2023 NFL Draft Thread

[OSUGiants]

NFL Draft: Will Tank For Anderson Edition

Players to watch (alphabetical order)

QB:
Jake Haener, Fresno State
Jaren Hall, BYU
Will Levis, Kentucky
Tanner McKee, Stanford
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Anthony Richardson, Florida
CJ Stroud, Ohio State
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Cameron Ward, Washington State
Bryce Young, Alabama

RB:
Devon Achane, Texas A&M
Tank Bigsby, Auburn
Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
Blake Corum, Michigan
Zach Evans, Ole Miss
Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
Bijan Robinson, Texas

WR:
Jordan Addison, Pitt
Ronnie Bell, Michigan
Kayshon Boutte, LSU
Jermaine Burton, Alabama
Josh Downs, North Carolina
Zay Flowers, Boston College
Quentin Johnston, TCU
Marvin Mims, Oklahoma
Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
Cedric Tillman, Tennessee

TE:
Jahleel Billingsley, Texas
Brant Kuithe, Utah
Sam LaPorta, Iowa
Cameron Latu, Alabama
Arik Gilbert, Georgia
Will Mallory, Miami
Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
Darnell Washington, Georgia
Josh Whyle, Cincinnati


OT:
Connor Galvin, Baylor
Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
Dawand Jones, Ohio State
Broderick Jones, Georgia
Warren McClendon, Georgia
Jordan McFadden, Clemson
Zion Nelson, Miami (FL)
Robert Scott Jr., Florida State
Peter Skoronksi, Northwestern
Carter Warren, Pittsburgh

iOL:
Emil Ekiyor Jr., G, Alabama
Jacob Gall, C, Baylor
Paris Johnson Jr., G, Ohio State
Olusegun Oluwatimi, C, Michigan
Jarrett Patterson, C, Notre Dame
John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota
Sidy Sow, G, Eastern Michigan
Ricky Stromberg, C Arkansas
O’Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida
Andrew Vorhees, G, Michigan

EDGE:
Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
Andre Carter II, Army
Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
Ali Gaye, LSU
Zach Harrison, Ohio State
Myles Murphy, Clemson
BJ Ojulari, LSU
Nolan Smith, Georgia
Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Washington

DT:
Habakkuk Baldonado, Pittsburgh
Bryan Bresee, Clemson
Jalen Carter, Georgia
Tyler Davis, Clemson
Cory Durden, NC State
Siaki Ika, Baylor
Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
Akheem Mesidor, Miami (FL)
Jaxon Player, Baylor
Jaquelin Roy, LSU

LB:
Jack Campbell, Iowa
SirVocea Dennis, Pittsburgh
Justin Flowe, Oregon
DeMarvion Overshown, Texas
Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
Owen Pappoe, Auburn
Noah Sewell, Oregon
Trenton Simpson, Clemson
Henry To’o To’o, Alabama
Payton Wilson, NC State

CB:
Latavious Brini, Arkansas
Mekhi Garner, LSU
Malachi Moore, Alabma
Tiawan Mullen, Indiana
Clark Phillips III, Utah
Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
Nehemiah Pritchett, Auburn
Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
Eli Ricks, Alabama
Kelee Ringo, Georgia
Tyrique Stevenson, Miami
Garrett Williams, Syracuse
Avery Young, Rutgers

S:
Jordan Battle, Alabama
Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
Trey Dean III, Florida
Kenderick Duncan, Louisville
DeMarcco Hellams, Alabama
Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame
Demani Richardson, Texas A&M
Tykee Smith, Georgia
Rashad Torrence II, Florida
BeeJay Williamson, Louisiana Tech

[OSUGiants]

Figured we’d need this sooner or later. QB class should be much much better than this years, and overall I like the skill position players a lot more too.

Name drop anyone I should add to the OP

[Brodie]

Will Anderson might be LT level good already and would have went 1 no question

[scottyboy]

Avery Young is a legit Rutgers prospect. He was a safety last year, but was more effective as a CB the 3 years before. I'm hoping we move him back to CB.

(Shane has him going in his first round in his 2023 mock, so it's not just homerism!)

[TitanHope]

Cedric Tillman is my #1 WR for next year. This is seriously the most excited I've been for a Vols player since I saw Tyler Bray's back tattoo.

[dg151]

Tyrique Stevenson (CB) is Miami's 2nd best prospect. Cristobal will probably get DJ Scaife drafted too.

[vidae]

mmmm Bijan

[BaLLiN]

Cameron Ward WSU QB

[WMD]

Lions are getting Will Anderson and a franchise QB next year.

[Forenci]

Originally Posted by Brodie

Will Anderson might be LT level good already and would have went 1 no question

Will Anderson will not have enough cocaine in his body to make him that good.

[Niel89]

Out of Stanford you have 3 possible good prospects

CB Kyu Blue Kelly
He is a baller. He is easily on track to get drafted and has the size and ability that will get him a real look

QB Tanner McKee
He easily has the tools to interest the NFL. His arm makes all of the NFL throws easily. His foot speed is way too slow however and he has clear difficulties making plays off script because he has trouble escaping a rush. He's also a touch older because he went on mission (not sure his actual age because Stanford doesn't release it because its personally identifying information.) If he has a better year with better blocking he has a real shot at jumping up because of his size and arm.

TE Benjamin Yurosek
He looks are plays like the next quality Stanford TE. I think he has the movement and skill to be an NFL type guy. Maybe needs more bulk but he should be a solid prospect by next draft.

[Matthew Jones]

What does everyone here think about C.J. Stroud? He's the first player I'm looking at. So far, I almost think of him as a reverse Haskins or something (RIP). I felt like Haskins was someone who did a good job of executing the offense as designed but, despite having a big arm, a lot of his deeper throws tended to sail on him. With Stroud, it's the opposite. You'll see him setting his feet and turning down a primary read that looks good or an open checkdown to throw down the field. He throws with pretty good touch and reasonable accuracy deep, so it often works out, but a lot of the time it seemed like he had something more reliable he could do that was more within the play structure. His arm talent may not quite be Haskins/Fields to me either. Good touch, velocity is not as impressive. Then again, I have only seen a couple of games so far.

[Don Vito]

I like Stroud. I watched their last few games last season and it seems like he’s definitely the best QB prospect that they’ve put out. I like him way more than Bryce Young.

I’m hoping this past Patriots draft was used to tank for Will Anderson. Will also settle for Jalen Carter. Jordan Battle will also be the best safety prospect since Sean Taylor.

[nepg]

I was surprised Kyu Blue Kelly wasn't in this draft.

[scottyboy]

It's all about 2024 or 2025 when people will go #WinlessforWimsatt

[Prock]

I watched Stroud like once last year and my detailed scouting report was that he looks dope and I think he will be good in the NFL.

[Matthew Jones]

Originally Posted by Prock

I watched Stroud like once last year and my detailed scouting report was that he looks dope and I think he will be good in the NFL.

The things that impress me about him are primarily: ability to set protections, ability to throw with anticipation, ability to go through progressions, arm strength to make pro-style throws, and overall touch. What's really interesting is that a lot of those are things more experienced college starters don't do well.

Weaknesses would be: very inconsistent mechanics in the lower body leading to accuracy issues, opting for difficult throws instead of running the play as designed and getting easier completions, forcing risky throws instead of giving up on plays.

Those things could be improved with experience, so it's definitely possible he ends up as a nice starting quarterback. We shouldn't necessarily expect him to play with polish in his first year as a starter. But right now he doesn't look close to playing with the overall accuracy/consistency/decision-making NFL teams need.

Since we only have one year of tape on him, this year is really important because we need to see what his development trajectory looks like. If he looks basically the same this year and then declares, I'll consider him a risky pick. If he plays more under control, he'll look like a high-upside pick with a favorable trajectory.

[Matthew Jones]

So I've watched four of Stroud's games now (Michigan, Michigan St., Oregon, Penn St.) I think a lot of people's evaluations will be based on which games they watch. Easily his most efficient game was Michigan St., but it's also a game where everything went well. Clean pockets, lots of easy screens, receivers running wide open downfield, etc. For that reason, it's kind of hard to evaluate. The Michigan game was the opposite. He was under pressure in the game and made a lot of poor decisions/throws. At least two of his passes should have been intercepted (one terrible decision, one bad throw), and he also missed Ruckert (I believe) on a wide open touchdown.

[BeerBaron]

Andre Carter II is going to be very interesting come draft time. At least day 2, if not day 1, physical tools...but what happens with that military commitment when teams evaluate?

Also, who wants to take a guess at the next "decent, decent, record-breaker" QB prospect? We've seen it two straight years now with Trask and Pickett where they had final season explosions.

[nepg]

Slovis?