STRENGTHS
Logan is an inside defensive lineman who has good athleticism and size to play more than one position, depending on down and distance. He is a strong pass rusher using good techniques and pad level to get into the backfield quickly. Logan is tall with long arms and legs and is quick off the line and this allows him on passing downs to have an advantage off the snap to be disruptive. Logan can be used inside in a 4/3 defense or on the outside in a 3/4 defense. On passing downs, he can be used over the center and this will give the team that selects him a lot of options. Logan’s pass-rushing skills and techniques might be the most mature out of this group of inside defensive linemen in this draft class.

CONCERNS
Logan’s pass-rushing skills will get him drafted but his lack of attention to stuffing the run will make him expendable in the future. His lack of attention to detail, anticipating where the double team is coming from, and overall inconsistency in shedding blocks and making tackles at the line of scrimmage are frustrating to me. He has the talent and size to be a complete Defensive lineman but he has to “want” to do the grunt work. For the purpose of this draft, I consider Logan as a system defensive lineman and if I’m correct this will affect his draft status.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.64
I like Logan’s talent but I’d like him more if he was as concerned about shutting down a team’s running game as he is rushing the passer. There is no doubt that if Logan plays in what I call a “one gap attack” type of defense that he can be very effective. There is no doubt in my mind that on passing downs he can be very disruptive. That being said, you must know by now, that I don’t give high marks to players who are not trying to be complete players. Since I do not interview players or interact with them I can only go by what I see on film. What I see with Logan is a very good pass rusher from the inside who will need to be in the right system to maximize his talents. I’m sure many others will think differently.

STRENGTHS
Tyler looks like an athletic offensive guard, player offensive tackle. He has good size and strength and is a powerful offensive lineman. He shows just enough lateral agility and quickness to be moved inside as a guard. Tyler is quick out of his stance and excellent at going out to the second level making his blocks. He has the athleticism to be used as a pulling offensive lineman and on sweeps and screens. Tyler has excellent athletic talent to play more than one position on the offensive line for the team that selects him but as I always say, it takes more than talent to play in the NFL.

CONCERNS
Tyler when playing tackle has never known a penalty that he didn’t want to commit. After being a starting offensive lineman for his college team his techniques are so poor it makes my headache. This sends a signal to me that Tyler is not very coachable and struggles with authority figures. It also sends a signal to me that most authority figures in his football life have enabled this attitude because of his athletic talent. To minimize these issues, I think you have to move him inside.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.67
I love his potential at guard. I love the fact that a very smart center who he can have respect for, will help him to mature. I love his power to run block and his athleticism to pass block. But I don’t love using him as a tackle and I think that using him as a tackle will be his downfall. After he is in the NFL for 4 or 5 years, a team might ask him to move to tackle in a pinch, but he should be a hell of a guard. I believe that Tyler can be a pro bowl guard and one of the best in the NFL.

STRENGTHS
Arnold has the potential to be an excellent and complete Defensive End/Edge Rusher for the team that selects him. He reminds me a little bit of Bills Jerry Hughes, same size and speed, and gives good effort on every play. He does a solid job against the run and shows no lack of toughness to make the tackle at the line of scrimmage. He has very long arms that allow him to play bigger than his size. Arnold doesn’t back down from doing his job. His ability to pass rush still has a lot more upside to it. Arnold has the potential to be a double-digit sack type of edge rusher and because of his long arms, should become a solid run defender too.

CONCERNS
He has to improve the strength in his hands to shed blocks quickly and he has to improve his football intelligence and pay more attention to the details of his position. That being said the number one issue he must improve on is his “get off” at the snap of the ball. He has to get quicker and more powerful and once he does that he will reach his potential to be a double-digit sack player.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.94
Arnold has to get quicker and stronger off the snap of the ball. He has athletic talents and as long as he works hard, gains more strength in his hands and in his lower body, Arnold should become an excellent defensive lineman for the team that selects him. As I stated before he has the potential to be a double-digit sack edged rusher. Just give him some time. It took some time for Jerry Hughes to impact. Jerry was selected in the 1st round and because of the depth at his position and lack of production, he was traded to the Buffalo Bills. In his first three years with the Colts, Jerry accumulated a total of 5 sacks and 29 solo tackles. After he was traded to the Buffalo Bills, the first year, Jerry had 10 sacks and 32 solo tackles. Sometimes it takes a little time to develop a player selected in the 1st round like Jerry was. I suspect in this deep Edge Rusher class, that Arnold might not be selected until the later rounds but you never know so, look at Rob’s board to keep track of Arnold, and hope the team that selects him gives him some time to develop.

STRENGTHS
Jalen has the most upside of any Tight End in this draft class. He is a very good pass blocker and his length, speed, and quickness will make him a nightmare matchup in the red zone on passing downs. He is a long, quick/twitch athlete with excellent feet and lateral agility. Jalen’s effort to block in the running game is commendable. His ability to block in the open field is excellent. Jalen has very good hand/eye coordination and a BIG pass-catching radius. He is a big and aggressive run after the catch receiver. Jalen has the athletic talent and pass-catching hands to make the big play at any point on the field. He also has the pass blocking talent to give his quarterback the time in the pocket to make the big play. Jalen has the “potential” to be as impacting as former Charges Antonio Gates.

CONCERNS
If I want to nit-pick I can say that he is not a great run blocker but his effort is outstanding and he could get better. Jalen has the lower body type of a receiver and long legs so, getting better run blocking, might be asking too much of him. He also needs to learn better communication skills when running his pass routes. By that I mean, learn to read defenses on the run like a quarterback, think like a quarterback, be one with his quarterback. When that happens, he will become a weapon on passing downs.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.19
Jalen could be scary good as soon as he studies the game and pays more attention to the details of his position. He reminds me a lot of former Chargers Tight End Antonio Gates and yes, I am suggesting that with the right quarterback and play-caller, he could have the same impact in the passing game as Antonio had. Jalen is a better blocker than Antonio was but, Antonio was a much smarter and better route runner than Jalen is right now. Jalen has the athletic talent to be effective against all types of defenses, zone coverage, or against single coverages but he has to work harder on his route running intelligence. If he will work hard and improve that aspect of his game there will be no stopping his impact on the team that selects him.

STRENGTHS
Isaiah is an athletically talented multi-dimensional player. He has good size and good speed and is a quick-twitch athlete. He is smart and understands his assignments when blocking or running routes. Isaiah has good eye/hand coordination to catch the ball down the field as good as any receiver in this draft class. Isaiah has the talent to be an excellent blocker. He has a short stride that makes it easy for him to keep his balance and strength when he makes his cuts or needs to separate from a defender. Isaiah is able to break tackles after he catches the ball or when he is used on sweeps across the line of scrimmage. The truth is Isaiah has the potential and football intelligence to be more than just an H-Back/Tight End.

CONCERNS
It’s not about Isaiah’s talents or football IQ. It’s all about trust. Do you trust him to finish his blocks every time? Do you trust him to run his routes with effort every time? Do you trust him to be consistent and play with the same effort in every game? It’s all about trust because Isaiah seems to be more impressed with himself than he is in impressing his teammates and coaches with consistency.

BOTTOM LINE: 3.78
I’ll be honest, I get pissed when I see players with this type of talent not play with consistency. I’ve seen Isaiah on film, go out to make a block, then just before he makes contact beg off. I have also seen him make that same block later in that same game and put a defender on his back springing a teammate for a touchdown. I have seen him on film run a route and then not make his break because a safety pushed him off his route, and then later in that same game, turn that same safety around and make a catch that most players are not able to make. You tell me why he plays like this because I haven’t got a clue. I will say this about Isaiah, there is no reason not to keep him busy. I would use him all over the offense like a Deebo Samuels is used by the 49ers. He has the talent and football IQ and I think if you keep him busy he just might play with more consistency. Use him out of the backfield, outside as a receiver, in the slot, and as an H-back or move receiver. I would make the other team game plan for him but I would never run my offense through him because… I just don’t trust him. He just might, when you don’t expect it, give up the block that gets a QB injured or make the QB double-clutch or throw an interception all because he didn’t give the full effort on the route or the block. Isaiah needs hard coaching and Coaches at the NFL level don’t have time for that anymore, or maybe they do!

STRENGTHS
Greg is a master at catching the football. He has those diaper-changing soft hands that make babies happy to have their diapers changed. He is smart and an excellent zone receiver. Greg has that “feel” for the soft area of zone coverages while he is running the route. He has solid speed and solid overall athleticism. Greg has the soft diaper changing hands, and the high football IQ to become an impact TE/H-back style receiver in the right system for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Greg’s numbers at the combine are equal to Zack Ertz when he came out and yet, Greg is not the athlete Zack is. He looks slow and very heavy-legged, clumping down the field instead of running down the field. Greg is not a “break a tackle” type of player so there will not be much run after the catch yardage for him. His athletic talent to block on the line of scrimmage or in open space is lacking and expecting him to work on blocking and getting better is a reach. Nevertheless, he has those diaper-changing soft hands, a high football IQ, and a “feel” to run routes against zone coverages.

BOTTOM LINE: 3.33
Greg is too slow, yet he runs as fast as Zack Ertz, and all his other combine numbers are equal to Zack’s when he came out. Greg can’t block but… Zack Ertz had to do a lot of work to improve as a blocker too. Zack Ertz became the impact player that he has become because of his ability to catch the football, high football IQ and he was coached by Chip Kelly. Does Greg remind me of Zack Ertz? No way…my first impression of Greg was that he did not have the athleticism to play at the next level. He looked slow, heavy-legged, couldn’t block, couldn’t get off the line, not much separation, and in general, was not going to make it at any position at the next level. Nevertheless, when I watched film of Greg, I could not understand how he got open all the time. Truthfully, I did not want to do a profile on Greg because I didn’t think he deserve a bad one from me. After all, he was productive and worked hard I just didn’t think he was a good enough athlete. So, I went back to the film because his name kept coming up. I saw a player in a system that helped Greg impact and made use of his soft diaper-changing hands and football intelligence. Then I went back to Zack Ertz’s combine numbers and saw the similarities and now I see Greg’s potential. Maybe I’m just seeing something that really isn’t there and maybe Greg, in the right system and with the right coaching can impact like Zack Ertz. I do know this, I’m a lot more interested in drafting him than I was when I first saw him play…a lot more.

STRENGTHS
Christian reminds me a lot of former Lions Calvin Johnson. He is not as big, bulk wise but has the same speed and catch radius as Calvin had. Christian shows on film the quickness to get in and out of his breaks and is a smart receiver. He showed in the Senior Bowl practices the quickness to get off the line of scrimmage against corners when line up outside. Christian is a good route runner and understands zone coverages. On film, you can see that he likes the challenge and is very competitive. With his quick feet, he does a good job adjusting to the ball in the air and making the difficult catch. Christian has the potential to be a franchise receiver for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Christian will have to improve the strength in his hands and until he does he will drop some contested passes. He still needs time to get stronger and learn more tricks of the route running trade. He will also have to get use, to the velocity of the ball being thrown to him on intermediate routes at the next level. Christian has a lot to learn but I think he has that competitiveness streak in him that gives him the work ethic needed.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.94
Cavin Johnson was 6’ 5”, 235 lbs, and ran a 4.3 in his forty. Christian is 6’ 4”, 208 lbs, and ran a 4.3 in his forty. When I say a player “reminds” me of another player it does not mean I think he will be as good as that player was. It just means that a player has some similar aspects or appearance or qualities to his game in general of another player. It does not mean I think one player will be as good or have as good a career as the other player. Christian has to improve the strength in his hands. Calvin had the strongest hands I ever saw in a wide receiver right out of college. That being said, Christian is aggressive in his route running and aggressive catching the ball, and on the deep ball uses his body and speed very well, as Calvin did. Because I suggest that Christian can be a “franchise” receiver does not mean he can be the franchise receiver that Calvin was. It just means I believe Christian has the POTENTIAL to be a number one receiver for the team that selects him just like a number of other franchise receivers or number one receivers. Let’s not misinterpret the word “reminds” to mean anything more than a player makes me remember another player because that’s all that it means. That being said, I do like Christian’s potential to be an excellent receiver for the team that selects him. I think he has the work ethic and talent to learn and be a lot better than he is right now.

STRENGTHS
Brian is one of the most instinctive linebackers in this draft class. He has a burst and commitment to the ball that’s as good as any linebacker in this draft class. He has good cover skills and is very smart and is a leader and playmaker on the field. Brian will chase down players, going sideline to sideline to make a tackle. He has that quick speed that allows him to line up deep in a defenses scheme, to sack a quarterback. He will overwhelm a running back trying to block him when he is used to blitz because of his speed, quickness, and ability to change directions in a phone booth. Brian can be an impact player for the team that selects him…in the right defensive scheme.

CONCERNS
In spite of Brian’s talents, he can be taken advantage of at the next level. He doesn’t have the long speed to hang with big receivers in coverage. He also doesn’t have the lower body strength, or the body type, that can add the lower body bulk needed to be effective shedding blocks and becoming a “stout against the run”, type of linebacker. He will also struggle in coverage to move players off their routes, disturbing the rhythm of a passing play.

BOTTOM LINE 3.33
Brian in the right defensive system can be an impact linebacker. Use him to attack the line of scrimmage and in matchup zone coverages and this guy will shock teams on how effective and impacting he can be. It’s simple, he is a run and chase linebacker or an in-the-box safety. He beats the angle on sweeps and screens and shuts down anything that allows him to run to the play. Just don’t ask him to be your goal line linebacker or your middle linebacker or your cover linebacker. He reminds me a lot of Giants Blake Martinez. Keep those big 2 gap defensive linemen in front of him and let him run to the play and Brian could be one of the better linebackers from this very talented linebacker class. Because Brian is a systems linebacker this will affect his draft status. The team that runs this type of defense will rate him higher than other teams. Blake Martinez is a good systems linebacker. He was selected in the 4th round of the 2016 Draft. Just saying.

STRENGTHS
David reminds me a lot of a bigger Jarvis Landry. He works out of the slot, against zone coverages and will run those quick Tight End routes to death. He has excellent hands and when you go to jump his route he is smart and uses double moves to surprise you and make you pay. David has very good hands and will catch just about anything thrown at him. He has solid run after the catch skills to move the chains and make 1st downs. In the right offensive scheme, David can be just as productive at the next level as he was at the college level.

CONCERNS
I think the biggest concern is, can David play on the outside and get separation and be productive? David is a big slot receiver and gets most of his production from that position lined up against linebackers and safeties on short quick routes and double moves. I will say this much, he runs very good routes and has a knack for getting free against zone coverages for sure, and he does a good job on those quick off-the-line, dragging routes. As far as running the whole route tree and getting free against single coverages that’s a big question mark.

BOTTOM LINE 4.01
If David is in the right offensive system with the right play-caller and the right quarterback he can be very productive. If David can prove that he can play more than one receiver position he can be more than just a productive slot receiver. He is smart enough and although he doesn’t have elite athletic talent, that should not hold him back from becoming the type of route runner who drives defensive backs crazy, magically getting separation. David just has to want to be better than he is right now and that will require a lot of hard work and attention to detail. What I see on film is a receiver who so far, has taken the easy road to success and had a coach who was smart, and a play-caller who used what talent David has to great advantage. It will be all up to David how much farther in his development he wants to go. Meanwhile, he should be a solid slot receiver for the team that selects him in this draft.

STRENGTHS
Isaiah is a good solid running back. He has good athletic talent and size. He does a good job catching the ball out of the backfield in check-down situations. Isaiah gives good effort blocking. He has solid balance and will break some tackles. Isaiah has been a very productive running back for his college team and that shows his dependability and mature leadership skills

CONCERNS
I don’t see the lateral agility and explosion out of his cuts and breaks I like to see in a running back for the next level. He lacks pass-catching skills to catch the ball down the field and his blocking, in general, is sketchy at best. Isaiah does not play to his size and lacks the power when running through the tackles. He has good speed but doesn’t play to that speed on the field.

BOTTOM LINE 4.00
Isaiah’s production at the college level is impressive but his overall game and the athletic talent that I see on film will limit his ability to be that productive at the next level. At least that’s what I see, I’m sure others see him differently. We all know that if a running back fits a system they can be much better than they have been at the college level. We have also seen many running backs who have been productive and look like potential excellent running backs, fail big time in the NFL. It’s one of the reasons the position has been considered of less value over the years. There is nothing that I have said that means Isaiah is not going to be a top running back in the NFL. It just means for me, if I were selecting a running back in this draft, Isiah would not be one I would consider selected early in this draft.

STRENGTHS
Velus is an accomplished receiver with the athletic talent and high football IQ to become a number one receiver for the team that selects him. He has good size and bulk and is an excellent route runner to go along with his 4.3 speed. Velus has that sneaky kind of speed that surprises most defensive backs. He is a very deceiving route runner changing gears, forcing defensive backs to hesitate as he goes by them. He can adjust to the ball in the air and make acrobatic catches. Velus runs the route tree and has the upper and lower body strength that makes it difficult to move him off his routes. He has the mature decision-making ability to be used on the return units for special teams. As I stated before, Velus is an accomplished, quality receiver with good size, excellent hands, and has strong run after the catch skills. Velus is an underrated receiver in a very talented receiver class.

CONCERNS
There is not much upside to Velus’s overall game and this pisses off a lot of coaches who are trying very hard to make a name for themselves in their coaching field. His 4.3 speed has brought him some attention but because he does everything well, he doesn’t stand out. How ironic is that?

BOTTOM LINE 2.39
There is a lot of Stephon Diggs in this kids’ game. He has excellent mental toughness and leadership skills. His route running is very good and strong. Add to that his smart “run after the catch” skills, not to get injured, and you wind up with a very dependable receiver who QB’s can trust to make the big play. Velus most likely, will not be selected till the later rounds but once he gets on the field he won’t come off. He’s that type of player, smart dependable, talented, and taken for granted because he does everything on the field with the ease that makes it easy not to notice him. Velus is what I call a “You Just Never Know Receiver”. You never know. He could wind up being just a number 3 receiver and help on special teams, or, he could wind up being your number 2 receiver because he is dependable and runs strong routes, or, he could wind up being your most important and impact receiver like Stephon Diggs became after he was selected in his draft in the 5th round. You just never know.