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Draft Prospects to Watch in Today’s Games Week 2

by James Layton

This a good week to get a good look at some of the Quarterback prospects for the 2023 NFL Draft. Four of the top ten Quarterbacks are going against some good defenses.

Some of the players I really want to get a better look at this week are DL Calijah Kancy (Pittsburgh), QB Hendon Hooker (Tennessee), Edge Will McDonald (Iowa State), and Safety Demani Richardson.

Let’s get in to the Prospects.

Appalachian State @ Texas A&M

Appalachian State

  • Nick Hampton, LB
  • Steven Jones Jr, CB
  • Camerun Peoples, RB

Texas A&M

  • Myles Jones, CB
  • Demani Richardson, S
  • Ainias Smith, WR

#24 Tennessee @ #17 Pittsburgh

Tennessee

  • Jeremy Banks, LB
  • Jerome Carvin, OL
  • Princeton Fant, TE
  • Trevon Flowers, S
  • Hendon Hooker, QB
  • Cedric Tillman, WR
  • Darnell Wright, OL
  • Byron Young, Edge

Pittsburgh

  • Habakkuk Baldonado, Edge
  • Sirvocea Dennis, LB
  • Marcus Minor, OL
  • Kedon Slovis, QB
  • Carter Warren, OT
  • Marquis Williams, CB
  • MJ Devonshire, CB
  • John Morgan III, DE
  • Calijah Kancy, DT
  • Bangally Kamara, LB
  • Israel Abanikada, RB
  • Jared Wayne, WR
  • Bub Means, WR
  • Konata Mumfield, WR

#25 Houston @ Texas Tech

Houston

  • KeSean Carter, WR
  • Nathaniel Dell, WR
  • Donovan Mutin, LB
  • Gervarrius Owens, S
  • Derek Parish, FB
  • Clayton Tune, QB

Texas Tech

  • Adrian Frye, S
  • Reggie Pearson Jr, S
  • Tyler Shough, QB
  • SaRodorick Thompson, RB
  • Tyree Wilson, Edge

Iowa State @ Iowa

Iowa State

  • Trevor Downing, OL
  • Xavier Hutchinson, WR
  • Anthony Johnson Jr, S
  • Will McDonald IV, Edge
  • Jared Rus, FB

Iowa

  • Seth Benson, LB
  • Jack Campbell, LB
  • Sam LaPorta, TE
  • Kaevon Merriweather, S
  • Riley Moss, CB
  • Spencer Petras, QB
  • Monte Pottebaum, FB

#20 Kentucky @ #12 Florida

Kentucky

  • Brenden Bates, TE
  • Kenneth Horsey, OL
  • Jacquez Jones, LB
  • Will Levis, QB
  • Tashawn Manning, OL
  • Tayvion Robinson, WR
  • Chris Rodriquez Jr, RB
  • DeAndre Square, LB
  • Keaton Upshaw, TE
  • Jordan Wright, LB

Florida

  • Anthony Richardson, QB
  • Brenton Cox Jr, Edge
  • Trey Dean III, S
  • Richard Gouraige, OL
  • Ventrell Miller, LB
  • Justin Shorter, WR
  • O’Cyrus Torrence, OL

#10 USC @ Stanford

USC

  • Mekhi Blackmon, CB
  • Terrell Bynum, WR
  • Travis Dye, RB
  • Shane Lee, LB
  • Brett Neilon, OL
  • Andrew Vorhees, OL

Stanford

  • Elijah Higgins, WR
  • Kyu Blu Kelly, CB
  • Jacob Mangum-Farrar, LB
  • Walter Rouse, OL
  • Kendall Williamson, S
  • Michael Wilson, WR

2022 NFL Draft Top 10 Defensive Tackles

By Barb Layton

It is draft season. One of my favorite times of the year. Earlier I rated the Offensive side of the ball. Now we are going to rate the defense. We are going to start with the Defensive Tackles.

  1. Jordan Davis, Georgia
  2. DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
  3. Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
  4. Travis Jones, Connecticut
  5. Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
  6. Phidarian Mathis, Alabama
  7. Logan Hall, Houston
  8. Chris Hinton, Michigan
  9. Matthew Butler, Tennessee
  10. John Ridgeway, Arkansas

Cowboys Official Undrafted Free Agent Signings

By James Layton

The Cowboys have officially announced their Undrafted Free Agent signings. They have been doing a great job drafting the past few years, and that continued this year.

They have found a gems in the undrafted market with Brandon Smith (WR), Austin Fauliu (DT), and Brennan Eagles (WR).

Here are their signings.

  1. Brenden Knox, RB Marshall
  2. Artayvious Lynn, TE TCU
  3. Tyler Coyle, S Purdue
  4. JaQuan Hardy, Tiffin
  5. Osirus Mitchell, WR Mississippi State
  6. Anthony Hines, LB Texas A&M
  7. Brandon Smith, WR Iowa
  8. Braylon Jones, G Houston
  9. T.J. Vasher, WR Texas Tech
  10. Austin Fauliu, DT Oregon
  11. Nick Eubanks, TE Michigan
  12. Nick Ralston, FB Louisiana
  13. Brennan Eagles, WR Texas

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 .