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The top 50 prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft are here – for our top 50, including these at 11-20 – ⬇️ ⬇️ https://t.co/DIID360Clg pic.twitter.com/TGPdZjCbMG
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All 32 first-round picks.
For more information on every pick and the video stream, see link above. pic.twitter.com/nBoltveGff
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Brandin Cooks fielded the league's 2nd-highest passer rating when targeted on out-breaking routes in 2018. pic.twitter.com/voEc00edyy
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Agamemnonhttps://www.profootballfocus.com/news/draft-pffs-top-50-big-board-for-the-2019-nfl-draft
PFF’s Top-50 Big Board for the 2019 NFL Draft
By PFF Analysis Team • Apr 1, 2019Pro Football Focus’ Top-50 Big Board for the 2019 NFL Draft is live! PFF’s team of draft analysts, led by Steve Palazzolo and Mike Renner, have put together their top-50 prospects now that we’re officially one day into the month of April.
[Editor’s Note: To view all of Pro Football Focus’ advanced stats and grades for draft-eligible players, check out our 2019 NFL Draft Guide. All EDGE and ELITE subscribers already have access to the guide, and for those who don’t, you can get your copy for as low as $9.99!]
1. QB KYLER MURRAY, OKLAHOMA
Murray was the highest-graded QB in college football this past season. We haven’t seen a quarterback that is as dangerous with both his arm and legs since Russell Wilson.2. EDGE NICK BOSA, OHIO STATE
Bosa had a higher pass-rush win rate as a true freshman than Brian Burns, Clelin Ferrell and Jachai Polite had this past season.3. DI QUINNEN WILLIAMS, ALABAMA
Williams earned the highest grade we’ve ever given to a college interior defender (96.0) in his lone season as a starter at Alabama.4. OT JONAH WILLIAMS, ALABAMA
The Alabama left tackle was the second highest-graded tackle in the nation despite facing stout SEC competition and allowed only 12 pressures.5. EDGE JOSH ALLEN, KENTUCKY
Allen had far and away the highest pass-rushing grade of any college edge defender this past season at 94.3.6. CB BYRON MURPHY, WASHINGTON
A 47.7% completion percentage against and 17 forced incompletions made Murphy the highest-graded corner in the country this past year.7. DI JERRY TILLERY, NOTRE DAME
Tillery tied Quinnen Williams for the highest pass-rushing grade among interior defenders in college football. Tillery’s sack totals don’t tell the whole story as he was a dominant week in and week out.8. DI JEFFERY SIMMONS, MISSISSIPPI STATE
He tore his ACL but did it so early in the process that he could still play as a rookie. Simmons had a run-defense and pass-rushing grade over 90.0 this past season.9. CB GREEDY WILLIAMS, LSU
His sophomore campaign wasn’t quite as dominant as his freshman season, but he still only allowed 27 of his 74 targets to be completed.10. QB DWAYNE HASKINS, OHIO STATE
Haskins certainly improved as the season went on, but his 84.9 passing grade leaves us with some reservations.11. DI ED OLIVER, HOUSTON
His pass-rushing finally came around with a 90.8 grade this past season, but considering his size and the competition he was facing, he still has a ways to go.12. LB DEVIN WHITE, LSU
No linebacker in college football had a higher grade in coverage than White’s 91.6 last season. His freakish athleticism suggests it was no fluke.13. OT ANDRE DILLARD, WASHINGTON STATE
Dillard had the highest pass protection grade of any starting tackle in the country at 94.0 this past season.14. EDGE BRIAN BURNS, FLORIDA STATE
Burns racked up the most pressures of any Power-5 defender in the country last year with 69.15. OT JAWAAN TAYLOR, FLORIDA
Taylor came into his own on the right side for Florida this past season and finished with the third-highest run-blocking grade among starting Power-5 tackles.16. CB DEANDRE BAKER, GEORGIA
Baker has posted back-to-back 90.0-plus graded seasons in coverage. This past year, he allowed all of 10 first downs all season and no touchdowns.17. WR D.K. METCALF, OLE MISS
Metcalf’s numbers aren’t anything special, but his physical traits and high-end plays are promising.18. LB DEVIN BUSH, MICHIGAN
Bush can be a weapon as a blitzer in the right scheme. He had top-five pass-rushing grades among off-ball linebackers each of the past two seasons.19. OT DALTON RISNER, KANSAS STATE
Risner started all four seasons at Kansas State and his career low grade was 87.9 overall.20. WR A.J. BROWN, OLE MISS
Brown was the definition of a complete receiver for Ole Miss. He forced 17 broken tackles, had 34 explosive plays and only dropped five passes on 90 catchable.21. TE T.J. HOCKENSON, IOWA
Hockenson had the second-highest receiving grade among tight ends in college football this past year, dropping one pass on 51 catchable targets.22. OT CODY FORD, OKLAHOMA
In Ford’s lone season as a starter, he allowed all of seven pressures all season long and didn’t allow a sack until the playoffs.23. WR J.J. ARCEGA-WHITESIDE, STANFORD
Arcega-Whiteside led the entire draft class with 19 contested catches this past season on only 32 contested opportunities.24. QB WILL GRIER, WEST VIRGINIA
Grier tied Drew Lock for the NCAA lead with 33 big-time throws and has the second-best best passing grade behind Kyler Murray.25.DI CHRISTIAN WILKINS, CLEMSON
Wilkins was top three in both run-defense and pass-rushing grade among interior players this past season.26. C ELGTON JENKINS, MISSISSIPPI STATE
The Mississippi State center allowed all of five pressures this past season on 369 pass-blocking snaps.27. S NASIR ADDERLEY, DELAWARE
Adderly earned a 90.3 overall grade with Delaware a year ago, and his 89.9 2018 coverage grades leads all draft-eligible safeties.28. S DARNELL SAVAGE, MARYLAND
Savage has back-to-back seasons with grades over 86.0 overall. He’s a missile around the line of scrimmage, laying some impressive hits in the flat.29. EDGE CHASE WINOVICH, MICHIGAN
Winovich is coming off back to back seasons with grades over 90 overall – the only such qualifying power-5 player in the draft class that can boast that.30. WR ANDY ISABELLA, MASSACHUSETTS
Isabella was the highest-graded wide receiver in the country, racking up 1,696 yards, including 219 against Georgia.31. WR MARQUISE BROWN, OKLAHOMA
Brown was a threat to take it to the house every time he touched the ball. He broke 17 tackles on 77 catches and scored 10 touchdowns.32. DI DEXTER LAWRENCE, CLEMSON
Nose tackles of 340-plus pounds are going the way of the Dodo in the NFL, but Lawrence is a pretty ridiculous athlete for his size. He had the 12th best pass-rushing grade among interior players in college football.33. CB DAVID LONG, MICHIGAN
Long allowed all of 18 catches on 595 coverage snaps in his entire college career at Michigan34. OT GREG LITTLE, OLE MISS
Over the past two seasons, Little allowed all of 26 total pressures on 993 pass-blocking snaps.35. EDGE CLELIN FERRELL, CLEMSON
Ferrell racked up 14 sacks and 14 hits on the season and has ideal build to fit in any scheme.36. CB AMANI ORUWARIYE, PENN STATE
Oruwariye had the best week of any corner at the Senior Bowl, notching the highest win rate among all defenders in the one-on-ones.37. QB DREW LOCK, MISSOURI
Lock paired an NCAA leading 33 big-time throws with only six turnover-worthy plays as a senior.38. S TAYLOR RAPP, WASHINGTON
Rapp was one of the most assignment-sure safeties in the country this past season and missed all of two tackles on 56 attempts.39. CB JUSTIN LAYNE, MICHIGAN STATE
Layne’s 89.5 coverage grade last year was ninth best among Power-5 corners in the nation. He also dabbled at receiver where he took 36 snaps this past season.40. EDGE ZACH ALLEN, BOSTON COLLEGE
Allen was one of the best run defenders in college football in 2017 before a 90.3 pass-rushing grade this past season. He was an ironman for BC, playing 107 snaps against Wake Forest this past season.41. C GARRETT BRADBURY, NC STATE
Bradbury was a top-five graded center each of the past two seasons and the highest-graded Power-5 center in this draft class both years as well.42. WR HAKEEM BUTLER, IOWA STATE
Butler’s size (6-foot-5, 227 pounds) might suggest a possession receiver, but he had more receptions 20-plus yards downfield (19) than anyone in the draft class.43. TE NOAH FANT, IOWA
Fant is the most freakishly athletic tight end in this draft class, but his inconsistent hands are still a concern. He’s dropped 11 passes on 80 catchable the past two seasons.44. S AMANI HOOKER, IOWA
Hooker’s 91.1 coverage grade last season was the second-highest of any defensive back in the country.45. CB JULIAN LOVE, NOTRE DAME
Love’s 21 forced incompletions were the sixth-most in college football last season and his 14 coverage stops ranked 10th.46. EDGE MONTEZ SWEAT, MISSISSIPPI STATE
Sweat’s 19.1% pressure percentage was top 10 among edge defenders in the draft class and the third highest in the SEC last season.47. DI KHALEN SAUNDERS, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Saunders moves like an edge and even played there at times for Western Illinois. He went to the Senior Bowl and had the second-highest win rate among interior players in the one-on-ones.48. DI RASHAN GARY, MICHIGAN
Gary’s production has yet to catch up to his freakish athleticism. He earned a 68.3 pass-rushing grade this past season.49. S CHAUNCEY GARDNER-JOHNSON, FLORIDA
Gardner-Johnson is perfect for the slot/safety hybrid role in today’s NFL. He led all secondary players with 22 coverage stops this past season.50. OT MAX SCHARPING, NORTHERN ILLINOIS
The four-year starter had pass protection grades above 87.0 every season of his career. Agamemnonhttps://www.profootballfocus.com/news/draft-jerry-tillery-is-elite-top-10-prospect
Jerry Tillery is an elite player, deserves a place in the top-10 conversation
By Michael Renner • Mar 29, 2019
Sep 10, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish cornerback Julian Love (27) defensive lineman Jerry Tillery (99) and the Notre Dame leprechaun celebrate after Notre Dame defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 39-10 at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY SportsWhen it comes to the top 10 of the NFL draft, general managers want rare talents. Players with certain skills that make you think they can be an elite player in the NFL. I’m here to tell you that Notre Dame defensive tackle Jerry Tillery is one of them. You’d be hard pressed to see many talking about Tillery in the top-10 conversation, but from a size, athleticism and production standpoint, Tillery is the most accomplished defensive tackle in this class after Alabama’s Quinnen Williams.
You may be thinking, “he only had 12.5 sacks in his career and seven sacks last year, how is that elite production?” (hopefully not though because you are reading this on PFF.com after all). The Notre Dame defensive lineman is a fantastic case study on what one considers ‘production.’ Is it sacks and tackles for loss? Pressures and stops? PFF grade? While the first couple are still counting stats, the PFF grade takes into account every single interaction along the line of scrimmage — even the times when a defender beats an offensive lineman but didn’t record a tackle or a pressure.
That’s why, despite ranking third among interior players in total pressures with 48, Tillery tied Williams for the highest pass-rushing grade at the position in college football. A big reason why is because Tillery had 32 such wins as a pass-rusher that didn’t result in a pressure — the most among all interior defenders in college football. When it comes to winning one-on-one interactions, Tillery is as good as it gets.
So why the distinct lack of hype? Truthfully, I’m not sure. The NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah notes that ‘he is a very streaky player on tape…he just needs to become more consistent’ as his biggest knock. Lance Zierlein notes that Tillery is ‘raw with his hands and hasn’t learned to properly weaponize them in his rush attack.’ Reading those criticisms only makes me like Tillery more. If Tillery truly is inconsistent and raw yet still produced at the highest level we’ve seen from a college interior defender, just think what he could become if coaches can fix those issues at the NFL level.
I’ve heard a lot of similar criticisms before. The same things were said about the player who owns the third highest single-season pass-rushing grade we’ve ever seen from a college interior defender. Mississippi State’s 6-6, 310-pound defensive tackle Chris Jones fell to the second round because of inconsistent effort concerns and a lack of ball production. All Jones did was become a plus pass-rusher the first day he stepped on an NFL field and rack up 15.5 sacks this past season with the Chiefs. The scary thing is, that between Jones and Tillery, the latter tested out as a far superior athlete. Tillery bested Jones 40-yard dash (4.93 vs 5.03), vertical (32.0” vs 29.5”), broad (9-7 vs 8-10) and short shuttle (4.33 vs 4.62) while barely losing in the 3-cone (7.45 vs 7.44).
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Tillery should hands down be seen as one of the elite prospects in the upcoming class and if he falls out of the top 10 someone will get a steal. AgamemnonWho will the LA Rams take in the 2019 NFL Draft? This isn’t a mock draft, but more of a list of potential players the Rams will target throughout the draft. Be sure to keep tabs on all of the players who have met the Rams in the up-to-date tracker from Downtown Rams: https://www.downtownrams.com/single-post/2019/01/27/LA-Rams-Pre-Draft-Prospect-MeetingsVisits-Tracker
Here are some of the players I highlight in the video:
OT – Dalton Risner – KSU
OT – Andre Dillard – WSU
C – Erik McCoy – T A&M
DL – Kingsley Keke – T A&M
DL – Khalen Saunders – Western Illinois
DL – Jerry Tillery – ND
DL – Renell Wren – ASU
DL – Dexter Lawrence – Clemson
DL – Jeffrey Simmons – Miss St.
EDGE – Jachai Polite – FL
EDGE – Jaylen Ferguson – Louisiana Tech
S – Nassir Adderly – Delaware
S – Will Harris – BC
S – Darnell Savage – MD
S – Juan Thornhill – UVA
S – Jonathan Abram – Miss St.
CB – Mark Fields – Clemson
CB – Iman Marshall – USC
CB – Rock Ya-Sin – Temple AgamemnonI find most of the modern horror movies too stupid to be scary or interesting. I have never read a Stephen King book and I probably never will. I am quitting before I go on a rant. 😉
AgamemnonDraft Costs for Rams 7 picks: $5,534,505 – (7 x $495,000) = $2,069,000
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Right now we only count 51 players against the Salary Cap. Later we will count 53. that will and another 2 x $495,000(rookie min. wage) = $990,000
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Practice Squad of 10 players for games equals, 2019 Practice Squad Weekly Pay: $8,000.00 ($136,000 if on all 17 weeks) x 10 = $1,360,000.
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?Guess, 10 players on Injured Reserve. 10 is a very reasonable number to predict. That would add a minimum of $4.95M to the Cap.
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$2,069,000 – draft pool
.. $990,000 – 51 > 53
$1,360,000 – practice squad
$4,950,000 – Injured Reserve, plus or minus a million.
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$9,369,000 yearly expensesRams need to find ~$6M before the season startsd, depending on the IR list. cause we only have ~$3,873,759 of Cap Space.
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Finally Browns details. A hit of $2.125M – $.57m (drop one off the roster) = $1.555M hit on the Cap.
Spotrac = $5,428,759 > $3,873,759 OverCap = $5,407,895 > they are a bit slow here Thiryespn=$4.800,000 > who knows? NFLPA.. = $4,575,533 > they seem a bit slow Agamemnon#Rams Safety Meetings/Visits:
Nasir Adderley – SR
Will Harris – SR
Darnell Savage – PRI
Jonathan Abram – PRIAnd Evan Worthington told us on the podcast that he met with the Rams and will probably schedule a private visit with them soon.
The Rams are drafting a safety.
— Downtown Rams (@DowntownRams) March 29, 2019
Demarcus Lawrence wants 22.5m a year. Aaron Donald’s contract is 22.5m a year. So the two time Pro Bowler, one time second team All-Pro wants the same per year as the 5 time Pro Bowler, 4 time first team All-Pro and two time DPOY…
— 𝕋𝕠𝕞 – 𝕃𝔸 ℝ𝕒𝕞𝕤 (@TL_LARams) March 27, 2019
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Just to put Ed Oliver’s 4.19 short-shuttle time into perspective, here’s some other notable results:
4.18 – Antonio Brown
4.19 – DeSean Jackson
4.24 – Saquon Barkley
4.24 – Le’Veon Bell
4.25 – Julio Jones
4.39 – Aaron Donald— Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) March 28, 2019
AgamemnonI asked @Saints Coach Sean Payton about the trend of teams hiring young, offensive-minded head coaches. He delivered a strong, honest response, capped by him saying some teams are making mistakes and the Saints can’t wait to play them. This is damn good.
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Sean Payton knows perfectly well that what teams REALLY need is a nickel corner who knows how to time his hit to arrive well before the ball.
The good coaches get those calls.
AgamemnonThe highest coverage grades from NFC West cornerbacks a season ago pic.twitter.com/txXbt5sWlE
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) March 28, 2019
AgamemnonEd Oliver's pass-rushing grade drastically increased when he wasn't rushing the passer from the NT spot while at Houston.
We chronicle how his usage on the Houston DLine may have held him back in college 🔽🔽https://t.co/2lH8ewYqvI pic.twitter.com/gsx1z6CGeX
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) March 28, 2019
AgamemnonAfter the NFL made pass interference a play that can be reviewed by coaches challenge, how will the league change going forward? D’Marco and Myles chat about that, the impact of RB Malcolm Brown’s return, and more in this March 27th edition of Between the Horns.
Agamemnonhttps://www.gainesville.com/news/20190327/uf-pro-day-jachai-polite-addresses-nfl-combine-woes
He wasn’t himself.
He showed up 20 pounds heavier than he’d been at the end of the season and appeared out of shape. He had disappointing times in the 40-yard dash (between 4.8 and 4.9 seconds), then pulled himself out of the remaining drills, citing a hamstring injury he’d sustained 10 days earlier.
His performance off the field was perhaps even more alarming. During interviews with individual teams, he did not respond well to criticism by calling out several teams for grilling him.
Some have called Polite’s overall performance one of the worst in the history of the Combine.
He went into the process as a possible top-10 draft pick. Since then, he’s plummeted, all the way out of the first round and possibly out of the second, according to some draft analysts.
After running one 40-yard dash and participating in two individual drills at UF’s Pro Day, Polite for the first time explained what happened, what went wrong, in Indianapolis in February.
Explaining the physical part is simple: his hamstring basically hamstrung his efforts on the field and in the 40.
“It affected me bad,” he said.
As for the 20 pounds he put on between the end of the season and the Combine, that was intentional, Polite said.
“I just wanted to get my weight up knowing at the next level they’re bigger, stronger, faster,” he said. “I’ve got to learn how to run with it and get used to it. It was just a quick transition.”
Polite’s injured hamstring and added weight took a toll on his on-the-field performance at the Combine.
Concerning his poor performance in the interviews, Polite said he wasn’t prepared for the process and responded poorly to criticism, which is common from teams trying to find out about a player’s character.
“I just wasn’t ready at all,” he said. “I wasn’t ready mentally, to be honest. It was more intimidating, for sure. And I took the criticism too personally. I took it the wrong way.”
Polite said he has a better idea now how to navigate the interview process and he’ll handle himself in a much different manner in the interviews he has with teams between now and the draft.
“It’s a major learning experience for me, something I’ve never been through,” he said. “I just keep learning every day.
“I never knew how serious and how mentally tough you had to be at this moment. I’ve learned from it. I’m doing better now. I’ve got to show them the real me.”
And who is the real Jachai Polite?
“I’m a humble guy, caring, outgoing,” he said. “I’m just a great dude, a great football player. I didn’t really show them that (at the Combine). I’ll have to show them the next time, and I’m ready to do that.”
He’ll have a chance to do that in interviews with teams over the next month leading up to the draft.
“My visits are going to be very important,” he said. “I can give them a chance to get to know me. It’s my job to put myself out there to them.”
Physically, Polite is still somewhat hampered by the hamstring injury. His right leg was heavily taped for UF’s Pro Day and the injury was clearly a factor. After running just one 40 (4.9 seconds), he skipped the cone drills. He managed to go through two of the individual drills later.
“I need to work a little harder (on rehab),” Polite said.
He did appear to be in better shape than a month ago.
He’s lost about five pounds since the Combine and plans to lose six or seven more, putting him just under 250. He played at 240 last season.
Polite is in control of his weight. But he has no control over where he goes in the draft. Once considered a possible top-10 pick, he now is facing the possibility of falling out of the first round after his Combine performance.
“I feel like I’m still there,” he said. “Where they pick me, I don’t know. I believe in myself first and foremost.
“Whoever gets me, whoever takes a chance from my terrible interviews and Combine, they’re going to get a great player. That’s all I know.”
AgamemnonAfter combine flop, Jachai Polite stock tanks further with awful pro day
After combine flop, Jachai Polite stock tanks further with awful pro day
By Jesse Reed – March 27, 2019
Polite ran just one 40-yard dash (with a poor time) at the pro day before pulling up lame and putting a wrap around his right leg.
This appears to be a death knell for Polite’s draft stock. Already tanking badly, he has only hurt himself further by showing up in poor conditioning and failing to complete yet another workout for pro scouts, coaches and personnel executives.
A player who many thought could be a late first-round pick before the combine, Polite now appears to be a Day 3 pick, at best.
AgamemnonHow Clay Matthews signing impacts Rams’ salary cap
…Matthews will count for just $3.5 million against the cap in 2019. That’ll leave the Rams with $5.3 million in cap space moving forward.
NFLPA.. = $4,575,533
Looks like the Matthews article takes its figures from the over.the.cap/spotrac neck of the woods.
Assuming NFLPA is more accurate, then, the article is off by a bit.
It sounds to me like the Rams intend to extend Peters and maybe in the process they alter his 2019 numbers as part of an extension. If so that frees up a bit.
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Right, and if Peters does not work out, they can always restructure Donald.
AgamemnonThere was life after Jenkins. There was life after Trumaine. There will be life after Peters.
AgamemnonLocked On #Rams Wednesday:@JKBogenDTR joins us from @DowntownRams We chat about the NFL’s new PI rule.
Also, McVay “absolutely” interested in extending Marcus Peters, is now the right time?https://t.co/yTYAwLhut0 pic.twitter.com/EpoZEGTj4D
— Locked On Rams (@lockedonrams) March 27, 2019
Agamemnonhttps://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports–Recreation-Podcasts/Locked-on-Rams-p1025312/
Jake Ellenbogen from Downtown Rams joins us – New NFL rules debate – Marcus Peters Extension – & RB in the first round?
3/27/2019 AgamemnonClay Matthews’ two-year deal with the Rams is worth $12.75 million, with $6.5 guaranteed, per source.
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) March 27, 2019
It appears that your source was off, Lindsey.
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