After asking a few teams for one guy that has taken advantage of the interview process after these first few nights of meetings: • Texas Tech iDL Lee Hunter • Ohio State LB Sonny Styles • Pitt LB Kyle Louis • Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields • North Dakota State QB Cole Payton • Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez • Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr • Navy RB Eli Heidenreich • Oklahoma EDGE R Mason Thomas
Indiana WR Omar Cooper Jr. is a hot name at the NFL Combine. He’s drawing significant interest as he’s already had 17 meetings today alone with NFL teams.
The 49ers met with Oregon LB Bryce Boettcher, and Ole Miss DT Zxavian Harris at the NFL combine.
Robert Saleh on his time with the 49ers:
“San Francisco it’s a championship organization. Championship ownership, championship HC, championship GM, championship everything.”
Christian Miller trained with Mykel Williams as a kid growing up. Claims he's his best friend and attributes a lot of his success to him. Says Williams showed him the proper mindset and how to be a pro.
High Character Guy Alert 
Texas Tech DL Lee Hunter, a powerhouse on the line with a fearless attitude & a knack for taking on double teams.
Off the field, he used his NIL $ to buy his mom a home, help his brother start a truck business with two 18-wheelers, & support his kid.
Texas Tech DL Lee Hunter, a powerhouse on the line with a fearless attitude & a knack for taking on double teams.
Off the field, he used his NIL $ to buy his mom a home, help his brother start a truck business with two 18-wheelers, & support his kid.
A.J. Pena, Edge, Rhoad Island, 2x FCS All-American knows how to rush the passer (38 career sacks). He holds URI records for career sacks (36.5) and tackles for loss (62). Another OLB type that's undersized and undervalued.
ReplyDeleteTravis Burke, OT, Memphis 6’9 315 RT with a mean streak, very good run blocker. Played FCS at Garner-Webb, then FIU, then Memphis. First Team American Conference. Foot Injury this year but he's a good player.
ReplyDeletePenn State EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton (Rd 3):
ReplyDelete+ 6’5”, 268 lbs with long arms
+ Violent and active hands
+ Improved depth of pass-rushing moves
+ Short-area burst
+ 17 sacks, 25 TFL last two years
- Bend
- High center of gravity
- Counter creativity
Boettcher's a pretty fun player:
ReplyDeletePositives:
- Explosive first step, true sideline to sideline range
- Shows ability to work backside, has instinctual playmaking skills
- Closing speed is near top of class, can cover ground quickly
- Strong tackler, utilizes full frame and keeps wide base to not be driven back
- Fluid hips, able to turn and run quickly. Good Change of direction skills
- Shows good understanding of coverage, covers grass not players
- Has strength to beat opposing offensive lineman, anchors well
- Very Patient Defender, works to his favor more often than not
Weaknesses:
- Plays too aggressive at times, leaves a cutback lane open at times or will over pursue
- Can put himself out of position by trying to be in position
- While patience is a positive, he can tend to be too patient and not trust himself to go make a play causing a TFL/short gain to be positive yards or larger gain
- Not fully adapted to LB position, former Safety and still shows signs of it at times
- Closing speed to EDGE is lackluster for how athletic he is
- Undersized based on prototypical NFL standards (6007, 227)
Grade: 3.11 (early 3rd round)
The sweet spot in this draft for the best value:
ReplyDelete• DT: Picks 20-40
• EDGE: Picks 20-40
• LB: Round 3-4
• SAF: Round 2-3
• OT: Round 1
LB and safety have great depth, OT not so much. There’s a drop-off at DT/EDGE but still good Round 3-4 value.
Sounds about right to me.
DeleteHouston DT Carlos Allen Jr:
ReplyDeleteSmaller frame (6'1, 300) but extremely active run defender. Showcases good first step quickness, has ability to work laterally. Active violent hands. Shows good strength at point of attack and all around highly active playmaker vs the run. Limited as a pass rusher but 17 pressures & 3 sacks last season.