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Parrish is a great one to keep an eye on who would instantly get in over Smith-Wade - quality spunky player

If you line him up versus his common comparisons - Drake London is a bit better after the catch and Michael Pittman a bit better at out powering DBs for jump balls. You take those away and it’s a solid guy, but unsure if teams see enough that helps them really elevate their offenses.

Per Daniel Jeremiah, he hasn’t come across anyone that has him top 10. Mentioned some teams have him below 20th overall. Highest in the 10-13 range.

I mean if you're looking at the best combination of intangibles, playmaking, & consistency on defense, Barron is probably 2nd in this draft after Carter. He's the best playmaker in the secondary and is unbelievably sound (technically). Plays outside, big nickel and FS. Fits the 2HS /Cover 3 stuff and our nickel subs really well. Just saying. Agree to disagree if you don't see him high, but he's become my DB1. And honestly, after Hunter, Carter, Graham, & Walker, I kind of like him the most for us on defense (along with Kenneth Grant). Just can't get on board with the higher edges and Johnson's man skills worry me at the NFL level.

If most teams really think the blue chips are just Carter & Hunter, then many teams may not have that big of a gap between their #5 and 25. This draft is going to be mad unpredictable due to the quantity per tiers being so unique. There will be many more of the picks happen than usual where a common 2nd-3rd rounder goes way higher than expected, and some of the commonly mentioned 1sts go way lower.

Not really that far fetched. He's CB1 for many.

Would be cool with this.

I loved Williams coming out of school back in the day but his career shifted when he blew the Diggs game winning TD angle at the huge Saints/Vikes playoff game. Played well for BAL but with Moehrig, Blackmon makes a lot of sense. Better complimentary piece. He’s pretty good too.

It would be fun to pair Moehrig with a ballhawking type like Watts. Horn is a shutdown type at CB but we really do need a ballhawk in the secondary to make us a bit peskier back there. Then land a CB like Strong VT to see develop as well for the outside or a better boost at NB like Parrish KSU over Smith-Wade.

So much noise for a guy we’re probably not taking.

Yeah it’s a fair observation. Overpaying for FA vets at positions in the first wave that are strong in the draft. Did it last year as well with the IOL (although I think Lewis was a great move) It just limits the impact a deep positional class could give us. Seems like we treat the FA in isolation and then let those moves dictate the draft, rather than projecting where the draft can best help and being more careful about FA signings.

He had question marks without these scores or whatever they are.

This is what bumped Kyren Williams and Bucky Irving down boards and they're two of the hottest RBs in the league right now. Honestly, it maybe a cheat code to look at who was a somewhat hyped mid-round RB going into the process, slightly underperformed testing wise, but produced very well...and grab him. Kyle Monangai & Devin Neal fit that bill for me this year.

Maybe the 4th/5th honestly.

Good lord. Are we seriously this bad at hiding our cards?

I'm more just speaking from my own rankings. Starks didn't have a good season. His 2023 was stellar but he fell off and gave up a lot this past one. Raw talent is there - I'll give you that, but not enough to put him in solid 1st round consideration IMO; especially considering his rather avg speed/quickness. I know there's some who really like him, but I'm just not sold. UGA in general had an weird year defensively which is why I'm a more hesitant than I would be in the past few years with their guys. And I also weigh positional value. Just don't think a safety is worth it THIS high like some other spots (I.E. RB unless it's a generational/once in 5+ years type) For me, I'm asking "what is a guy like Starks really giving us that a Watts, Ransam or Mukuba isn't?" Maybe a game breaking play once in a while you don't get from just any safety, but that's not happening consistently enough to warrant that much of a boost in his stock. I just don't see the "it" that others do outside his insane highlight reel 2023 season. Barron has shaped up to be my CB1 ahead of Johnson. I haven't heard much on his front related to us, but I personally like the fit. Can support our base and sub packages. Both of them have nice skills and would instantly be out there for a very high snap count. The other guy after being under the microscope that isn't far behind is Amos. But then I think there's a tad of a tier drop to Morrison/Hairston/Porter/etc. Emmanwori is in the eye of the beholder. For us, I'm not so sure he's playing 2-high, he's a big nickel in our sub packages. As a player, I see him as a Tampa-2 LB, Dimebacker-type. But we had a similar type in Chinn who we didn't seem to care for with Evero so it makes me wonder a bit... Some interesting DBs overall.

Being 6’3 230 Emmanwori is bigger than Shaq - some teams maybe looking at him as an offball lb. Great prospect. I think Starks is a late 1st at best

Last thing I’ll say on this for a bit - Give me Princely U over Mykel. He has the length, athleticism, bend, burst, dip and pass rush repertoire. And production to back it up. Run defense is okay, better hands. I don’t know, not trying to act like some “I’m better than all scouts” type but this Mykel poo is not what I wanted to hear. and edit - without the extra playoff game/same as TXAM, Mykel had 3 sacks this season and 7 TFL. 3.5 last season and only 7 TFL. For those scared about production with Stewart, this kid has the same issue.

Honestly, if we want effective, impact and leader just take Jahdae Barron and you get a dude we can play outside or at nickel. Like a Sainristil on roids that you can actually play on the outside. If we’re serious about sure things, he’s probably one of the most best combinations of technically proficient, intangibles, ceiling and instant impact you’ll find. Playmaker too. I honestly have been liking him over WJ with Johnson’s injury concerns and skills vs man.

Honestly, I hope Graham falls (and could) to make this easy on Dan and not force a pick like this. It just feels so much like the XL situation. At this point, I'm almost trying to get so bent up about this to either accept it if it happens or be pleasantly surprised if it doesn't. Lot's of time between the draft and now, but Mykel is the one EDGE talent I was hoping we would stay away from, even in a trade down. I'm usually not vehemently against a particular prospect, but this kid gives me such heavy bust vibes and I hated watching him disappear for UGA. Ankle or not.

Well the scouting department is still mostly the same since Rhule began sooooo

Yeah if this actually happens come draft day, it's going to be a tad annoying. It's been rumored for a month already. Especially if someone surprising falls and we still take this kid over Graham for example.

Biggest problems with Mykel: He's not actually that athletic for his size and really lacks in the burst department Terrible hands which is a pet peeve of mine with DL. He's not a given year 1 contributor because of his technique. Not a guy that had a pass rush plan developed with counters. Doesn't have the nuances down compared to someone like Ez who is super refined. His pass rush skills need some serious development. As mentioned, a 11.1% pr win rate, 61.0 pass rush grade on true passing downs (bottom of class) Is better suited for a 4-3 Where I'll concede: Optimal Power & Bend is there Super young and hopefully moldable UGA's scheme does not do someone in his mold any favors in showing off perimeter outside shoulder skills Good motor while being light on his feet. Fiery guy

Jets and him could be an interesting fit. Fields takes the pressure off for a season of transition. Also like him for PIT