This is where I'm at currently: 1-2 = QB 1-12 = DE 2-33 = C/LB/TE 3-65 = C/LB/TE/WR/RB 3-73 = C/LB/TE/WR/RB 4-7th rounds - BPA I'd be open to the Texans trading up to get another 2nd or 3rd round pick if someone is falling and/or they really want someone.
I don't think there is enough difference to be concerned about who is Carolina's pick. We pick 1a and 1b just in case Carolina throws us a curve by going with a project QB. I'm really wanting a couple of player to move positions (Skoronski to G/C and McKee to TE) and a long shot WR, specifically Bryce Ford-Wheaton who has under performed his freakish measurables. Let's see how the teaching side of the new staff works. Just look at the measurables and strengths at the proposed positions.
Naturally he should fall since he didn’t “answer”’ those questions correct? Like you said, he can’t be slow and teams don’t have anything to gauge that right?
Another Freaky WR that I think is worthy of a 3rd/4th rd pick is Bryce Ford Wheaton. Has Andre type athletic ability.
I will pt out a mock just before the draft but this is how I'm seeing things as of right now. 1.Young 1. Smith 2. Schmitz 3. LaPorta 3. Ford Wheaton 4. Sharpe 5. Trade up for Kuntz
I think they are more focused on the later round picks and already know who they are picking with the fist 2-3 picks
I think every QB in this draft is flawed, testing can do a lot to quell some of those concerns. Tape is great, but there’s a lot of guys that have great tape that have flamed out. Physical attributes are still an important factor in the big picture
If Skoronski and Smith are there at 12, it would be a tough choice. To be honest, I don't expect either to be there.
It is possible the Astros are totally bluffing and really interested in Anderson or Carterr and seeing if a project QB falls to them at 12 or someone like AR or Hooker at 33 or McKee at 66.
Sure. But if physical attributes are important (not disputing) and Bryce didn’t do anything to quell those concerns, his stock should naturally fall right? Maybe even behind AR and Levis who have excelled in this area? Not saying testing isn’t a factor, but how much probably varies greatly by prospect and by team. I’d venture Young falls into a category where it may not matter much, if any, in terms of when he gets drafted. The fact that Texans brass didn’t even show up might be a tell on their stance.
If the QBs in this draft were closer in terms of QB play then it would drop him. Levis and AR are huge upside prototypes, but they have their warts.
[…] The quarterback-needy franchise will partly rely on its contingent’s three-day pro day tour of C.J. Stroud, Young, and Kentucky’s Will Levis to decide whether to spend its No. 2 overall pick on a premier passer. The Texans are exploring further options. Newly hired coach DeMeco Ryans could use a dominant edge defender to fulfill his primary defensive objective of fixing a scheme that surrendered the most rushing yards in franchise history last season. Alabama’s Will Anderson, a unanimous All-American, said he had a top-30 visit with the Texans in Houston earlier this month. He met with Ryans, caught up with former Alabama teammates John Metchie III and Christian Harris, and left with an impression that everything “went really good.” Saban called Anderson a throwback player, a “dog-ass competitor” who will “run through a wall” for whichever team acquires him. Anderson, who measured 6-foot-3, 253 pounds at the combine, held a versatile role along the edge with the Crimson Tide. But Ryans went over film during their visit and showed Anderson how he could be a “hand-in-the-dirt defensive end” in the Texans' system. “No matter where I go, no matter what position they put me in, I’m going to do my best and give it all for the team I’m playing for,” Anderson said. […] Young, who spent part of his offseason training near his hometown in Los Angeles, prepared a script of 50 passes for his throwing session Thursday. He completed 44 of 50 attempts but completed just one of six throws of 45 yards or more. Three of Young’s incompletions were dropped — one came on a swing pass to running back Jahmyr Gibbs; the other two were on-target deep passes to wide receiver Jermaine Burton — and another deep pass got caught in the net hanging from the ceiling inside Alabama’s indoor practice facility. The majority of Young’s passes were thrown within 15 yards, and he completed 30 of those 31 attempts. He was 11-of-11 on passes of 20 yards. Young demonstrated good footwork, ball placement and timing. He completed all 33 passes on hitches and out routes to the sidelines, which are passes requiring accuracy and timing. Those were among the main qualities Young wanted to show scouts. “Yeah, I just wanted to show my diversity,” Young said. “We have some intermediate stuff, some short stuff. On platform, off platform. Some under-center stuff as well, which obviously hasn’t shown up on my film as much. But I wanted to show I was comfortable doing that. I really want to check all the boxes. Hopefully, it came across like that.” Young said he hasn’t yet visited any NFL teams. His representation was waiting until after Alabama’s pro day to officially create such a schedule.
