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There is a cliff after the first 5 picks. It is a value chasm. Picks 6-17 are the next tranche that belong more like 16-27. It is not a particularly strong draft, from the perspective that what is known right now is less certain and based more on potential than the prospects of other years. Once again, we do not imply that the top 5 will have outstanding careers while the next 27 will be woeful. The message is that what is known about the next 27 at this juncture (medical, potential, weight) indicates at this moment that there is less certainty in their career pathway. Wednesday we will post Round 1 & 2’s board and edits may be made before making a final version of the Board.
Round 1
1. DE Leonard Williams 17. OLB Vic Beasley
2. WR Amari Cooper 18. NT Danny Shelton
3. WR Kevin White 19. DT Malcom Brown
4. QB Marcus Mariota 20. OLB Randy Gregory
5. QB Jameis Winston 21. RB Melvin Gordon
6. OT Ereck Flowers 22. CB Byron Jones
7. OLB Dante Fowler Jr. 23. CB Trae Waynes
8. RB Todd Gurley 24. DT Eddie Goldman
9. WR Devante Parker 25. OT La’el Collins
10. OT T.J. Clemmings 26. S Landon Collins
11. WR Breshad Perriman 27. G Brandon Scherff
12. DE Shane Ray 28. OT DJ Humpries
13. OLB Bud Dupree 29. S Eric Rowe
14. DT Arik Armstead 30. CB Marcus Peters
15. C Cameron Erving 31. CB Kevin Johnson
16. OT Andrus Peet 32. WR Devin Smith
WR is loaded in this draft. There are a bunch more coming at the beginning of Round 2. Note to all Scherff lovers, we have 5 Offensive Lineman ranked ahead of him. If you think that Wonder and our guest Pete were too harsh on the Iowa lineman, listen to the words of Pro Football Focus:
After grading all of Scherff’s plays in 2014 and then reviewing those positives and negatives, we just couldn’t see Scherff as a tackle in the NFL. His problems on the edge in pass protection don’t look fixable and he’ll likely never be better than average in that respect. That’s not to say he can’t be a successful player at guard, he has more tools than any other interior offensive linemen in the draft, we just haven’t seen him play there yet. Investing a high pick in a non-premium position for a guy who hasn’t played there in years seems like far too risky a proposition.
Signature Stat: Allowed seven pressures in the Maryland game alone and 24 on the season.
Note how PFF is not particularly complimentary of the Offensive Tackle lot. This is why we advocate trading down! Get some value for 9 by picking amongst the same dropoff in talent at a lower level. Let others covet.
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