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2023 NFL Draft: Underclassmen Tracker

by James Layton

It’s that time of the year again, when underclassmen start to declare for the NFL Draft. So far this season sixty-two players have submitted their declaration to enter the Draft. At this point in the year, it’s above average for the number of players to enter the draft.

We still have twenty-two days for prospects to declare for the NFL Draft.

Here is a breakdown for the past five drafts.
2022: 100
2021: 98
2020: 99
2019: 111
2018: 108

Entered the Draft

  1. Max Duggan, QB TCU
  2. Dallas Daniels, WR Jackson State
  3. Nick Tarburton, DE Penn State
  4. Devon Witherspoon, DB Illinois
  5. Sean Tucker, RB Syracuse
  6. Dewayne McBride, RB UAB
  7. Peter Skoronski, OT Northwestern
  8. Darnell Wright, OT Tennessee
  9. Aidan O’Connell, QB Purdue
  10. Jalin Hyatt, WR Tennessee
  11. Trenton Simpson, LB Clemson
  12. Rakim Jarrett, WR Maryland
  13. Myles Murphy, Edge Clemson
  14. Antonio Johnson, S Texas A&M
  15. Cedric Tillman, WR Tennessee
  16. Tank Bigsby, RB Auburn
  17. Clark Phillips III, CB Utah
  18. Tre Tucker, WR Cincinnati
  19. B.J. Ojulari, Edge LSU
  20. Parker Washington, WR Penn State
  21. Keeanu Benton, DL Wisconsin
  22. Josh Downs, WR North Carolina
  23. Joe Tippmann, C Wisconsin
  24. Isaiah Foskey, Edge Notre Dame
  25. Chris Rodriquez Jr, RB Kentucky
  26. Tanner McKee, QB Stanford
  27. Evan Hull, RB Northwestern
  28. Michael Mayer, TE Notre Dame
  29. Jay Ward, S LSU
  30. Sam James, WR West Virginia
  31. Drew Sanders, LB Arkansas
  32. Devon Achane, RB Arkansas
  33. Josh Whyle, TE Cincinnati
  34. Colby Wooden, DL Auburn
  35. Cameron Mitchell, CB Northwestern
  36. Luke Musgrave, TE Oregon State
  37. Anthony Richardson, QB Florida
  38. Jaxon Smith-Njiba, WR Ohio State
  39. Tank Dell, WR Houston
  40. Gervon Dexter, DL Florida
  41. Dontayvion Wicks, WR Virginia
  42. Christian Gonzalez, CB Oregon
  43. Cam Smith, CB South Carolina
  44. Tiyon Evans, RB Louisville
  45. Jeremy Lucien, CB Vanderbilt
  46. Zay Flowers, WR Boston College
  47. Dontay Demus, WR Maryland
  48. Kendell Brooks, S Kentucky
  49. Emmanuel Forbes, CB Mississippi State
  50. Justin Shorter, WR Florida
  51. Will Levis, QB Kentucky
  52. Joey Porter Jr, CB Penn State
  53. Anton Harrison, OT Oklahoma
  54. MJ Anderson, DL Iowa State
  55. Bryce Ford-Wheaton, WR West Virginia
  56. Kyu Blu Kelly, CB Stanford
  57. Jadon Haselward, WR Arkansas
  58. Daewood Davis, Western Kentucky
  59. Trey Palmer, WR Nebraska
  60. Tavion Thomas, RB Utah
  61. Ronnie Hickman, S Ohio State
  62. Tyree Wilson, Edge Utah

Returning to School

  1. Bo Nix, QB Oregon
  2. Kayshon Boutte, WR LSU
  3. Michael Penix Jr, QB Washington
  4. Olu Fashanu, OT Penn State

Draft Prospects to Watch in Today’s Games

by James Layton

There is a ton of good games for today, but I picked out a few games that will offer a good look at some of the top prospects for the 2023 NFL Draft.

Here are the games.

  • Cincinnati @ Arkansas 3:30 pm EST
  • Oregon @ Georgia 3:30 pm EST
  • Notre Dame @ Ohio State 7:30 pm EST

Let’s get into the prospects.

Cincinnati @ Arkansas

Cincinnati

  • Jowon Briggs, DL
  • Ben Bryant, QB
  • Arquon Bush, CB
  • Ja’Von Hicks, S
  • Lorenz Metz, OL
  • Leonard Taylor, TE
  • Tre Tucker, WR
  • Josh Whyle, TE

Arkansas

  • Simeon Blair, S
  • Latavious Brini, S
  • Trey Knox, TE
  • Bumper Pool, LB
  • Ricky Stromberg, OL
  • Dalton Wagner, OL
  • Zach Williams, Edge

Oregon @ Georgia

Oregon

  • Brandon Dorlus, DL
  • Alex Forsyth, OL
  • DJ Johnson, Edge
  • Steven Jones, OL
  • Bo Nix, QB

Georgia

  • Jalen Carter, DL
  • Robert Beal Jr, Edge
  • Stetson Bennett, QB
  • Warren Ericson, OL
  • Kearis Jackson, WR
  • Kenny McIntosh, RB
  • Nolan Smith, Edge
  • Christopher Smith, S
  • Kelee Ringo, CB
  • Broderick Jones, OT

Notre Dame @ Ohio State

Notre Dame

  • Isaiah Foskey, Edge
  • Cam Hart, CB
  • Brandon Joseph, S
  • Braden Lenzy, WR
  • Josh Lugg, OL
  • Jarrett Patterson, C
  • Michael Mayer, TE

Ohio State

  • Cameron Brown, CB
  • Jerron Cage, DL
  • Tyler Friday, DL
  • Zach Harrison, Edge
  • Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Edge
  • Dawand Jones, OL
  • Matthew Jones, OL
  • Josh Proctor, S
  • Taron Vincent, DL
  • Jaxon Smith-Njiba, WR
  • C.J. Stroud, QB
  • Parris Johnson Jr, OT
  • Chip Trayanum, LB
  • Noah Ruggles, K

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

Final Cornerback Rankings

By Barb Layton

There are plenty of corners that will be just the perfect fit for each team. I really like this draft class, beginning with Sauce Gardner from Cincinnati. Let’s now look at my final top 5.

  1. Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
  2. Derek Stingley, LSU
  3. Andrew Booth, Clemson
  4. Trent McDuffie, Washington
  5. Roger McCreary, Auburn

Sleeper: Marcus Jones, Houston

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This is mock draft for March 10th. This mock draft is best player available. Not for needs. So lets see what happens.

Round 1

Pick 24: Christian Barmore, DT Alabama

Round 2

Pick 55: Greg Newsome, CB Northwestern

Round 3

Pick 87: Jackson Carman, OT Clemson

Round 4

Pick 129: Seth Williams, WR Auburn

Pick 141: James Wiggins, S Cincinnati

Round 5

No pick

Round 6

Pick 209: Jack Anderson, G Texas Tech

Pick 217: Derrick Barnes, LB Purdue

Pick 225: Chris Rumph, EDGE Duke

Round 7

Pick 244: Ben Mason, RB Michigan

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This is my mock draft for March 9th. I was unable to post it yesterday. I used Fanspeak for this mock. The Steelers only had 1 pick in the 6st round. So let’s take a look at it.

Round 1

Pick 24 Najee Harris, RB Alabama

Round 2

Pick 55 Landon Dickerson, C Alabama

Round 3

Pick 87 Dylan Moses, LB Alabama

Round 4

Pick 128 James Hudson, OT Cincinnati

Pick 141 Nico Collins, WR Michigan

Round 5

No Picks

Round 6

Pick 217 C. D. Daniel, CB Georgia

Round 7

Pick 244 Cary Angeline, TE NC State

Pick 253 Naquan Jones, DL Michigan State

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This 7 round mock draft I made several trades. I traded out of the 1st and still got several players to fill our needs. Each day I will do it a little different. I may use trades or may not. I will keep on the watch for the moves the Steelers make in free agency because then my picks might change.

Round 1

Traded out of the 1st

Round 2

Pick 47 Javonte Williams, RB North Carolina

Pick 57 Dylan Moses, LB Alabama

Round 3

Pick 77 Hunter Long, TE Boston College

Pick 87 James Hudson, OT Cincinnati

Round 4

Pick 128 Cade Johnson, WR South Dakota State

Pick 129 Osa Odighizuwa, DL UCLA

Pick 145 Shaka Toney, EDGE Penn State

Round 5

We did not have a 5th round pick

Round 6

Pick 217 Tre Brown, CB Oklahoma

Pick 225 Brendon Jaimes, OT Notre Dame

Round 7

Pick 241 Ian Book, QB Notre Dame

Pick 244 Sam Ehlinger, QB Texas

I hope to hear what you think of this draft.

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