06-13-2018, 11:55 AM
(06-13-2018, 11:15 AM)shanebo Wrote: Phillips was the better college player last year, true. But Beal is considered by the "experts" to be the better NFL prospect -- he's bigger (6'1" v. 5'10"), younger by a year, projected to play outside, and he's a converted WR who has only played CB for two years. So he's got the potential that draftniks love.
That said, I doubt anyone will use a 2 on him. Teams are notoriously stingy when it comes to supplemental picks.
Projections are just that, projections. Beal hasn't put together a season as good as Phillips playing against the exact same competition. This was supposed to be his year, however he won't play this year so you have to kind of compare what we have seen so far. Phillips actually was one of the best CB's in the country last year in passes defended. He just as easily could have bombed this year like so many guys do that are mocked super high in May do the next year haha. Rey Mauluga was a top 5 projected player the mock drafts right after the draft the year before he left.
