The Nevada Wolf Pack have a host of NFL prospects in this year’s draft class. Prior to its 2021 Quick Lane Bowl matchup versus the Western Michigan Broncos, we dive into the team’s prospects for the 2022 NFL Draft.
12 Carson Strong 6’4 220 (E) QB-Junior
* Football IQ/Howitzer/Toughness
* Attacks all 53 1/2 yards of the field
* Carson Palmer-type
* Creativity?
7 Romeo Doubs 6’2 200 WR-Senior
* Carries pads/Creates panic for the DB
* Positive deep ball tracker
* Aligns at multiple spots/North-south punt returner
* Concentration lapses
35 Toa Taua 5’10 210 RB-Senior
* Low center of gravity
* Excellent hand-eye coordination (catch vs. Purdue, 4th QTR, 2019)
* Bounces off tacklers
* Ball security (left too many footballs on the turf)
19 Cole Turner 6’6 240 TE/H-back-Senior
* Comfortable working in-between hash marks
* Catch radius/Red Zone threat
* Mike Gesicki-type/Positive space blocker
* In-line blocking question marks/Bulk?
99 Dom Peterson 6’0 295 DL-Senior
- Leverage/lateral quickness/productivity (21 career QB sacks)
- Moves around the front
- Length? Where will he play?
65 Aaron Frost 6’4 305 RT-Senior
* Nasty/Finish/Tone-setter
* Run blocking prowess
* Can he play center?
95 Tristan Nichols 6’4 245 DE-Junior
* Wheels arm to turn corner/Long-arms opponents
* Special teams upside on the FG block unit
* One-year wonder
11 Daiyan Henley 6’2 225 LB-Senior
* Coverage upside/Ball skills (4 INTs, TD in 2021)
* Improving mirroring in-between the C-gaps
* Inconsistent block destroyer
6 Tyson Williams 5’9 200 S-Senior
* Experienced/Attacks the action/Instinctive
* Takes some gambles in coverage (KSU ’21)
* Size question marks