The Jaguars had a pretty good 2023 draft class. They have added a few players to that class with signing eleven undrafted free agents. A few names that stand out are CB David Wilson (UCF), LB Matthew Jackson (Eastern Kentucky), and WR Jaray Jenkins (LSU).
The Chargers are continuing their strong draft with adding 18 Undrafted Free Agents. Among the signings are DL Jerrod Clark (Coastal Carolina), LB Andrew Farmer (Lane College), and CB Cam Brown (Ohio State).
Day two did not disappoint. It was more action packed than expected. The trades were kicked up to another level with seven teen trades being made.
The Titans made sure to get their QB immediately with drafting Kentucky QB Will Levis with the 33rd pick.
Steelers GM Omar Khan keeps robing the draft with drafting the son of a super bowl champion with Joey Porter Jr, a plug and play DT in Keeanu Benton, and the big TE Darnell Washington.
Round 2
32. Steelers: Joey Porter Jr, CB Penn State
33. Titans (from Cardinals): Will Levis, QB Kentucky
34. Lions (from Cardinals): Sam LaPorta, TE Iowa
35. Raiders (from Colts): Michael Mayer, TE Notre Dame
36. Rams: Steve Avila, G TCU
37. Seahawks: Derick Hall, OLB Auburn
38. Falcons (from Colts): Matthew Bergeron, OT Syracuse
39. Panthers: Jonathan Mingo, WR Ole Miss
40. Saints: Isaiah Foskey, DE Notre Dame
41. Cardinals (from Titans): B.J. Ojulari, LB LSU
42. Packers: Luke Musgrave, TE Oregon State
43. Jets: Joe Tippmann, C Wisconsin
44. Colts (from Falcons): Julius Brents, CB Kansas State
45. Lions (from Packers): Brian Branch, S Alabama
46. Patriots: Keion White, DE Georgia Tech
47. Commanders: Jartavius Martin, CB Maryland
48. Buccaneers (from Packers): Cody Mauch, G North Dakota State
49. Steelers: Keeanu Benton, NT Wisconsin
50. Packers (from Buccaneers): Jayden Reed, WR Michigan State
Day one was full of action and trades. The first five picks went pretty much as planned. It was surprising with two running backs being drafted in the top 15.
Let’s get into the picks from Round 1.
Panthers: Bryce Young, QB Alabama
Texans: C.J. Stroud, QB Ohio State
Texans (from Cardinals): Will Anderson Jr, LB Alabama
Colts: Anthony Richardson, QB Florida
Seahawks: Devon Witherspoon, CB Illinois
Cardinals (from Lions): Paris Johnson Jr, OT Ohio State
Raiders: Tyree Wilson, DE Texas Tech
Falcons: Bijan Robinson, RB Texas
Eagles (from Bears): Jalen Carter, DT Georgia
Bears (from Eagles): Darnell Wright, OT Tennessee
Titans: Peter Skoronski, OT Northwestern
Lions (from Cardinals): Jahmyr Gibbs, RB Alabama
Packers (from Jets): Lukas Van Ness, DE Iowa
Steelers (from Patriots): Broderick Jones, OT Georgia
Jets (from Packers): Will McDonald IV, DE Iowa State
Commanders: Emmanuel Forbes, CB Mississippi State
Patriots (from Steelers): Christian Gonzalez, CB Oregon
It’s that time of the year again. The NFL Draft is only five days away. At this point you probably have mock draft burnout, and you’re struggling with who you think will be the pick at 17 or do they trade up or down.
General Manager Omar Khan and his staff has set this team up all off season to go best player available at each pick. All the moves he’s made with the reserve future signings, free agency, and trades.
Let’s take a look at the recap of the offseason up to this point.
Reserve Future Signings
Ja’Marcus Bradley, WR
Tae Crowder, LB
Duke Dawson, CB
William Dunkle, G
Emeke Egblue, OLB
Dez Fitzpatrick, WR
Madre Harper, CB
Jason Huntley, RB
Ryan McCollum, G/C
Anthony McFarland Jr, RB
Scott Nelson, SS
Chappelle Russell, OLB
Kenny Robinson, SS
Quincy Roche, OLB
Master Teague, RB
Cody White, WR
Rodney Williams, TE
Renell Wren, DT
Free Agent Re-Signings
Zach Gentry, TE 1-Year Contract
Damonte Kazee, S 2-Year Contract
Anthony Miller, WR 1-Year Contract
Larry Ogunjobi, DE 3-Year Contract
James Pierre, CB 1-Year Contract
Elijah Riley, S 1-Year Contract
Christian Kuntz, LS 1-Year Contract
Free Agent Losses
Devin Bush, LB (Seahawks)
Malik Reed, OLB (Dolphins)
Robert Spillane, LB (Raiders)
Cameron Sutton, CB (Lions)
JC Hassenauer, C (Giants)
Steven Sims, WR (Texans)
Terrell Edmunds, S (Eagles)
Free Agent Signings
Nate Herbig, G 2-Year Contract
Patrick Peterson, CB 2-Year Contract
Cole Holcomb, LB 3-Year Contract
Elandon Roberts, LB 2-Year Contract
Isaac Seumalo, G 3-Year Contract
Tanner Muse, LB 1-Year Contract
Keanu Neal, S 2-Year Contract
Le’Raven Clark, OT 1-Year Contract
Breiden Fehoko, DE 1-Year Contract
Armon Watts, DE 1-Year Contract
Claimed off of waivers
Braden Mann, P (Jets)
Trades Received WR Allan Robinson and the 251st from the Rams for the 234th pick.
Pro Day Dinners
Trenton Simpson, LB Clemson
Myles Murphy, Edge Clemson
Mazi Smith, DL Michigan
Will McDonald IV, Edge Iowa State
Dawand Jones, OT Ohio State
Parris Johnson Jr, OT Ohio State
Luke Wypler, C Ohio State
Zach Harrison, DE Ohio State
Riley Moss, CB Iowa
Pre-Draft Visits Offense
Clayton Tune, QB Houston
Jaran Hall, QB BYU
Jonathan Mingo, WR Ole Miss
Charlie Jones, WR Purdue
Jayden Reed, WR Michigan State
Bryce Ford-Wheaton, WR West Virginia (Local)
Cedric Tillman, WR Tennessee
Darnell Washington, TE Georgia
Darnell Wright, OT Tennessee
Broderick Jones, OT Georgia
Anton Harrison, OT Oklahoma
O’Cyrus Torrence, G Florida
Steve Availa, G TCU
Chadler Zavala, G NC State
John Michael-Schmitz, C Minnesota
Cody Mauch, OL North Dakota State
Pre-Draft Visits Defense
Siaki Ika, DL Baylor
Keion White, DL Georgia Tech
Keeanu Neal, DL Wisconsin
Karl Brooks, DL Bowling Green
Bryan Bresee, DL Clemson
Tuli Tuipulotu, Edge USC
Robert Beal, Edge Georgia
Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Edge Kansas State
Tyrique Stevenson, CB Miami (FL)
Julius Brents, CB Kansas State
Deonte Banks, CB Maryland
Joey Porter Jr, CB Penn State (Local)
Darius Rush, CB South Carolina
Christian Gonzalez, CB Oregon
Daniel Scott, S California
Tanner Ingle, S NC State
I know I can’t wait the see what the Khan artist is going to pull off during the draft. Let me know who you think will be the pick at 17.
Each year we kind of get a clue of what position the Steelers are leaning to and what players they would like to draft based on the interviews at the combine.
Here is the list of the players they interviewed them this year:
Quarterbacks Clayton Tune, Houston (informal)
Running Backs (all informal) Chase Brown, Illinois Travis Dye, USC Tank Bigsby, Auburn Keeton Mitchell, East Carolina Cam Peoples, Appalachian State Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State Kendre Miller, TCU Chris Rodriquez, Kentucky Roschon Johnson, Texas
Wide Receivers Jaxon Smith-Ngiba, Ohio State Zay Flowers, Boston College (informal) Jordan Addison, USC Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee Parker Washington, Penn State
Tight Ends Michael Mayer, Notre Dame Sam Laporta, Iowa Brenton Strange, Penn State (met with TE coach Alfredo Roberts) Zach Kuntz, Old Dominion Blake Whitehouse, Wake Forest
Offensive Line Andrew Vorhees, USC (informal) Dalton Wagner, Arkansas (informal) Carter Warren, Pittsburgh (informal) Tyler Steen, Alabama (informal) Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin Peter Skoronski, Northwestern Waya Morris, Oklahoma (informal) Jordan McFadden, Clemson (informal) Olu Oluwatimi, Michigan (informal) Brett Laing, Minnesota-Duluth (informal) Ricky Stormberg, Arkansas Broderick Jones, Georgia Paris Johnson, Ohio State Henry Bainivalu, Washington (informal) TJ Bass, Oregon (informal) Ryan Hayes, Michigan (informal) Anton Harrison, Oklahoma (informal) Jake Andrews, Troy (informal) Nick Broker, Ole Miss (informal) John Oluhwu, Boise State (informal) Blake Freeland, BYU (informal)
Defensive Line Mike Morris, Michigan (informal) Bryan Bresee, Clemson Byron Young, Alabama Gervon Dexter, Florida Keondre Coburn, Texas Cameron Young, Mississippi State
Edge Rushers Nick Herbig, Wisconsin Lukas Van Ness, Iowa Lonnie Phelps, Kansas Derick Hall, Auburn (informal) Nolan Smith, Georgia Dylan Horton, TCU (informal) Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State Tyrus Wheaton, Mississippi State
Off-Ball Linebackers Noah Sewell, Oregon Shaka Heyward, Duke DeMarvion Overshown, Texas Henry To’o-To’o, Alabama Ivan Pace, Cincinnati Drew Sanders, Arkansas Trenton Simpson, Clemson
Cornerbacks Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State Clark Phillips, Utah Jaylon Jones, Texas A&M Joey Porter, Jr., Penn State Cam Smith, South Carolina Eli Ricks, Alabama (informal) Garrett Williams, Syracuse (informal) Kalee Ringo, Georgia Brian Branch, Alabama Darius Rush, South Carolina (informal) Deonte Banks, Maryland
Safeties JL Skinner, Boise State (informal) Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M (informal) Ji’Ayir Brown, Penn State Jordan Battle, Alabama Jammie Robinson, Florida State Troy Dean, Florida (informal) Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame, (informal)
This is the last of the offensive players. I think if you need one you might need to take them early in the draft. There will be a few standout players chosen in the later rounds.
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.
It’s that time of the year again free agency will here real soon, and players are being re-signed. The Giants have been busy they couple of days re-signing players that were set to become Exclusive Rights Free Agents. They have already re-signed three of the four.
The Eagles announced Wednesday their reserve futures signings. They signed eighteen players to their offseason roster. Among these players are Dalton Keene (TE), Tyrie Cleveland (WR), Matt Leo (DE), and Fred Johnson (OT).
