Pre-Combine Draft

[BFritz21]

(02-15-2016, 06:09 PM)Omnipotent_1 Wrote: 1.     O/SLB Jaylon Smith, ND, 6-2.5, 240; - our starter at SLB, will sit on NFI list through week 8, then will be on in active list until he is needed.

2.     CB William Jackson, HOU, 6-0, 210; - special teamer and nickeleback until he learns defense.

3.     WR DeRunnya Wilson, MSS, 6-4, 220; - big catch radius, he will be in on 3rd downs and red zone plays until he learns route tree.

4.     OC/LG Max Turek, USC, 6-5, 290; - can play left guard and center, will be on inactive list until he learns offense.

5.     QB Kevin Hogan, STAN, 6-3, 225; - with AJ McCarron entering last year of contract, we need to find his replacement. He will sit on PS first year and compete for 2nd string QB in year 2.

6.     DT NT DJ Reader, CLEM, 6-2, 325;- he is a mauler, will demand double team most of the time. He will sit on inactive list until he learns defense.

6b.   (Comp Pick) - DE DT Anthony Zettel, PSU, 6-4, 275 (Wallace Gilberry type); - he can play both DE and DT, he will sit on PS until he learns the defense.
7.     WR Duke Williams, AUB, 6-2.5, 225; - a gamble, but it is the seventh round so no big loss if he doesn't work out. He will have to earn a PS spot.

Were you serious with this mock or is it supposed to be a "haha" mock?

Only two picks will contribute right away?

We don't have many holes to fill, and this team typically doesn't do a whole lot in free agency, so we need guys that can come in right away and contribute to help us get over the hump, win a playoff game, and be a title contender.

I do like the Wilson pick and think that he's a big target that would be a great possession receiver that can also stretch the defense.  His character flag was that he got caught with weed, which doesn't concern me.

Need a SAM to contribute early if we're drafting one that high and I don't like waiting on a NT that long, especially if he'll be inactive to start, because an effective NT is one of the only things holding this D back from being elite.