Tag: Syracuse

2023 NFL Draft: February Top 10 Offensive Tackle Rankings

by Barb Layton

So, there is some good tackles in this year’s draft. It is always interesting to learn who in the league is looking to rebuild the trenches on both sides of the ball.

So, let’s get started:

  1. Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
  2. Paris Johnson, Ohio State
  3. Broderick Jones, Georgia
  4. Dawand Jones, Ohio State
  5. Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
  6. Darnell Wright, Tennessee
  7. Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
  8. Blake Freeland, BYU
  9. Tyler Steen, Alabama
  10. Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse

Steelers 7-Round Mock Draft 1.0: Pre-Training Camp

by James Layton

With the players reporting to training camp in nine days. It’s never too early to do a mock draft.

I find one way to learn about the prospects for NFL Draft is from mock drafts, it makes it easier to get an idea of who some of the prospects will be.

Team needs: DL, S, OT, OLB depth, RB, ILB, CB, WR, and IOL.

Let’s get into the mock draft. I used the PFN Draft Simulator.

Round 1, Pick 11: Brandon Joseph, S Notre Dame

Round 2, Pick 43: Calijah Kancey, DT Pittsburgh

Round 3, Pick 75: Sean Tucker, RB Syracuse

Round 4, Pick 111: Carter Warren, OT Pittsburgh

Round 5: Traded to the Seahawks for CB Ahkello Witherspoon.

Round 6, Pick 175: Will McDonald IV, Edge Iowa State

Round 7, Pick 207: Arquon Bush, CB Cincinnati

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

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This draft I think might be my best draft yet. I hope you like it. I made several trades. Let’s get started.

Round 1

Pick 30 Pat Freiermuth, TE Penn State

Round 2

Pick 55 Javonte Williams, RB North Carolina

Round 3

Pick 87 Quinn Meinerz, OC Wisconsin-Whitewater

Pick 95 Trill Williams, CB Syracuse

Round 4

Pick 128 Brady Christensen, OT BYU

Pick 140 Elerson Smith, EDGE Northern Iowa

Round 5

Pick 174 Derrick Barnes, LB Purdue

Round 6

Pick 213 Jackson Anderson, G Texas Tech

Pick 216 Tre Norwood, S Oklahoma

Round 7

Pick 236 Jonathan Marshall, DT Arkansas

Pick 245 Sam Ehlinger, QB Texas

Let me know your thoughts.

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