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We've been playing the mock draft games for a while now. There is the list of players and rankings compiled by PFF, there are all sorts of mock draft sites, there's combine and pro day data, what we hear from our friends and all other things.
So, who are the guys you've come to like who almost surely will not get drafted? And what makes them attractive to you as mock director of college scouting?
For me, there are a few players that have stood out on the lines. On the O-line, big guys with athleticism are are the targets.
Nick Gargiulo, C from South Carolina is my top target. A transfer from Yale where he was team captain in 2022, the Gamecocks named him a captain in 2023. A big jump in competition level, and he plays much too high both absolutely and especially as a guy who is 6'5" 325. But he has a knack for controlling guys with good hand placement and his long arms (33 7/8) mean he gets his mits on D-linemen before they do him. The line he played on was dogmeat, and there were a handful of plays that ended with him blocking his guy while the other four O-linemen and remaining D-linemen were gathered around the sacked Spencer Rattler. And a 91.4 RAS is pretty good. For phone booth movement, on his pro day he ran the short shuttle in 7.33 -- amazing for his weight and height.
Evan Anderson, DT, Florida Atlantic. 6'3" 330. Played all 12 games in 2023 as a junior, was a team captain, and posted decent numbers against top teams in the FBS, dominated in games against similar talent. And when talking line play, he is the guy who got doubled, so with lesser talent around means he made his teammates better. He got doubled every snap of the Clemson game, and anchored very well against the run. Another guy who plays too high and gets stood up on pass rush which stops him. An NFL training program would make him literally twice as strong as he is and give him another 15 pounds of lean muscle.
Devon Vele, WR Utah. At 6'5" and 203. He's a type of WR we don't have, at he's old at 26 and played with nothing at QB and had some contested catch issues. Hand placement and coaching could make a big deal. The breakdown is that he sells his routes well, is precise in his cuts and has a big catch radius. He won't get much yac, but for a fade in the EZ, catching a ball eight yards out below a clear out with scarier WRs, he's a potential weapon. As a UDFA, for years of control for peanuts.
Sanoussi Kane, S, Purdue. Nothing special in workouts: 5'11 1/2, 207, 4.52 forty, 12 reps on the bench. Minor recuit, senior captain. In his pro day interview, was asked about being drafted, said he would like his name to be called but all he wants is a chance to compete. Very good with ten yards of the line, hits hard, sure tackler. Very good as box safety, reads well from depth, has spent time at corner. Plays much bigger than his size, in control, hits hard with solid fundamentals not launching. Guys ilke him are better off being recuited as UDFAs and picking a spot rather than stuck as a seventh rounder somewhere.
Who y'all got. @007, tell me who the WR is in your draft guide.
So, who are the guys you've come to like who almost surely will not get drafted? And what makes them attractive to you as mock director of college scouting?
For me, there are a few players that have stood out on the lines. On the O-line, big guys with athleticism are are the targets.
Nick Gargiulo, C from South Carolina is my top target. A transfer from Yale where he was team captain in 2022, the Gamecocks named him a captain in 2023. A big jump in competition level, and he plays much too high both absolutely and especially as a guy who is 6'5" 325. But he has a knack for controlling guys with good hand placement and his long arms (33 7/8) mean he gets his mits on D-linemen before they do him. The line he played on was dogmeat, and there were a handful of plays that ended with him blocking his guy while the other four O-linemen and remaining D-linemen were gathered around the sacked Spencer Rattler. And a 91.4 RAS is pretty good. For phone booth movement, on his pro day he ran the short shuttle in 7.33 -- amazing for his weight and height.
Evan Anderson, DT, Florida Atlantic. 6'3" 330. Played all 12 games in 2023 as a junior, was a team captain, and posted decent numbers against top teams in the FBS, dominated in games against similar talent. And when talking line play, he is the guy who got doubled, so with lesser talent around means he made his teammates better. He got doubled every snap of the Clemson game, and anchored very well against the run. Another guy who plays too high and gets stood up on pass rush which stops him. An NFL training program would make him literally twice as strong as he is and give him another 15 pounds of lean muscle.
Devon Vele, WR Utah. At 6'5" and 203. He's a type of WR we don't have, at he's old at 26 and played with nothing at QB and had some contested catch issues. Hand placement and coaching could make a big deal. The breakdown is that he sells his routes well, is precise in his cuts and has a big catch radius. He won't get much yac, but for a fade in the EZ, catching a ball eight yards out below a clear out with scarier WRs, he's a potential weapon. As a UDFA, for years of control for peanuts.
Sanoussi Kane, S, Purdue. Nothing special in workouts: 5'11 1/2, 207, 4.52 forty, 12 reps on the bench. Minor recuit, senior captain. In his pro day interview, was asked about being drafted, said he would like his name to be called but all he wants is a chance to compete. Very good with ten yards of the line, hits hard, sure tackler. Very good as box safety, reads well from depth, has spent time at corner. Plays much bigger than his size, in control, hits hard with solid fundamentals not launching. Guys ilke him are better off being recuited as UDFAs and picking a spot rather than stuck as a seventh rounder somewhere.
Who y'all got. @007, tell me who the WR is in your draft guide.
