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Atlanta Falcons 2022 NFL Draft/UDFA recap

May 6, 2022 DraftNasty Staff Reports Leave a comment

Can the Falcons now force teams to put their corners inside if they align both Kyle Pitts and Drake London at the slot positions? If nothing else, it could give away a number of pre-snap tendencies for the defense. Arthur Smith is drawing up formations as we speak.

But the Falcons needed much more than just an infusion of weapons on offense. They were pretty solid defensively, but the pass rush still lacked a bona fide star.


Atlanta Falcons
Round, Selection,	Player	School	DN Big Board Rank/ Grade	‘Nasty’ Take:
1 (8)	Drake London	WR/USC	8/1st Round	London's combination of route-running and athleticism are often clouded by speed concerns. The size and quickness could more than make up for the concerns.
2 (38) Acquired from Carolina through the Jets via the Giants	Arnold Ebiketie	DE-OLB/Penn State, Temple	27/2nd Round	Ebiketie brings a unique blend of speed-to-power off the edge. While only an adequate bender, his hand usage and upper body strength were evident from the opening contest against Wisconsin through the season.
2 (58) Acquired from Tennessee	Troy Andersen	LB/Montana State	109/3rd Round	Andersen -an academic standout- has aligned at QB, LB and RB. He's even run by CBs as an X-WR (Texas Tech '19). The former Bobcat has to grow when it comes to anticipation at the LB spot reading the action.
3 (74)	Desmond Ridder	QB/Cincinnati	55/2nd Round	Ridder lost just seven of his 51 career outings. The foot speed is in place, but his strong arm shows much more capability if he can rein in the misses.
3 (82) Acquired from Indianapolis	DeAngelo Malone	OLB/Western Kentucky	98/3rd Round	Malone won two C-USA Defensive Player of the Year awards in school (2019, 2021) and finished with 34 sacks and nine forced fumbles. He also aligned at a number of spots in school.
5 (151)	Tyler Allgeier	RB/BYU	52/2nd Round	Allgeier got dinged for running a 4.6 40-yard dash, but his athleticism shone when the games were being played (1,606 yards, 5.8 YPC, 23 TDs). In fact, as a linebacker for the Cougars in 2019, he tallied 26 tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup. He has even shined in kickoff coverage (see USF '19).
6 (190)	Justin Shaffer	OG/Georgia	300/4th Round	Shaffer's consistent energy often outweighed any potential flaws in his game. If he can play under control, then he could challenge at least a backup spot in the team's rotation.
6 (213)	John FitzPatrick	TE/Georgia	N/A	A very good in-line blocker, FitzPatrick began the season on the move for the 'Dawgs and continued to show incremental improvements with limited opportunities in the passing game. His size (6'7 262) makes him an imposing figure in two or three TE sets.
2022 UDFA Signings
DN Big Board Rank	Player	Positions	School	Grade	Round	Nasty’ Take:
287	Tyler Vrabel	OT	Boston College	5.36	4th Round	Vrabel started multiple years on the edge at left tackle, but fought through a tough knee injury for most of his final campaign. His quickness and hand-eye coordination impress, along with the size.
424	Derrick Tangelo	DT	Penn State, Duke	4.957	5th Round	While at Duke, the numbers didn’t truly reflect the impact that Tangelo could have on a game. Just like he did in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl, he can walk back OGs into the lap of quarterbacks with his speed-to-power exhibitions. Can he use that to develop an arsenal of pass rush moves around it?
366	Stanley Berryhill III	All-Purpose	Arizona	5.12	5th Round	Berryhill’s work at gunner, punt returner and wide receiver combined to make him one of our all-purpose players in the draft. Continuing to excel at gunner (at 185 pounds) could be a challenge.
333	Brad Hawkins	S-LB	Michigan	5.18	5th Round	Not many players were as dependable as the former high school WR in college. Hawkins made a habit of showing up, setting a Michigan team record for game appearances. Despite that, he finished with zero career interceptions.
541	Kuony Deng	OLB	California	4.53	6th Round	After starting his career on a fast pace, injuries took away the majority of the last two seasons for Deng. Can the 6-foot-6, 245-pounder turn into a pass rusher?
	Kana’i Mauga	LB	USC	N/A	N/A	Mauga (6’1 245), finished with 91 tackles in 2021 on a defense that largely underperformed. He has enough size and range to potentially find a role in the league
	Bryce Rodgers	DT	UC Davis	N/A	N/A	Rodgers, a Palo Alto native, posted career-highs in tackles, sacks and tackles for losses.
	Tre Webb	DB	Montana State, San Jose State	N/A	N/A	Communicates in the pre-snap. Out of quarters coverage, he is satisfactory breaking from the inside-out to match. Long strider. Ran down Nevada's Toa Taua early in the 2020 MWC Championship game. Fits as the eighth man in the box (4th QTR, Boise State '19).
	Tyshaun James	WR	Central Connecticut State	N/A	N/A	James could rank as a sleeper to make the team at 6’2, 214 pounds. His size is similar to current Falcons WR Cordarrelle Patterson. The game is a bit different but he does more than just passes on the field. He rushed for five TDs in 2019.
	Jared Bernhardt	QB	Ferris State, Maryland	N/A	N/A	The former Maryland lacrosse star had one heck of a year at QB. He led Ferris State to a national crown and largely did it with his legs against Valdosta State in the national title game, rushing for three TDs. He set records on his way to being a Tewaaraton Award finalist at Maryland, when he scored 51 goals in 2019.

Defensively, it has been a never-ending story regarding the Falcons need for a pass rusher. In fact, they haven’t had a double-digit sack artist since Vic Beasley’s 15.5 sacks in 2016. That, coincidently, was the Falcons’ last Super Bowl appearance. Can Ebiketie, Carter or Ogundeji stop the trend? Maybe DeAngelo Malone, the team’s third-round pick, turns into the pass rusher they’ve been seeking for years to turn the corner.

No matter who it is, the team has definitely begun to address the issue at its core.

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2021 NFL Draft Recap: NFC South

May 3, 2021 Troy Jefferson Leave a comment

The 2021 NFL Draft: NFC South recap features the selections of the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints. As veteran quarterbacks age and retire in the case of Drew Brees, the division opted to bring in youthful talent on the offensive side of the ball like Kyle Pitts, Kyle Trask, Terrace Marshall Jr. and Ian Book. However, defense wasn’t ignored in the 2021 NFL: NFC South recap. A lot of the players selected by the division were already playing in the South: Houston’s Payton Turner and Grant Stuard, South Carolina’s Jaycee Horn and UCF’s Richie Grant won’t have to travel far to help out their new professional teams.

Atlanta Falcons
Selection	Team	Player Selection	Position- School	DN Big Board Rank/ Grade	Notes
1st round, 4th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Kyle Pitts	6’6 245/TE-Florida	10/1st Round	New HC Arthur Smith adds to Ryan's vast array of weapons in hopes of recapturing MVP form.
2nd round, 40th overall	Atlanta Falcons (from Denver Broncos)	Richie Grant	5’11 197/S-UCF	23/2nd Round	Grant finished his career with 10 interceptions largely as a result of his ability to steal bases on the football field.
3rd round, 68th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Jalen Mayfield	6’5 326/OT-Michigan	68/2nd Round	Despite limited film, Mayfield was solid in the games viewed. Like former Philadelphia Eagles first-round pick Andre Dillard coming out of school, he takes a lot of the heat but wins most of his matchups due to his footwork.
4th round, 108th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Darren Hall	6’0 189/CB-San Diego State	98/3rd Round	Hall’s ball skills have improved each season. We’ve always felt that he contained a good pace for playing off-man coverage, but his press-man improved in 2020. He still has issues being comfortable locating the ball down the field versus bigger receivers, and this could be a problem versus some of the receivers he’ll face on Sundays.
4th round, 114th overall	Atlanta Falcons (from Denver Broncos)	Drew Dalman	6’3 300/OC-Stanford	119/3rd Round	Dalman has seen time at guard and provides at least a viable backup at any interior line position. His home will be center and the challenge revolves around being able to occasionally handle interior defensive linemen with no help.
5th round, 148th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Ta’Quon Graham	6'3 290/DT-Texas	113/3rd Round	The Temple High School (Tex.) product is a burgeoning talent capable of winning with quickness versus interior defensive linemen. His pad level needs to straighten itself out.
5th round, 182nd overall	Atlanta Falcons (compensatory selection)	Adetokunbo Ogundeji	6’4 256/DE-Notre Dame	132/3rd Round	Up until 2020, he was a productive backup who had garnered significant playing time along the defensive line. This past season, he began to learn how to more effectively keep distance from opponents when setting up his pass rush moves off the edge. We still think he needs to fully grow into his frame.
5th round, 183rd overall	Atlanta Falcons (compensatory selection)	Avery Williams	5'9 193/All-Purpose-Boise State	252/3rd Round	The former Bronco set the all-time record for combined punt and kickoff return touchdowns in a career (nine). Physical enough as a tackler, the former walk-on also found time to force five fumbles in his career.
6th round, 187th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Frank Darby	6'0 194/WR-Arizona State	303/4th Round	Darby did not run quite as fast as expected, but the charismatic former Sun Devil got behind plenty of defensive backs in school despite inconsistent hand-eye coordination.
Carolina Panthers
Selection	Team	Player Selection	Position- School	DN Big Board Rank/ Grade	Notes
1st round, 8th overall	Carolina Panthers	Jaycee Horn	6’1 205 CB-South Carolina	19/2nd Round	The Panthers needed a big corner and they took one of the draft’s longer ones in Horn.
2nd round, 59th overall	Carolina Panthers (from Cleveland Browns)	Terrace Marshall, Jr.	6’3 205/WR-LSU	29/2nd Round	Smart. Lines up at each of the receiver spots for the team. There are instances where he wins on the perimeter by not giving away catch indicators for the defensive back in man coverage (see Auburn 2019 vs. Igbinoghene). Prior to fracturing his foot against Vanderbilt, Marshall led the nation with six touchdown receptions.
3rd round, 73rd overall	Carolina Panthers (from Philadelphia Eagles)	Brady Christensen	6’5 302/OT-BYU	115/3rd Round	For the most part, Christensen has been steady. There are some occasions where players get the best of him due to a questionable anchor (see Boyles, USF ’19; Wiley, UTSA ’20). In those instances, he has even been knocked to the ground. Christensen plays more with his feet than with his hand placement, so his strong postseason helped his value.
3rd round, 83rd overall	Carolina Panthers (from Chicago Bears)	Tommy Tremble	6'4 248/H-back-Notre Dame	79/3rd Round	Tremble’s tempo will catch the eye of an evaluator. Quite simply, he plays the game at the right clip. The team moved him around all over the place and probably could have used him much more in the passing game. He is fluid in-and-out of cuts and displays quickness to go along with very good foot speed. It will be interesting to see how Carolina decides to use his skill-set.
4th round, 126th overall	Carolina Panthers (from Tennessee Titans)	Chuba Hubbard	6'0 210/RB-Oklahoma State	95/3rd Round	If the former world class youth sprinter can regain his 2019 form, the sky could be the limit. For that to happen, he has to hang on to the ball.
5th round, 158th overall	Carolina Panthers (via Houston Texans (from New England Patriots)	Daviyon Nixon	6’3 304/DT-Iowa	89/3rd Round	Operates as a one-technique DT, three-technique DT and DE on occasion. Positive foot speed. He’s fast enough to play behind the front side of the run-ning play and make plays in chase mode. The slippery nature, however, will only be supported by better lower body synchronization at the next level.
5th round, 166th overall	Carolina Panthers (via Tennessee Titans)	Keith Taylor	6’2 191/CB-Washington	240/4th Round	The smaller, savvy quicker receivers can still beat him to the spot on possession concepts when he doesn’t disrupt their releases at the line of scrimmage. We envision him getting looks from teams that like bigger corners capable of using press-man or bail techniques on the outside lanes.
6th round, 193rd overall	Carolina Panthers	Deonte Brown	6’3 364/OG-Alabama	286/4th Round	Experienced 26-game starter. Has started at both guard spots. Mammoth. Completely wins wrestling matches on man blocks. For a big man, he showcases decent footwork as a pulling guard.
6th round, 204th overall	Carolina Panthers (from Chicago Bears)	Shi Smith	5’10 186/WR-South Carolina	76/2nd Round	During his final campaign, he maintained his field speed and continued to improve as a route runner. He still left some catchable passes on the field from time-to-time and that will be a concern for a player who has to overcome questionable size.
6th round, 222nd overall	Carolina Panthers (compensatory selection)	Thomas Fletcher	6’1 237/LS-Senior	563/N/A	Started every game of his Alabama career. He’s capable of snapping at a 75-to-85-degree angle for directional kick purposes. Registers very good long snap times, ranging as low as 0.66 seconds (1st QTR/10:11, Citrus Bowl ‘20).
7th round, 232nd overall	Carolina Panthers (from Tennessee Titans via Atlanta Falcons through Miami Dolphins)	Phil Hoskins	6’5 313/DL-Kentucky	486/6th Round	Hoskins -a sixth-year player- impressed with his movement for a longer, taller defender. We were surprised he didn’t control the action more with his hands. There were times when he wanted to get up the field. Perhaps it was a result of his initial production at Kentucky rushing the passer (2018).
New Orleans Saints
Selection	Team	Player Selection	Position- School	DN Big Board Rank/ Grade	Notes
1st round, 28th overall	New Orleans Saints	Payton Turner	6’5 290/DE-Houston	111/3rd Round	Turner impressed on his Pro Day with a 4.33 20-yard shuttle time at 290 pounds. Turner got better during his career week-to-week.
2nd round, 60th overall	New Orleans Saints	Pete Werner	6’2 240/LB-Ohio State	103/3rd Round	Werner -a solid wrap tackler with range- offers NFL teams plenty of options. He can cover tight ends and line up as an off-or-on the ball linebacker. The former Buckeye contains comfort walking out over slot receivers (in zone or man). In fact, he was seen dropping into the deep middle one-third, as a two-deep safety and in a quasi robber position.
3rd round, 76th overall	New Orleans Saints (from New York Giants)	Paulson Adebo	6’1 198/CB-Stanford	47/2nd Round	Adebo put together one season of production in his career (2018) that essentially matched the career totals of the other highly-ranked cornerbacks in the 2021 NFL Draft. Aside from a Pro Day workout, he hadn’t been seen from NFL teams in person in over a year and a half. Staying more square -in press or off-man coverage- could help Adebo develop into a front line starter.
4th round, 133rd overall	New Orleans Saints	Ian Book	6’0 210/QB-Notre Dame	290/4th Round	Some of his fundamentals have to improve. He will drop his elbow and it severely affects his down-to-down accuracy. This is a big reason why he was inconsistent on out-breaking patterns. Interestingly, he actually was better on third down than first down as a senior.
6th round, 206th overall	New Orleans Saints (from Indianapolis Colts)	Landon Young	6'7 305/OT-Kentuccky	218/4th Round	The former state championship wrestler has no problem grinding it out on the perimeter. He is a solid run blocker and rarely did he struggle to finish blocking assignments in that regard. NFL evaluators will nitpick about his lack of elite foot speed, but it is satisfactory.
7th round, 255th overall	New Orleans Saints	Kawaan Baker	6’1 210/All-Purpose-South Alabama	242/4th Round	South Alabama moved him into the slot, motioned him, aligned him outside and even used his skills at the quarterback position in Wildcat formations. His stride is easy and smooth. Although he plays the game in a very calm manner that allows him to make a number of difficult things look easy.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Selection	Team	Player Selection	Position- School	DN Big Board Rank/ Grade	Notes
1st round, 32nd overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Joe Tryon	6’5 252/DE-Washington	69/2nd Round	Tryon has played from a two-point stand-up OLB or with his hand in the dirt. This was a perfect scheme-fit for the Buccaneers.
2nd round, 64th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kyle Trask	6’5 236/QB-Florida	158/3rd Round	Trask is solid on in-breaking throws to tight ends, slants to his wideouts and crossing patterns. His uptick in production in 2020 largely involved an increased efficiency on fades, posts and out-breaking patterns. Much of this revolved around enhanced timing and anticipation. His physical skills are solid, if unspectacular.
3rd round, 95th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Robert Hainsey	6’4 302/OG-Notre Dame	127/3rd Round	During school, he often won with the shock in his punch on the perimeter. He would get into trouble with pad level (where he could get out-leveraged) or when he stopped his feet (forcing him to crossover in pass pro). Overall, his down-to-down consistency stood out in the film viewed.
4th round, 129th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneeers	Jaelon Darden	5'8 174/All-Purpose-North Texas	262/4th Round	Former North Texas wide receiver Jaelon Darden put in some serious work during school. He finished his career with a resounding 39 touchdowns (38 receiving, one punt return) and he mostly did it with flair. He’s fast, slippery and smooth.
5th round, 176th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	K.J. Britt	6’0 239/LB-Auburn	160/3rd Round	Britt is a true head banger with good feet, explosiveness through the hips and a high football IQ. We have seen him produce with violent collisions on special teams as well. Special teams may be where he initially makes his mark, but do not underestimate his potential impact on first and second down.
7th round, 251st overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Pittsburgh Steelers)	Chris Wilcox	6’2 198/CB-BYU	372/5th Round	Much like former BYU cornerback Michael Davis (Los Angeles Chargers), Wilcox is a height/weight/speed prospect who has flashed on video over the years. Like Davis, his length is what will intrigue NFL teams. There have been times that his confidence has been below average, yet it is not due to his physical skill-set. Wilcox has length, foot speed and decent footwork.
7th round, 259th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneeers	Grant Stuard	5’11 230	344/5th Round	Stuard’s biggest challenge moving forward will be proving to NFL evaluators that he can break down to tackle versus runners with wiggle. In addition, he has to also show that his stiffness can be overcome in man coverage. Due to outstanding field speed, he often corrected his angles at the collegiate level. There is no doubt with his non-stop, energetic approach that he can most certainly add a physical special teams element.

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2021 Seven-Round NFL Mock Draft

April 17, 2021 Troy Jefferson Leave a comment

The 2021 NFL Draft is quickly approaching. Where will quarterbacks like Zach Wilson and Trevor Lawrence land? Do the Atlanta Falcons target a weapon for Matt Ryan? DraftNasty’s 2021 seven-round NFL Mock Draft will answer some of your questions about how we project each team will pick. In this mock draft, we used a variety of factors to determine who each team will pick including: past general manager selections, team needs, current roster after free agency and the impact a player could have immediately.

For example, does the Washington Football Team target a quarterback since they already signed Ryan Fitzpatrick and, if so, will they reach for a quarterback if the top four prospects at the position are taken? Scroll below to see but, unlike other Mock Drafts, we factor in the front offices. Remember, Washington has a unique conglomerate of GM-esque decision makers: HC Ron Rivera, GM Martin Mayhew and executive VP Marty Hurney.

Another important factor in our Mock Draft is the 2021 DraftNasty Big Board. There are more than 550 prospects on the Big Board this season. Note: the complete Big Board can be found in our 2021 NFL Draft Guide, which is available for purchase.

Selection	Team	Player selection	Position	School	Notes
1st Round
1st overall	Jacksonville Jaguars	Trevor Lawrence	QB	Clemson	Lawrence's underrated athleticism works for an offense that already features a 1,000-yard rusher and two 1,000-yard receivers.
2nd overall	New York Jets	Zach Wilson	QB	BYU	Wilson could be a BYU mix of former Cougar standouts Jim McMahon and Steve Young.
3rd overall	San Francisco 49ers	Justin Fields	QB	Ohio State	San Francisco wouldn't trade up for anything other than a quarterback. Fields finds a home early in the draft.
4th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Kyle Pitts	TE	Florida	New HC Arthur Smith adds to Ryan's vast array of weapons in hopes of recapturing MVP form.
5th overall	Cincinnati Bengals	Penei Sewell	OT	Oregon	The Bengals get added protection for quarterback Joe Burrow.
6th overall	Miami Dolphins	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	LSU	Reuniting with former teammate D. Smith would have been nice, but Dolphins pick '19 Biketnikoff winner.
7th overall	Detroit Lions	Micah Parsons	LB	Penn State	New HC Dan Campbell drafts a talented linebacker he can build defense around.
8th overall	Carolina Panthers	Rashawn Slater	OT	Northwestern	No matter who plays QB, the Panthers have to do a better job protecting the passer up front.
9th overall	Denver Broncos	Christian Darrisaw	OT	Virginia Tech	The Broncos spend a high pick on an insurance policy if Ja'Wuan James can't return to 2019 form after opting out of the 2020 campaign.
10th overall	Dallas Cowboys	Patrick Surtain II	CB	Alabama	Can you win with two Alabama CBs on the edges? We are about to find out.
11th overall	New York Giants	Jeremiah Owusu- Koramoah	LB	Notre Dame	New York targeted offensive weapons during free agency and now they add another piece to its improving defense.
12th overall	Philadelphia Eagles	Jaycee Horn	CB	South Carolina	Howie Roseman takes one of the best corners off the board but in reality he may continue his trend of reaching for position players.
13th overall	Los Angeles Chargers	Kwity Paye	DE/LB	Michigan	Los Angeles bolsters its defensive front seven with a Melvin Ingram-clone.
14th overall	Minnesota Vikings	Alijah Vera-Tucker	OG/OT	USC	Minnesota adds to their offensive line with Vera-Tucker, who can play both guard and tackle.
15th overall	New England Patriots	DeVonta Smith	WR	Alabama	New England could add Trey Lance here, but instead they opt for Smith, our number one overall prospect.
16th overall	Arizona Cardinals	Caleb Farley	CB	Virginia Tech	Arizona brushes off injury concerns and picks arguably the draft's most talented corner.
17th overall	Las Vegas Raiders	Zaven Collins	LB	Tulsa	Oakland gets some help at the linebacker position. Collins can help their pass rush and aid last year's back end selections.
18th overall	Miami Dolphins	Teven Jenkins	OT	Oklahoma State	HC Brian Flores gets some help along the offensive line after drafting a receiver early in the proceedings.
19th overall	Washington Football Team	Trey Lance	QB	North Dakota State	HC Ron Rivera gets his new-age version of former MVP Cam Newton.
20th overall	Chicago Bears	Jaylen Waddle	WR	Alabama	Chicago spices up its offensive weapons, but can Waddle remain healthy?
21st overall	Indianapolis Colts	Gregory Rousseau	DE	Miami (Fla.)	Rousseau slides to the AFC South, where his size will mesh with fellow 6'7 stalwart DeForest Buckner
22nd overall	Tennessee Titans	Christian Barmore	DT	Alabama	Tennessee went with Bud Dupree in free agency and now adds an interior disruptor to its defensive front seven.
23rd overall	New York Jets	Najee Harris	RB	Alabama	The Jets get a power back to go with their power left tackle in Mekhi Becton.
24th overall	Pittsburgh Steelers	Travis Etienne	RB	Clemson	Now that the run on running backs has started, Pittsburgh gets a new featured back. Etienne's improved receiving skills help the room.
25th overall	Jacksonville Jaguars	Trevon Moehrig	S	TCU	The Jim Thorpe Award winner adds stability in a division with plenty of big receiving threats.
26th overall	Cleveland Browns	Jevon Holland	S/ Nickel/ Return	Oregon	Cleveland opts not to reach for a linebacker but instead bring in a swiss army knife defender.
27th overall	Baltimore Ravens	Azeez Ojulari	OLB	Georgia	The Ravens go all-in on Ojulari, a burgeoning pass rusher and underrated run defender.
28th overall	New Orleans Saints	Mac Jones	QB	Alabama	Sean Payton gets an accurate signal caller, who will compete with Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill for the starting job.
29th overall	Green Bay Packers	Rashod Bateman	WR	Minnesota	Bateman is used to the cold and he'll find some more of it Wisconsin.
30th overall	Buffalo Bills	Jaelan Phillips	DE/OLB	Miami (Fla.)	Phillips could be the steal of the first round, but can he remain healthy?
31st overall	Baltimore Ravens	Liam Eichenberg	OT	Notre Dame	Solid player who will pair with fellow Fighting Irish tackle on the other side.
32nd overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR	LSU	Tom Brady gets an outside weapon to replace Antonio Brown if he isn't retained.
2nd Round
33rd overall	Jacksonville Jaguars	Richie Grant	S	UCF	The former UCF star can go right down the road to change addresses.
34th overall	New York Jets	Kelvin Joseph	CB	Kentucky/ LSU	The pick here will be between Joseph and Stokes. Or does Campbell usurp Stokes?
35th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Eric Stokes	CB	Georgia	Read the above note.
36th overall	Miami Dolphins	Milton Williams	DL	Louisiana Tech	Versatile skill-set fits Flores' scheme. Offers outside/inside presence.
37th overall	Philadelphia Eagles	Baron Browning	LB	Ohio State	Browning could be an immediate Day 1 starter at OLB for a team that now has addressed its front seven and back end.
38th overall	Cincinnati Bengals	Trey Smith	OG	Tennessee	If he can keep his weight at a balance under control, then Bengals secure potential Pro Bowl talent with swing versatility.
39th overall	Carolina Panthers	Jabril Cox	LB	LSU	A Shaq Thompson/ Jabril Cox pairing would draw similarities to fellow NFC South tandem Devin White and Lavonte David.
40th overall	Denver Broncos	Levi Onwuzurike	DL	Washington	Team solves some of its depth issues with quick interior line disruptor.
41st overall	Detroit Lions	Kadarius Toney	WR-Ret	Florida	The Lions take a calculated gamble here, but the Florida receiver will slip no further.
42nd overall	New York Giants	Greg Newsome II	CB	Northwestern	Newsome II can become a starter, but health is the question mark.
43rd overall	San Francisco 49ers	Paulson Adebo	CB	Stanford	49ers go right down Rte. 101 for a cornerback from Stanford.
44th overall	Dallas Cowboys	Carlos "Boogie" Basham	DE/ DT	Wake Forest	Jerry Jones brings in the cousin of Tarell Basham to help with the departure of Aldon Smith.
45th overall	Jacksonville Jaguars	Dillon Radunz	OT	North Dakota State	Radunz brings an athletic presence to the edges and is insurance if Robinson doesn't regain form.
46th overall	New England Patriots	Jamin Davis	LB	Kentucky	Bill Belichick brings in another linebacker who can contribute immediately for an unproven group sans Dont'a Hightower.
47th overall	Los Angeles Chargers	Tyson Campbell	CB	Georgia	Technically, he's a work in progress, but Chargers bet on size, speed and SEC experience.
48th overall	Las Vegas Raiders	Hamsah Nasirildeen	S/LB	FSU	New DC Gus Bradley gets another athletic hybrid player in the second round.
49th overall	Arizona Cardinals	Joe Tryon	DE-OLB	Washington	Cardinals add an edge rusher with upside in Round 2.
50th overall	Miami Dolphins	Javonte Williams	RB	UNC	Williams adds some power to the backfield alongside Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed.
51st overall	Washington Football Team	Rondale Moore	WR-Ret	Purdue	Moore opens up the offense with gadget possibilities alongside versatile Gibson.
52nd overall	Chicago Bears	Davis Mills	QB	Stanford	Mills could see action in the middle of the season if things go south with Andy Dalton and Nick Foles.
53rd overall	Tennessee Titans	Dayo Odeyingbo	DE	Vanderbilt	Much like former first-round pick Simmons, Titans put injured Odeyingbo on ice.
54th overall	Indianapolis Colts	Elijah Moore	WR	Ole Miss	We contemplated Elijah Moore here in the first round but the Colts get him a round later to be the successor to T.Y. Hilton.
55th overall	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wyatt Davis	OG	Ohio State	Steelers seek to regain identity up front.
56th overall	Seattle Seahawks	Ambry Thomas	CB	Michigan	The Seahawks were 31st in pass defense last season, Thomas helps them.
57th overall	Los Angeles Rams	Caden Sterns	S	Texas	Sterns' range could help alleviate the loss of Johnson in free agency.
58th overall	Kansas City Chiefs	Cam Sample	DE/ OLB	Tulane	HC Andy Reid adds to his defense. The Buccaneers kept their defensive linemen fresh in the Super Bowl, now KC can do likewise.
59th overall	Cleveland Browns	Nick Bolton	LB	Missouri	The Browns need a tone-setter in the middle of their defense. Bolton brings thump and leadership.
60th overall	New Orleans Saints	Alim McNeill	DT	NC State	The Saints have to address their interior defensive line and McNeill is a solid remedy.
61st overall	Buffalo Bills	Ronnie Perkins	DE-OLB	Oklahoma	Buffalo brings in yet another pass rusher in the second round for the second year in a row.
62nd overall	Green Bay Packers	Asante Samuel Jr.	CB	FSU	Jaire Alexander and Asante Samuel Jr. are two of the more competitive cornerbacks and will be needed as they battle for conference supremacy with the loaded Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
63rd overall	Kansas City Chiefs	Samuel Cosmi	OT	Texas	The pick here is either Cosmi or Michigan's Jalen Mayfield. The Chiefs go with the traits.
64th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jay Tufele	DT	USC	Tufele will learn from one of the league's better interior defenders of teh last decade in Ndamukong Suh.
3rd Round
65th overall	Jacksonville Jaguars	Michael Carter	RB-Ret	UNC
66th overall	New York Jets	Landon Dickerson	OG/C	Alabama
67th overall	Houston Texans	Kellen Mond	QB	Texas A&M
68th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Trey Sermon	RB	Ohio State, Oklahoma
69th overall	Cincinnati Bengals	Malcolm Koonce	DE-OLB	Buffalo
70th overall	Philadelphia Eagles	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	USC
71st overall	Denver Broncos	Chauncey Golston	DL	Iowa
72nd overall	Detroit Lions	Elijah Molden	S-Nickel	Washington
73rd overall	Carolina Panthers	Pat Freiermuth	TE	Penn State
74th overall	Washington Football Team	Brevin Jordan	TE- H-Back	Miami (Fla.)
75th overall	Dallas Cowboys	Ben Cleveland	OG	Georgia
76th overall	New York Giants	Kenneth Gainwell	All-Purpose	Memphis
77th overall	Los Angeles Chargers	Jalen Mayfield	OT	Michigan
78th overall	Minnesota Vikings	Creed Humphrey	OG	Oklahoma
79th overall	Las Vegas Raiders	Aaron Robinson	CB	UCF
80th overall	Las Vegas Raiders	Daviyon Nixon	DT	Iowa
81st overall	Miami Dolphins	Alex Leatherwood	OT	Alabama
82nd overall	Washington Football Team	Monty Rice	LB	Georgia
83rd overall	Chicago Bears	James Hudson	OT	Cincinnati
84th overall	Philadelphia Eagles	Chazz Surratt	LB	UNC
85th overall	Tennessee Titans	Tommy Tremble	TE	Notre Dame
86th overall	New York Jets	Jayson Oweh	DE-OLB	Penn State
87th overall	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marco Wilson	CB	Florida
88th overall	Los Angeles Rams	Brady Christensen	OT	BYU
89th overall	Cleveland Browns	Shaun Wade	CB	Ohio State
90th overall	Minnesota Vikings	Kyle Trask	QB	Florida
91st overall	Cleveland Browns	Osa Odighizuwa	DT	UCLA
92nd overall	Green Bay Packers	Spencer Brown	OT	Northern Iowa
93rd overall	Buffalo Bills	Zech McPhearson	CB	Texas Tech
94th overall	Baltimore Ravens	David Moore	OG	Grambling State
95th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Quincy Roche	DE-OLB	Miami (Fla.)
96th overall	New England Patriots	Adetokunbo Ogundeji	DE	Notre Dame
97th overall	Los Angeles Chargers	Robert Jones	OL	Middle Tennessee
98th overall	New Orleans Saints	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	All-Purpose	Iowa
99th overall	Dallas Cowboys	Pete Werner	LB	Ohio State
100th overall	Tennessee Titans	Shi Smith	WR	South Carolina
101th overall	Detroit Lions	Dyami Brown	WR	UNC
102nd overall	Miami Dolphins	Nico Collins	WR	Michigan
103rd overall	Los Angeles Rams	Kendrick Green	OG	Illinois
104th overall	Baltimore Ravens	Josh Palmer	WR	Tennessee
105th overall	New Orleans Saints	Dylan Moses	LB	Alabama
4th Round
106th overall	Jacksonville Jaguars	Hunter Long	TE	Boston College
107th overall	New York Jets	Andre Cisco	S	Syracuse
108th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Patrick Jones II	DE-OLB	Pittsburgh
109th overall	Houston Texans	Marvin Wilson	DT	FSU
110th overall	Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia Eagles)	Tyler Shelvin	DT	LSU
111th overall	Cincinnati Bengals	Tylan Wallace	WR	Oklahoma State
112th overall	Detroit Lions	Buddy Johnson	LB	Texas A&M
113th overall	Carolina Panthers	D’Ante Smith	OT-OG	ECU
114th overall	Denver Broncos	Joseph Ossai	DE-OLB	Texas
115th overall	Dallas Cowboys	Charles Snowden III	DE-OLB	Virginia
116th overall	New York Giants	Chris Rumph II	OLB	Duke
117th overall	San Francisco 49ers	Divine Deablo	S-LB	Virginia Tech
118th overall	Los Angeles Chargers	Elerson G. Smith	DE-OLB	Northern Iowa
119th overall	Minnesota Vikings	Amari Rodgers	All-Purpose	Clemson
120th overall	New England Patriots	Tarron Jackson	DE	Coastal Carolina
121st overall	Las Vegas Raiders	Robert Hainsey	OT-OG	Notre Dame
122nd overall	New England Patriots (from Arizona Cardinals through Houston Texans)	Seth Williams	WR	Auburn
123rd overall	Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami Dolphins)	Kylin Hill	RB	Mississippi State
124th overall	Washington Football Team	Jackson Carman	OT-OG	Clemson
125th overall	Minnesota Vikings (from Chicago Bears)	Janarius Robinson	DE-OLB	Florida State
126th overall	Tennessee Titans	Dan Moore	OT	Texas A&M
127th overall	Indianapolis Colts	Jamar Johnson	S	Indiana
128th overall	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jimmy Morrissey	OC-OG	Pittsburgh
129th overall	Seattle Seahawks	Robert Rochell	CB	Central Arkansas
130th overall	Jacksonville Jaguars (from Los Angeles Rams)	Quinn Meinerz	OC-OG	Wisconsin-Whitewater
131st overall	Baltimore Ravens	Ifeatu Melifonwu	CB	Syracuse
132nd overall	Cleveland Browns	D’Wayne Eskridge	All-Purpose	Western Michigan
133rd overall	New Orleans Saints	James Wiggins	S	Cincinnati
134th overall	Minnesota Vikings (from Buffalo Bills; conditional)	Chatarius “TuTu” Atwell	WR	Louisville
135th overall	Green Bay Packers	Amen Ogbongbemiga	LB	Oklahoma State
136th overall	Baltimore Ravens (from Kansas City Chiefs)	Darren Hall	CB-Nickel	San Diego State
137th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hamilcar Rashed, Jr.	OLB	Oregon State
138th overall	Dallas Cowboys (compensatory selection)	Rodarius Williams	CB	Oklahoma State
139th overall	New England Patriots (compensatory selection)	Cameron McGrone	LB	Michigan
140th overall	Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory selection)	Thomas Graham, Jr.	CB	Oregon
141st overall	Los Angeles Rams (compensatory selection)	Derrick Barnes	LB	Purdue
142nd overall	Green Bay Packers (compensatory selection)	Ta’Quon Graham	DE-DT	Texas
143rd overall	Minnesota Vikings (compensatory selection)	Garret Wallow	LB	TCU
144th overall	Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory selection)	Sadarius Hutcherson	OG-OT	South Carolina
5th Round
145th overall	Jacksonville Jaguars	Josh Myers	OC-OG	Ohio State
146th overall	New York Jets	Pressley Harvin III	P	Georgia Tech
147th overall	Houston Texans	Antonio Phillips	CB-Nickel	Ball State
148th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Michael Menet	OC-OG	Penn State
149th overall	Cincinnati Bengals	Chuba Hubbard	RB	Oklahoma State
150th overall	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby Brown III	DT-NG	Texas A&M
151st overall	Carolina Panthers	Franklin “Mac” McCain III	CB	North Carolina A&T
152nd overall	Denver Broncos	Shemar Jean-Charles	CB-Nickel	Appalachian State
153rd overall	Detroit Lions	William Bradley-King	DE-OLB	Baylor, Arkansas State
154th overall	New York Jets (from New York Giants)	Tre McKitty	TE/H-back	Georgia, FSU
155th overall	San Francisco 49ers	Israel Mukuamu	CB-S-Nickel	South Carolina
156th overall	Miami Dolphins (from Dallas Cowboys through Philadelphia Eagles)	Drew Dalman	OC	Stanford
157th overall	Minnesota Vikings	Jonathan Marshall	DT-NG	Arkansas
158th overall	Houston Texans (from New England Patriots)	Tamorrion Terry	WR	FSU
159th overall	Los Angeles Chargers	Aaron Banks	OG	Notre Dame
160th overall	Arizona Cardinals	Jack Anderson	OC-OG	Texas Tech
161st overall	Buffalo Bills (from Las Vegas Raiders)	Brenden Jaimes	OT-OG	Nebraska
162nd overall	Las Vegas Raiders (from Miami Dolphins)	Jordan Smith	DE-OLB	UAB, Florida
163rd overall	Washington Football Team	Jaylon Moore	OT-OG	Western Michigan
164th overall	Chicago Bears	Simi Fehoko	WR	Stanford
165th overall	Indianapolis Colts	Daelin Hayes	DE-OLB	Notre Dame
166th overall	Tennessee Titans	K.J. Britt	LB	Auburn
167th overall	Las Vegas Raiders (from Seattle Seahawks)	Talanoa Hufanga	S-LB	USC
168th overall	Minnesota Vikings (from Pittsburgh Steelers through Baltimore Ravens)	Jose Borregales	PK	Miami (Fla.), FIU
169th overall	Cleveland Browns (from Los Angeles Rams)	Riley Patterson	PK	Memphis
170th overall	Jacksonville Jaguars (from Cleveland Browns)	Tedarrell “TJ” Slaton	DT-NG	Florida
171st overall	Baltimore Ravens	Sam Cooper	OG	Merrimack College, Maine
172nd overall	San Francisco 49ers (from New Orleans Saints)	Jason Pinnock	CB-Nickel	Pittsburgh
173rd overall	Green Bay Packers	Cole Van Lanen	OT	Wisconsin
174th overall	Buffalo Bills	Forrest Merrill	DT-NG	Arkansas State
175th overall	Kansas City Chiefs	Elijah Mitchell	RB	Louisiana Lafayette
176th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jamie Newman	QB	Wake Forest
177th overall	New England Patriots (compensatory selection)	Quinton Bohanna	DT-NG	Kentucky
178th overall	Green Bay Packers (compensatory selection)	Austin Faoliu	DE-DT	Oregon
179th overall	Dallas Cowboys (compensatory selection)	Tre Brown	CB-Nickel	Oklahoma
180th overall	San Francisco 49ers (compensatory selection)	Isaiah McDuffie	LB	Boston College
181st overall	Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory selection)	Brandon Stephens	CB-S	SMU, UCLA
182nd overall	Atlanta Falcons (compensatory selection)	Shaka Toney	OLB	Penn State
183rd overall	Atlanta Falcons (compensatory selection)	Patrick Johnson	OLB	Tulane
184th overall	Baltimore Ravens (compensatory selection)	Ernest Jones	LB	South Carolina
6th Round
185th overall	Los Angeles Chargers (from Jacksonville Jaguars through Tennessee Titans)	Evan McPherson	PK	Florida
186th overall	New York Jets	Tre Nixon	WR	UCF
187th overall	Atlanta Falcons	Tim Jones	WR	Southern Miss
188th overall	New England Patriots (from Houston Texans)	Jalen Camp	WR	Georgia Tech
189th overall	Philadelphia Eagles	Cornell Powell	WR	Clemson
190th overall	Cincinnati Bengals	Quintin Morris	TE/H-back	Bowling Green
191st overall	Denver Broncos	Jaret Patterson	RB	Buffalo
192nd overall	Dallas Cowboys (from Detroit Lions)	JaCoby Stevens	S-LB	LSU
193rd overall	Carolina Panthers	Kenny Yeboah	TE/H-back	Ole Miss, Temple
194th overall	San Francisco 49ers	Jaelon Darden	All-Purpose	North Texas
195th overall	Houston Texans (from Dallas Cowboys through New England Patriots)	Marlon Tuipulotu	DT-NG	USC
196th overall	New York Giants	Rashad Weaver	DE-OLB	Pittsburgh
197th overall	New England Patriots	Joshua Kaindoh	DE	Florida State
198th overall	Los Angeles Chargers	Tommy Doyle	OT	Miami (OH.)
199th overall	Minnesota Vikings	Adrian Ealy	OT	Oklahoma
200th overall	Las Vegas Raiders	Walker Little	OT	Stanford
201st overall	New York Giants (from Arizona Cardinals)	Benjamin St. Juste	CB	Minnesota, Michigan
202nd overall	Cincinnati Bengals (from Miami Dolphins through Houston Texans)	Larry Borom	OT-OG	Missouri
203rd overall	Houston Texans (from Washington Football Team through Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins)	Marquiss Spencer	DE-DT	Mississippi State
204th overall	Chicago Bears	Nate Hobbs	CB	Illinois
205th overall	Tennessee Titans	Richard LeCounte III	S	Georgia
206th overall	Indianapolis Colts	Alaric Jackson	OT	Iowa
207th overall	Kansas City Chiefs (from Pittsburgh Steelers through Miami Dolphins)	Josh Ball	OT	Marshall, FSU
208th overall	Chicago Bears (from Seattle Seahawks through Miami Dolphins; conditional)	Mark Gilbert	CB-Nickel	Duke
209th overall	Los Angeles Rams	Brandin “Beezy” Echols	CB-Nickel	Kentucky
210th overall	Baltimore Ravens	Tyree Gillespie	S	Missouri
211th overall	Cleveland Browns	Darius Hodge	OLB	Marshall
212th overall	Houston Texans (from New Orleans Saints)	Harry Crider	OC	Indiana
213th overall	Buffalo Bills	Tommy Kraemer	OG-OT	Notre Dame
214th overall	Green Bay Packers	Drue Chrisman	P	Ohio State
215th overall	Tennessee Titans (from Kansas City Chiefs)	Chris Evans	RB	Michigan
216th overall	Pittsburgh Steelers (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	Wyatt Hubert	DE-OLB	Kansas State
217th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (compensatory selection)	Malik Herring	DE-DT	Georgia
218th overall	New Orleans Saints (compensatory selection)	Michael Strachan	WR-H-back	Charleston (W Va.)
219th overall	Atlanta Falcons (compensatory selection)	Feleipe Franks	QB	Arkansas, Florida
220th overall	Green Bay Packers (compensatory selection)	Shakur Brown	CB-Nickel	Michigan State
221st overall	Chicago Bears (compensatory selection)	Carson Green	OT-OG	Texas A&M
222nd overall	Carolina Panthers (compensatory selection)	Gerrid Doaks	RB	Cincinnati
223rd overall	Arizona Cardinals (from Minnesota Vikings; compensatory selection)	DJ Daniel	CB	Georgia
224th overall	Philadelphia Eagles (compensatory selection)	Jacob Harris	WR	UCF, Western Kentucky
225th overall	Philadelphia Eagles (compensatory selection)	Keith Taylor	CB	Washington
226th overall	New York Jets (from Carolina Panthers; compensatory selection)	Payton Turner	DE-DT	Houston
227th overall	Dallas Cowboys (compensatory selection)	Ian Book	QB	Notre Dame
228th overall	Chicago Bears (compensatory selection)	Kene Nwangwu	All-Purpose	Iowa State
7th Round
229th overall	New Orleans Saints (from Jacksonville Jaguars)	Justin Hilliard	LB	Ohio State
230th overall	San Francisco 49ers (from New York Jets)	Camryn Bynum	CB-Nickel	California
231st overall	Miami Dolphins (from Houston Texans)	Darrick Forrest	S	Cincinnati
232nd overall	Tennessee Titans (from Atlanta Falcons through Miami Dolphins)	Damar Hamlin	S	Pittsburgh
233rd overall	Houston Texans (from Cincinnati Bengals)	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR	Louisville
234th overall	Philadelphia Eagles	James Smith	P	Cincinnati
235th overall	Cincinnati Bengals (from Detroit Lions through Seattle Seahawks)	Jonathan Adams	WR	Arkansas State
236th overall	Buffalo Bills (from Carolina Panthers)	Chris Wilcox	CB	BYU
237th overall	Denver Broncos	Riley Cole	LB	South Alabama
238th overall	Dallas Cowboys	Jerome Johnson	DT-DE	Indiana
239th overall	Denver Broncos (from New York Giants)	Cameron Murray	DT	Oklahoma State
240th overall	Philadelphia Eagles (from San Francisco 49ers)	Demetric Felton	All-Purpose	UCLA
241st overall	Los Angeles Chargers	John Bates	TE	Boise State
242nd overall	New England Patriots	Ben Mason	TE/H-back	Michigan
243rd overall	Arizona Cardinals	Zach Davidson	TE-Punter	Central Missouri
244th overall	Washington Football Team (from Las Vegas Raiders)	Jake Funk	All-Purpose	Maryland
245th overall	Pittsburgh Steelers (from Miami Dolphins)	Isaiahh Loudermilk	DE-DT	Wisconsin
246th overall	Washington Football Team	Jon Rhattigan	LB	Army
247th overall	Arizona Cardinals (from Chicago Bears through Las Vegas Raiders)	Brady Breeze	S	Oregon
248th overall	Indianapolis Colts	Ar’Darius Washington	S-Nickel	TCU
249th overall	Jacksonville Jaguars (from Tennessee Titans)	Roy Lopez	DT-NG	Arizona, New Mexico State
250th overall	Seattle Seahawks	Larnell Coleman	OT	UMass
251st overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Pittsburgh Steelers)	Dicaprio Bootle	S-Nickel	Nebraska
252nd overall	Los Angeles Rams	Anthony Schwartz	All-Purpose	Auburn
253rd overall	Denver Broncos (from Cleveland Browns)	William Sherman	OT-OG	Colorado
254th overall	Pittsburgh Steelers (from Baltimore Ravens)	Nahshon Wright	CB	Oregon State
255th overall	New Orleans Saints	Tory Carter	TE/H-back	LSU
256th overall	Green Bay Packers	Royce Newman	OG-OT	Ole Miss
257th overall	Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo Bills)	Alex Kessman	PK	Pittsburgh
258th overall	Miami Dolphins (from Kansas City Chiefs)	Dai’Jean Dixon	WR	Nicholls State
259th overall	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ethan Tucky	OLB-LS	Cincinnati

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