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[Dynasty] 2019 NFL Draft Class (3 Viewers)

MMQB's Albert Breer reports the Raiders will hold private workouts with Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray and Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins.

Both Jon Gruden and new GM Mike Mayock have called Derek Carr a "franchise quarterback" this offseason, but they are still doing their due diligence on the top signal callers in the draft. Holding pick No. 4, Oakland would have a decent shot to land Haskins if they stay put, but they will almost certainly have to trade up to draft Murray.

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Dwayne Haskins

, Oakland Raiders

SOURCE: MMQB

Mar 25, 2019, 8:35 AM
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Pro Day Report – San Diego State

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Tight end Kahale Warring continues to impress NFL teams and move up draft boards.  Though he stood on all his combine numbers, he looked chiseled during weigh -ins and stood out in position drills.

Warring displayed an expanded route tree, caught the ball extremely well and looked strong in blocking drills.

Tight end coaches from the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles were on hand to watch Warring, who has already worked out privately for the Miami Dolphins.

Warring, who looks like a lock to be selected during the second day of the draft, met at length with the New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos.

Underrated receiver/return specialist Fred Trevillion tested well and stood out in position drills.  He measured 6025 and 182 pounds then was timed in the low 4.4-second range during the 40.
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Texas A&M TE Jace Sternberger has seven official visits with NFL teams in April.

Sternberger (6'4/251) will be chatting with the Packers, Lions, Vikings, Cowboys, Texans, Seahawks, and Chiefs over the next two or three weeks. Only the Chiefs have a no-brainer starting tight end among the teams listed, so these would be nice landing spots for the 2018 breakout. Sternberger doesn't do it with tons of athleticism, but he was a consistent threat down the seam for the Aggies (10.7 YPT with 10 touchdowns). Sternberger will likely end up as a Day 2 selection and needs to be viewed as a fringe top-five tight end for dynasty leagues.

SOURCE: NFL Draft Insider on Twitter

Mar 25, 2019, 7:13 PM
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NFL Media's Lance Zierlein and Bucky Brooks noted that the New England Patriots often "double-up on weaknesses" during NFL drafts.

Tight end is an obvious weakness with the Gronk retirement, and the two analysts pointed out that the Patriots have picked two tight ends early in the same draft before. After selecting Gronk with the 42nd overall pick in 2010, Bill Belichick opted to double up on their tight end weakness by grabbing Aaron Hernandez in Round 4. This season, many analysts mock a Round 1 tight end -- Irv Smith Jr. makes sense if Noah Fant doesn't fall -- but that wouldn't rule out another tight end like Jace Sternberger (6'4/251) in Round 2 or 3.

SOURCE: NFL.com

Mar 25, 2019, 6:54 PM
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Bleacher Report's Matt Miller gives Michigan TE Zach Gentry a sixth-round grade.

Gentry (6'8/265) is decently athletic despite an overly big frame, but Miller is concerned with his play strength. At the NFL Scouting Combine, Gentry only hit 14 bench reps but having long arms is a detriment on the bench. Another issue, according to Miller, is dropped passes, but let's focus on some positives too. Gentry averaged a respectable 11.2 yards per target in 2018 while finishing third among draft-eligible tight ends in Marginal Efficiency. Putting all of this together, it is fair to give Gentry a Day 3 grade.

SOURCE: Matt Miller on Twitter

Mar 25, 2019, 6:41 PM
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Bojang0301 said:
Ranking this class is like pulling teeth. Though I have tiers, I have a tough time distinguishing them from one another and will be heavily factoring in situation, draft capital and anticipated role into post draft rankings. I also have a laundry list of guys on a watch list for pro days. I expect very few of them make it onto the list later on. 
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I feel like there's a lot of potential role players in this draft but not many guys who don't come off the field. Im trying to convince myself that some of these backs can be work horses, like Hill or Henderson.

 
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cloppbeast said:
I feel like there's a lot of potential role players in this draft but not many guys who don't come off the field. Im trying to convince myself that some of these backs can be work horses, like Hill or Henderson.
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I think many of them could be workhorses but are inferior to most current backs playing today. Things change quickly though, especially at RB. 

 
Bojang0301 said:
I think many of them could be workhorses but are inferior to most current backs playing today. Things change quickly though, especially at RB. 
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I think we’re seeing a lot of the same misperceptions this year with RBs that we saw last year with WRs.  There’s no Barkley or Zeke or Gurley in this draft, but there are some very capable RBs including a few guys who are strong candidates to be 3 down RBs for their new teams.  Just because there aren’t any uber-backs in this draft doesn’t mean there aren’t guys who can definitely help your FF team as a starter.  This misperception is exciting to me, just like the misperception about WRs last year allowed quality guys to drop.

The only place where I’m seeing serious weakness in the draft is at QB.  It looks like it is razor thin there and I think we’ll see some serious reaching by NFL teams once the top 2 guys are gone.  That also means a couple of teams are likely to overpay significantly to move up.  One of the QB needy teams ought to be in serious negotiations with AZ to see if they can’t pry Rosen free for a 2nd rounder.  I think that would end up looking like a huge steal by the time this draft is over.

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Bronco Billy said:
I think we’re seeing a lot of the same misperceptions this year with RBs that we saw last year with WRs.  There’s no Barkley or Zeke or Gurley in this draft, but there are some very capable RBs including a few guys who are strong candidates to be 3 down RBs for their new teams.  Just because there aren’t any uber-backs in this draft doesn’t mean there aren’t guys who can definitely help your FF team as a starter.  This misperception is exciting to me, just like the misperception about WRs last year allowed quality guys to drop.

The only place where I’m seeing serious weakness in the draft is at QB.  It looks like it is razor thin there and I think we’ll see some serious reaching by NFL teams once the top 2 guys are gone.  That also means a couple of teams are likely to overpay significantly to move up.  One of the QB needy teams ought to be in serious negotiations with AZ to see if they can’t pry Rosen free for a 2nd rounder.  I think that would end up looking like a huge steal by the time this draft is over.
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Is there even a Michel or a Guice? I know people are trying to create one out of Jacobs. There might be a couple of Gio Bernards in there, I'll give you that. And the 2nd+ round rookie picks are pretty comparable to last year, so there's that.

Guessing this draft will have 3-4 backs go in the 2nd. Last year had almost that many go in the 1st. Granted 2018 was about the best in 2 decades for running backs so maybe people got spoiled.

 
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cloppbeast said:
Is there even a Michel or a Guice?
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IMO yes, there are at least 3 guys on that level with a few dark horses that could rise to it with the right opportunity.  I’m absolutely uninterested in what round of the NFL draft that they go.  That’s meaningless once the guys hit the field.

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Let's be honest with each other.  The 2019 RB Draft class doesn't hold a candle to the 2020 RB class.  It isn't close.  Swift, Taylor, Dobbins, Akers, Harris, Etienne, Carr, Sermon, and Dillon compared to this class is laughable, but I suppose someone will surprise me.  They always do.

 
JohnnyU said:
Let's be honest with each other.  The 2019 RB Draft class doesn't hold a candle to the 2020 RB class.  It isn't close.  Swift, Taylor, Dobbins, Akers, Harris, Etienne, Carr, Sermon, and Dillon compared to this class is laughable, but I suppose someone will surprise me.  They always do.
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And the 2020 class ain't got NOTHIN' on 2021.

AND WAIT 'TIL YOU SEE 2022! 

 
Bronco Billy said:
IMO yes, there are at least 3 guys on that level with a few dark horses that could rise to it with the right opportunity.  I’m absolutely uninterested in what round of the NFL draft that they go.  That’s meaningless once the guys hit the field.
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I just remembered Guice fell to the end of round 2. I could see 3 guys gone by then in 2019.

In context though, there was some controversy surrounding Guice and why he dropped. I consider him more of an early-mid 2nd talent. That's certainly the perception in the SP.

 
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Faust said:
Why Jarrett Stidham is the SEC's most intriguing draft prospect, especially right now

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. believes Jarrett Stidham is ‘underrated,’ could be 2nd-round NFL Draft pick

NFL Draft Diamonds Film Breakdown: Jarrett Stidham, QB, Auburn University

Jarrett Stidham, Auburn QB: 2019 NFL Draft profile

Senior Bowl director has rave review for QB Jarrett Stidham

Jordan Palmer: Jarrett Stidham’s pro day ‘as impressive as I’ve seen’

Broncos meet with QB Jarrett Stidham: Is he a fit in Denver?

Rotoworld: Stidham 8th best QB in 2019 NFL Draft
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An NFC scout told Lance Zierlein of NFL Media that Jarrett Stidham was hurt in 2018 by his supporting cast.

"That was a really dysfunctional offense this year," the scout told Zierlein. "The offensive line was bad, the receivers couldn't get open and the coaching was a big problem, I thought. He didn't play well, but he didn't get much help either." The "didn't play well" portion shouldn't be ignored here, but neither should the dysfunction. "The 2018 tape shows a player who lost both his confidence and poise and began to play a rushed brand of football that seeped into his pre-snap planning and his post-snap accuracy," writes Zierlein. "Stidham went from ascending prospect to developmental quarterback and he needs to find the right set of coaches and system to help rehab his confidence and timing." He compares Stidham to AJ McCarron.

SOURCE: NFL.com

Mar 26, 2019, 6:28 PM
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Monmouth WR Reggie White Jr. ran a 4.45 second 40-yard dash at his Pro Day on Tuesday.

White Jr. is the son of a former NFL player, but it's not the one you're probably thinking of. The 6-foot-2, 208-pound's father played four years in the NFL after graduating from North Carolina AT&T. He was a productive player for the Hawks, catching 11 scores and 71 passes for 1,133 yards. Mike Kaye of NJ.com says that White Jr. reminds him of Reuben Randle, a former Giants WR that put up quality numbers for the Giants for a handful-plus of years. Don't be surprised if we hear more about White Jr. over the next month.

SOURCE: Mike Kaye on Twitter

Mar 26, 2019, 8:08 PM
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West Virginia WR Gary Jennings was first among top wide receiver prospects with a 54% contested catch rate.

Jennings (6'1/214) doesn't get a ton of love from the draft community despite catching 97 passes as a junior, scoring 13 touchdowns as a senior, leading the group in contested catch rate, and running a 4.42-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. Jennings also had the 2nd-best touchdown rate (17.6%) and averaged the 4th-best yards per target (12.6), so he has the profile of a Day 2 prospect despite sitting on the Day 2/3 borderline.

SOURCE: Steve Palazzolo on Twitter

Mar 27, 2019, 9:53 AM
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Maryland RB Ty Johnson ran the 40-yard dash in the 4.35-4.40 range at his pro day.

These times are often inflated, but Johnson (5'9/205) is quite fast. NFL Draft Scout's Ric Serritella called Johnson "one of the fastest players in the year's draft" and that was before today's time. In 2018, Johnson averaged 7.7 yards on his 66 carries (506 yards), but he posted 1,194 career yards as a kick returner. Not getting an NFL Scouting Combine invite hurts his chances, but his speed should earn him an opportunity during the NFL preseason. Johnson could sneak into the very end of the draft.

SOURCE: Brooks DuBose

Mar 27, 2019, 11:23 AM
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Washington State RB James Williams has three of the top seven missed tackles per touch seasons of draft-eligible running backs since 2014.

Williams (5'9/197) doesn't have a ton of athleticism, but he was excellent as a receiver in open space, which led to three appearances on PFF's missed tackles per touch leaderboard. However, it's obviously easier to force missed tackles in the open field, so it would be bold to project Williams as an elite-level tackle breaker in the NFL, especially since he's just 197 pounds. His landing spot will be a huge factor on how much he'll be utilized, but he's on the Theo Riddick and James White spectrum, so he's a worthwhile pick for PPR fantasy leagues.

SOURCE: Scott Barrett on Twitter

Mar 27, 2019, 12:56 PM
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Utah State TE Dax Raymond ran the 40-yard dash in 4.58 seconds at his pro day.

The pro day times always seem to be faster than the NFL Scouting Combine times (4.73), but the bigger takeaway from Pauline's report is that some scouts believe as many as 15 tight ends can go inside the top 125 this year, which is an absurd prediction since there have been 6.5 tight ends that go inside the top 125 on average since 2000. However, Raymond has a chance to be one of the tight ends that do sneak inside that range. At Utah State, Raymond averaged 8.4 yards per target and scored two touchdowns.

SOURCE: Tony Pauline on Twitter

Mar 27, 2019, 11:37 AM
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Scott Wright @DraftCountdown

Maryland RB Ty Johnson, a big play machine and underrated Day 3 prospect, ran 4.26 and 4.35 at his Pro Day per @b3dubose. Will be selected ahead of some much bigger names at the position 
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