Tag: Clemson

2022 NFL Draft Top 10 Cornerbacks

By Barb Layton

I love cornerbacks. It does take a keen eye to draft a shutdown corner. Some teams do this better than others.

  1. Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
  2. Derek Stingley, LSU
  3. Andrew Booth, Clemson
  4. Trent McDuffie, Washington
  5. Kairr Elam, Florida
  6. Derion Kendrick, Georgia
  7. Rodger McCreary, Auburn
  8. Kyler Gordon, Washington
  9. Martin Emerson, Ole Miss
  10. Coby Bryant, Cincinnati

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This is mock draft for March 10th. This mock draft is best player available. Not for needs. So lets see what happens.

Round 1

Pick 24: Christian Barmore, DT Alabama

Round 2

Pick 55: Greg Newsome, CB Northwestern

Round 3

Pick 87: Jackson Carman, OT Clemson

Round 4

Pick 129: Seth Williams, WR Auburn

Pick 141: James Wiggins, S Cincinnati

Round 5

No pick

Round 6

Pick 209: Jack Anderson, G Texas Tech

Pick 217: Derrick Barnes, LB Purdue

Pick 225: Chris Rumph, EDGE Duke

Round 7

Pick 244: Ben Mason, RB Michigan

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

I am doing another daily Steelers mock draft. I did this one before QB Ben Roethlisberger had re-signed for 2021. This mock is done with trades. Let’s take a look at it.

Round 1

Pick 24 Mac Jones, QB Alabama

Round 2

Pick 64 Pete Werner, LB Ohio State

Round 3

Pick 87 Amari Rodgers, WR Clemson

Pick 95 Quinn Meinerz, C Wisconsin-Whitewater

Round 4

Pick 128 Chuba Hubbard, RB Oklahoma State

Pick 141 Shaun Wade, DB Ohio State

Round 5

No pick

Round 6

Pick 217 Tommy Doyle, OT Miami(OH)

Pick 228 Tarran Jackson, EDGE Coastal Carolina

Round 7

Pick 244 Olaijah Griffin, CB USC

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft (Post Senior Bowl)

By James Layton

This is my first Steelers mock after the Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl was great at helping get players around NFL teams since there is no Combine this year.

A lot of players rose up some teams draft boards from a good week of practice and interviews.

In this mock draft I made a few trades that I could see happen during the draft to be able to get a few more players that can have a big impact on there rookie season.

So with out wasting anymore time, let’s get in to the draft.

Round 1*

Pick 32 (from Chiefs): Creed Humphrey, C Oklahoma

Round 2

Pick 57: Quinn Meinerz, G Wisconsin-Whitewater

Round 3*

Pick 87: Amari Rodgers, WR Clemson

Round 4

Pick 115 (from Raiders): Chuba Hubbard, RB Oklahoma State

Round 5

Pick 149 (from Raiders): Kary Washington Jr, CB LSU

Round 6

a. Pick 168 (from Eagles): Cam Sample, DT Coastal Carolina

b. Pick 192: Ellerson Smith, OLB Northern Illinois

Round 7

a. Pick 212: Tuf Borland, LB Ohio State

b. Pick 221: Sam Ehlinger, QB Texas

c. Pick 225: Grant Stuard, LB Houston

*Trades

Round 1

Traded the 24th pick and 122nd (4th) Pick to the Rams for the 57th (2nd) Pick, 97th (3rd) Pick, 2022 2nd Round Pick, (2) 2022 3rd Round Picks.

Traded back into the 1st with the Chiefs for the 32nd Pick, the chiefs received the 55th Pick, 2022 2nd Round Pick, 2022 3rd Round Pick, and 2022 5th Round Pick.

Round 3

Traded out of the 97th Pick with the Raiders, the Raiders traded the 115th (4th) Pick and 149th (5th) Pick to the Steelers.

Round 6

Traded a 2022 4th Round Pick to the Eagles for the 168th Pick, 225th (7th) Pick, and 2022 7th Round Pick .

2021 NFL Draft Top 10 Running Back Prospects

By James Layton

With College Football hopefully starting soon, I started to think of the top prospects for the 2021 Draft. This yeas prospects class is headlined by Travis Etinne, Chuba Hubbard, Najee Harris, and Master Teague.

Here are my top 10 Prospects:

  1. Travis Etinne, Clemson Senior 5’10 210
  2. Chubba Hubbard, Oklahoma State Junior 6’0 207
  3. Najee Harris, Alabama Senior 6’2 230
  4. Zamir White, Georgia RS Sophomore 5’11 215
  5. Master Teague, Ohio State RS Sophomore 5’11 220
  6. Max Borghi, Washington State Junior 5’9 195
  7. Pooka Williams, Kansas Junior 5’10 170
  8. C.J. Verdell, Oregon Junior 5’9 210
  9. Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma Junior 5’11 216
  10. Kylin Hill, Mississippi State Senior 5’11 215

During the Season this list might change, but for right now these are the ones I’ll be watching.

2021 NFL Draft Quarterback Rankings

By James Layton

I have been watching a lot of film since the end of the 2020 NFL Draft ended. So far this my current Quarterback Rankings for the 2021 NFL Draft. I have liked this years class a lot better then last years.

This years class reminds me of the 2012 Class and also the 2017 Class. My rankings no surprise is led by Trevor Lawrence, but with this years prospects there are a couple of guys that could take the top spot.

Here are my Quarterback rankings:

  1. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Junior 6’6 220
  2. Justin Fields, Ohio State Junior 6’2 223
  3. Trey Lance, North Dakota State RS Sophomore 6’3 221
  4. K.J. Costello, Mississippi State Senior 6’5 222
  5. Brock Purdy, Iowa State Junior 6’0 202
  6. Jamie Newman, Georgia Senior 6’4 230
  7. Tanner Morgan, Minnesota Junior 6’2 215
  8. Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati Junior 6’4 215
  9. Kyle Trask, Florida Senior 6’4 234
  10. Sam Ehlinger, Texas Senior 6’3 230

2021 NFL Draft Top 25 Big Board

By James Layton

With Sports being put on hold thanks to Covid-19. I have been binge watching college football games scouting the prospects for the 2021 Draft, not named Trevor Lawrence.

This is my top 25 prospects for the 2021 NFL Draft. This list might change Daily or Weekly.

  1. Trevor Lawrence, QB Clemson Junior 6’6 220
  2. Penei Sewell, OT Oregon Junior 6’5 325
  3. Gregory Rousseau, Edge Miami RS Sophomore 6’5 260
  4. Justin Fields, QB Ohio State Junior 6’2 223
  5. Marvin Wilson, IDL Florida State Senior 6’5 311
  6. Ja’Marr Chase, WR LSU Junior 6’1 200
  7. Shaun Wade, CB Ohio State Junior 6’1 194
  8. Creed Humphrey, IOL Oklahoma Junior 6’5 316
  9. Micah Parsons, LB Penn State Junior 6’2 245
  10. Javon Holland, S Oregon Junior 6’1 190
  11. Travis Etienne, RB Clemson Senior 5’10 210
  12. Dylan Moses, LB Alabama Senior 6’3 235
  13. Patrick Surtain, CB Alabama Junior 6’1 203
  14. Kyle Pitts, TE Florida Junior 6’5 239
  15. Hamsah Nasirildeen, S Florida State Senior 6’5 215
  16. Chuba Hubbard, RB Oklahoma State Junior 6’0 207
  17. Jaylen Twyman, IDL Pittsburgh Junior 6’2 290
  18. Walker Little, OT Stanford Senior 6’7 309
  19. Wyatt Davis, IOL Ohio State Junior 6’4 310
  20. Justyn Ross, WR Clemson Junior 6’3 205
  21. Trey Smith, IOL Tennessee Senior 6’6 325
  22. Carlos Basham Jr, Edge Wake Forest Senior 6’5 275
  23. Trey Lance, QB North Dakota State RS Sophomore 6’3 221
  24. Devonta Smith, WR Alabama Senior 6’1 175
  25. Andre Cisco, S Syracuse Junior 6’0 203

2020 East-West Shrine Bowl Accepted Invites Tracker

By James Layton

The East-West Shrine Bowl accepted invites have started to be announced. So far there has been 7 announced players to accept an invite.

Below are the accepted invites:

Offense (4)

  1. Steven Montez, QB Colorado
  2. Ja’Marcus Bradley, WR Louisiana
  3. Sean Pollard, OG Clemson
  4. Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms, OG Missouri

Defense (3)

  1. Garrett Marino, DT UAB
  2. Mykal Walker, ILB Fresno State
  3. Darius Williams, S Carson-Newman