Biggest winners from the Senior Bowl South Practice on Day Three were Baylor’s Jay Lee, South Carolina State’s Javon Hargrave, BYU’s Bronson Kaufusi and William & Mary’s DeAndre Houston-Carson.
Charles McDonald (@SundayFiasco) covered the OL/DL and Christian Page (@Cpage2911) covered the QB/RB/WR/DB
Quarterbacks
-It was a ho-hum day for quarterbacks as none had an outstanding day, but looking for improvement, Jacoby Brissett stood out. Brissett’s high over the top delivery is a common issue because of overthrows but today settled down and delivered nice throws in the endzone in a window only his receiver could catch it.
-Alabama’s Jake Coker looked comfortable going through his reads, scanning the secondary for the best option. He delivered a dime to the far sideline in between tight coverage as the safety was closing in. Coker’s arm strength was not put to test today, which is his biggest attribute.
Receivers/Tight Ends
-Jay Lee’s out physical-ed every matchup he had today on a contested throw. His route running was more refined today, as he looked smooth through his cuts and breaks. Lee did his best work in the endzone high pointing the football and bullying the defensive backs, especially those with the smaller stature.
-Sterling Shepard looked better today than yesterday’s practice looking more comfortable and not as tight. Shepard displayed his elusiveness today burning a few defenders with his quick twitch playing style and underrated physicality. Shepard also worked in the return game.
Offensive/Defensive Linemen
-Noah Spence is legitimately one of the best players in this draft class. He dominated Le’Raven Clark routinely and looked comfortable rushing off both sides of the line of scrimmage. If teams aren’t scared off by his character, he should find his name called very early in the first round of the draft.
-Javon Hargrave from South Carolina State was a late addition with Sheldon Rankins out and he seized the opportunity handed to him. On back to back rushes against LSU’s Vadal Alexander he bullied him right into the lap of the Jaguars’ coach pretending to be quarterback. With only one day of practice under his belt, the game on Saturday is going to be huge for him.
-D.J. Reader had another productive practice session. He tends to fire out of his stance a little bit too low, but he has rare athleticism for a 340 pound defensive tackle that makes him hard to move off the line of scrimmage. Reader moves very well laterally.
-Bronson Kaufusi is a very polished defensive lineman. He’s not the flashiest or most athletic player, but he has a host of pass rush moves and drew a lot of praise from the Jaguars coaching staff.
Linebackers
-Dadi Nicolas and Shawn Oakman have been hugely disappointing this week. The game appears to move to fast for both of them and were easily handled by opposing offensive lineman.
-Jordan Jenkins is the typical “jack of all trades master of none” linebacker. He was decent rushing the passer and looked smooth running through drills as an off ball linebacker. He solidified himself as a Day 2 pick this week.
Defensive Backs
–DeAndre Houston-Carson has been quiet this week but showed a little more today. In the individual drills he impressed with sublime footwork and snaps his hips when asked to turn and locate the football. In man coverage he had no missteps maintaining tight coverage in the one on one drills.
–Cyrus Jones had a couple of clean pass breakups today playing stride for stride with his matchup. Jones uses his body well to fend off the receiver to gain an advantage when in the endzone.
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