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2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl: Prospects to Watch for The Steelers

by James Layton

The Reese’s Senior Bowl is finally here, this is where the draft begins. Today I’m going to be watching these players that have a good chance to be on the Steelers big board.

There are a few on this list that are going to be moving up several boards after today. Just a couple to keep an eye on running back Tyjae Spears (Tulane) and wide receiver Jayden Reed (Michigan State).

Let’s get into the players.

National Team

Offense
Ronnie Bell, WR Michigan
Josh Whyle, TE Cincinnati
Dawand Jones, OT Ohio State
Blake Freeland, OT BYU
Jayden Reed, WR Michigan State

Defense
Keeanu Benton, DT Wisconsin
Isaiah Foskey, EDGE Notre Dame
Daiyan Henley, LB Washington State
Kyu Blu Kelly, CB Stanford
Riley Moss, CB Iowa

American Team

Offense
Tyjae Spears, RB Tulane
Xavier Hutchinson, WR Iowa State
Derius Davis, WR TCU
Darnell Wright, OT Tennessee
O’Cyrus Torrence, G Florida

Defense
Zachh Pickens, DL South Carolina
Will McDonald IV, EDGE Iowa State
SirVocea Dennis, LB Pittsburgh
Tyrique Stevens, CB Miami (FL)
Jay Ward, DB LSU

Final Running Back Rankings

By Barb Layton

The first rankings I did was with the top 10. Now I am doing a top 5 and a sleeper player. The list is different than my first list. A few players are on it that were not before.

  1. Breece Hall, Iowa State
  2. Kenneth Walker, Michigan State
  3. James Cook, Georgia
  4. Zamir White, Georgia
  5. Brian Robinson, Alabama

Sleeper player: Tyrion Davis-Price, LSU

2022 NFL Draft Top 10 Running Backs Prospects

By Barb Layton

I love to see the rankings of each position every year to see how they might go in the draft.

I do not feel that any running back will be taken in the first round this year. Let’s begin doing the ranking of the running backs.

  1. Kenneth Walker, Michigan State
  2. Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
  3. Breece Hall, Iowa State
  4. Kyren Williams, Notre Dame
  5. Tyhler Allgeier, BYU
  6. Zonovan Knight, NC State
  7. Jerome Ford, Cincinnati
  8. Rachaad White, Arizona State
  9. James Cook, Georgia
  10. Sincere McCormick, UTSA

Saints Official Undrafted Free Agent Signings

By James Layton

The Saints have officially announced their Undrafted Free Agent class for 2021. This is a interesting offseason for them in the post Drew Brees era.

They did find some gems in the Undrafted Free Agent market like Trill Williams (CB), Dylan Soehner (TE), Steve Smith (RB), and Eric Burrell (S).

Here is their complete list.

  1. Trill Williams, CB Syracuse
  2. Dylan Soehner, TE Iowa State
  3. Nolan Cooney, P Syracuse
  4. Mike Brown, OL West Virginia
  5. Steve Smith, RB Indiana
  6. Eric Burrell, S Wisconsin
  7. Shaq Smith, LB Maryland
  8. Bryce Thompson, CB Tennessee
  9. Josiah Bronson, DT Washington
  10. Alex Hoffman, OL Carroll College
  11. Lawrence Woods, CB Truman State

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