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Walter Football's Charlie Campbell relays that one NFL scout called FIU TE Jonnu Smith a "Charles Clay clone" during Senior Bowl practice on Wednesday.
Campbell relays that the scout is high on Smith's "toughness, hands and versatility." In 11 games this past season, the 6-foot-3, 230-pounder logged a 42-506-4 receiving line. Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline views him as an undrafted free agent at this juncture, but he could certainly climb into the late-round conversation if he continues to impress during the pre-draft process.
Source: Walter Football
Jan 26 - 7:29 PM
I agree and also like him more than the draftniks seem to. I think he can be a steal.Zyphros said:What are people's view on Jamaal Williams? He's a guy that kind of keeps rising up my rankings a bit the more I watch him and yet seems to be outside of the top10 RB's for most sites I've looked at. Reminds me of a Forte/AP crossover with the way he runs.
He's a guy I've tried to move up but when I watch him he just doesn't do it for me. He overpowers college players as he runs hard but he doesn't make too many miss and I can't get passed that. There's probably 7 or 8 backs I'd take before him. I've only watched two of his games but I saw nothing that would intrigue me to watch more.Zyphros said:What are people's view on Jamaal Williams? He's a guy that kind of keeps rising up my rankings a bit the more I watch him and yet seems to be outside of the top10 RB's for most sites I've looked at. Reminds me of a Forte/AP crossover with the way he runs.
If you watch him vs. Toledo he looks damn impressive in all facets. I don't really follow college football that much except for looking at draft picks, but I remember hearing from the announcers saying Toledo is undersized on the defensive side. So he had a fantastic game against them. Obviously that would be his ceiling but it's a great looking ceiling in what was a close game. Maybe it's just his running style that has me hyped with Forte/AP but I can see why some of his other games leave people with the impressive of unimpressed.He's a guy I've tried to move up but when I watch him he just doesn't do it for me. He overpowers college players as he runs hard but he doesn't make too many miss and I can't get passed that. There's probably 7 or 8 backs I'd take before him. I've only watched two of his games but I saw nothing that would intrigue me to watch more.
I will wait to see when and where he's going in the draft.
Tex
I can definitely see where you're coming from. I had him ranked really high coming into this season but after watching a few games I moved on. He shows flashes here and there as for as actually watching him play. I root for him to do well but there are way more backs in this draft that are more promising IMHO.If you watch him vs. Toledo he looks damn impressive in all facets. I don't really follow college football that much except for looking at draft picks, but I remember hearing from the announcers saying Toledo is undersized on the defensive side. So he had a fantastic game against them. Obviously that would be his ceiling but it's a great looking ceiling in what was a close game. Maybe it's just his running style that has me hyped with Forte/AP but I can see why some of his other games leave people with the impressive of unimpressed.
Watch: Zay Jones makes two spectacular catches at Senior BowlZay Jones should have two touchdowns right now! One taken away by a horrible ref call (anyone surprised?) and the other by a penalty. He's catching everything thrown his way.
Tex
Nice workMajor props to ZWK for generic rankings and Faust for all the draft order links. Below is an average of the rankings, then converted to ZWK's generic rankings by rounding to nearest whole number and followed ZWK's generic rankings. I sorted by PPR as most value receivers' long term value. Count is number of times name showed up.
Also most of the NFL grades are in at www.nfl.com/draft/2017/tracker. Write ups and some measureables on the site. Last years top grades - Elliot was 7.09, J. Howard was 6.10, Fuller was 6.26, Treadwell was 6.25, H. Henry was 6.20, Wentz was 6.53, Goff was 6.51.
These averages exclude the maximum and minimum value in an attempt to kick out outliers. This says do some serious scouting after pick 11. Enjoy!
Player
Pos
School
ZWK generic VBD
ZWK generic PPR VBD
Scout.com grade 1/26
NFL.com grade 1/26
Count
Average (excluding min max)
1
Fournette, Leonard
RB
LSU
321
379
94
7.15
17
7.4
2
Cook, Dalvin
RB
Florida State
300
354
92
6.54
17
9.7
3
McCaffrey, Christian
RB
Stanford
191
225
87
5.90
15
28.2
4
Williams, Mike
WR
Clemson
148
212
91
6.32
17
10.9
5
Davis, Corey
WR
Western Michigan
133
192
88
6.23
17
15.7
6
Ross, John
WR
Washington
112
161
89
6.19
16
24.4
7
Howard, O.J.
TE
Alabama
103
148
89
6.22
17
21.4
8
Kamara, Alvin
RB
Tennessee
113
133
5.99
7
46.2
9
Foreman, D'Onta
RB
Texas
106
125
88
5.83
9
47.6
10
Mixon, Joe
RB
Oklahoma
100
118
6.02
6
49.8
11
Smith-Schuster, JuJu
WR
USC
69
99
n/a
10
41.3
12
McNichols, Jeremy
RB
Boise State
80
94
5.74
4
69.0
13
Gallman, Wayne
RB
Clemson
76
90
5.71
5
82.0
14
Njoku, David
TE
Miami
61
88
90
6.40
11
36.3
15
Samuel, Curtis
WR
Ohio State
61
88
5.73
10
49.0
16
Trubisky, Mitch
QB
North Carolina
86
86
87
6.86
17
12.9
17
Westbrook, DeDe
WR
Oklahoma
59
84
5.69
11
54.0
18
Hansen, Chad
WR
California
59
84
5.84
3
54.0
19
Watson, Deshaun
QB
Clemson
81
81
6.39
16
15.8
20
Kupp, Cooper
WR
Eastern Washington
56
81
5.75
8
59.8
21
Ford, Isaiah
WR
Virginia Tech
54
78
5.77
7
66.6
22
Kizer, Deshone
QB
Notre Dame
76
76
5.88
14
19.4
23
Dupre, Malachi
WR
LSU
53
76
n/a
3
70.0
24
Stewart, Ardarius
WR
Alabama
51
74
n/a
5
73.0
25
Godwin, Chris
WR
Penn State
48
69
n/a
4
80.5
26
Darboh, Amara
WR
Michigan
48
69
5.56
5
81.0
27
Stringefellow, Damore'ea
WR
Mississippi
47
68
5.55
3
84.0
28
Brown, Noah
WR
Ohio State
41
58
n/a
3
93.0
29
Hodges, Bucky
TE
Virginia Tech
38
54
5.91
8
54.8
30
Butt, Jake
TE
Michigan
37
53
5.81
3
58.0
31
Everett, Gerald
TE
South Alabama
36
52
6.00
6
60.5
32
Engram, Evan
TE
Mississippi
35
50
5.72
8
65.8
33
Leggett, Jordan
TE
Clemson
30
43
5.58
7
81.0
34
Mahomes, Pat
QB
Texas Tech
36
36
n/a
8
41.7
35
Kaaya, Brad
QB
Miami
15
15
5.74
5
57.3
I would reject all those offers.looking at the above, seems there is a pretty large drop after the 2nd guy (either Cook or Fournette). With that said, what would you be willing to pay to move from #4 to #2? I've got the #1 already, should that make any difference.
Like, would you give a guy like Eddie Lacy or Ingram or Randall Cobb to jump those two spots - in dynasty of course.
So then the gap after 2 is really that large? Interesting. I thought that Ingram would do it (decent shot Ingram outproduces one of those top two RBs for another year, maybe two - and you'd still possible get your favorite rookie WR at 4). Thanks for the input.I would reject all those offers.
Tex
Ingram is greatly devalued in NO. He's very inconsistent only because of the way he's used or the lack thereof.So then the gap after 2 is really that large? Interesting. I thought that Ingram would do it (decent shot Ingram outproduces one of those top two RBs for another year, maybe two - and you'd still possible get your favorite rookie WR at 4). Thanks for the input.
I think it spesks to the value of cobb n lacy some too.... Depends on the league. While one n two are very valuable. Getting mike williams and or crey davis at 3/4 is pretty nice too... I personally draw another tier line thereSo then the gap after 2 is really that large? Interesting. I thought that Ingram would do it (decent shot Ingram outproduces one of those top two RBs for another year, maybe two - and you'd still possible get your favorite rookie WR at 4). Thanks for the input.
Funny you should say that. That may be true week to week - but (at least in my league, pretty standard non PPR scoring) he finished as between the #9 and #12 PPG RB each of the last 3 years. Having said that, he's all over the place week to week.Ingram is greatly devalued in NO. He's very inconsistent only because of the way he's used or the lack thereof.
Tex
Hmm, I'll throw out Cobb and the 4 and see what happens. The guy has 2 and 3, and I have 1 and 4.I think it spesks to the value of cobb n lacy some too.... Depends on the league. While one n two are very valuable. Getting mike williams and or crey davis at 3/4 is pretty nice too... I personally draw another tier line there
Garrett yes. Fournette,....um no. Waste of time for them. The Crow is doing fine and they need help everywhere else.Faust said:
It would be another dumb move by the Browns.FF Ninja said:I'll be shocked if the Browns go RB
Depends, in my league RBs are hoarded to the extreme so I would pay quite a bit to move up to the top two slots. Ingram > Cobb > Lacy for me.matttyl said:looking at the above, seems there is a pretty large drop after the 2nd guy (either Cook or Fournette). With that said, what would you be willing to pay to move from #4 to #2? I've got the #1 already, should that make any difference.
Like, would you give a guy like Eddie Lacy or Ingram or Randall Cobb to jump those two spots - in dynasty of course.
I stopped at end of round 3 or top 100 in terms of averaging. Zay Jones showed up twice for an average of 94.50, so nonPPR 40, PPR 57. I suspect he will start rising up the boards based on the Senior Bowl.lod001 said:Where does Zay Jones rank in that list? I was pretty high on him before he blew up at the Sr. Bowl.
Not when they trade him to the Colts for a first round pickGarrett yes. Fournette,....um no. Waste of time for them. The Crow is doing fine and they need help everywhere else.
It would be another dumb move by the Browns.
NJ.com's Mark Eckel spoke to one NFL scout who called Texas RB D'Onta Foreman "kind of just a big, slow guy."
It doesn't sound like the evaluator is impressed. Expect to read a ton of LeGarrette Blount comparisons for Foreman during the draft process. Although Blount has been awesome with the Patriots, he did struggle at times with other clubs and is not the type of runner teams tend to use when behind on the scoreboard. Foreman's production in 2016 was insane.
Source: NJ.com
Jan 30 - 11:06 AM
One NFL scout compared Western Michigan WR Corey Davis to Jordan Matthews.
"Very reliable. Very productive," the scout said. "Could go in the first round, but he's really a second." We don't see this comparison from a few viewpoints. One, Matthews is solely a slot receiver at this point in his career, Davis has thrived on the outside and projects to that spot in the NFL. Second, Matthews is not the most reliable receiver in terms of drops. Perhaps the comparison was made based on size and post catch running ability.
Source: NJ.com
Jan 30 - 10:44 AM
ESPN's Louis Riddick, who interviewed to be the 49ers GM, tweeted his praise for Tennessee QB Josh Dobbs' Senior Bowl week.
We know how intelligent Dobbs is off of the field, as he studied to become an aerospace engineer, but that intelligence does not always equal high caliber play. In fact, we don't think Dobbs improved from his first season at Tennessee. He's nothing more than a late round option in our eyes.
Source: Louis Riddick on Twitter
Jan 30 - 8:51 AM
Shh...lod001 said:Where does Zay Jones rank in that list? I was pretty high on him before he blew up at the Sr. Bowl.
Depending on the makeup of my team I might be willing to give up 2 for Ingram and 4.So then the gap after 2 is really that large? Interesting. I thought that Ingram would do it (decent shot Ingram outproduces one of those top two RBs for another year, maybe two - and you'd still possible get your favorite rookie WR at 4). Thanks for the input.