Here is my initial draft list. My usual disclaimer is that this is in no way a complete list but my best guess going off of three or four different resources for my research and cross referencing them. I do not agree with my watch list but I try to keep it realistic in terms of the caste system. I have added a couple of underclassmen which I don't usually do because they have declared for the draft or I have a feeling they will otherwise I have left them off. Due to the whole "pandemic" it is hard to project players from conferences that are not scheduled to play so please forgive me if I may have left someone off or added someone to my list who will stay next year for an extra year of eligibility. I will say that the draft sites I referenced have gone VERY caste - they must be doing their part for the whole faux "social justice" movement.
As always feel free to add names in the thread and discuss the draft!
Quarterback
It's September and we know that Trevor Lawrence will be the first pick. Nothing has been more obvious since Andrew Luck. Sam Ehlinger is rated way too low and being disrespected - if he is not a 1st round pick over black quarterbacks like Justin Fields, Jamie Newman and the draft weenies favorite one year small school starter Trey Lance (who has laughably been compared to Andrew Luck) it will be a travesty. In any mock draft I have seen he is not listed in the 1st three rounds and is viewed as a late round prospect - all of this for a QB who is an athlete which is supposedly coveted (if you are the right color). His career has been great and he started off 2020 with a bang. Look for the "experts" to try to submarine his draft stock with Tebow comparisons. Going down the line it's pretty wide open - I like Ian Book - if Mayfield and the magical Midget Murray can be immune from height concerns then I feel Ian Book coule be as well. Kyle Trask is another great story and with a strong senior season should become draftable. As always alot of interesting QBs.
QB - Trevor Lawrence - Clemson
QB - Sam Ehlinger - Texas
QB - Kyle Trask - Florida
QB - Kenny Pickett - Pitt
QB - KJ Costello - Miss St
QB - Shane Buechele - SMU
QB - Ian Book - Notre Dame
QB - Brady White - Memphis
QB - Jake Bentley - Utah
QB - Chase Brice - Duke
QB - Peyton Ramsey - Northwestern
QB - Charlie Brewer - Baylor
QB - Anthony Russo - Temple
RB/FB
Waiting to see if Borghi will declare. Mason is a two-way player that Harabaugh has mostly squandered as a battering ram.
FB - Ben Mason - Michigan
Wide Reciever
As always an overlooked position for our guys - not because of lack of talent.
WR - Dillon Stoner - Ok St
WR - Ben Skowornek - Notre Dame
WR - Brendan Schooler - Texas
WR - Thomas Hennigan - App St
WR - Austin Trammell - Rice
Tight End
Another position where whites dominate in the NFL yet the NFL does it's best to try to buck the trend and overrate black TEs.
TE - Pat Freiermuth - PSU
TE - Tony Poljan - UVA
TE - Noah Gray - Duke
TE - Luke Farrell - Ohio St
TE - Miller Forristall - Alabama
TE - Josh Pederson - Louisiana Monroe
TE - Justin Rigg - Kentucky
Offensive Line
This may be the deepest OL we have seen in awhile. In a league littered with Sumos their is alot of white talent that could come and improve many teams O-line situations. I also see alot of SEC white OL which typically bodes well because the Senior Bowl favors SEC players.
OT - Dillon Radunz - North Dakota St
OT - Sam Cosmi - Texas
OT - Walker Little - Stanford
OT - Spencer Brown - Northern Iowa
OT - Liam Eichenberg - Notre Dame
OT - Cordell Volson - North Dakota St
OT - Cole Van Lanen - Wisconsin
OT - Landon Young - Kentucky
OT - Ben Petrula - Boston College
OT - Drew Himmelman - Illinois St
OT - Will Fries - PSU
OT - Josh Ball - Marshall
OT - Jake Burton - UCLA
OT - Coy Cronk - Iowa
OT - Carson Green - Texas A&M
C - Creed Humphrey - Oklahoma *
C - Drake Jackson - Kentucky
C - Doug Kramer - Illinois
C - Matt Allen - Michigan St
C - Jimmy Morrissey - Pitt
OL - Jack Anderson - Texas Tech
OL - Jack Wohlabaugh - Duke
OL - Tommy Kraemer - Notre Dame
OL - Michael Menet - PSU
OL - Robert Hainsey - Notre Dame
OG - Kevin Jarvis - Michigan St
OG - Ben Cleveland - UGA
OG - Landon Dickerson - Alabama
OG - Jared Hocker - Texas A&M
OG - Tristen Hoge - BYU
OG - Royce Newman - Ole Miss
OG - Luke Wattenberg - Washington
D-Line
Pathetic is all I can really say.
DE - Eli Howard - Texas Tech
DE - Jacub Panasiuk - Michigan St
DT - Forrest Merrill - Ark St
Linebacker
Hopefully this is the year of the LB - we have the potential to see a real injection of talent into the league.
LB - Peter Werner OSU
LB - Tuf Borland OSU
LB - Paddy Fiser Northwestern
LB - Nate Landman - Colorado
LB - Garret Wallow - TCU
LB - Justin Rice
LB - James Skalksi - Clemson
LB - Colin Schooler - Texas Tech
LB - Ryan Bowman - Washington
LB - Riley Cole - South Alabama
LB - Zane Zandier - UVA
LB - Blaze Allredge - Rice
DB
All four of these players should be 2nd-4th round picks. Hopefully all 4 get drafted because they are deserving.
DB - Brady Breeze - Oregon
DB - Ben DeLuca - Charlotte
DB - Nolan Turner - Clemson
DB - Reed Blankenship - Middle Tenn
Excellent job as usual Leonardfan. Yes the back seven defense configuration looks more optimistic than usual. Again getting up to three or four white DBs drafted would be a big win. And a much needed thing. Time will tell.
Two small school wide receivers who dream of getting drafted are:
Ben Ratzlaff - Houston Baptist. In his first two games this season he has gained over 100 yards each against FBS teams no less. Saw him on one draft board but not the others.
Bryce Nunnelly - UTC. Another casualty to COVID. UTC plays one game this season. October 24th against Western Kentucky. Don't ask? Nonetheless Bryce has talked about preparing for the draft.
Plus CF favorite Yale RB
Zane Dudek is still sort of hanging out on the fringes and at this point there is at least some chance the Ivy League will play in the spring? We can only hope. And scouts want to get a good look at versatile Wisconsin RB
Garrett Groshek.
