2016 NFL Draft

[Extra Point]

DT Justin Zimmer signs with the Bills. He doesn't seem to be a good fit for the Bills' 3-4 defense. He seems better suited to play in a 4-3.

 

[TwentyTwo]

WR's
Mitch Matthews to Chiefs
Ed Eagan to Cowboys
Danny Anthrop to the Colts

OLB Dillon Lee & ILB Jeff Schoettmer to Saints

What's up with Michael Caputo?? Wow!

 

[Riggins44]

WR Devon Cajuste to the 49ers.

Amazing that he didn't get drafted.

 

[Flint]

Yes they are. 5 out of their 8 picks so far.

The Lions new GM is a guy out of the Patriots organization. The local media is saying that he is going to do things the "Patriots" way. Wonder what that means.

 

[Flint]

Why would the Patriots draft a black quarterback?

Probably part of the league mandated punishment for Deflategate.

 

[Bmore Dan]

Baltimore 1/11 typical Newsome draft.

 

[Extra Point]

The Bills now have 3 black quarterbacks, Manuel, Taylor and Jones.

Italian Stallion can't be too happy about that.

 

[PHillisFan]

The Bills now have 3 black quarterbacks, Manuel, Taylor and Jones.

Italian Stallion can't be too happy about that.

Neither am I. I wonder what happened to IS? Dougtavious and Fat Rex have this idea they will get to the promised land with these black quarterbacks. Buffoons.

 

[TwentyTwo]

Other free agent signings...
WR's
Alex Erickson to Bengals
Richard Mullaney to Texans
Jenson Stoshak to Panthers

TE-Ben Braunecker to Bears...Harvard's version of Bronk

QB's
Jake Coker to Cardinals
Josh Woodrum to NY Giants
Matt Johnson to Bengals
Jacob Huesman to Steelers (mini-camp tryout)

RB David Dudeck to Seahawks

DB Tanner McEvoy to Seahawks

LB's
Jared Norris to Panthers (how was he not drafted?)
Jake Ganus to Vikings
Tyler Marcordes to Chargers
Luke Rhodes to Bucs

DE James Cowser to Raiders

 

[Leonardfan]

Adding onto TwentyTwo's post. Here is a full breakdown of UDFA's by team:

AFC East
Patriots
Steven Scheu TE Vanderbilt

Bills
Glenn Gronkowski FB Kansas State
Robert Kugler C Purdue
Ed Eagan WR Northwestern State
Marshall Morgan K Georgia
Justin Zimmer DL Ferris State
Joe Licata QB Buffalo

Dolphins
Marshall Koehn K Iowa
Ryan Di Salvo LS San Jose State

Jets
Kyle Friend OC Temple
Tom Hackett P Utah
Ross Martin K Duke
Jason Vander Laan QB Ferris State
Daniel Sobolewski PK Albright College
Liam Nadler QB Gannon (Tryout)

AFC South
Texans
Richard Mullaney WR Alabama
Arturo Uzdavinis OT Tulane
Luke Hayes OG Kansas State
Ryan Langford WR New Mexico (listed as LB on school site?)

Colts
Adam Redmond OT Harvard
Danny Anthrop WR Purdue
Blake Frohnapfel QB UMass (tryout)

Jaguars
Max Wittek QB Hawaii
Kirk Willis LS Cincin (Tryout)

Titans
Nick Richter OT Richmond
Tyler Marz OT Wisconsin
Alex Ellis TE Delaware

AFC West
Broncos
Aaron Neary OL Eastern Washington
Henry Kreiger – Coble TE Iowa
Lars Hanson OL Sacramento State

Chiefs
Mitch Matthews WR BYU
Jake Bernstein OL Vanderbilt
Tanner Agen DT Mich Tech
Michael Nysewander TE Alabama
Ben Clarke OL Hawaii

Raiders
Ryan O’Malley TE Penn
James Cower DE Southern Utah
Drew Iddings DL South Dakota
Max Mccaffery WR Duke
David Glidden WR Oklahoma State (tryout)

Chargers
Tyler Johnstone OT Oregon

AFC North
Ravens
Anthony Fabiano OG Harvard
Will Lutz K Georgia State
Matt Skura C Duke

Bengals
Matt Johnson QB Bowling Green
Alex Erickson WR Wisconsin

Browns
Kyle Rose DT WVU
Mike Matthews OC Texas A&M
JP Holtz TE Pittsburgh

Steelers
Zack Shaw LB Indiana
Jacob Huesman QB UT-Chattanooga
Nick Arbuckle QB Georgia State
Gus Penning TE Baylor

NFC East
Cowboys
David Hedelin OT Purdue
Boston Stiverson OL Kansas State
Jake Brendel OL UCLA

Giants
Ryan Malleck TE Va Tech
Josh Woodrum QB Liberty
Taylor Loffler DB

Eagles
Connor Wujciak DL Boston College
J. DePalma LS, West Virginia

Redskins
None

NFC South
Falcons
Nick Rose K Texas
Will Ratelle LB NDSU
Adam Cox FB Iowa
William McGehee OL Arizona State

Panthers
Jared Norris ILB Utah
Jensen Stoshak WR Florida Atlantic
Andrew Bonnet FB North Dakota State

Saints
Ryker Mathews OL BYU
Anthony Pistelli PK Samford
Mike Caputo S Wisconsin
Dillon Lee LB Alabama
Mitchell Loewen TE Arkansas
Jeff Schoettmer LB North Carolina
Joe Cheek OL Texas A&M

Buccaneers
Luke Rhodes LB William & Mary
Tim Brown TE/FB West Chester
Alan Cross FB/TE Memphis
Philip Ely QB Toledo (Tryout)
Steven Bench QB USF (Tryout)
Mike Kozlakowski DE Maine (Tryout)
Rob Trudo OL Syracuse (Tryout)

NFC West
Cardinals
Clay Debord OT Eastern Washington
Garrett Swanson P Fresno State
Jake Coker QB Alabama
Bobo Beathard WR Appalachian State
Stephen Rivers QB Northwestern State (Tryout)

Rams
Pace Murphy OL Northwestern State
Taylor Bertolet K Texas A&M
Nelson Spruce WR Colorado

49ers
Devon Cajuste TE Stanford
Kevin Anderson DE Stanford
Alex Balducci DL Oregon

Seahawks
Tanner McEvoy ATH Wisconsin
David Dudek RB Boston College
AJ Karlan, DE, Wisconsin-Stevens Point

NFC North
Bears
Joe Sommers TE Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Dan Buchholz OG Duquense
Mark Sewall SS Indiana State
John Kling OT Buffalo
Ben Braunecker TE Harvard
Don Cherry LB Villanova

Lions
Simms McElfresh WR Appalachian State
Cole Wick TE Incarnate Word
Andrew Zeller OL Maryland
Adam Fuehne TE Southern Illinois

Packers
Tyler Kuder DL Idaho State
Kyle Steuk OL Northern Michigan
Joe Callahan, QB, Wesley
Pete Mortell P Minnesota
Cory Tucker OG Slippery Rock

Vikings
Joel Stave QB Wisconsin

 

[Leonardfan]

A couple of the more comical black FA signings are QB Trayvon Boykin and Vernon Adams with the Seahawks. Apparently Pete Carroll does not think whites can play QB now after building his career at USC on them.

As I predicted this turned out to be a very QB heavy draft. 12 White QBs were drafted. It sounds like Kessler will be brought into Cleveland from Day one and be expected to push for a starting job. I also really liked the Hogan to KC pick, He is essentially a clone of Alex Smith - big, strong, athletic, very smart - not a bad selection by porky pig. I expected Dallas and Buffalo to pick their black quarterbacks and they got the ones I expected them to get. Supposedly Jerry Jones wishes he had traded up for Lynch and was upset they did not get him. He also said that they were going to draft Cook before the Raiders traded up for him. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for Prescott. The Bills were going with that Oaf Cardale the whole time - Whaley is a racist plain and simple. Fat Rex and Pegula are his idiot enablers.

As far as the Patriots - another piss poor draft. If anything BB cannot evaluate talent. He is a good Xs and Os guy but the Pats drafts have been bad historically. Sure they hit on a few guys but the bums they picked this year are downright terrible.

 

[Don Wassall]

I guess Jerry Jones didn't learn from his experience with Quincy Carter.

I notice the Patriots only signed one White UDFA so far, on top of their awful draft. Thing is, Belichick knows he can pick off good White talent when they're cut by other teams or let go cheap in free agency, since the NFL is anything but a copycat league when it comes to copying what is far and away the league's most successful organization.

 

[celticdb15]

Erickson to Cincy

 

[Freethinker]

A big thank you to Leonardfan and everyone else covering the draft! I don't know what I'd do without you guys for draft coverage. Certainly not watch BSPN all day.

 

[Riggins44]

Sounds like Green Bay has finally figured things out. Belichek still doesn't get it.
At this point it seems like the top 3 teams to root for this season are Green Bay, Denver and New England. Maybe even San Diego. I would include Minnesota, but Sewer water disqualifies them.

Green Bay looks like the best CF team due to their legacy high number of white starters, the draft, Nelson coming back next year, and Janis and Abbrederis supposedly playing a bigger role next year.

New England had an awful draft except for the two OL that will start to correct that mistaken trend they started and cost them a return trip to the SB. Their free agent signings were great. The drafting of the black quarterback is idiotic.

Cleveland, Denver, San Diego, and Detroit are all headed in the right direction. The Browns have the black coach but drafted a bunch of white players including Scooby and Nassib who will probably end up starting for them. Plus they already had Kruger and Tank Carder as starting LBs. They signed RG III but he will either never see the field or be terrible and then get hurt if he does.

Minnesota has the black quarterback but they carry over a high number of whites players so they are worth rooting for IMO. Atlanta also to a lesser degree and they didn't have that bad of a draft. Cincy also had a decent draft and carry over a very white offense.

Philly, Dallas and Houston were all good teams to root for last year but are headed in the wrong direction. Baltimore showed signs last year but had an awful draft.

So next year we have Green Bay, New England, Cleveland, Denver, San Diego, Detroit, Minnesota, Atlanta, and maybe Cincinnati.

 

[Ambrose]

New England had an awful draft except for the two OL that will start to correct that mistaken trend they started and cost them a return trip to the SB. Their free agent signings were great. The drafting of the black quarterback is idiotic.

New England hasn't made any "mistakes" in their drafts. They intentionally draft the worst hopeless cases so they won't have to develop and play them. Then the pick up good walk-ons and free agents that the caste teams refuse to hire. Like this they always win and aren't stuck with a parade of Africans.

 

[Heretic]

The Browns have the black coach but drafted a bunch of white players including Scooby and Nassib who will probably end up starting for them. Plus they already had Kruger and Tank Carder as starting LBs. They signed RG III but he will either never see the field or be terrible and then get hurt if he does.

It looks like it's going to have to be the latter then as BSPN is saying that the path Cleveland took in the draft leads to RGIII being the starter. A healthy Connor Shaw is at least twice the QB Gremlin is...terribly underrated.

 

[Freethinker]

I was combing through the 2015 NFL Draft thread to find the "magic number" and it seemed to be 40. If 67 Whites were drafted that's an increase of 27! Last year was historically bad and this year was historically "good". The Caste NFL really does have an uncanny way of keeping the demographics of the league perfectly the same for years and years and years.....

 

[Leonardfan]

The Browns moneyball approach actually seemed to work more favorably to white players. If they succeed with it maybe it will have an impact on other teams. I stand corrected on what I said after the signing of the Gremlin - I thought they were on the direction to being a full on caste team. Was their draft perfect? No but it was surprisingly good. Depodesta, Brown and Coach Hue Jackson get credit from me for taking this new approach. Jackson especially seems very high on Kessler's potential:

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2016/04/browns_say_cody_kessler_will_p.html

 

[Extra Point]

The selection of QB Cody Kessler by the Browns in the third is interesting. He's a very accurate passer and reads defenses well but is said to lack physical attributes.

He should have a good career at least as a backup and possibly a starter in the right system. Supposedly the NFL teams liked him more than the media did.

Check out a couple of his games on Draft Breakdown. He doesn't look too bad.

 

[celticdb15]

Good article regarding the Packers draft class.

http://m.packers.com/news/article/p...big-guys-b6615bbb-d3d2-44a6-8be7-94ca4078a15d

http://m.packers.com/#6200

** I'd say every player they drafted has a chance to get on the field besides the WR they drafted.

- Really excited they drafted Lowry, it's been a long time since the Packers have had a defensive linemen to cheer for. He's a monster 6'6 295 perfect guy to anchor a 3-4 defense.
-Fackrell is a great athlete and has great size 6-5 250. Even though he only had 5 sacks in his final year he had 82 tackles and racked up 13 in his career. If anything Fackrell can add some weight and strength.
- Martinez is tough, smart, productive, 140 Tackles. Perfect ILB prospect. Of course underrated athlete.
-Spriggs is 1st rd value. 6'6 300 good feet. Add some strength future pro bowler.
-Murphy. Surprised he dropped to 6th rd! He's a road grader 6'6 305, overshadowed by Stanford's black guard.

 

[celticdb15]

DT Justin Zimmer signs with the Bills. He doesn't seem to be a good fit for the Bills' 3-4 defense. He seems better suited to play in a 4-3.

I like it! I do agree he'd be better off as a 3-tech in a 4-3 defense. Zimmer is a beast and he's likely pissed off he went undrafted even after freakish displays at combines and pro days and a stellar career..I'm assuming at this point hes ready to run through a wall and play whatever position coaches tell him in a 3-4. Plus if Buffalo tanks like we think they will, Ryan and Whaley will be on the way out at the end of 2016 season.

 

[Phall]

The Ravens signed Michigan FB Joe Kerridge. Kerridge went from walk-on to captain, and Jim Harbaugh oversaw him for a year and a half before recommending him to his brother in Baltimore. The Ravens still use a FB often enough, although current starter Kyle Juszczyk seems to be pretty well-regarded. Kerridge has broken off a few big runs in his college career but was known especially for his truck blocks in space. He was dinged-up most of last year and could definitely stick in the league if he's healthy for his first training camp.

 

[celticdb15]

The Ravens signed Michigan FB Joe Kerridge. Kerridge went from walk-on to captain, and Jim Harbaugh oversaw him for a year and a half before recommending him to his brother in Baltimore. The Ravens still use a FB often enough, although current starter Kyle Juszczyk seems to be pretty well-regarded. Kerridge has broken off a few big runs in his college career but was known especially for his truck blocks in space. He was dinged-up most of last year and could definitely stick in the league if he's healthy for his first training camp.

Another FB to keep an eye on. I hope Ravens keep him around on the practice squad. Seems fullbacks have made a mini comeback in the league.

 

[Heretic]

- Really excited they drafted Lowry, it's been a long time since the Packers have had a defensive linemen to cheer for. He's a monster 6'6 295 perfect guy to anchor a 3-4 defense.
-Fackrell is a great athlete and has great size 6-5 250. Even though he only had 5 sacks in his final year he had 82 tackles and racked up 13 in his career. If anything Fackrell can add some weight and strength.
- Martinez is tough, smart, productive, 140 Tackles. Perfect ILB prospect. Of course underrated athlete.
-Spriggs is 1st rd value. 6'6 300 good feet. Add some strength future pro bowler.
-Murphy. Surprised he dropped to 6th rd! He's a road grader 6'6 305, overshadowed by Stanford's black guard.

BSPN had an article today that said Clay Matthews will be moving back to the outside. Also, remember that they also have Jake Ryan that they drafted last year. Matthews, Ryan, Fackrell, and Martinez. Lots of good options there...