STRENGTHS
Matt is your sleeper, developmental potential Left Tackle of this draft. He has excellent size and overall athleticism to play offensive tackle at a very high level for the team that selects him. Matt is that type of player who is so efficient at playing his position that you really don’t notice him during a game. After the game, when you look at the film you realized he never got beat the whole game. He has very good lateral agility and is very smart and never panics when he gets beat off the snap. Matt has the athletic talent to be used in any style of offensive line blocking scheme. As I stated before, Matt is your sleeper Offensive tackle in this draft class, the type of player who won’t beat anyone out starting now but, if he gets on the field because of an injury to a starting tackle, he won’t come off.

CONCERNS
Basically, Matt needs to build up his physical stamina and of course, clean up some techniques and he should be good to go. At the Senior Bowl practices, he seem to struggle mostly with stamina, and at the combine when he ran his forty he looked like he was laboring in spite of the fact he ran a 5.03. In the past, he did have a knee injury.

BOTTOM LINE: 3.72
At the college level they “Red Shirt” players or stash them to get another year of eligibility. In the NFL, teams sometimes stash players who are selected in the draft, on IR to keep them and give that player some more time to get mentally and physically ready for the NFL. Then they put them on the practice squad in the hope no one notices them and that players can keep developing. Matt is the type of player that if you put him on your team’s practice squad another team will snatch him up quicker than you can drive back to the office to take him off the list. I suggest you just select Matt and let him work on getting stronger and building up his physical stamina. Don’t play games with his availability. Let him develop and let him know he is needed so that when your marginal starting Left Tackle is looking for a contract that pays him as much as a quarterback, you can trade him and start Matt and never have to look back. Matt has, former Browns Left Tackle Joe Thomas potential. He doesn’t “remind” me of Joe but he does have that type of potential. He has Joe’s “efficient style” of playing the Offensive Tackle position.

STRENGTHS
Marcus is the best athlete in this draft. Watching him play on defense is like watching a hyena chasing down a lion on the Serengeti. Marcus is a quick/twitch athlete with those quick feet that makes players miss him when returning punts and kicks on special teams. He has those fluid hips that allow him to cover receivers on defense better than most in this draft. Marcus is a weapon who plays bigger than his size because of his athleticism and high football IQ. He has the skills to shut down any size receiver from any defensive back position on the field. Marcus is a weapon on the special team return units. He has the leadership skills to be a coach on the field for your defense. He is quick to support the run but doesn’t shed blocks, he just beats the blocker to the spot on the field and makes a tackle with anticipation and instincts. As I stated before, Marcus is the best athlete in this draft, and watching him play on defense is like watching a predator hunt, on one of those nature shows on TV.

CONCERNS
There are two big concerns teams use to justify NOT selecting a player early in a draft…size and versatility. Marcus oozes both of those concerns from every part of his body. He’s 5’ 8” and plays on defense, offense, and special teams. Marcus is a cornerback who is aggressive and tends to guess routes and can get beat off the line. That being said his tremendous athleticism allows him to recover quicker than most other defensive backs and still make plays on the ball. Once again, if you want to nit-pick Marcus out of not selecting early in this draft, go ahead but…you will be sorry.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.43
A big issue I see in selecting Marcus is trying to replace his impact if he does get hurt. You will need to call up at least three players from the practice squad to replace the three players who will have to be used to replace Marcus on the field, and those moves still, will not replace his impact. I believe Marcus prefers to play on defense because of his predatory and competitive nature. His competitive nature does get satisfied playing on offense but, it does nothing to satisfy the portion of his nature that is predatorial. I don’t care what round he gets selected. You can nit-pick him into the lower rounds or select him in the top ten, it really doesn’t matter to me. Nevertheless, believe me when I tell you, if I were actually selecting players he would be on the top of my list, and in fact he is. As I stated before, watching him on film is like watching a Hyena chasing down a lion on the Serengeti…picture it.

STRENGTHS
Quay reminds me a lot of Bills LB Tremaine Edwards. He is tall and lanky and extremely athletic. He has the type of size, speed, and overall athleticism that makes you think he can play any place in your defense front seven. Quay has the talent to play off the line of scrimmage and the size to be used on the line of scrimmage. His long arms will allow him to keep players off his body, shed, and make tackles. His long legs allow him to make ground up fast and be used in coverage against big slot receivers and Pass Catching Tight Ends. Because of Quay’s size, if you put Quay on the Edge and try to block him with a Tight End or a running back on passing downs, your quarterback will pay the price. Quay has excellent potential to be an impact player for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Quay needs more repetitions to develop his instincts. To do that he needs to be in a structured defense playing one position. That defense and position could be as an outside linebacker in a 4/3 Defense, or as an outside linebacker/edge rusher in a 3/4 Defense. The keyword here is OUTSIDE.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.00
Quay should not be forced to play in a 4/2/5 defense (Like Tremaine has been) because of his athleticism, size, speed, and big wingspan. Quay’s change of direction skills are good, but not good enough to cover, down the field, just because in a workout he might show the numbers that suggest otherwise. Tremaine struggles to be the “impact” player his talents suggest because he has been forced into a defense that demands to much responsibility from him. Quay can be an impact linebacker if the team that selects him doesn’t demand that he have too many responsibilities at the snap of the ball. Don’t misunderstand what I am suggesting. I’m not saying Quay is not smart enough to play multiple positions in multiple defenses. All I’m saying is, if you use his athletic talent all over the field it gets watered down. Think of it this way, when you’re on the field of battle do you prefer to have the choice of only a shield to protect yourself or only a spear to attack your enemy? Using Quay as an OLB is like having a spear. Using him as a cover linebacker in a 4/2/5 defense is like using him as a shield. You decide, personally, I always like taking the fight to the enemy instead of trying to shield myself from getting hurt. With his talent, don’t be surprised if Quay sneaks into the 1st Round.

STRENGTHS
Britain is the type of impact player that strikes like lightning. His quickness allows him to be the type of receiver and special teams player that can score at any time and from any place on the field. He is so quick he makes defenders look like they are playing on a hockey rink without skates. Britain is a slot or move receiver because of his size and is close to impossible to defend when he runs routes from the slot or when he is used as a move receiver. He is also a special teams returner nightmare. Britain’s quickness, route running, and football intelligence comes in very handy inside the red zone. His ability to catch anything thrown at him is a big plus also. He’s the type of player who doesn’t need to handle the ball a lot in a game to have a big impact or make the play that wins the game.

CONCERNS
His lack of size most likely will make him a late-round pick or rookie free agent priority. His play on the field will allow him to be as impacting as Tyreek or Hunter or Cole…take your pick. If your biggest concern is size and injury issues, I suggest you just trade all your draft picks now because there is not a player you can pick in any round that guarantees they will have an injury-free career.

BOTTOM LINE: 3.17
Hunter Renfrow, drafted in the 5th RD is 5’10”, Tyreek Hill drafted in the 5th RD is 5’8”, Cole Beasley undrafted, 5’8” and all are in the 175 to 180 lbs range. Britain is 5’ 8” and in the 175 to 180 range depending on who’s numbers you believe. Hunter, Tyreek, Cole all had the label as specialty players whose impact would be on special teams and emergency receivers only. Size matters when it comes to the draft but it doesn’t matter once a player gets on the field, only production matters then. I can’t tell you when a player will be selected in a draft or even if a player will be selected. All I can tell you is there are lots of small slot receivers impacting more than the receivers selected in the draft ahead of them. The player who started it all is Former Buffalo Bills Steve Tasker, 5’ 9” 180. He impacted as a special teams player until the last three years of his career when Steve played as a receiver in their no-huddle, three and four-receiver sets an offense most teams were not running at that time. Steve’s impact was enormous on special teams and as a slot receiver cumulating in a playoff game catching 5 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. Steve was drafted in the 9th RD of the 1985 draft, cut and picked up by the Bills off waivers, and played for a total of 12 years. He accumulated 204 special teams tackles, 7 blocked punts, 7-time pro bowl selection. He’s the only special teams player ever elected MVP of the pro bowl. How about we stop measuring hand size and start measuring heart size.

STRENGTHS
Pierre has the same style of running, as the Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire. He has excellent vision and balance and has those quick feet that allow him to make cuts leaving defenders looking for a ghost. His lateral agility is so quick you want him running north and south instead of horizontally and that is very unusual for a back his size. He shows good hands out of the backfield, enough to be used in the slot or on third downs as a 4th receiver. Pierre has the breakaway speed that makes it easy for him to score a touchdown from any place on the field. His running back skills makes it easy for him to run between the tackles and once he is in the open field, his ghost-like cuts make it very hard to tackle him. In a spread offense, Pierre definitely has the ability to be an every-down player.

CONCERNS
Most teams because of his size and level of competition are thinking about Pierre as just a third-down back and this will affect his draft status. I don’t pigeonhole players, I think he can help to carry your running game as an every-down back.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.50
It’s true, I don’t have to worry that I might lose my job so, I can give you an opinion about a player that others will be more cautious about giving you. When I watch the film of Pierre I see a north/south between the tackles running back. I see a running back with good overall size and with the lateral explosion to make his own yards. He can take the ball to the house on any down and distance, and from any place on the field. Others will say, he’s only 207 lbs…I don’t know, I think he can gain some bulk. Others will say, he’s not doing it against top college teams in the SEC…I don’t know, I think he can follow blockers and with 4.3 speed outrun most defenders in the SEC. Of course, there are others that will say, he’s too small to block…seriously, he’s almost six feet, and if you use him in the slot why do you care if he can block? I will say this, don’t make the mistakes and think Pierre can not be an effective between the tackles running back because that is where he gains most of his yardage. His ability to make his own yards is unique. Most running back his size, are just one gear backs and that’s why most consider them as not every down-backs. Pierre is more than just a one gear back. Pierre could be the type of back Defensive Coordinators will have to game plan for or they will be seeing ghosts all over the field until he magically appears in their end zone.

STRENGTHS
Lewis is a pure “hit you in the mouth” Safety. He has excellent straight-line speed and burst to the ball. Lewis is smart and does have the cover skills to be used in the slot against those bigger slot receivers. He shows excellent leadership skills on the field communicating and directing other players before the snap of the ball. Lewis loves coming from his deep safety position and shutting down the running game with intimidating tackles. Lewis is a marauder, with the mentality that everything in front of him is enemy territory and he needs to seek and destroy them. He makes running backs not want to run, and pass catches not want to catch a pass and does it all without getting called for too many penalties.

CONCERNS
Yes, yes, yes, Lewis will get called for some penalties during the season and you will have to live with that if you select him but remember this, what is penalized during the season seems to disappear in the playoffs. Lewis has good cover skills and athletic cover talent but as soon as a player gets behind him he panics and loses control of his athletic talent. He seems to lose his balance and his legs tighten up and in general, he becomes “jelly-like” trying to defend. Lewis is not afraid to get beat he just hates it.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.14
Lewis is smart but his style of play makes me believe that he has to gain more bulk without losing his pure speed to stay on the field and be productive. This would help teams decide how they are going to use Lewis, up near the line of scrimmage as a hybrid S/LB or as a pure deep safety with some “in the box” responsibilities, or develop his confidence and use him more as a cover hybrid Corner/Safety. No matter how you use him, he will become a leader for your defense and an enforcer, making the other team’s players pray the ball doesn’t come their way for fear Lewis will make them regret it.

STRENGTHS
Jaquan has all the attributes you look for in a pure safety for the next level. He has the size, speed, high football IQ, leadership skills and is a good solid tackler. Jaquan can be used at multiple positions on your defense. He can be used up near the line of scrimmage because he plays with power and strength, unique for his size. He has the speed to be used in a 2 deep zone or single-high safety because he is very quick to come up and support the run. He is an excellent zone cover safety and a good Red Zone cover or short-yardage cover safety because of his high football IQ and instincts. Jaquan can be a coach on the field and is the type of player a defense has to have to become a playoff defense.

CONCERNS
In the film I have seen on Jaquan, he seems to lack the cover skills teams are looking for in their safeties right now. He will have to prove that he has that flexibility in his workouts and if he does he could be selected early.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.28
Jaquan is a very impressive football player but teams are now looking for more than just an impressive football player at the safety position in this passing league. The value is now in the players who can cover and cover like a cornerback with the size of a safety. They are looking for an “everything” type of safety. Although Jaquan can be used at more than one position in the defensive backfield until he shows in his workouts that he has the potential to cover like a cornerback teams will overlook this very impressive football player. They will look for the player who can cover with size and skip the other characteristics that make a good football player. Jaquan might get lost a little bit in all the corners and safeties in this draft unless he can show he can cover but once he gets on the field he will be an impact player and a coach on the field for the team that selects him…bet on it.

STRENGTHS
Martin is a sleeper cornerback hiding in plain sight for all to see. He has excellent athletic talent and quickness and has the size and length teams drool over. Martin is a physical cornerback who is quick to support the run, fight through blocks and make tackles in space behind the line of scrimmage. He has a high football IQ being able to play in complicated zone coverages. Martin is an excellent communicator on the field and shows leadership skills through his play on the field. He has the quick/twitch athletic talent and cover skills to be used in any style of single coverages. As I stated before, Martin is a sleeper Defensive back who has excellent size and athletic talent, is physical, with a high football IQ, who is a good open-field tackler, who can play more than one defensive back position, hiding in plain sight for all to see.

CONCERNS
Martin is a good tackler but I’d like to see him wrap up more often and be more of a secure tackler. He doesn’t have many interceptions because he is all about denying the ball in the air and limiting RAC yards. He has the hands and it is not really in my opinion, a negative but you know how some teams will nit-pick. With his long legs, lining M. J. up in the slot against those smaller and quicker receivers is not very smart, and not very good coaching, but I’m sure some teams will consider that a negative also…I do not. I just consider it poor coaching and poor evaluation of talent if you do think that is a negative.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.72
Martin is a pure outside cover corner who can play in any zone coverage. He could also be used as a free safety and at times during a game, as an in-the-box safety. If your team doesn’t need a potential shut down corner because he might not be able to play in the slot, against all kinds of receivers then I suggest you move on. If you believe because he played mostly in a complicated zone coverage scheme, that he doesn’t have the athletic skills to cover a wide receiver one on one, I suggest you move on. If you don’t think that M. J. has the ability to read receivers and be physical and deny a receiver the ball in the air, I suggest you move on. I watch the film and I see a 6’2” 200 lbs, intelligent, cornerback who is physical and supports the run, and because of his long strides runs in the 4.4, 4.5 range and played in the SEC. Others I guess will see things differently and that’s why the draft is complicated.

STRENGTHS
Damarri has excellent athletic talent and size to play his position but his game is all about wearing his opponent down mentally and physically. He is an intimidating tackler and will gladly come up and support the ruin. Don’t misunderstand me, Damarri is an accomplished defensive back. At the same time, he will bite your ear off, like Mike Tyson, to stop a receiver from catching the ball or gaining run after the catch yardage. Damarri can play on the outside but I believe his impact should be as a slot cover corner. His long arms, along with his speed and quickness will allow him to match up against just about any size receiver.

CONCERNS
Damarri’s aggressiveness is a gift and a curse. If his athleticism is being matched on the field by the receiver he is matched up against, his aggressiveness becomes a curse real fast. It’s also hard to trust Damarri when he is in single coverage on the outside because he will guess and jump routes and screw up his footwork off the snap, leading to big plays against him. When he plays in the slot he does less guessing and more reacting. Between the potential penalties and potential big plays against him, the question is, can Damarri learn to be more of an asset than a liability?

BOTTOM LINE: 3.44
Damarri has the talent, size, speed, and quickness but he plays with the recklessness that makes it hard to trust him. If he can become more calculating in using that recklessness, Damari can become a top defensive player and play all over the defense instead of hiding him in the slot and praying he does less damage.

STRENGTHS
Jalyn is an extremely long, athletic cornerback. He is fast and with his length can cover ground and trail receivers and still make a play on the ball. He has good hands to make the interception and is a good solid tackler. Jalyn supports the run and uses his long arms to keep blockers off his body to make a tackle. He is very smart and takes the techniques that he has learned from practice into the game. Jalyn’s athletic talent, size, length, speed, and fluidness, is what every team is looking for right now in the perfect corner for the NFL. He can play in any style defense, because of those attributes and his intelligence.

CONCERNS
Jalyn is too careful and hesitates and doesn’t trust his athletic talent. He uses good techniques but mentally struggles with attacking the play and trusting his instincts to make a play. Most of these issues are because he hasn’t played enough but still he doesn’t have that “I will get you before you get me” mentality needed to be a top cornerback for the next level. If he can overcome the lack of that mentality, he can become a top cornerback for the team that selects him.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.33
Because Jalyn has only played one year and coming off a knee injury, Jaylyn has learned to read the play but he hasn’t learned to read the receiver. When and if he can learn to read both, he might start taking more calculated chances and making a play on the ball instead of hoping the play comes to him instead. I would not pass too long on selecting talent like this because Jalyn is a safe pick. He is a number 2 corner with the potential to be a number 1 corner and that is what I would consider a safe pick. Of course, add to that special team’s play because of his speed and ability to tackle in the open field and I’m not sure why any team would wait too long in the draft to select him. My guess is because this is a deep corner class that Jalyn could get lost because he is not going to be considered as a playmaking or aggressive corner. I believe that aggressiveness is there and just needs some time to come out of its shell. If I’m right some lucky team is going to have a number one cornerback who got selected in the late rounds. Nevertheless, stranger things have happed in a draft and maybe Jalyn will move up the more he works out and has his interviews. After all, Jalyn is very talented and has tremendous upside to his overall game.

STRENGTHS
Isaih is a mix between a three-down running back and a change-up running back. He has tremendous athletic talent with the explosive lateral agility to make his own yards between the tackles or in the open field. He also has the size, power, and quick feet to break tackles between the tackles or in the open field. He can catch the ball with no problems and is one of the hardest running backs in this draft between the tackles. He gives the effort needed to block for his quarterback on third downs and shows the leadership skills through his play on the field to be an excellent teammate. Isaih has the “potential” to be one of the better running backs in the draft. I’m just not sure what kind of running back he will be.

CONCERNS
If this kid would just slow down after you hand him the ball and wait for his blocks and learn to set up his blocks he could be an every-down running back. He just plays with one gear on every down and that one gear is full throttle as soon as he gets his hands on the ball. It’s very frustrating to watch because he is so dam impatient and runs himself into tackles. That being said, he is so quick and fast and runs with good vision, balance, and power, it’s surprising he doesn’t break every play for big yardage. The kid runs angry.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.67
Isaih reminds me of a player who was on the Buffalo Bills practice squad for I think, 3 years, Christian Wade. Christen came from England, played rugby, and showed in pre-season the same type of talent that Isaih has shown. I have never been able to understand why the Bills did not use Christian. I understand that he never played American Football but he still showed the skills to be used at some point on the team as a third-down back or even just on special teams as he showed in some pre-season games. If Isaih can just slow down a tiny, tiny, bit when handed the ball and analyze what is happening in front of him, he could be one of the best starting running backs out of this draft class. If he continues to play like a car, running with its headlights off, in the night with the cops chasing him, he can still be an impact player on special teams, third downs, and maybe as a number two slot receiver in the future. It will be up to him but my guess is, if he hasn’t learned to have more patience by now, he’s not going to change in the NFL. For the purposes of this draft, he should be considered more of a change-up running back with return special team talent and the talent to impact and score a touchdown, at any place on the field and on any down and distance. I’ll take that any time.