Pre Draft Thread 2.0

We're into April. Only 4 weeks until the draft. Yes!!!

You don't see anything alarming? If Foster (who also had baggage and fell) and Parsons were coming out the same year most, if not all, would choose Foster easily over him. Of course no one would draft Foster in the 1st round now knowing how that went.


Agree.

I think a team led by Ron Rivera and Jack Del Rio will definitely lean toward LB at the 19th pick.

I dig the Tulsa kid, but wouldn't hate Parsons.

Adding a bad ass LB to our front line gives me goose bumps.

On the other hand a team lead by Rivera and Del Rio should be able to find great linebackers in the mid to late rounds without having to expend high picks on them........

I would run to select Parsons if he were available. We don't need a room of choir boys, we need football players. Parsons is a VERY good football player. Would you have wanted Ray Lewis? He was a great player, but did far worse things than Parsons has done.

Lewis hadn't done anything when drafted, so yeah, I wouldn't have had a problem with him. But if he had been involved in the crap he was involved in later, yeah, I would've passed.

As much as i would love a LB to solidify the D I really hope we take a Tackle. Our D is good enough to win already but if we cant protect Fitzmagic it will be more of the same.

QBS
Lawrence
Wilson
Jones
Fields
Lance

WR
Chase
Waddle
Smith
Marshall
Toney
Bateman

OT
Sewell
Slater
VeraTucker
Darrisaw
Jenkins
Mayfield

Draft is 1R deep at QB, WR and OT.

WR Marshall
OT Jenkisn
LBs Osusu and Collins

Should be there at 19.

Draft talent matches up well with our needs.

Vera-Tucker is probably going to be a guard, but there are 7-8 prospects that are projected to be starting tackles from the jump.

If that is they way they decide to go, I hope an opportunity presents itself to trade back, get their OT, and acquire another pick or two.

5. Jabril Cox, LSU

As far as pure coverage skill goes, Cox is the best in the draft class. Others are more athletic or explosive, but Cox is so assignment-sound and smooth that he consistently gets the job done. Whether that’s in man coverage…

Cox just continually made plays throughout his college career. In his last three seasons — two at North Dakota State before transferring to LSU this past season — Cox earned coverage grades of 87.4 (2018), 85.2 (2019) and 83.5 (2020) while collecting eight picks and 11 pass breakups over that span. Maybe he won’t produce super high-end splash plays, but Cox gets the job done.

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-linebacker-rankings

LSU LB Cox has been linked to the Skins at no. 51 by multiple sites. Hamstring keep him from participating in the LSU pro day

Would love Jenkins in the 1st, Cox in the 2nd (or bateman in 2nd if he gets that far)

5. Jabril Cox, LSU

As far as pure coverage skill goes, Cox is the best in the draft class. Others are more athletic or explosive, but Cox is so assignment-sound and smooth that he consistently gets the job done. Whether that’s in man coverage…

Cox just continually made plays throughout his college career. In his last three seasons — two at North Dakota State before transferring to LSU this past season — Cox earned coverage grades of 87.4 (2018), 85.2 (2019) and 83.5 (2020) while collecting eight picks and 11 pass breakups over that span. Maybe he won’t produce super high-end splash plays, but Cox gets the job done.

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-linebacker-rankings

LSU LB Cox has been linked to the Skins at no. 51 by multiple sites. Hamstring keep him from participating in the LSU pro day

Would love Jenkins in the 1st, Cox in the 2nd (or bateman in 2nd if he gets that far)

Cox always seems to be my 2nd rd pick when I've done mocks, would love to grab him there

I have to think that unless a pretty much nailed on starting LT is there at 19 we'll take the best LB available (especially if near enough the BPA). Unless the likes of Darrisaw is still available, I'd pick Parsons, Owusu-Koramoah or Collins - at least one of them should still be available. While we need MLB probably most (Parsons), I'd say Collins opposite Holcomb could be one of the bet OLB set ups in the league.