Never too early to look at next year....Mcshay has three white players in the top 10....Kedon Slovis Quarterback USC, Sam Howell Quarterback University North Carolina and Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan. Good to see a caste position high up early predictions.
Pretty sure Howell is part Asian. He passes the eyeball test for sure though. JT Daniels if healthy should be firmly in the 1st round conversation after the season. Also make no mistake they are already pushing the funny looking quota from Oklahoma, the Cincinnati quotaback and the liberty quotaback as high 1st round picks. Let’s not forget Brock Purdy from Iowa state either. He was widely projected as a 1st round pick last year - had an uneven season but returns and will hopefully have a strong 2021 season throwing to the best TE in football Charlie Kolar who is also draft eligible.
I am working on my initial draft list - using the Senior Bowl watch list and cross referencing it against other rankings as they are released. I'll hopefully have a fairly comprehensive list posted in the next week or so.
I love your draft lists every year! I think this year will be a good one for linebackers and tight ends. Two positions that were particularly weak in 2021. Should see an uptick in edge rushers too.
Thanks. It will be hard to gauge this season and the next. The additional year of eligibility due to covid will cause a higher than normal number of draft eligible players in 2022. In the past I never put underclassmen on my initial list but feel more compelled to do so this season where I feel appropriate. I do my best to frame my draft lists in within the confines of the caste system. My list is much bigger this year an Here are some things I have observed thus far in my research: - Another year another quotaback push - the draft cucks are all pushing the Oklahoma quotaback, the Liberty quotaback and the Cincinatti quotaback as 1st round picks. - So far the OL looks very fat and sumo laden - Surprising depth for our guys at WR and RB - LB and TE both have tremendous depth - so you are right about that @Red Raider
Here is my initial watch list for the 2022 season. I listed both juniors and seniors. Not comprehensive - just checked the senior bowl watch list against a few other sites with rankings. Included several of our guys who were overlooked for the obvious reason by the draft websites. I am sure I left some players out - not intentional. Offense Quarterback Carson Strong Nevada (JR) Matt Corral Ole Miss (JR) Sam Howell UNC (JR) Kedon Slovis USC (JR) JT Daniels UGA (JR) Phil Jurkovec Boston College (JR) Kenny Pickett Pitt (SR) Brock Purdy Iowa St (SR) Dustin Crum Kent St (SR) Tanner Morgan Minnesota (SR) Nick Starkel SJSU (SR) Charlie Brewer Utah (SR) Bailey Zappe WKU (SR) EJ Perry Brown (SR) Chase Garbers Cal (SR) Jack Coan Notre Dame (SR) Holton Ahlers ECU (SR) - Athlete - potential position change Running Back Max Borghi Wash St Zander Horvath Purdue Mike Epstein Illinois Clint Ratkovich N. Illinois Sean McGrew Washington Tucker Gregg Ga State Zane Dudek Yale Wide Receiver Gunner Romney BYU (JR) Brittain Covey Utah (JR) - If he has a healthy, productive season he needs to declare. He is overaged for a prospect. Tanner Conner Idaho St Alec Pierce Cincinnati - Injuries have hampered his availability somewhat. Tyler Snead ECU (JR) Austin Williams Miss St Ben Ratzlaff WKU - Dominant FCS WR - Transferred up to FBS Bryce Nunnelly WMU - Dominant FCS WR - Transferred up to FBS Jack Sorenson Miami (OH) Jake Bobo Duke - needs to be healthy Thomas Hennigan App St Brandon Bowling Utah St Ryan Wisniewski Wisconsin-Whitewater Tight End Austin Stogner Oklahoma (Jr) Charlie Kolar Iowa St Cade Otton Washington Jeremy Ruckert Ohio St Brant Kuithe Utah Jake Ferguson Wisconsin Trey McBride Colorado St Peyton Hendershot Indiana Will Mallory Miami (Jr) Josh Whyle Cincinatti (Jr) Grant Calcaterra SMU Nick Muse South Carolina OG Ben Brown Ole Miss Cain Madden Marshall Jake Stetz Boise St Logan Bruss Wisconsin Cole Schneider UCF Andrew Vorhees USC Ben Petrula Boston College OT Cade Mays Tennessee Jaxon Kirkland Washinton Trevor Penning N. Iowa Luke Tenuta Va. Tech (Jr) Kellen Diesch Az State Austin Deculus LSU Connor Galvin Baylor Bernhard Raimann Ryan Van Denmark UCONN Nick Zakelj Fordham C Tyler Linderbaum Iowa Alex Lindstrom Boston College Nick Brahms Auburn Defense DL Matt Henningsen Wisconsin Cade Hall SJSU Raymond Vohasek UNC Ben Stille Nebraska Julius Welschof Michigan Levi Bell La Tech John Ridgeway Arkansas Aaron Blackwell Arizona (not on Senior Bowl watch list) Caleb Tremblay Tennessee Edge George Karlaftis Purdue Nick Figueroa USC Aidan Hutchinaon Michigan Zach Van Valkenburg Iowa LB Chad Muma Wyoming Jack Sanborn Wisconsin Ryan Bowman Washington Dax Hollifield Va Tech Kyle Harmon SJSU Caden McDonald SDSU Bo Bauer Notre Dame Drew White Notre Dame JoJo Domann Nebraska Blaze Alldredge Missouri/Rice Justin Rice Utah St/Ark St/Fresno St Jake Hummel Iowa St Mike Rose Iowa St Jake Hansen Illinois (concussion history) Nate Landman Colorado Carson Wells Colorado (listed as JR) James Skalski Clemson Baylon Spector Clemson Grant Morgan Arkansas Bumper Pool Arkansas Defensive Back CB Riley Moss Iowa S Reed Blankenship MTSU S Nolan Turner Clemson S Brenden Schooler Texas (not on Senior Bowl watch list) S Mike Palmer Boston College S Jack Koerner Iowa
I know a lot of you guys will quickly skim through college football rosters to search for white players and don't bother to look up any players with names like J'Quayvious for obvious reasons. I seem to recall that some members were justifiably surprised when someone discovered a white player whose name was one of the seemingly infinite variations of "Jaylen". With that in mind, it's worth mentioning that "Dax" actually seems to be an increasingly popular name for white athletes, as Dax Raymond, Dax Milne, and now Dax Hollifield will all have entered the league within a four year span.
Great list @Leonardfan ! Just adding two names I’ve seen in mock drafts recently jarrette Patterson C note dame Scott Patchan edge Colorado state also Slade bolden WR Alabama is a name to keep an eye on if he has a good season.
Awesome list as usual! I can’t believe they left Colin Schooler off of the senior bowl watch list, I believe he is the active tackles and TFL leader in the NCAA.
Adding SE Louisiana QB Cole Kelley to the list - FCS All American and Walter Payton player of the year last season. There is only one reason he is not even being recognized as a draftable commodity especially after the full bore hype job Trey Lance enjoyed last year playing one game. Kelley is a better passer with a stronger arm - he is also huge - 6'7" 260 but can move very well. The obvious reason he is not even recognized is because he is White.
This QB class will be horrible in my opinion. I think every play being mocked as top 10 has no potential to be a franchise QB… I’d take Dustin Crum or Carson Strong over anybody being mocked….
I do hope Strong ascends up the draft boards. I took in most of the game last night - really good deep ball thrower, strong arm too. I did not see the Kent St game but it looks like Crum struggled, I am sure he will rebound and end the season on a high note - great dual threat QB getting no attention. Howell disappointed but again I think he will rebound - I think he's a good QB but does not have that edge to him like Mayfield (the QB he gets compared to the most). Just echoing my comment above on Cole Kelley - he is getting NO attention whatsoever. Where they were hyping up Lance last year they have totally swept Kelley under the rug and ignored him. I watched some of his tape today and he can rip it, reminds me of a bigger, nimbler Philip Rivers. I do hope he has a strong season - I think Wentz had a some buzz going into his senior year and it really took off during the pre draft workouts/senior bowl. I would hope Kelley enjoys that same trajectory as the season continues. It's BS he has not been talked about at all - after doing my FCS write-ups I came across him earlier today. It certainly gets old reading these preseason mock drafts and all the "experts" and amateurs towing the same line - predictably hyping up black QBs.
I've mentioned Pitt QB Kenny Pickett in the 2021 QB thread. He is certainly a riser - the senior bowl has begun to mention and talk him up. Another player they are giving positive coverage to is Cincinnati WR Alec Pierce. I put a little more stock into the senior bowl than what the "experts" say just because the senior bowl actually has a role in the draft process.
Pickett is definitely showing more ability than I thought he had in him! Glad he's enjoying so much early season success. Also glad to see Pierce back after injury playing great ball. I agree with @Red Raider . He's in the Decker/Nelson mold as an outside WR.
Pickett's stock continues to rise. The Senior Bowl has been highly complimentary of him over the past month and his performance against Clemson this past Saturday was a big deal.
From what I've seen. Nevada QB Carson Strong and UNC QB Sam Howell. Pitt QB Kenny Pickett is currently playing his way into 1st. Quotaback from Liberty is getting QB1 buzz. I'm sure Cincy Quota will also be overdrafted.
Ridder has mechanical flaws. Willis just runs around and is able to make plays at the college level. Not sure either translate to the next level. Fields and Lance were both over drafted due to Hype. Third rounder Davis Mills has looked better than both of them and Mills has a worse team surrounding him.
