Who is your way too early mid-round draft crush?

[WhoKnows]

12 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

Graham is not actually a consensus top 10 guy.

Umm, yes he is. I don’t think I’ve seen a mock draft by an analyst where Graham makes it to 8. I’m sure there’s a surprise one but he’s pretty much gone by Jacksonville in 99% of the drafts. Where he goes depends on the QBs but he is absolutely a consensus top 10 pick.

[WhoKnows]

BTW, love threads like this. I haven’t paid much attention outside of pick 8, just because our recent drafts have honestly sucked the life out of something I always looked forward to each year. Last year especially with having traded pick 1.

[hepcat]

DT/NT Vernon Broughton from Texas. Will probably be a 4th or 5th round pick. Guy really started to come on late in the season. His stats don’t show his impact. Panthers need bodies up front and with guys like Tuttle and A’Shawn Robinson likely cap casualties, they’ll need to stock up in the draft. 

[Newbie]

On 2/17/2025 at 11:44 PM, PleaseCutStewart said:

I'm biased because I went to William & Mary, but I think Charles Grant will be a steal in the mid rounds (3rd - 4th). Dude is insanely athletic for an offensive lineman and I think he would be a great swing offensive lineman that could be plugged in to any OL spot. If he was taller / heavier and played against FBS competition, I think he goes in the top 50

I think a team with a zone heavy scheme like the eagles will probably take him, but hoping we do.

My mom, uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents went to William & Mary and I grew up going to every home game. I pick Grant in every mock draft at #113. He’s been fun to watch but the William & Mary program has a long line of success in the NFL. I know there’s bias but he would help us. 

[kungfoodude]

7 hours ago, WhoKnows said:

Umm, yes he is. I don’t think I’ve seen a mock draft by an analyst where Graham makes it to 8. I’m sure there’s a surprise one but he’s pretty much gone by Jacksonville in 99% of the drafts. Where he goes depends on the QBs but he is absolutely a consensus top 10 pick.

I think this is the rare, "answered your own question."

[kungfoodude]

7 hours ago, hepcat said:

DT/NT Vernon Broughton from Texas. Will probably be a 4th or 5th round pick. Guy really started to come on late in the season. His stats don’t show his impact. Panthers need bodies up front and with guys like Tuttle and A’Shawn Robinson likely cap casualties, they’ll need to stock up in the draft. 

We need to kill in the important rounds(1-3) but we have a bunch in the "depth" rounds(4-6). 

We need everything.

[ProcessBlue2]

Jamaree Caldwell, Jack Kiser, and Elijah Roberts.

[WhoKnows]

20 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

I think this is the rare, "answered your own question."

How so? I basically said this year I’ve only been paying attention to top 10 prospects because of our pick at 8. I’ve kind of lost my interest in the rest of the draft because of how bad our actual picks have been, but Graham is 100% in the range of players I’m still interested in because he’s a consensus top 10 guy. Heck, he’s been one of the few guys (like  Travis Hunter who’ve been top 10 since pre-2024 college season.

I just google 2025 mock draft, went to ESPN, PFF, CBS, Tankathon and NFL.com and not one site or mock had him go later than 8 and that was only one of them. Where have you seen that he’s actually not a top 10 guy?

[falconlynx]

Homer pick and probably later than mid-round, but Bryson Nesbit. Very athletic / physical TE that had a few injuries that limited his stats. Would love to have another TE like him on the roster. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, falconlynx said:

Homer pick and probably later than mid-round, but Bryson Nesbit. Very athletic / physical TE that had a few injuries that limited his stats. Would love to have another TE like him on the roster. 

Most have him in the 3rd-4th round range. So yeah, he seems to fit well in this thread.

I think he's ready to go as a receiver at TE in the NFL but has a long ways to go as a blocker. He basically plays like a jumbo slot WR.

[ECHornet]

Saw this posted today. Should Thor Griffith become my new late round draft hope?

[ForJimmy]

4 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Most have him in the 3rd-4th round range. So yeah, he seems to fit well in this thread.

I think he's ready to go as a receiver at TE in the NFL but has a long ways to go as a blocker. He basically plays like a jumbo slot WR.

Seems a little redundant with JT Sanders here. It would be ideal to have a TE that is a skilled blocker to pair with him IMO. 

[LinvilleGorge]

29 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Seems a little redundant with JT Sanders here. It would be ideal to have a TE that is a skilled blocker to pair with him IMO. 

Tommy Tremble. We badly overdrafted an athletic blocking TE hoping he'd develop as a receiver but he's basically still an athletic blocking TE.

[bababoey]

Bradyn Swinson and APR from V Tech.  Both guys are edge rushers and Swinson probably goes day 2,  APR is a day 3 guy.  Swinson is very bendy and has some power in his hands,  in most classes he does not get out of the 2nd round. 

APR has alot of power but half the time looks like he dont know what is going on.  When he does he is really good.