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[Dynasty] 2019 NFL Draft Class (2 Viewers)

Maryland RB Ty Johnson tweaked his hamstring at his pro day.

Hat tip to Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline on this one. Johnson (5'9/205) did manage to run a sharp 40-yard dash timed variably between 4.35-4.41 seconds, but the tweaked hamstring prevented him from taking part in further tests or position drills. Given that the Maryland speedster did not receive an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine, his lack of a complete testing gamut on pro day -- as well as his inability to show off for pro teams in position drills -- should be considered a demerit on his draft stock. That said, in a running backs class somewhat lacking in athleticism on the whole, Johnson does represent a sneaky-interesting prospect for late on Day 3 or coming in as a priority free agent after the draft.

SOURCE: Draft Analyst

Mar 27, 2019, 6:29 PM
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Potential Bills draft target Ed Oliver impresses at pro day

Stock rising? 281-pound DT Ed Oliver runs faster short shuttle than Saquon Barkley

Don't overthink this, NFL: Ed Oliver should be a top-5 pick in the 2019 draft

Ed Oliver’s awesome workout stats, put in terms all of us can understand

According to Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline, Houston DT Ed Oliver clocked in with a time as fast as 4.71 seconds in the 40-yard dash at Houston's pro day.

Oliver (6'2/287) has been held in high regard from an athletic standpoint for quite some time, and it is one reason why he's expected to be selected in high in round one. Per Pauline's report the defensive tackle's official time in the 40 is expected to be 4.73 seconds, a highly impressive time for a player of his size. Oliver's 20-yard shuttle was timed to be as fast as 4.19 seconds. He did not do any running at the NFL Scouting Combine, only taking part in the bench press (32 reps), vertical jump (36.0 inches) and broad jump (120.0 inches).

SOURCE: Tony Pauline on Twitter

Mar 28, 2019, 11:02 AM
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Monmouth WR Reggie White Jr. has scheduled visits with the 49ers and Seahawks for next week.

White Jr. (6'2/208) performed well at Monmouth's pro day, which has sparked interest among NFL teams. The workouts with the 49ers and Seahawks will take place on the Monmouth campus, so they will not count as top-30 visits for either team. White also scheduled visits with the Ravens, Giants and following his pro day workout.

SOURCE: NJ.com

Mar 28, 2019, 1:51 PM
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I have scoured the internet (thanks Faust) to bring the way too soon predraft rookie consensus.  I exclude the minimum and maximum from the average and standard deviation to avoid outliers.  At a total count of 25,  the averages do not move a whole lot anymore.  This had some clear tiers that I did not expect.  Enjoy!

Predraft Precombine        Player                 Position       School                    Count           Avg          SD

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1	4	N'Keal Harry	WR	Arizona St	25	3.24	2.45
2	1	Joshua Jacobs	RB	Alabama		25	3.26	2.24
3	2	D.K. Metcalf	WR	Ole Miss	25	3.89	2.89
4	6	A.J. Brown	WR	Ole Miss	25	4.17	1.70
5	7	Hakeem Butler	WR	Iowa State	25	7.26	3.72
6	3	D. Montgomery	RB	Iowa St		25	7.65	3.88
7	8	Damien Harris	RB	Alabama		24	9.95	3.71
8	5	Kelvin Harmon	WR	N.C. State	25	10.22	4.56
9	10	D. Henderson	RB	Memphis		25	10.83	5.32
10	14	Noah Fant	TE	Iowa		24	11.50	5.04
11	11	T.J. Hockenson	TE	Iowa		22	12.10	4.52
12	9	Marquise Brown	WR	Oklahoma	23	12.83	6.52
13	13	Deebo Samuel	WR	South Carolina	23	14.43	3.52
14	16	Miles Sanders	RB	Penn St		24	15.00	6.42
15	15	Rodney Anderson	RB	Oklahoma	23	15.05	5.11
16	28	Parris Campbell	WR	Ohio St		21	16.32	5.92
17	21	Kyler Murray	QB	Oklahoma	21	16.65	8.21
18	17	J.J. A-Wside	WR	Stanford	23	19.21	5.52
19	12	D. Singletary	RB	F. Atlantic	22	19.30	6.15
20	22	Irv Smith Jr	TE	Alabama		22	19.70	4.71
21	34	Andy Isabella	WR	UMass		19	21.08	7.97
22	20	Justice Hill	RB	Oklahoma St	23	22.19	5.56
23	25	Dwayne Haskins	QB	Ohio St		21	22.75	6.32
24	18	Benny Snell	RB	Kentucky	19	22.83	7.04
25	24	Riley Ridley	WR	Georgia		20	25.06	6.95
26		Miles Boykin	WR	Notre Dame	14	26.50	6.47
27	23	T. Williams	RB	Texas A&M	19	26.56	5.84
28	26	Bryce Love	RB	Stanford	20	27.58	5.56
29	30	Emanual Hall	WR	Missouri	17	27.92	8.18
30	19	E. Holyfield	RB	Georgia		15	29.76	7.97
31	27	Mike Weber	RB	Ohio St		16	30.29	6.43
32	31	Drew Lock	QB	Missouri	17	31.18	6.15
33	33	Myles Gaskin	RB	Washington	14	34.47	5.55
34		Alex Barnes	RB	Kansas St	9	34.69	7.67
35		J. Sternberger	TE	Texas A&M	12	35.53	5.39
36		Daniel Jones	QB	Duke		10	36.24	6.25
37	39	Mecole Harmon	WR	Georgia		7	36.73	6.92
38		Dexter Williams	RB	Notre Dame	9	36.94	5.51
39		Terry McLaurin	WR	Ohio St		8	37.00	5.82
40	38	David Sills	WR	West Virginia	8	37.13	4.78
	29	P. Williams	WR	Colorado St	4	39.00	4.76
	32	DaMarkus Lodge	WR	Ole Miss	8	37.33	5.47
	35	L'J. Humphrey	WR	Texas		5	38.64	4.68
	36	Will Grier	QB	West Virginia	7	37.88	4.84
	37	Antoine Wesley	WR	Texas Tech	5	39.08	3.73
	40	Greg Dortch	WR	Wake Forest	4	38.29	5.43
 
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I'm convinced only 2 RBs will/should be drafted in the first round of rookie drafts once the NFL draft is complete 

 
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The Athletic's Dane Brugler would rank Missouri WR Emanuel Hall higher if not for his lower-body injury history.

Hall (6'2/201) "accelerates and decelerates with ease" and is a "special" deep threat according to Brugler. When Hall was healthy last year, he led the draft class in yards per target (14.3) and yards per reception (22.4) while finishing second in yards per game (118.3). The analyst has Hall inside his top-100 already, but if he didn't have recurring hamstring injuries, he'd be closer to the Round 2/3 turn rather than Round 3/4 turn.

SOURCE: Dane Brugler on Twitter

Mar 28, 2019, 3:33 PM
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WR Emanual Hall isnt getting much buzz around here. What's up with that? Hands are questionable, but has everything else you want.

 
Toledo WR Jon'Vea Johnson recorded the 40-yard dash in 4.40 seconds at his pro day.

There were reports that Johnson (6'0/188) "impressed" at his pro day, and we now have the numbers to back it. In addition to the speedy forty time, Johnson recorded a high-end 128-inch broad jump with a 6.68-second three-cone. All in all, Johnson has all the necessary athletic traits to succeed in the NFL, but opportunity may be too big of a hurdle. Johnson is likely destined for a Day 3 selection.

SOURCE: Kent Lee Platte on Twitter

Mar 28, 2019, 4:59 PM
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Dr. Dan said:
I'm convinced only 2 RBs will/should be drafted in the first round of rookie drafts once the NFL draft is complete 
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Totally agree, I think 3-4 end up going in the 1st in most rookie drafts.  I also believe those picks will be huge mistakes.  

 
Zyphros said:
Totally agree, I think 3-4 end up going in the 1st in most rookie drafts.  I also believe those picks will be huge mistakes.  
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me too. Jacob's and Montgomery may be the only 2 worth it. I'm thinking most of these RBs are drafted round 4 of the NFL draft. I still like 2 a lot, but I wont be targeting until round 2

 
cloppbeast said:
Sanders and Henderson.
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I honestly dont think either go until round 3 and 4 in the NFL draft. My personal rankings aside, I think Sanders and Henderson slip to round 2 rookie drafts

Hypothetical question: If Henderson is drafted by Carolina round 3 or 4, do you still like him 1st round rookie drafts?

 
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Zyphros said:
Depends on who you take, but probably true as well.  I'm comfortable saying the WR's will have a higher hit rate this year than the RB's though.  
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Hit rate is actually not easy to identify as when RB's hit it's usually hit faster and when WR's hit it's usually a payoff for later so saying that my focus with most first round picks is on immediate hit and I define immediate hit as how will ascend in value both for my team and as a trade asset when the bullets start flying and the season is here.  In that respect, I feel very comfortable betting on RB's taken in round one over the WR's.

 
Dr. Dan said:
I honestly dont think either go until round 3 and 4 in the NFL draft. My personal rankings aside, I think Sanders and Henderson slip to round 2 rookie drafts

Hypothetical question: If Henderson is drafted by Carolina round 3 or 4, do you still like him 1st round rookie drafts?
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We can play this game about any runningback, situation and draft capital matters. These things are difficult to predict though.

I might disagree about which ones are worth taking a shot on, but agree that there may not be a back worth a 1st. Depending on where and when they go of course. But people are stubborn. I bet there will still be 3 or 4 with 1st round ADP. 

 
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cloppbeast said:
We can play this game about any runningback, situation and draft capital matters. These things are difficult to predict though.

I might disagree about which ones are worth taking a shot on, but agree that there may not be a back worth a 1st. Depending on where and when they go of course. But people are stubborn. I bet there will still be 3 or 4 with 1st round ADP. 
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I want to agree that 3 or 4 have 1st round ADP but I'm just not seeing it. With FA shaping up how it has, and even Philly trading for Howard, it's obvious these RB needy teams don't really think much of this class. I see a lot of these players dropping and a run of RBs happening late round 3/early round 4. I gilave the hypothetical I gave because I think it's very possible for Henderson to end up in Carolina or a similar situation where hes behind a pretty good starter. I think most of these top RBs end up in that situation. Now, I do think there is good value there, but not in round one for me. Of course, I'll wait until the draft 

 
I think what we're really seeing is what Matt Patricia was talking about - the RB position is so violent that it takes multiple guys to effectively fill the role. The idea of a "bell cow" is a relic. And that diminishes the value of an already diminished position.

But that doesn't mean that a back not drafted in the first of the NFL draft isn't talented or wouldn't be FFB effective. Kamara, Connor, David Johnson, and Kareem Hunt were all third rounders. 

We as fantasy players just don't like it when our picks aren't made obvious.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
I think what we're really seeing is what Matt Patricia was talking about - the RB position is so violent that it takes multiple guys to effectively fill the role. The idea of a "bell cow" is a relic. And that diminishes the value of an already diminished position.

But that doesn't mean that a back not drafted in the first of the NFL draft isn't talented or wouldn't be FFB effective. Kamara, Connor, David Johnson, and Kareem Hunt were all third rounders. 

We as fantasy players just don't like it when our picks aren't made obvious.
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yes, I agree with the last sentence there. I think, for me, the decision making process has been: Do I take a potential stud TE/solid Wr (1-2nd round NFL draft picks)with my late mid 1st, or do I go with a rb who was drafted round 3 or 4 to fight for carries...  Its a tough call because I see a lot of talent on the pass catching side of this draft and I'm souring a little on the RBS in round 1. I still like certain RBS a lot, but I also think they could be there at my next pick. My decision could very well be Butler/Hockenson/Fant/Harmon or Montgomery/Sanders/Henderson... IMO there seems to be more star potential in the former. 

 
Kind of an anomaly having two potential TE's in the 1st of fantasy drafts. Two less spots for RBs to fill. Possibly a 3rd with QB Murray too.

So it's not a stretch to think there could be NO rb's taken in the first, especially if it's a PPR league because of all the solid WRs available.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Kind of an anomaly having two potential TE's in the 1st of fantasy drafts. Two less spots for RBs to fill. Possibly a 3rd with QB Murray too.

So it's not a stretch to think there could be NO rb's taken in the first, especially if it's a PPR league because of all the solid WRs available.
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Yes this is 100% my thought process. Of course it all goes to hell after the draft but the more mocks I read, and the more trades and FA signings that occur, the more its clear to me RBs may not be as good of an investment in the 1st round this year as other pass catchers

 
Reese's Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy passes along that Ole Miss TE Dawson Knox ran his first pro day 40-yard dash in 4.57 seconds.

Knox did not take part in the 40 during the combine due to a reported abdominal surgery which he was recovering from at the time. His sprint of 4.57 seconds on Friday would have been good for third-best in Indianapolis among tight ends. Our issue with Knox has long been his extreme lack of production coupled with talked-up athleticism that mostly just counted as talk in our ears. It will be interesting to see how the rest of his pro day plays out, but at the very least, he has the clear footspeed.

SOURCE: Jim Nagy on Twitter

Mar 29, 2019, 9:03 AM
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