Thor's Easter Day Mock!!!

[Callidus]

Just now, Soxcat said:

Lots of love for Gladney on here but Terrell and Johnson might be as good or better picks.  Fulton and Diggs could be in the discussion as well.

IMO a guy 6'0 or taller makes more sense and Terrell ran a legit 4.42.  

 

Terrel is who I want if we go cb at 29. If he is there that is. Gladney is good but terrell looks great to me.

[rns90]

3 hours ago, SleepingTitan said:

I think Gladney honestly belongs in the top of the 2nd, not the first. As a starting corner, he's incomplete. Probably takes Logan Ryan's role for the first year -- which would be great. 

There's no real difference between top of 2nd and late first where we are picking.  The only CB I want them to avoid is the Auburn one.  He sounds like another Woolfolk.

[thor]

13 hours ago, Soxcat said:

I could see Vrabel being in love with Baun.  

 

I agree. Don't know what JRob would do however. I just didn't think Gross-Matos or Epenesa would be on the board and am hoping Clowney is signed. A DT seems to me to be a big need but I really didn't like the options unless Blalock or Davidson is still on board plus the recent signing of Crawford. WR and RB are choices but there are just too many great options unless "your guy" is sitting there. As far as CB, if I can't get one of the top premier guys there are 6-7 in R2 that I feel are high quality guys that could fit the bill. OL is also a need but moving Dennis Kelley to RT and Sambrailo can play anywhere allows a bit of leeway. So I went with what I saw as BPA - although a Clowney signing is beyond awesome adding a quality scheme-diverse speedy, smart player early seemed like a huge win... Landry, Beasley, Correa, and Baun would fill the cupboard with an array of diverse talent to pressure opposing QB's from all directions... If Gross-Matos, Epenesa, and Baun are all on the board and Clowney is signed I believe any of these guys would be a superb selection...

[thor]

Cornerbacks:

 

1st rounders: 1) Jeff Okudah, 2) CJ Henderson,  3) Jeff Gladney, 4)Jaylon Johnson, 5) A.J. Terrell,  6)Trevon Diggs, 7) Kristian Fulton,

 

2nd rounders: Damon Arnette, , Cameron Dantzler, Noah Igbinoghene, Stanford Samuels, Bryce Hall, Amik Robertson

[titanskick8851]

1 hour ago, thor said:

Cornerbacks:

 

1st rounders: Jeff Okudah, CJ Henderson, A.J. Terrell, Trevon Diggs, Kristian Fulton, Jaylon Johnson

 

2nd rounders: Damon Arnette,  Jeff Gladney, Cameron Dantzler, Noah Igbinoghene,  Troy Pride, Jr., Bryce Hall

I’d flip Gaffney and Diggs. Reports lately say Diggs will be a 2nd or 3rd rounder. Also Amik Robertson will go in the similar range of Pride and Hall.

[thor]

Damon Arnette Scouting Report:

 

Man Technique: Highly physical corner who loves to crowd the kitchen and cancel throwing windows before they develop. Versatile in playing from various leverages and is adept at getting his eyes into the backfield in timing with route breaks to find the ball first and play through the catch point. Grabbiness can draw flags but it's worthy for his play style.

 

Zone Technique: Not super polished here, but has flashy reps that illustrate promise. Clearly understands route concepts and doesn't play himself out of position when his side suddenly vacates players. Can rock n roll with success and has great transitional quickness to get connected, but his spacing tends to be too distant early in reps. Doesn't sail technique well.

 

Press Technique: Has the goods, folks! Shows success in both soft-shoe and kick-step techniques and has the requisite length and agility to win in both. Feet can deaden and weight can rock back at the snap when soft-shoeing , which allows releases to immediately work to his outside shoulder, but his recovery footwork and angles are delightful, and he never misses an opportunity to crowd in the contact window. Aggressive kick-step technique works flawlessly and he can open his hips and speed-turn with success to respond to release moves. It's all there.

 

Best Trait: Man Tech

Worst Trait: Tackling

Player Comparison: Darius Slay

 

Red Flags - None

[thor]

Cameron Dantzler Scouting Report:

 

Man Cover Skills - He's got great reach and disruptive abilities at the catch point. Shows needed mobility to flip the hips and carry receivers up the field, although he can get loose at the top of breaks and doesn't illustrate desired stickiness through the end of the route. 

 

Zone Cover Skills - He keys the quarterback's eyes and arm very well, showing impact skills in zone coverage, especially in the flats to sink under throws working behind him. He'll peel off initial landmark effectively and consistently jumps into the action when breaking on throws. 

 

Best Trait - Zone Coverage Skills

Worst Trait - Physicality

 

Red Flags - None

[thor]

Jeff Gladney Scouting Report:

 

Man Technique: A lot to like about how he operates with physicality downfield despite having a narrower frame. Gets into WR cylinders on the red line and uses the sideline nicely; has a good understanding of angles and leverage to cut off throwing lanes. Comfortable operating over the back and behind the trail and has good mirror-match quickness. Gets too tethered to WR action at times and is late to turn head to locate football.

 

Zone Technique: Played in a man-match Gary Patterson defense and rarely had any traditional spot-dropping reps. Opportunities to play with eyes in the sideline generally turned into high-impact plays for the defense. Highly-effective sail technique player on the boundary and found much of his ball production by splitting boundary routes and baiting QBs into bad throws he could explode to. Bursty player with decent timing attacking the target as the ball is released. Has an extremely high ceiling with more experience.

 

Press Technique: Jumpy player who struggles with quality size and route-running and lacks an ideal physical profile for the role in the league. Feet are too active and frenetic, often throwing his backpedal out of balance and leaving him lunging for the first release move he sees. Soft-shoe technique is often deployed but played too passively, allowing for vertical depth without initiating contact and creating displacement. Frequently fails to activate hands until outside of the contact window. Quickness and fluidity shine in recovery and he can rip his hips back open after a failed stab/kick-step with shocking speed, which saves many of his reps.

 

Best Trait: Reactionary Quickness

Worst Trait: Press Technique

Player Comparison: Kevin Johnson

 

Red Flags - None

[thor]

A.J. Terrell Scouting Report:

 

Man Technique: Silky smooth cover man with a high ceiling here. Ability to stay in phase and mirror breaks or turn and locate the football is natural and rapid. Strong with his back to the ball and chest to the ball alike, though at times he’s too aggressive closing on the first break and can lose to multi break routes. Catch point receivers give him the most trouble.

 

Zone Technique: Really impressive marriage of vision and timing when exploding through short zones. Body type wise, is a fit for outside play, but may end up a top-tier slot with his ability to quickly drive and get connected to short-breaking routes. Love how he beats receivers to the spot on slants and arrives with physicality to the catch point. Occasionally suckered in by underneath routes and loses vertical spacing. 

 

Press Technique: A bit jumpy and overaggressive at the line but generally has a really solid profile. Love how hard he comes into contact at key inflection points; ability to collision receivers as they look to stack forces inaccurate balls and mistimed routes. Again has issues overcrowding and leaning too far on receivers, which lets his base get broken and forces himself into recovery.

 

Best Trait: Mental Processing

Worst Trait: Tackling

Player Comparison: A.J. Bouye

 

Red Flags - None

[thor]

Jaylon Johnson Scouting Report:

 

Man Coverage Skills - When he's able to set his hands on bodies, he's super sticky and shows great work to slide and stay leveraged while flipping hips vertically to work into trail position and carry receivers up the field. Does well when on the hip to stay attached to receivers and use length to influence catch point.

 

Zone Coverage Skills - Doesn't illustrate high end quickness to click and close in leveraged coverage. He could press and squat in flat and offer length to sink under throws behind him, but asking him to play in space won't inspire. Quarters is probably his best zone, given smaller area of responsibility.

 

Best Trait - Physicality

Worst Trait - Flexibility

Player Comparison: Vontae Davis

 

Red Flags - None

[thor]

Kristian Fulton Player Comparison:

 

Man Technique: Ability to play from a variety of angles and positioning relative to the receiver/throw is mighty impressive and that of an NFL veteran. Plays over the top of in-break routes, underneath out-breaking routes, recovers from the trail, or downfield stacks on deep routes all with no panic and great leverage/physicality. Reads the catch point with great reflexes and will play blind to the ball with ease. Loves to crowd breaking routes and forces incompletions by disrupting body positioning and timing without fouling.

 

Zone Technique: Infrequently tasked with zone coverage, but did well to spin to deep-half or deep-middle roles reacting to pre-snap motion and shows the ability to split routes downfield. Love his ability to squat underneath intermediate routes when given short zone responsibilities and has an effective click and close with quality explosiveness.

 

Press Technique: Just blown away by his relaxed and measured approach to press. Never plays himself too aggressively out of position and is always ready to frame the initial and secondary release moves downfield. Contests every break and rarely allows a clean release into space. Ability to adjust stride length and step frequency on the fly to varied route stems is as natural as it gets. Doesn't activate his hands as much as you'd like to see and is a bit more willing to play in the trail than you'd like; may be asked to amp up the aggression in the NFL.

 

Best Trait: Reactionary Quickness

Worst Trait: Tackling

 

Red Flags - 2017 Suspension for Tampering With an NCAA Drug Test

[thor]

Amik Robertson Scouting Report:

 

Man Cover Skills - Surprising scrap, he's really physical and fights hard to keep his leverage at the LOS. That said, functional strength and extension skills are limited and are going to handcuff his ability to effectively reroute and disrupt timing on the fly. His ball skills help him mask a lack of length.

 

Zone Cover Skills - Squatting in shallow zones is where he shines best, he is really fluid here with foot quickness and anticipation — will jump down into the catch point with quickness. He has an effective click and close ability and takes sharp angles to the football when he's detached and in space.

 

Best Trait - Ball Skills

Worst Trait - Size

Player Comparison: Tavon Young

 

Red Flags - None

[IsntLifeFunny]

39 minutes ago, thor said:

Jeff Gladney Scouting Report:

 

Man Technique: A lot to like about how he operates with physicality downfield despite having a narrower frame. Gets into WR cylinders on the red line and uses the sideline nicely; has a good understanding of angles and leverage to cut off throwing lanes. Comfortable operating over the back and behind the trail and has good mirror-match quickness. Gets too tethered to WR action at times and is late to turn head to locate football.

 

Zone Technique: Played in a man-match Gary Patterson defense and rarely had any traditional spot-dropping reps. Opportunities to play with eyes in the sideline generally turned into high-impact plays for the defense. Highly-effective sail technique player on the boundary and found much of his ball production by splitting boundary routes and baiting QBs into bad throws he could explode to. Bursty player with decent timing attacking the target as the ball is released. Has an extremely high ceiling with more experience.

 

Press Technique: Jumpy player who struggles with quality size and route-running and lacks an ideal physical profile for the role in the league. Feet are too active and frenetic, often throwing his backpedal out of balance and leaving him lunging for the first release move he sees. Soft-shoe technique is often deployed but played too passively, allowing for vertical depth without initiating contact and creating displacement. Frequently fails to activate hands until outside of the contact window. Quickness and fluidity shine in recovery and he can rip his hips back open after a failed stab/kick-step with shocking speed, which saves many of his reps.

 

Best Trait: Reactionary Quickness

Worst Trait: Press Technique

Player Comparison: Kevin Johnson

 

Red Flags - None

One of his worst traits is his hand use in press, but he was still very good at it because of his footwork and fluid hips. Teach the kid how to properly use his hands in press and he’s a shutdown CB at the next level with elite potential. 

[thor]

Trevon Diggs Scouting Report:

 

Man Technique: Comfortable in tight quarters and will look to disrupt route timing and throwing windows by maximizing his frame. Not the most comfortable player from the trail and has some limitations as a recovery player with only average quickness and long speed, so protecting him with off-alignments or safety help may be necessary if he doesn't have the freedom to jam. Struggles with his back to the ball as well, but will use contact to locate receivers when he needs to turn his head.

 

Zone Technique: Quality cerebral player who will jump/undercut routes, bait quarterbacks into bad passing attempts, or exchange receivers across zones with comfort and situational awareness. Highly impressive short zone player who uses length and good burst to suffocate throwing windows in the quick game; continues to impress in sail and divider technique downfield and works well with deep safeties to pass off vertical floods and force the QB into bad passing attempts or checkdowns. Very comfortable squatting with eyes in the backfield.

 

Press Technique: Maximizes length/strength profile with aggressive play style, but should look to tone down the shoving and ramp up the technique to become more consistent at the NFL level. Will step into receiver's midsection and look to punch and sustain, which leave him highly susceptible to being beat down the field given his average recovery speed. Must settle his weight and bend at the hips/knees to punch without overextending. Has good kick-step technique in the contact window and can carry routes into the sideline given frame.

 

Best Trait: Zone Technique

Worst Trait: Tackling

Player Comparison: Aqib Talib

 

Red Flags - None

 

 

[thor]

Noah Igbinoghene Scouting Report:

 

Man Technique: He’s limited in terms of his transitional quickness, and that means that he has to win at the line of scrimmage. I appreciate his collision-heavy approach to off-man coverage, and he has great linear explosiveness, so he can account for poor transitions by forcing receivers off their line and squeezing them into the boundary. Highly competitive player but will draw more flags in the NFL.

 

Zone Technique: Has nice burst for a top-heavy player and better hip sink than you expect when T-stepping out of drops and closing on quick-breaking routes. Spacing in his side shuffle and route recognition are all starting-caliber quality, though at times he can get lost in the sauce of switch releases and layered concepts. Length and strength give him a great PBU profile when thudding into routes developing in front of his frame.

 

Press Technique: Up in your face with bad intentions early. Has elite play strength for a college CB and can jar back receivers onto their heels, forcing false steps and re-releases. Is too aggressive in his jams and will pre-determine which punch he’s gonna throw, which is high risk/reward against quality and instinctive route runners. Struggles to recover from his false steps given average turn-and-run fluidity and must become more comfortable working laterally in his step-kicks to control routes with upfield leverage.

 

Best Trait: Zone Technique

Worst Trait: Mental Processing

Player Comparison: Vernon Hargreaves 

 

Red Flags - None