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Per D. Brugler - Athletic:
There are 26 rated higher still left on his board.
Here are the next 15.
56. Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton (6-5, 255)
Trautman is a fluid big man and his basketball background shows at the catch point with his ability to adjust and attack. His routes need fine-tuned and his blocking is based more on effort than technical understanding right now. Overall, Trautman doesn’t have the body of work versus top-level competition, but his athleticism and pass-catching traits for a player his size make him a highly intriguing prospect, projecting as a future NFL starter and top-75 draft pick.
57. Ashtyn Davis, DS, California (6-1, 202)
Davis was tutored by Cal defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander, who played five seasons in the NFL and helped Davis progressively see things better each of the last three seasons. He is aggressive by nature and that fearless mentality serves him well on the field, but it also works against him at times, taking himself out of plays. Overall, Davis needs continued development with his reads and finishing skills, but his relentless nature and explosive play speed are NFL-level traits, projecting best as a single-high or nickel safety with special teams ability.
58. Cole Kmet, TE, Notre Dame (6-6, 262)
Kmet is an easy player to like (both on and off the field) with outstanding ball skills and body control to dominate the catch point. While he must continue learning the details of route-running and blocking, he has never played only one sport so year-round dedication to football will certainly accelerate his development. Overall, Kmet is a dependable and physically impressive pass catcher who doesn’t have a deal-breaking weakness to his game, projecting as an NFL-ready “Y” target similar to Jason Witten when he was coming out of Tennessee.
59. Willie Gay Jr., LB, Mississippi State (6-1, 243)
Gay owns the athletic twitch and pursuit speed that is the medicine for horizontal offenses, chasing down jet sweeps and defending both sidelines. While he plays with passion, his decision-making (on and off the field) deserves scrutiny. Overall, Gay’s undisciplined play style and inconsistent key-and-diagnose skills create concern for his next level role, but he flows to the football with urgency and closing speed, showcasing special teams skills and NFL starting upside.
Kristian Fulton shows the instincts and toughness to handle nickel duties, but must become a more reliable run defender. (Chuck Cook / USA Today)
60. Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU (6-0, 197)
Fulton has a patient process to stay under control in his transition movements, displaying the athletic and mental requirements to match receiver steps mid-route. He shows the instincts and toughness to handle nickel duties, but must become a more reliable run defender. Overall, Fulton has room to improve his tackling and body positioning downfield, but he stays in the pocket of receivers with his disciplined process, athletic traits and feel for reading breaks, projecting as an average-level NFL starter.
61. Robert Hunt, OG, Louisiana (6-5, 323)
Hunt has stubborn hands to keep defenders tied up, not simply engaging, but preferring to strike and bury his opponent. While he rolls into his blocks to overwhelm defenders in the run game, he must use better sink mid-kickslide to win the leverage battle in pass pro. Overall, Hunt needs to clean up some bad habits from a mechanical standpoint, but his quiet feet, loud hands and competitive nature are NFL starting-level traits, projecting best inside at guard.
63. Antoine Winfield Jr., DS, Minnesota (5-9, 203)
Like his Pro Bowl father, Winfield is a smart player who understands angles and spacing, showing the opportunistic instincts and ball skills to go big-play hunting. While he is a composed athlete, his below average size and strength leave very little margin for error, lacking elite speed to easily recover. Overall, Winfield is a tough evaluation because his lack of length and top-tier athleticism frequently pops on film, but so does his football IQ, toughness and production, projecting as a potential starting safety or nickel in the NFL.
64. Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame (6-4, 238)
Claypool has an easy accelerator for his size and wins with physicality at the catch point, expanding his catch radius. He also makes things happen when covering kicks and punts (25 career tackles in college). Overall, Claypool’s route running and instincts are a work-in-progress, but he is an impressive height/weight/speed athlete who attacks the football like a power forward and has the special teams background that will expand his NFL role as he continues to mature at the position.
65. Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise State (6-2, 265)
The keys to Weaver’s pass rush are his motor and hands, using a two-hand swipe as his signature move, swatting away blockers to stay free around the edge. He was a cheeseburger away from 300 pounds when he enrolled at Boise State and his maturity is something NFL teams are putting under the microscope. Overall, Weaver isn’t a top-tier athlete and his limitations will be more noticeable versus NFL competition, but he is a motivated rusher with the active hands and power to grind away at the corner, projecting as an NFL starter in the right situation.
66. Matt Hennessy, OC, Temple (6-4, 307)
Hennessy is alert and diagnoses quickly with his eyes married to his feet and his hands not too far behind, reaching three techniques with ease. While he isn’t a bully in the run game and will be out-matched by power at times, he does a nice job staying between the ball and defender due to his body control. Overall, Hennessy has only ordinary point-of-attack strength, but he is an athletic craftsman with his outstanding quickness, balance and attention to detail, projecting as an NFL starter in a zone-blocking scheme.
68. Jordan Elliott, DT, Missouri (6-4, 302)
Physically impressive on the hoof, Elliott peppers blockers with his long, aggressive frame to earn an early advantage, locking out, finding the ball carrier and disposing of his man. While he can bend, inconsistent pad level was a common theme on his film that negated his flexibility. Overall, Elliott is strong and slippery with effort in pursuit and budding awareness, displaying all the tools to be a high-ceiling, scheme-versatile NFL starter – if the character checks out.
70. Neville Gallimore, DT, Oklahoma (6-2, 304)
Gallimore is an athletic marvel for a 300-plus pounder with the rare motor and violent hands to make plays outside his square. His splash plays are some of the best snaps you will see at the position, but his college production doesn’t match up with his impressive power/athletic traits. Overall, Gallimore isn’t the most technically sound player, but he is an athletic, charged-up big man with the explosive hands to reset the line of scrimmage or pass off blocks on his way to the pocket, projecting as a three-technique with NFL starting potential.
71. Cam Akers, RB, Florida State (5-10, 217)
One of the most talented players any time he takes the field, Akers is a sudden runner with explosive lateral moves (his best trait) to cut away from defenders, forcing overpursuit. However, he is too much of a checkers (aggressive, spontaneous) runner with his attacking mindset and needs to introduce more chess (patient, strategic) to his run style. Overall, Akers would be a higher ranked prospect with better vision or run compass, but he is a physically impressive athlete with the shifty moves and toughness to create yardage, projecting as a souped-up version of Duke Johnson in the NFL.
72. Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State (6-3, 247)
Harrison is an alert, gap-sound player who explodes as a tackler at contact. He flies around the field and constantly chases the action, but his occasional false steps prove costly and there are questions about his man coverage skills. Overall, Harrison is a terrific height/weight/speed prospect and with his ability to mirror, take on contact and finish, he is one of the better run defending linebackers in this draft class.
73. Raekwon Davis, DT, Alabama (6-6, 311)
Davis is a naturally powerful human, allowing him to absorb blockers and work his way through bodies. However, he isn’t a burst player and his hand moves lack refinement, finding himself in too many stalemates for a player with his length and strength. Overall, Davis doesn’t have the explosive traits or pass rush skills to be a top-level prospect, but he owns the size and raw power to be a scheme-versatile run defender in the NFL.
There are 26 rated higher still left on his board.
Here are the next 15.
56. Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton (6-5, 255)
Trautman is a fluid big man and his basketball background shows at the catch point with his ability to adjust and attack. His routes need fine-tuned and his blocking is based more on effort than technical understanding right now. Overall, Trautman doesn’t have the body of work versus top-level competition, but his athleticism and pass-catching traits for a player his size make him a highly intriguing prospect, projecting as a future NFL starter and top-75 draft pick.
57. Ashtyn Davis, DS, California (6-1, 202)
Davis was tutored by Cal defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander, who played five seasons in the NFL and helped Davis progressively see things better each of the last three seasons. He is aggressive by nature and that fearless mentality serves him well on the field, but it also works against him at times, taking himself out of plays. Overall, Davis needs continued development with his reads and finishing skills, but his relentless nature and explosive play speed are NFL-level traits, projecting best as a single-high or nickel safety with special teams ability.
58. Cole Kmet, TE, Notre Dame (6-6, 262)
Kmet is an easy player to like (both on and off the field) with outstanding ball skills and body control to dominate the catch point. While he must continue learning the details of route-running and blocking, he has never played only one sport so year-round dedication to football will certainly accelerate his development. Overall, Kmet is a dependable and physically impressive pass catcher who doesn’t have a deal-breaking weakness to his game, projecting as an NFL-ready “Y” target similar to Jason Witten when he was coming out of Tennessee.
59. Willie Gay Jr., LB, Mississippi State (6-1, 243)
Gay owns the athletic twitch and pursuit speed that is the medicine for horizontal offenses, chasing down jet sweeps and defending both sidelines. While he plays with passion, his decision-making (on and off the field) deserves scrutiny. Overall, Gay’s undisciplined play style and inconsistent key-and-diagnose skills create concern for his next level role, but he flows to the football with urgency and closing speed, showcasing special teams skills and NFL starting upside.
Kristian Fulton shows the instincts and toughness to handle nickel duties, but must become a more reliable run defender. (Chuck Cook / USA Today)
60. Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU (6-0, 197)
Fulton has a patient process to stay under control in his transition movements, displaying the athletic and mental requirements to match receiver steps mid-route. He shows the instincts and toughness to handle nickel duties, but must become a more reliable run defender. Overall, Fulton has room to improve his tackling and body positioning downfield, but he stays in the pocket of receivers with his disciplined process, athletic traits and feel for reading breaks, projecting as an average-level NFL starter.
61. Robert Hunt, OG, Louisiana (6-5, 323)
Hunt has stubborn hands to keep defenders tied up, not simply engaging, but preferring to strike and bury his opponent. While he rolls into his blocks to overwhelm defenders in the run game, he must use better sink mid-kickslide to win the leverage battle in pass pro. Overall, Hunt needs to clean up some bad habits from a mechanical standpoint, but his quiet feet, loud hands and competitive nature are NFL starting-level traits, projecting best inside at guard.
63. Antoine Winfield Jr., DS, Minnesota (5-9, 203)
Like his Pro Bowl father, Winfield is a smart player who understands angles and spacing, showing the opportunistic instincts and ball skills to go big-play hunting. While he is a composed athlete, his below average size and strength leave very little margin for error, lacking elite speed to easily recover. Overall, Winfield is a tough evaluation because his lack of length and top-tier athleticism frequently pops on film, but so does his football IQ, toughness and production, projecting as a potential starting safety or nickel in the NFL.
64. Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame (6-4, 238)
Claypool has an easy accelerator for his size and wins with physicality at the catch point, expanding his catch radius. He also makes things happen when covering kicks and punts (25 career tackles in college). Overall, Claypool’s route running and instincts are a work-in-progress, but he is an impressive height/weight/speed athlete who attacks the football like a power forward and has the special teams background that will expand his NFL role as he continues to mature at the position.
65. Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise State (6-2, 265)
The keys to Weaver’s pass rush are his motor and hands, using a two-hand swipe as his signature move, swatting away blockers to stay free around the edge. He was a cheeseburger away from 300 pounds when he enrolled at Boise State and his maturity is something NFL teams are putting under the microscope. Overall, Weaver isn’t a top-tier athlete and his limitations will be more noticeable versus NFL competition, but he is a motivated rusher with the active hands and power to grind away at the corner, projecting as an NFL starter in the right situation.
66. Matt Hennessy, OC, Temple (6-4, 307)
Hennessy is alert and diagnoses quickly with his eyes married to his feet and his hands not too far behind, reaching three techniques with ease. While he isn’t a bully in the run game and will be out-matched by power at times, he does a nice job staying between the ball and defender due to his body control. Overall, Hennessy has only ordinary point-of-attack strength, but he is an athletic craftsman with his outstanding quickness, balance and attention to detail, projecting as an NFL starter in a zone-blocking scheme.
68. Jordan Elliott, DT, Missouri (6-4, 302)
Physically impressive on the hoof, Elliott peppers blockers with his long, aggressive frame to earn an early advantage, locking out, finding the ball carrier and disposing of his man. While he can bend, inconsistent pad level was a common theme on his film that negated his flexibility. Overall, Elliott is strong and slippery with effort in pursuit and budding awareness, displaying all the tools to be a high-ceiling, scheme-versatile NFL starter – if the character checks out.
70. Neville Gallimore, DT, Oklahoma (6-2, 304)
Gallimore is an athletic marvel for a 300-plus pounder with the rare motor and violent hands to make plays outside his square. His splash plays are some of the best snaps you will see at the position, but his college production doesn’t match up with his impressive power/athletic traits. Overall, Gallimore isn’t the most technically sound player, but he is an athletic, charged-up big man with the explosive hands to reset the line of scrimmage or pass off blocks on his way to the pocket, projecting as a three-technique with NFL starting potential.
71. Cam Akers, RB, Florida State (5-10, 217)
One of the most talented players any time he takes the field, Akers is a sudden runner with explosive lateral moves (his best trait) to cut away from defenders, forcing overpursuit. However, he is too much of a checkers (aggressive, spontaneous) runner with his attacking mindset and needs to introduce more chess (patient, strategic) to his run style. Overall, Akers would be a higher ranked prospect with better vision or run compass, but he is a physically impressive athlete with the shifty moves and toughness to create yardage, projecting as a souped-up version of Duke Johnson in the NFL.
72. Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State (6-3, 247)
Harrison is an alert, gap-sound player who explodes as a tackler at contact. He flies around the field and constantly chases the action, but his occasional false steps prove costly and there are questions about his man coverage skills. Overall, Harrison is a terrific height/weight/speed prospect and with his ability to mirror, take on contact and finish, he is one of the better run defending linebackers in this draft class.
73. Raekwon Davis, DT, Alabama (6-6, 311)
Davis is a naturally powerful human, allowing him to absorb blockers and work his way through bodies. However, he isn’t a burst player and his hand moves lack refinement, finding himself in too many stalemates for a player with his length and strength. Overall, Davis doesn’t have the explosive traits or pass rush skills to be a top-level prospect, but he owns the size and raw power to be a scheme-versatile run defender in the NFL.
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