Dolphins - San Diego State cornerback Luq Barcoo

New York Jets - Ohio State offensive tackle Brandon Bowen

Houston Texans - Boise State wide receiver John Hightower

Tennessee Titans - Bucknell punter Alex Pechin



Denver Broncos - TCU guard Cordel Iwuagwu

Kansas City Chiefs - TCU guard Cordel Iwuagwu, Michigan State guard Tyler Higby

Las Vegas Raiders - TCU guard Cordel Iwuagwu

Los Angeles Chargers - Bucknell punter Alex Pechin, San Diego State cornerback Luq Barcoo, Michigan State guard Tyler Higby, Memphis defensive end Bryce Huff, Ohio State wide receiver Binjimen Victor

Atlanta Falcons - Utah defensive tackle John Penisini, Fresno State linebacker Mykal Walker, Oregon guard Calvin Throckmorton, Yale quarterback Kurt Rawlings, Oklahoma State wide receiver Jordan McCray



Carolina Panthers - Louisiana guard Kevin Dotson

New Orleans Saints - Michigan safety Jordan Glasgow

Green Bay Packers - Monta linebacker Dante Olson

Minnesota Vikings - Washington State center Frederick Mauigoa, Arizona State center Cohl Cabral

New York Giants - Oklahoma State wide receiver Jordan McCray, North Dakota State defensive end Derrek Tuszka, Michigan safety Jordan Glasgow, Illinois State safety Luther Kirk, TCU guard Cordel Iwuagwu



Philadelphia Eagles - Utah defensive tackle John Penisini, Michigan safety Jordan Glasgow

Washington Redskins - Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant, Michigan safety Jordan Glasgow, Washington offensive tackle Jared Hilbers, Boise State wide receiver John Hightower

Arizona Cardinals - Indiana wide receiver Nick Westbrook and Louisiana guard Kevin Dotson

San Francisco 49ers - San Diego State cornerback Luq Barcoo, Stanford linebacker Casey Toohill

[Fleet]

Sorry guys. Just copied and pasted a bunch of write ups. Starting with the latest to oldest info. Some charger meet ups. I have guy on the ground there who is a former rugby guy who played with my son. Hoping to hear charger related movement there.

[Lone Bolt]

Sorry guys. Just copied and pasted a bunch of write ups. Starting with the latest to oldest info. Some charger meet ups. I have guy on the ground there who is a former rugby guy who played with my son. Hoping to hear charger related movement there.

Nice work, and thanks for the info...

[Fleet]

SHRINE WEEK 2019 Wednesday

By Pigskin Paul Guillemette | January 15, 2020
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The last day of padded action for this year’s game was conducted today. Thursday’s practices will likely look much like walk-throughs, with emphasis on Special Teams units. I won’t be there, but rather will work from home and come up with my All-Practice Team. But for now, let’s review some of Wednesday’s happenings and observations.

As of this morning’s practice, it sure looks like the West will have a distinct advantage if this turns into a Field Goal battle, which Star games often do. Once my new friend COOPER ROTHE/Wyoming got beyond 35-yards, he just couldn’t get the power and/or accuracy to make his attempts. Unless this was an unusually bad day for him, and he can fix his stroke, DOMINIK EBERLE of Utah State looks to have a stronger and more accurate leg, by far.

The best overall QB to my eyes on the East roster, by a reasonable margin, is JAMES MORGAN/FIU #12. He ‘s been a slick ball handler and an accurate thrower, who can really bring the heat. However, he’s not breaking fingers and throws a very catchable ball. At 6’4/230, he’s a decent athlete who can run a bit and extend plays. I see him as a fairly early Day 3 draftee. He makes good decisions on who to throw to and can lob the ball high for his tall receivers on the sideline and end zone.

Speaking of his tall receivers, the new addition today was Clemson WR DIONDRE OVERTON, who was buried beneath an incredibly talented and deep receiving crew at Clemson, but his ability to get separation and make some nice “hands” catches was very noticeable this morning. Based on what I saw on Day One for him, I look for OVERTON to have a serious impact in Saturday’s game if he can get in sync with his new QB.

On the other hand, two beaten-up Clemson OL were not in uniform today. GAGE CERVENKA and SEAN POLLARD were at the practice, but not in uniform. Clearly their bodies took a pounding Monday night against a tough and big LSU DL. I saw them leaving practice a bit early with travel bags in their hands. I could certainly be wrong, but I would not be surprised if they were headed back to South Carolina for some serious hot tub time.

A nice surprise along the East OL this week has been UNC OT CHARLIE HECK, who is indeed the son of former Notre Dame and NFL player, Andy Heck, who now coaches in Atlanta. CHARLIE is a big guy at 6’7/305 lbs., but he has shown the ability to move his feet well and shows enough strength to protect the edge. He has a chance to really get some Draft attention if he plays well on Saturday.

MITCH WILCOX, who I mentioned on Monday, appears to have rediscovered his ability to be a solid receiver, to go along with his steady, effective blocking. He has been running crisp routes and getting some yards after the catch. He can go deep with reasonable speed, at his size.

MALCOLM PERRY/Navy QB, has made great strides in three days in his effort to display receiving skills. He has great foot quickness and can cut on a dime. Once the ball is in his hands, his quickness has helped him dodge some tacklers, even tho he hasn’t broken any long gains yet. I just have this feeling that he’ll have an impact in the game on Saturday.

On the defensive side, CAMERON GILL, a long lean athlete from Wagner is having a very active, impactful week. #92 has been very solid at diagnosing where the ball is going and then getting to it. He is also relentless in pursuit and runs quite well. Overall, he is a nice looking athlete who doesn’t get caught out of place very often.

I’ve been a fan of CB STANTLEY THOMAS-OLIVER of FIU for quite a while now, and he’s making some very nice plays in coverage here. In a red zone drill, he stoned a WR and knocked the ball away from a goal line catch. This young man has extreme confidence in his speed and cover skills. He shows good quicks with the ball in the air, as well.

In the afternoon session, I gave some serious scrutiny to the 4 West QB’s. The two front runners, as pro prospects, are KELLY BRYANT/Missouri (former Clemson) #7 and TYLER HUNTLEY/Utah #1. For some reason, HUNTLEY has looked jumpy and been inconsistent in his play. To the contrary, BRYANT has been consistent and effective every day. BRYANT reads the field really well, and throws a very accurate ball that looks mostly catchable. Perhaps his best attribute to my eyes is his ability to discern when he doesn’t really have an open receiver, and his willingness to throw the ball away (without penalty) and move on to the next play. Some very good pro QB’s never learn to master that art in 10+ year pro careers. BRYANT has also been able to move around effectively and extend plays, but is patient and doesn’t bolt from the pocket too quickly. I think he has been very impressive this week.

Just a quick mention that Boise State WR JOHN HIGHTOWER has done nothing to change my mind that he’s the best WR on the West squad. He made several hands catches today, where he just snatched the ball out of the air. His footwork on the sideline, and in the end zone, has been impeccable.

Seems to me that Oregon’s JUWAN JOHNSON (ex-Penn State) has been a monster force as a big, strong receiver who can motor for his size. He’s a very unpleasant dude for DB’s to try to tackle at about 230 lbs. I have heard speculation of him becoming a TE, but I don’t think his frame can carry any more weight without hindering his speed and movement. However, he certainly could fill multiple playing roles in various formations. I think we might also notice him on coverage units on game day.

For me, Illinois RB REGGIE CORBIN was a very frustrating watch for me last fall, because on 3 different occasions, he failed to play a role in Illinois games. No problem catching his act this week. He is showing great burst to and thru holes. He has the power to brush aside hand tackle attempts, and he has enough speed to outrun some LB’s into the secondary.

One of the best all-around DB’s on the West squad has been DAVID DOWELL, S from Michigan State. Like many Spartan S’s in the past, he’s a big hitter, who punishes receivers during or after catches. He’s over 200 lbs. and hits like a LB, but he also shows some coverage skills while roaming the deep secondary. He really showed well in some red zone 11/11, where the limited space allowed him to cover a lot of ground against both the runner and pass.

I had a chance to have a nice chat with the West kicking combo of P ALEX PECHIN #11 from Bucknell, and DOMINIK EBERLE, K from Utah State. I specifically asked EBERLE if he had noticed any loss of distance on his kicks here at sea level compared to the high altitudes in Utah. He said not at all, and I agree after watching him boom some in practices all week.

That’s it for now folks. I’ll work on that All-Practices team Thursday, and be tweeting from the actual game on Saturday. Then it’s on to Mobile right away Monday morning, on MLK Day.

Cheers

Pigskin

[like54ninjas]

Good stuff Fleet.

[dmac_bolt]

Thanks for the massive shrine dump, Fleet! Morgan sounds like a great replacement for Stick - a QB who can actually throw a pass. Otherwise, trying to read the tea leaves of how LAC “talks to” every day is probably a complete waste of time.

Hope Tezino gets some good rep from the week, Dude was such a baller at the Mesa ...

[Fleet]

Tallest: Jake Benzinger, OT, Wake Forest (6-7 7/8)

Shortest: Adrian Killins, Jr., RB, Central Florida (5-7 3/8)



Heaviest: Michael Onwenu, OG, Michigan (362)

Lightest: Adrian Killins, Jr., RB, Central Florida (162)



Longest Arms: Darrin Paulo, OT, Utah (34 7/8)

Shortest Arms: Cooper Rothe, K, Wyoming (28 1/4)



Biggest Hands: Michael Onwenu, OG, Michigan (10 7/8)

Smallest Hands: Reggie Corbin, RB, Illinois & Cooper Rothe, K, Wyoming (8)



Longest Wingspan: Darrin Paulo, OT, Utah (85 1/8)

Shortest Wingspan: Cooper Rothe, K, Wyoming (69)





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DeMarkus	Acy	CB	Missouri	6001	195	31 1/8	8 1/4	76 1/8
McTelvin	Agim	DT	Arkansas	6024	305	33 3/8	10	80 1/2
Auzoyah	Alufohai	DT	West Georgia	6042	327	34 1/8	10	81 1/8
Luq	Barcoo	CB	San Diego St.	6001	172	31 3/4	9	76 1/8
LeVante	Bellamy	RB	Western Michigan	5084	191	30 1/2	8 7/8	74
Victor	Benjimen	WR	Ohio St.	6034	196	33 1/8	9 5/8	81 1/2
Jake	Benzinger	OT	Wake Forest	6077	295	34 1/2	9 3/4	84 1/2
Branden	Bowen	OT	Ohio St.	6064	310	33 5/8	10 5/8	83 1/8
Ja’Marcus	Bradley	WR	Louisiana	6003	198	32	10 3/8	77 1/4
Kelly	Bryant	QB	Missouri	6025	221	32	9 1/2	77 7/8
Cohl	Cabral	C	Arizona St.	6045	297	31 5/8	10	79 1/2
Shyheim	Carter	S	Alabama	5105	191	30 1/2	9	72
Gage	Cervenka	OG	Clemson
Cameron	Clark	OG	Charlotte	6044	305	34	10 1/2	83
Nevelle	Clarke	CB	Central Florida	6007	179	32	9 1/4	76 7/8
Rodney	Clemons	S	S.M.U.	5114	198	31	9	76
Kendall	Coleman	DE	Syracuse	6024	255	31 5/8	9 7/8	76 1/8
Reggie	Corbin	RB	Illinois	5081	199	29 3/8	8	71
Mike	Danna	DE	Michigan	6020	257	32 1/2	10 1/2	79 1/4
Kevin	Davidson	QB	Princeton	6040	227	30 5/8	8 1/2	75 1/2
Khalil	Davis	DT	Nebraska	6010	308	31	10	74 1/2
Carlos	Davis	DT	Nebraska	6021	314	31 1/2	9 5/8	75 7/8
Marc-Antoine	Dequay	S	Montreal	6026	208	31 3/8	9	76
Derrick	Dillon	WR	L.S.U.
Jeremiah	Dinson	S	Auburn	5111	189	31 5/8	9 1/2	76 1/8
Michael	Divinity, Jr.	LB	L.S.U.
Daishawn	Dixon	OG	San Diego St.	6045	325	32 3/4	9 1/4	81
Myles	Dorn	S	North Carolina	6012	211	30 3/4	8 3/4	73 3/8
Kevin	Dotson	OG	Louisiana	6040	310	33	10 1/2	81 3/4
Rico	Dowdle	RB	South Carolina	5113	214	30 7/8	9	75
David	Dowell	S	Michigan St.	6000	199	32 1/2	9 1/8	80
Jack	Driscoll	OT	Auburn	6046	297	32 7/8	9 1/2	78 5/8
Yasir	Durant	OT	Missouri	6062	343	34 1/2	9 1/2	83 1/4
Dominik	Eberle	K	Utah St.	6014	186	31 3/4	8 3/8	75 3/4
Austin	Edwards	DE	Ferris St.	6030	265	33 1/8	9 3/4	82
Ben	Ellefson	TE	North Dakota St.	6031	249	32 3/8	10 1/4	78 1/4
Tavian	Feaster	RB	South Carolina	5110	221	30 1/8	9 1/4	73 5/8
Mason	Fine	QB	North Texas	5096	189	29	8 7/8	70 5/8
Chris	Finke	WR	Notre Dame	5092	178	29 3/8	9	69 3/4
Jake	Fruhmorgen	C	Baylor	6052	306	32	10	81 1/8
Keith	Gavin	WR	Florida St.	6027	214	32 7/8	9 5/8	77 3/8
Joe	Gaziano	DE	Northwestern	6041	281	31 3/4	9 1/2	71 5/8
Cam	Gill	LB	Wagner	6021	238	32	9 7/8	77 3/4
Jordan	Glasgow	S	Michigan	6001	221	30 5/8	9 5/8	74
Steven	Gonzalez	OG	Penn St.	6034	332	32 3/4	10 1/8	80
Julian	Good-Jones	OT	Iowa St.	6045	313	32 3/4	9 7/8	79 5/8
LaDarius	Hamilton	DE	North Texas	6020	264	32 1/2	9 1/2	77 3/4
Josh	Hammond	WR	Florida	6001	192	30 5/8	9 1/4	74 3/8
Dele	Harding	LB	Illinois	6004	232	31 3/8	9	75
Charlie	Heck	OT	North Carolina	6074	307	34	10 1/4	82 3/8
Tyler	Higby	OG	Michigan St.	6036	306	33 3/8	10 5/8	80 1/8
Alex	Highsmith	DE	Charlotte	6030	247	33 1/8	9 1/4	77 1/8
John	Hightower	WR	Boise St.	6011	185	31 1/4	9 5/8	75 1/2
Jared	Hilbers	OT	Washington	6063	310	31 3/8	9 7/8	76 1/4
Lavert	Hill	CB	Michigan	5096	185	32 3/4	8 1/2	74 1/2
Parker	Houston	TE	San Diego St.	6021	250	31 1/2	10	77 1/4
John	Houston, Jr.	LB	USC	6027	225	31 7/8	9 1/2	78
Bryce	Huff	DE	Memphis	6015	254	31 3/4	9 1/2	75 3/4
Tyler	Huntley	QB	Utah	6005	196	31 3/4	9 1/4	79 7/8
Cordel	Iwuagwu	OG	T.C.U.	6025	302	33 3/8	10 1/8	81 5/8
Johnathan	Johnson	WR	Missouri	5075	170	34 1/8	9 1/2	71 3/4
Juwan	Johnson	WR	Oregon	6040	222	34 1/8	10 1/4	82
Tony	Jones, Jr.	RB	Notre Dame	5105	222	30 3/8	9 1/2	73 1/2
Luke	Juriga	C	Western Michigan	6033	298	30 5/8	9 1/8	74 5/8
Adrian	Killins, Jr.	RB	Central Florida	5073	162	29 1/8	8 1/2	70
Mason	Kinsey	WR	Berry (GA)	5104	198	32 3/8	9 1/4	75
Luther	Kirk	S	Illinois St.	6001	192	31	9 3/4	73 3/4
Evan	Ksiezarczyk	OT	Buffalo	6056	313	33 1/8	10	80 1/2
Austin	Lee	S	B.Y.U.	5114	197	29 1/8	9 1/8	72 1/4
Benny	LeMay	RB	Charlotte	5083	222	29 1/2	9	72 3/8
Garrett	Marino	DT	U.A.B.	6014	282	30 1/8	9 1/4	74 3/8
Frederick	Maulgoa	C	Washington St.	6024	304	32 1/4	10	78 3/8
Jordan	McCray	WR	Oklahoma St.	6044	191	31 7/8	9	76 7/8
James	Morgan	QB	Florida International	6037	223	33 1/8	9 7/8	78 1/8
Parnell	Motley	CB	Oklahoma	6001	184	31	8 1/2	73 1/2
Kyle	Murphy	OG	Rhode Island	6027	307	33 1/8	9 3/4	80 3/8
Patrick	Nelson	S	S.M.U.	5111	213	31 3/4	9 1/4	77
Carter	O’Donnell	OT	Alberta	6054	313	32	10 1/8	80 1/8
Dante	Olson	LB	Montana	6023	237	32 1/4	9 1/8	77
Michael	Onwenu	OG	Michigan	6023	362	34 1/2	10 7/8	82 1/2
Diondre	Overton	WR	Clemson
Aaron	Parker	WR	Rhode Island	6016	204	31 1/4	9 1/4	74 1/4
Dezmon	Patmon	WR	Washington St.	6043	219	32 1/4	10	77 1/2
Darrin	Paulo	OT	Utah	6051	312	34 7/8	9 1/2	85 1/8
Alex	Pechin	P	Bucknell	6003	207	29	9 3/8	72
John	Penisini	DT	Utah	6013	328	33	10 1/2	78 3/8
Malcolm	Perry	WR	Navy	5094	182	29 3/8	8 1/2	72
John	Phillips	OG	Boston College	6050	310	32 3/8	10 1/8	81
Michael	Pinckney	LB	Miami (FL)	5110	234	31 7/8	9 7/8	78 3/8
Sean	Pollard	C	Clemson
Shaquille	Quarterman	LB	Miami (FL)	6004	242	31	9	74 3/4
Kurt	Rawlings	QB	Yale	6016	203	30	9 3/8	73
Joe	Reed	WR	Virginia	6004	223	31 1/2	9 1/2	75
John	Reid	CB	Penn St.	5104	184	30	9	73 5/8
Giovanni	Ricci	TE	Western Michigan	6031	234	31 7/8	9 1/8	75 1/2
Drew	Richmond	OT	USC	6052	320	32	9 7/8	79 1/4
Elijah	Riley	CB	Army	5112	209	30 3/8	9 5/8	75 3/4
James	Robinson	RB	Illinois St.	5090	222	29	8 3/4	72 1/4
Cooper	Rothe	K	Wyoming	5105	175	28 1/4	8	69
Bravvion	Roy	DT	Baylor	6011	332	30 1/8	9	75 1/8
Jon	Runyan	OT	Michigan	6041	313	33	9	80 1/8
Zach	Shackelford	C	Texas	6030	303	31	9 1/4	76 3/4
Rashad	Smith	LB	Florida Atlantic	6010	217	32	9 3/4	77 1/4
James	Smith-Williams	DE	North Carolina St.	6034	261	34	9 3/8	81 1/8
Bryce	Sterk	DE	Montana St.	6040	262	33 3/8	10 5/8	80 1/4
Tommy	Stevens	QB	Mississippi St.	6044	237	32	9 1/2	76 1/4
Freddie	Swain	WR	Florida	6001	194	31 3/8	9 1/4	74 1/4
Isiah	Swann	CB	Dartmouth	5104	188	30	9 1/8	73
Kyahva	Tezino	LB	San Diego St.	6000	235	30 1/4	8 1/2	73 5/8
Stantley	Thomas-Oliver	CB	Florida International	6002	183	32	9 1/2	74 7/8
Calvin	Throckmorton	OG	Oregon	6047	310	32 3/8	9 5/8	78 3/8
Casey	Toohill	LB	Stanford	6044	246	33 3/4	9 1/2	79 1/2
Tommy	Townsend	P	Florida	6013	189	32 7/8	9 1/8	76 7/8
Derrek	Tuszka	DE	North Dakota St.	6044	247	31 3/8	9 7/8	77 5/8
Mykal	Walker	LB	Fresno St.	6030	231	32 1/2	10	80 1/4
Tre’Vour	Wallace-Simms	OG	Missouri	6045	351	34 1/2	9 3/4	82 5/8
Keith	Washington II	CB	West Virginia	6003	175	31 7/8	9 1/2	74 7/8
Nick	Westbrook	WR	Indiana	6025	211	32 5/8	9	78 3/8
Tershawn	Wharton	DT	Missouri S&T	6010	280	31 1/4	10 1/4	76 1/4
Jace	Whittaker	CB	Arizona	5102	189	29	9	71 3/8
Mitchell	Wilcox	TE	South Florida	6035	240	32 3/8	9 1/8	76 3/8
Darryl	Williams	C	Mississippi St.	6024	304	31 1/2	10	77 1/2
Raequan	Williams	DT	Michigan St.	6037	287	33 1/8	9 3/8	79 5/8
Chris	Williamson	CB	Minnesota	5115	199	30 3/8	8 3/4	74 7/8
Eli	Wolf	TE	Georgia	6042	238	31 5/8	9 1/4	75 1/8
Matt	Womack	OT	Alabama	6071	325	32 1/2	9 5/8	80 7/8
Dominick	Wood-Anderson	TE	Tennessee	6034	255	33	9 7/8	79 1/4
Isaiah	Wright	WR	Temple	6010	216	31 3/8	8 1/8	74 7/8

[Topcat]

Heaviest: Michael Onwenu, OG, Michigan (362)

Biggest Hands: Michael Onwenu, OG, Michigan (10 7/8)

Onwenu is an intriguing prospect. 6-3, 362, now THAT's some serious beef. And he moves well for a big man. Draft Network is kind of high on him, but they claim he has T-Rex arms, which is disputed by another website.

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https://thedraftnetwork.com/player/m...enu/qe2Rf5KbfC


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https://mgoblog.com/content/2016-rec...michael-onwenu

[La Costa Boy]

The chart has an 82 plus wingspan. Nothing rex about that measurement.

[alex8080]

surprising: lavert hill @ 5'9, throckmorton 32 arms

[like54ninjas]

surprising: lavert hill @ 5'9, throckmorton 32 arms

Throckmorton’s short arms are not a shocker. It correlates to his game tape. He will play IOL.

[Fleet]

Throckmorton’s short arms are not a shocker. It correlates to his game tape. He will play IOL.

Lemieux is solid out of Oregon. My daughter is going to be a Duck as well. So there are a handful of Ducks im warm on. Dye is a decent LB as well.