2020 Draft Prospect Discussion

[21&500]

Brown had a bad game against Bama but it’s a true outlier from what I can tell
still, it’s important to consider, I still like him at 6

FWIW Voch also didn’t like Joey Bosa much as a prospect

[beachcomber]

more Voch Lombardi on Leki Fotu…. half called him a "trashcan fullah dirt"

2 down, 3-4 NT, traditional zero tech.... not athletic

[Topcat]

more Voch Lombardi on Leki Fotu…. half called him a "trashcan fullah dirt"

2 down, 3-4 NT, traditional zero tech.... not athletic

Ha...Voch is kinda funny sometimes...

[like54ninjas]

Voch Lombardi callin' Derrick Brown a 3T, best w/B gap responsibilities.... not so much a NT as advertised.

says he got whooped by OG Deonte Brown/Alabama (rounds 3/4)…. big/strong run blocking RG.

not a top 5 or 6 talent/pick.... doesn't blow him (Voch Lombardi) away.... more an early teens talent/selection.... not Jeffrey Simmons good (more Christian Wilkins)

Derrick is not a NT but can play 1tech. He is definitely not a 2-gapper. Voch is correct that Brown is no Jeffrey Simmons who was my #1 prospect in 2019. Derrick is a beast and a top 10 talent

[beachcomber]

18. Jacob Eason – Washington

Preseason Rank: 36; Week 6 Rank: 11; Week 12 Rank: 25

Eason flipped back and forth from near-elite to shaky almost on a whim. Fortunately for him and his projection at the next level, his peaks completely outweighed his valleys in 2019. He had 10 games with game grades above 70.0 but had three game grades lower than 60.0. Eason was a completely different quarterback when pressured, again fortunately for him and his NFL projection, that is an incredibly unstable metric from one year to the next. When he was kept clean, he was the nation’s ninth-ranked quarterback by passing grade, completing 227-of-315 passes for 2,741 yards and 20 of his touchdowns. His 81.4% adjusted completion percentage when kept clean from pressure ranked the 10th-best in the country as he was absolutely dominant when given time to throw.

https://www.pff.com/news/college-pff-rankings-starting-quarterback-rankings-for-2019

[beachcomber]

69. Jordan Love – Utah State

Preseason Rank: 20; Week 6 Rank: 66; Week 12 Rank: 78

Throwing the sixth-most big-time throws in the country, Love counteracted his 31 big-time throws with another 26 turnover-worthy passes, ranking as the fourth-most. He was a high variance quarterback who was his best when he got the ball out of his hands quickly. He led the country with eight turnover-worthy passes on throws 3.0 or more seconds after the snap, and he was just one of eight quarterbacks to throw 22 or more big-time throws in less than 3.0 seconds after the snap. Simplifying the game for him made life easier, but the fact that he was under pressure on 145 of his 524 dropbacks certainly didn’t help there as he really struggled when pressure was registered this season.

[blueman]

Sounds reasonable. Next!

[jubei]

so Eason and Love would be "not very good" behind this oline as neither do well against pressure? Is that what I'm reading? isnt that the same for NFL caliber QBs as well though?

[sonorajim]

No QB plays as well with no blocking. Several other factors impact QBs effectiveness, receivers, run game, scheme in general.
No reason to assume that Chargers OL will play the same as 2019. Ir's very unlikely. 2018 level OL effectiveness is a probable baseline and could easily be better.
Meanwhile the offense needs to improve depth at WR, TE and find a #1 RB who doesn't abuse the cap.

[Topcat]

LSU OT Saahdiq Charles has now declared for the draft. Could be a 2nd round target.

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https://sportstalkline.com/nfl-draft-news/245930/saahdiq-charles-lsu-ot-2020-nfl-draft-profile.html/

[wu-dai clan]

LSU OT Saahdiq Charles has now declared for the draft. Could be a 2nd round target.

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https://sportstalkline.com/nfl-draft...-profile.html/

There are flaws in his game.
Also, he had a Tunsil incident
w/out the mask.

I mentioned him late in a v3 mock,
trying to show trenchers that we can
address this issue after early rounds in the draft and in FA.

We are gonna have hella choices @ 6.

Thomas, Wirfs and Wills are three distinctly different players.
As you said, GET IT RIGHT.

[Boltjolt]

Clemson RB Travis Etienne going back to school .....kind of a shocker.