STRENGTHS
Matt is a magician catching the ball. His hand/eye coordination is excellent and his ability to catch the contested pass is right up there with the best receivers in this draft. Matt is quick off the line and quick in and out of his breaks in spite of his lack of pure receiver speed. Matt is a pure pass-catching Tight End and that is how he can impact. He will move the chains and inside the 50-yard line, he will break the big play. He does and will gain some yardage after the contested catch because of his size and the fact that he keeps his feet moving until he is brought down. The truth is, Matt does 2 things and only 2 things very well and those are, getting off the line quickly into his routes, with the ability to catch the ball blindfolded. He is a pass-catching weapon.

CONCERNS
Matt has the size and athletic talent and long arms, to be a solid blocker but the truth is, he isn’t a solid blocker now so, suggesting you are going to turn him into a solid blocker is foolish. Matt is what he is, a true pure pass-catching Tight End who runs the typical Tight End routes. Some teams will nit-pick about his age, but for me personally, as long as I see on film the potential to impact, I don’t believe that age should be a negative factor. But that’s just me.

BOTTOM LINE 3.31
If you’re looking for the next Gronk then I suggest, selecting Matt is not the answer in spite of his pass-catching skills and run after the catchability. If you’re looking for an impact pass-catching Tight End than Matt is your man. He is not fast but his ability to get off the line and quickly into his routes is the key to his ability to impact. Don’t get me wrong he has good, overall speed to get down the field but that quickness is the key along with his magical hands to catch the ball with a big catch radius. Matt can make impact plays in the passing game, all over the field, and in the red zone because of that quickness. Teams early in the draft, are looking for complete players who have the potential to impact so I don’t expect Matt to be selected as early as his talents suggest. Once again Matt doesn’t seem to be on any team’s radar right now so I guess you can consider him as a sleeper impact player for the team that selects him

STRENGTHS
Richie is a smart, athletically talented, defensive back/safety. When he turns his hips, he has excellent pure speed to run down players and make tackles. He might be the fastest safety in this draft. Because of that pure speed, and his ability to anticipate, Richie will not only make plays on the ball, but he will also create turnovers for others to make plays on the ball. He has good hands to make the interception and as I have stated before the speed to be used a single safety who can go sideline to sideline. In fact, that is what he truly brings to the next level. He is a good tackler and a willing safety who will come up quickly to support the run. Richie does have some cover skills but his ability to run and create turnovers because of his high football IQ and the skill to anticipate will make Richie attractive to just about any team in this draft.

CONCERNS
Sometimes, and because he is moved around so much, Richie is slow to react because he has so much confidence in his athleticism. Up near the line in pass coverage, his lack of quickness to change direction, is magnified in single coverage situations. The quick slot receivers will give him big problems. That being said, Richie does have the speed to recover and make the tackle on those quick receivers.

BOTTOM LINE 2.61
Richie is a pure impact, free safety, and better off the line with the play in front of him because of his pure straight-line speed, football intelligence, and anticipation skills. As long as he has time to turn his hips, Richie can recover quickly and make impact plays. Bringing him up to the line because of his quickness to support the run, get off blocks, and his skills to make a play on the ball off the line is fine and he will do well but, if you want Richie to impact for your defense, then keep him in situations where he can keep the play in front of him, and use his speed and anticipatory skills to make plays on the ball and create turnovers.

STRENGTHS
Kylin has the size, speed, and quickness to be an excellent starting running back for the team that selects him. He reads the blitz as well as any quarterback in college and pass blocks, as well as any H-back. Kylin plays the game with very little effort because he is so quick and has the balance, strength, and vision needed to make his own yards when he needs to. He can catch the ball out of the backfield and down the field like a receiver. What sets Kylin apart, from other running backs in this draft, is not just his size, speed, lateral explosion, hands, vision, balance, and strength to make yards on his own. What really sets him apart from others is his ability to read defenses and blitz’s like a QB and PASS BLOCKS like an H-back or Tight End.

CONCERNS
Kylin has been off the field for a while and will have to gain the trust of the NFL coaches in his interviews and knock off some rust. My biggest concern about Kylin is that he is one of the poorest route runners I have ever seen, coming out of the backfield.

BOTTOM LINE 1.94
Basically, the type of running back you have here is a bigger, stronger version of Giovani Bernard, before he got injured. That bigger version is also smart and a hell of a blocker. His ability to be of more value, to the team that selects him, is to take more of an interest in route running and when he does, Kylin could be one of the better running backs to play in the NFL. Kylin, with improvement in his route running, and with his type of running back skills, could be as valuable and as good as running back as Matt Forte was in his heydays for the Bears.

STRENGTHS
Daviyon has good overall movement skills for a player his size. He has good feet and when he sees the play in front of him he shows excellent strength and burst to make the play. He has enormously long arms that help him to bat down balls at the line of scrimmage. Daviyon has excellent overall potential to play more than one position on a defensive line and looks to be smart and learning on the field, understanding down and distance. He shows good lateral agility to string sweeps and dominate on screens. All in all, Daviyon has excellent developmental talents to play at the next level for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Daviyon struggles to get off blocks at times in just about every game. He also seems to handle double teams against him better than he handles being singled up. He refuses to use those long arms and pass-rushing techniques to his advantage when rushing the passer and settles too quickly slowing his feet, once he is engaged or stopped on his initial surge. I’m not convinced he is happy playing on the inside of the defensive line and I’m not sure I disagree with him but that means he has to lose weight and be more consistent with his techniques. Right now, Daviyon lacks the lower body strength to be dominant on the inside of a defensive line and is carrying too much weight, affecting his athleticism, to be effective on the outside of a defensive line.

BOTTOM LINE 3.89
Daviyon has the athletic talent to play on the outside as a power rusher in a 4/3 defense very much like Jason Pierre Paul but he has to lose weight and gain strength to do that. I believe with his talent that’s where he belongs, at defensive end in a 4/3 defense. Inside as a DT or even a DE in a 3/4, his lower body is just not strong enough to handle a 16-game schedule. That being said on obvious passing downs line up over the center he is too quick to handle right now so moving him around your defense at some point in the future would be beneficial. As far as playing inside all the time, he does have the option of going into the weight room and gaining more muscle in his lower body but that will take time. With his athletic talent and the right passion to play, he just might turn into a hell of a defensive lineman because the talent, is there to develop.

STRENGTHS
Amari has the size, speed, and hands to be an excellent receiver for the team that selects him. He can play in the slot or come out of the backfield on third downs, making matching up with him something most teams will find difficult. Amari shows good enough hands to make the catch on the deep ball when he gets behind the defense. In the right system, with the right quarterback, and the right coaching, Amari can have an impact for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Amari has a small catch radius and struggles with consistency when catching contested passes. He also struggles getting off the line and needs to be lined up off the line or on the move to gain the advantage when running routes.

BOTTOM LINE 4.11
As I stated before, in the slot, or on the move, Amari can have some impact on the team that selects him but he is limited because of his limited catch radius and inconsistency catching contested passes to be a top receiver for the team that selects him. If he improves his route running and ability to catch contested passes than Amari will have more impact at the next level. It’s all up to him.

STRENGTHS
Eric is that long, lengthy, corner with excellent speed and overall cover skills that teams are looking for in every draft. He is a quick/twitch athlete that plays his position with such ease because of his athletic talent. There is no effort to his movements, there is no stress to catching up to a player, there is no panic to his ability to cover any size receiver he goes up against. In most cases, Eric has more athletic talent than most receivers he goes up against at the college level. He has the size, speed and quickness to be considered as a possible shut down corner at the next level in the right defensive system.

CONCERNS
Eric has such a slight build, and although he never shy’s away from tackling in open space, it does make you wonder if he can stand up to the more physical receivers at the next level for a 16-game schedule? He does a good job playing some zone coverage but he is definitely a better fit for man-to-man coverage, and that makes him more of a one-trick pony… so to speak.

BOTTOM LINE 2.67
Eric’s body type does not look like it could add more bulk without it affecting his speed and quickness. Until he proves he can handle more physical receivers and plays a 16-game schedule, every team will be concerned about his size and if he can stay on the field. He does have that wiry strength and is fearless on the field and plays with the passion you look for in a cover corner but, because of his slight build, playing zone coverages and tackling in the open field without getting injured is a concern, and like I stated before that makes Eric more of a one-trick pony, that not every team will be willing to select as early as his talents suggest. He reminds me a lot of former Cardinals, Eagles, Broncos, Giants, Raiders, Redskins, Dominique Rodgers Cromartie who was the 16th pick of the 2008 draft. When Dominque came out he was 6’2” 205 lbs and ran a 4.33 with a 1.41 ten-yard split and 17 reps, at the combine. Eric is 6’1” 194 lbs and ran a 4.25 and a 4.30 in a “comfortable” Georgia pro day, and to my knowledge did not lift. I don’t like nit-picking a player because of some possible injury concerns that could happen in their future. That doesn’t make much sense to me, nevertheless the fact that he will struggle physically in certain styles of defenses is what I’m looking at as the biggest concern, and for me, I like to rate players higher if they can play more than one position in different styles of defense, and right now I see Eric (even with all of his talent) as a one-trick pony who fits and can impact in a certain style of defense.

STRENGTHS
Greg has the size and length to be a shut-down corner for the team that selects him. He has quick feet and good foot speed, to stay with any kind of wide receiver big or small…Slow or fast. Greg is smart and can play in any style of defensive system. He understands “spacing awareness” and not many young DB’s understand the importance of that skill when playing in zone coverage. He has excellent talent and size to be excellent in single coverage situations but what Greg brings to the next level that makes me suggest that he can be a shutdown corner for the team that selects him? Greg’s competitive nature is outstanding and that along with his athletic talent, size/length, and high football IQ are the ingredients that a pure cover corner needs to have for the next level.

CONCERNS
Greg has to become a better and more secure tackler. He is a willing tackler but he is not a form tackler. He also needs to get bigger in his upper body and gain better strength in his hands, to get off his blocks quicker on those sweeps and screens but the key will be improving his tackling in general.

BOTTOM LINE 1.86
When I watch this team in a game, you see how well-coached they are. When I watch Greg, all I see is this… “I do not want you to beat me” attitude and excellent talent. In the draft, you have to look for players who want to compete on every down and who have talent, and intelligence. Then, of course, you look for speed and quickness and that’s the player you target to add to your team. Greg is a target player, he just has to improve his tackling and get a little stronger with his hands and in his upper body, and truthfully, you can say that about most players who are coming out in the draft. But what you can’t say about most players in a draft is…do they have the talent, length, speed, quickness, intelligence and are they competitive enough to show up for work after you hand them a million dollars? Think about it. What I see in Greg is, a talented, well-coached player who has that needed competitive nature, to be an impact player and a team player at the next level.

STRENGTHS
Brevin is a solid football player and a smart one. He is used all over the offense as an in-line blocker or off the line blocker and a blocker in space. He shows solid hands to catch the ball but his ability to fight tooth and nail, without penalty, to make his blocks is the key to Brevin becoming an intricate part of a team’s offense at the next level. When Brevin lines up in the slot or out wide in the red zone as a receiver he can take the quick pass and make yardage that can move the chains but the truth is, Brevin success at the next level will be based on his ability to block, very much like 49ers Kyle Juszczyk.

CONCERNS
Brevin doesn’t have the athletic talent and skills to have much of an impact in a team’s passing game. Oh, he can catch the ball as good as most but he just doesn’t have the speed or quickness to scare defenders unless they forget about him and think he is going to block them instead of running a route. Brevin will have to get stronger and work on his quickness but as long as he realizes what his strength is for the next level he can become very successful at the next level.

BOTTOM LINE 4.78
What you see, is what you get with Brevin and if you are going to use him as the 49ers use Kyle Juszczyk than Brevin, because of his ability to block and high football IQ can become an intricate part of a team’s offense. Nevertheless, if a team doesn’t use a fullback or H-back or for that matter a true blocking TE then don’t bother to select him.

STRENGTHS
TuTu is a speed receiver with the quickness to separate from any defensive player on the field you put up against him. He shows excellent hands to catch the deep ball and as far as being able to catch contested passes forgetaboutit, because his ability to separate doesn’t allow for any defensive back to stay with him to contest a pass. TuTu can play inside receiver or outside, as a receiver. He is smart and shows the ability to get open when the play breaks down, and when that happens big plays are bound to follow. In the middle of the field, TuTu is a threat on every pass play (no matter the down and distance) to score a touchdown or make big yardage on those third and long downs. TuTu can be a weapon but like most weapons, if they are not able to be used or get broken then they will not be effective.

CONCERNS
TuTu size and lack of bulk makes him an easy to be a target for defensive backs to punish him on every route and every tackle and that means TuTu might not be available to impact. The other side to that argument is that he is so fast and quick and it’s hard for an opponent to get their hands on him to punish him and be physical with him, at least they weren’t able to at the college level.

BOTTOM LINE 2.64
You would like to use TuTu’s speed and quickness on special teams but the truth is, seeing a 230lbs special teams’ player, going down the field like a mad man, making a hit on this kid at full force, scares the crap out of me and makes me think that we might never see him on a football field ever again. I’m not suggesting TuTu is frail, on contrary, he’s a tough kid and a smart kid and knows how to keep away from getting hit. He is not afraid to go over the middle or make the tough catch to move the chains but the fact of the matter is, that’s not the smart way to use him. To use him on the return units on special teams is not smart either. You use him the outside so that he can use the sidelines to his advantage keeping him away from the big hits and using his speed to keep the defense-wide and making a safety have to help over the top. That opens up the middle of the field because anytime TuTu gets his hands on the ball, he can take it to the house. Think of him as a Don Beebe, John Brown, Ted Ginn type of impact player whose impact is in the potential to score on any play, making defenses game plan for him and not so much in the stats at the end of the game. Although if you have a strong-arm QB, who can throw the ball to him on those exciting deep passes, then maybe, just maybe, if he stays healthy, the stats will follow.

STRENGTHS
JaCoby is one of the most versatile, unique, impact, defensive players in this draft. He has excellent size, speed, and agility to play more than one position on your defense line, at linebacker or in one of a team’s defensive back positions. Jacoby has a high football IQ and shows leadership skills through his play on the field and, through his ability to make the players around him better. He has those long arms that make it easy for him to trail in coverage and make plays on the ball, or shed blocks and make tackles up on the line of scrimmage. He has excellent change of direction skills and foot speed and quickness. Jacoby is a leader on the field and something tells me he is a leader in the locker room also. Although Jacoby has excellent athletic talent and size, what makes him stand out in my mind is his leadership, character, and high football IQ to play more than one position on defense and act as a coach on the field. On film, it looks to me that Jacoby has the ability to be a franchise defensive player, the kind of player you build your defense around. I call him JaCoby (Diablo) Stevens because like the very intelligent crow, he leans as he flies around the field, and is the smartest crow in the flock.

CONCERNS
As I always say, you can nitpick any player right into a lower round but I prefer to recognize the obvious and select the obvious and leave the nitpicking to others. He can improve and I suspect he will continue to improve. JaCoby does prefer that the play stay in front of him and is smart enough to force plays and players when he is used in coverage, to stay in front of him.

BOTTOM LINE 1.72
Jacoby is that new defensive style of player who can cover, tackle in the open field, chase down players, be used as an edge rusher, inside linebacker, slot cover back, deep safety, and in general, be able to act as a team’s coach on the field. He reminds me a lot of former Panthers Luke Kuechly except Jacoby, is a little more athletic in coverage than Luke was. That being said, I believe Jacoby has the potential to have the same impact for the team that selects him on defense, that Luke has had in his career. As of this writing, JaCoby is listed as the 151st player, on Rob’s draft board, so it is obvious that I am not only out on a limb with this profile but I’m bending that limb just inches away from breaking it right now. I’m telling you JaCoby is a top ten pick in this draft while the rest of the Draft World is suggesting that he will be lucky if he is even selected. All I can tell you is if I’m wrong about Jacoby, I still don’t lose my job but if I’m right…no one cares anyway, So I guess that I’ll just be right…as usual. It’s hard to be a Draftnik and live in obscurity.

STRENGTHS
Levi is quick off the snap of the ball and changes the line of scrimmage in his favor on almost every snap. He has those long arms and natural strength that allow him to control his opponent at the line of scrimmage. His quickness and leverage off the snap of the ball with excellent power is unique to only a few types of defensive linemen in the NFL. Levi has good enough size, to play more than one position on the defensive line and has the athletic talent to be an impact defensive lineman. Nevertheless, it takes more than talent to play at a high level in the NFL.

CONCERNS
Levi struggles to finish consistently. He is very sloppy with his techniques and if I’m a coach and see one more stupid spin move on film I think I’m going to puke. Levi and the team that selects him will have to decide what size they want him to play at and what position they want him to play at and, what they expect from him on every down and distance. It will be up to Levi to live up to those expectations and right now I struggle thinking he will

BOTTOM LINE 3.44
Levi reminds me a lot of Arizona Cardinals 2016 1st round pick DL Robert Nkemdiche (profile in the archives). Levi like Robert has top ten athletic talent but I question his passion off the field as to if he has the work ethic to play up to that top ten talent. Everything comes easy to Levi because of that talent on the field. He can turn that talent on and off any time he wants because of the athletic talent and really is the problem. He could be a hell of a defensive end in a 4/3 or 3/4 and he does an excellent job on obvious passing downs as a nose tackle because of his quickness and power off the snap to dominate. Levi could be as good as former Giants Michael Strahan or he could be a solid defensive lineman who just hangs on, going from team to team every couple of years, making a whole lot of money, and just being good enough to be signed by another team whose coaches who think THEY will get him to reach his full potential. So, what to do on draft day, you select him where I have him rated and hope he plays with a chip on his shoulder and reaches his potential but don’t expect to sign him for his next contract because Levi will expect a big payday and once he receives that big payday who knows if he will continue to play at the level that payday will expect of him or…he could be the next Michael Strahan! What to do…What to do?