July 2022 – Redzone Insider

Workout Report for Monday 7/26

Nine teams brought in forty players for workout/visits Monday. Out of the forty, two got signed.

Some of the players that had a workout are Eric Ebron (TE), Isaiah Ford (WR), and Corey Clement (RB).

Let’s get into the Complete list.

Seahawks (5)

Jake Hausmann, TE
Rodell Rahmann, TE
Jared Brinkman, DT
Antonio Valentino, DT
Brandon Aubrey, K

Colts (4)

Isaiah Ford, WR
John Hurst, WR
Ishmeal Hyman, WR
Tyson Morris, WR

Jets (4)

Chris Streveler, QB (Visit)
Pharoh Cooper, WR
Rashard Davis, WR
Isaiah Williams, G (Visit)

49ers (3)

Tomasi Laulile, DT
Robert Nkemdiche, DL
TJ Carter, CB

Patriots (5)

Derrick Dillon, WR
Terry Goodwin, WR
Andrew Jamiel, WR
La’Michael Pettway, TE
Cinque Sweeting, TE

Packers (6)

Nate Stanley, QB
Jonathan Adams, WR
Osirus Mitchell, WR
Ryan Wisniewski, WR
Denzel Okafor, G
Ty Clary, C

Ravens (2)

Corey Clement, RB (Signed)
Wayne Gallman, RB

Giants (10)

Andrew Adams, DB
Caleb Benonoch, OT
Darrion Daniels, DT
Eric Ebron, TE
Marcus Kemp, WR
Jack Koerner, DB
Kendall Lamm, OT
Kamaal Seymour, OT
Kahale Warring, TE
Nicholas Williams, DE (Signed)

Panthers (1)

Danny Shelton, DT (Visit)

NFL Transaction Report for 7/25/2022

Bears sign OL Michael Schofield

Bengals sign 3 players: DT Domenique Davis, DE Raymond Johnson, and LB Tegray Scales

Bills sign G Jordan Simmons

Chiefs signed OT David Steinmetz and OT Evin Ksiezarczyk

Chiefs place WR Justyn Ross on season-ending IR

Falcons placed DT Eddie Goldman on the retired list

Giants tried out TE Eric Ebron and OL Kendall Lamm

Packers worked out 6 players: QB Nate Stanley, WR Jonathan Adams, WR Osirus Mitchell, WR Ryan Wisniewski, C Ty Clary and G Denzel Okafor

Packers signing S Dallin Leavitt

Packers extend contracts for HC Matt LaFleur, GM Brian Gutekunst and VP Russ Ball

Panthers hosting DT Danny Shelton for a try out

Panthers signing 3rd round QB Matt Corral

Patriots activating LB Raekwon McMillan from the PUP list

Patriots worked out 5 players: WR Derrick Dillon, WR Terry Goodwin, WR Andrew Jamiel, TE La’Michael Pettway and TE Cinque Sweeting

Raiders re-signed G Jordan Meredith

Raiders OL Denzell Good has retired

Ravens working out RBs Wayne Gallman and Corey Clement

Ravens restructure CB Marlon Humphrey’s contract

Steelers release RB Trey Edmunds

Texans work out 4 RBs: Artavis Pierce, Austin Walters, Max Borghi and Cyrus Habibi-Likio

Vikings place 2 on PUP list: WR Blake Proehl and LB Ryan Connelly

Vikings sign TE Shaun Beyer

Kent State 2023 NFL Draft Prospects

Kent State has been known to produce some top NFL talent like Hall of Fame Linebacker Jack Lambert and Superbowl MVP WR Julian Edelman.

This year’s team is looking to produce some good NFL prospects. Junior WR Dante Cephas is a top ten Wide Receiver Prospect. A couple of my favorite players are Dean Clark (Safety), Saivon Taylor-Davis (Defensive Line), Matt Harmon (Linebacker).

Let’s get into the prospects.

Seniors

2 Xavier Williams, RB
25 Ja’Shaun Poke, WR/KR
12 Raymond James, WR
11 Kris Leach, TE
3 Dean Clark, S
24 Nico Bolden, S
0 Zayin West, DE
29 C.J. Holmes, S
21 Montre Miller, CB
33 Marvin Pierre, LB
14 Saivon Taylor-Davis, DL
15 Matt Harmon, LB
32 Khalib Johns, LB
54 Sam Allen, C
56 Elijah Ratliff, OL

Underclassmen

1 Maurice Coooper, RB Junior
19 Collin Schlee, QB Redshirt Junior
14 Dante Cephas, WR Redshirt Junior
87 Hayden Junker, TE Redshirt Junior
47 Brad George, LS Redshirt Junior
50 CJ West, DL Junior
53 Adin Huntington, DL Junior
65 Jack Bailey, OL Redshirt Junior

2023 NFL Draft Prospects: Quarterbacks

This is going to be an interesting Quarterback Class. Compared to last season, this is a much deeper class with more talent. It’s going to be interesting to see how the battle between CJ Stroud and Bryce Young is going to play out.

This class could produce at least four to five first round picks. Someone like Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke and Kentucky’s Will Levis could have their name called on Day 1.

Let’s get into the rankings.

CJ Stroud, Ohio State
Bryce Young, Alabama
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami (FL)
Will Levis, Kentucky
Anthony Richardson, Florida
Phil Jurkoec, Boston College
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Tanner MuKee, Stanford
Sean Clifford, Penn State
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Jaren Hall, BYU
Cameron Ward, Washington State
Jayden Daniels, LSU
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina

Updated 2022 NFL Draft Unsigned Draft Picks

It’s starting to get to the busy time when teams start wrapping up the signings of their Draft classes.

The Ravens have signed a pair of fourth round picks OT Daniel Faalele and CB Jalyn Armour-Davis Saturday.

As of today, there are nineteen players that remain unsigned.

Let’s get into the list.

Falcons: Desmond Ridder, QB
Ravens: David Ojabo, OLB
Panthers: Matt Corral, QB
Bears: Jaquan Brisker, S
Browns: Perrion Winfrey, DT
Packers: Christian Watson, WR
Vikings: Andrew Booth Jr, CB
Vikings: Ed Ingram, G
Saints: Alontae Taylor, CB
Giants: Wan’Dale Robinson, WR
Giants: Dane Belton, S
Jets: Breece Hall, RB
Seahawks: Boye Mafe, DE
Seahawks: Kenneth Walker III, RB
Seahawks: Coby Bryant, CB
Buccaneers: Logan Hall, DE
Buccaneers: Cade Otton, TE
Titans: Roger McCreary, CB
Titans: Malik Willis, QB

Browns Roster Bubble Players

I was looking at the Browns roster yesterday; I started thinking they have a lot of players that could be on the bubble to make the roster this season.

Some of these players before free agency and the draft I thought were at least going to be backups on the roster or practice squad players. But now it’s not so clear.

Let’s get into their bubble players.

Offense

Demetric Felton, RB Cap Savings: $744,428
John Kelly, RB Cap Savings: $965,000
Javon Wims, WR Cap Savings: $965,000
Ja’Marcus Bradley, WR Cap Savings: $895,000
Nakia Griffin-Stewart, TE Cap Savings: $705,000
James Hudson, OT Cap Savings: $428,792
Nick Harris, C Cap Savings: $916,338
Drew Forbes, G Cap Savings: $852,666

Defense

Curtis Weaver, DE Cap Savings: $705,000
Sheldon Day, DT Cap Savings: $870,000
Isaac Rochell, DE Cap Savings: $895,000
Jacob Phillips, LB Cap Savings: $774,927
Reggie Robinson, CB Cap Savings: $825,000
AJ Green, CB Cap Savings: $825,000
Nate Meadors, S Cap Savings: $825,000
Parnell Motley, CB Cap Savings: $825,000

Special Teams

Corey Bojorquez, P Cap Savings: $250,000

Steelers Roster Bubble Players 1.0: Pre-Training Camp

With training camp starting in nine days, I was looking at the roster for who could be on the bubble.

With Omar Khan as the new general manager, what we came to expect with how many players would be carried at some positions may have changed. With Practice Squad also being able to have even veteran players to be added, have changed how the steelers do their roster cuts.

Here are my bubble players.

Offense

Mason Rudolph, QB Cap Savings: $3,000,000
Benny Snell Jr, RB Cap Savings: $965,000
Trey Edmunds, RB Cap Savings: $895,000
Cody White, WR Cap Savings: $825,000
Anthony Miller, WR Cap Savings: $895,000
Steven Sims, WR Cap Savings: $895,000
Kevin Rader, TE Cap Savings: $895,000
Chaz Green, OT Cap Savings: $895,000
John LeGlue, G/T Cap Savings: $825,000
JC Hassenauer, C Cap Savings: $895,000

Defense

Henry Mondeaux, DE Cap Savings: $895,000
Khalil Davis, DT Cap Savings: $895,000
Carlos Davis, DT Cap Savings: $871,624
Montravius Adams, DT Cap Savings: $1,035,000
Marcus Allen, ILB Cap Savings: $2,540,000
Ulysees Gilbert, ILB Cap Savings: $965,000
Robert Spillane, ILB Cap Savings: $2,433,000
Delontae Scott, OLB Cap Savings: $705,000
James Pierre, CB Cap Savings: $895,000
Justin Layne, CB Cap Savings: $965,000
Miles Killebrew, S Cap Savings: 1,035,000

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

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

Updated: 2022 NFL Draft Unsigned Draft Picks

There are still twenty-one draft picks that remain unsigned as of today. The Falcons have signed second round outside linebacker Arnold Ebiketie this week.

It surprising how there are twelve second round picks on this list.

Here’s the remaining players.

Falcons: Desmond Ridder, QB
Ravens: David Ojabo, OLB
Ravens: Daniel Faalele, OT
Ravens: Jalyn Armour-Davis, CB
Panthers: Matt Corral, QB
Bears: Jaquan Brisker, S
Browns: Perrion Winfrey, DT
Packers: Christian Watson, WR
Vikings: Andrew Booth Jr, CB
Vikings: Ed Ingram, G
Saints: Alontae Taylor, CB
Giants: Wan’Dale Robinson, WR
Giants: Dane Belton, S
Jets: Breece Hall, RB
Seahawks: Boye Mafe, DE
Seahawks: Kenneth Walker III, RB
Seahawks: Coby Bryant, CB
Buccaneers: Logan Hall, DE
Buccaneers: Cade Otton, TE
Titans: Roger McCreary, CB
Titans: Malik Willis, QB

Youngstown State 2023 NFL Draft Prospects

Youngstown State has produced a number of NFL players over the years. In the past five years three Penguins have been drafted. The highest one draft was Derek Rivers who was the Patriots first draft pick in 2017.

Even with the effects COVID had on the FCS and small school players, the Penguins still found a to produce NFL talent. The Colts drafted former YSU TE Andrew Ogletree in the 6th Round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

For this season two of my favorite players to watch are DE James Jackson and WR Bryce Oliver.

Let’s get into their prospects.

Seniors

8 Jaleel McLaughlin, RB
19 Colt McFadden, K
8 James Jackson, DE
1 Quincy Lenton, DB
76 Mike McAllister, C

Underclassmen

0 Bryce Oliver, WR Junior
2 C.J. Charleston, WR Sophomore
48 Griffin Hoak, LB Junior
9 Chris Fitzgerald, DT Sophomore
55 Ryan Johnson, G Junior