2016年1月11日星期一

2016 NFL Draft looking good for Packers

The 2016 NFL Draft is just few months away, so if you haven't started ranking players, you should probably get at starting. I have to say that what the Packers are looking at drafting seems pretty deep in the 1st Round. DL and ILB are the big options at the end of the 1st. Prospects to watch:
LB Myles Jack UCLA -- It's thought that he'll be gone before we can pick, but his knee could drop him. He is a little on the lighter side for a SAM LB (245'ish lbs this year, but only 230'ish lbs last year), but he plays bigger than he is, and the lighter weight also allows him to cover. He's a great all-around LB, although he might fit best as a 4-3 OLB.
LB Reggie Ragland ALABAMA -- This guy is just what the Packers need. He's 250+ lbs, and he's exactly the type of guy that can take on blocks. He brings a lot more athleticism to the table than a guy like Barrington, and he brings a lot more strength to the table than a guy like Palmer. He's projected in our range, at least he was, but he seems to be rising.
DL A'Shawn Robinson ALABAMA -- I think this guy is way underrated right now. He's 6'3" 312 lbs and he can hold the point of attack. He's thick everywhere, so he wears his weight really well. That's important. You can look at him and then look at some of these other big guys and just see how much better he looks at his weight.
DL Jarran Reed ALABAMA -- He plays alongside Robinson. Robinson is typically thought of as the better player, but Reed is rising. He's 6'3" 313 lbs.
DL Adolphus Washington OHIO ST -- I'm a big fan of him. He's not going to play 3-4 NT for us, but he can play 3-4 DE or 4-3 DT. Washington and Daniels in 4-3 fronts would be nasty. Ohio St is good for a reason, and Washington is a big one of those reasons. He's 6'4" 290 lbs.
DL Kenny Clark UCLA -- He's listed at 6'3" 308 lbs but he looks bigger than that to me. That's what has me a little worried about him. I don't think he can put on much more weight, but he's also not as big as 3-4 NT's usually are. He doesn't have the length to play outside that you would want, either. I think he's going to have to play 4-3 DT 2-gapping like they used to do in Minnesota's old system. Still, he's worth mentioning. Maybe he's bigger than his listed weight.
DL Andrew Billings BAYLOR -- I haven't really watched him yet. He's listed at 6'1" and 300 lbs. He recently moved up into the 1st Round projections. He missed last game with an ankle injury, but reports are that he was being held out for precautionary reasons so he could be healthy for the next 2 big games.
LB Joshua Perry OHIO ST -- He was a 1st Round projection, but he blew out his knee and now he has dropped to the 2nd Round. I really liked his play, and I could see potentially taking him in the 1st Round. He's 6'4" and 254 lbs, so that's taller than you typically want an ILB, but others have played at that height (like McKinney drafted last year).
I didn't even list all of the options. That's how many there are. And if you're interested in a TE, Hunter Henry ARKANSAS (6'5" 253 lbs) and OJ Howard ALABAMA (6'6" 242 lbs) seem like the two guys leading the race. They could be 2nd Round options, too, as TE's are known to fall. I hope this helps in preperation for the best time of the year: The NFL Draft.
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