STRENGTHS
Andre is a playmaking defensive back. He has the ability to track the ball in the air like a center fielder. He has excellent hands to make the interception and the speed, vision, and enough change of direction skills to take it to the house. Andre is very smart and calculating and knows exactly the right time, to leave his zone responsibilities to make the interception or make an impact tackle. He seems to always be around the ball and will support the run as quickly as any linebacker in the draft. He shows excellent foot quickness, speed, and burst to the ball, and is an intimidating tackler. Andre shows leadership skills through his play on the field but what he brings with him to the next level is the ability to take the ball away from his opponents with unique skills to intercepting the ball.

CONCERNS
In the film I have, Andre played in a lot of zone coverages, and let me tell you in zone, this kid is outstanding. In coverage and when used up close to the line of scrimmage I saw a player who is a little light and struggles, to handle plays right at him. He was solid in short area coverages but I believe the question for most teams will be his pure speed and how good he actually is in single coverage in the slot against bigger receivers. Also, Andre had a knee injury (ACL Tear) this year and between that and no combine, the evaluation on his pure speed might be difficult to access.

BOTTOM LINE 2.17
In 2018 Andre had 7 interceptions and 9 pass defenses in 13 games. In 2019 in 9 games he had 5 interceptions and 5 pass defenses. Watching him on film and appreciating his athleticism, it’s a good bet his coverage skills are solid. I know his zone skills are outstanding but he does play light up near the line of scrimmage and that means most teams will look at him as a free safety if he has the speed to go sideline to sideline. Teams that play a lot of 2 deep some won’t give a dam because Andre is a ball hawk, and he was made to play in that style of defense. That being said, he does have some concerns that will affect how every team views him in their defense system and that will affect his draft status but it won’t affect how he plays the game once he gets on the field. The facts are, Andre is an intimidating tackler who can fool quarterbacks into making mistakes and interceptions. The type of defensive back quarterbacks and offensive coordinators have to be careful when game planning and calling plays. Most safeties with these concerns are selected later than I would (3rd, 4th, 5th Rd’s) but trust me, once he gets on the field he will be considered by most, as one of the steals of this draft.

STRENGTHS
Rondale is the type of receiver who can play in the slot, out wide, or coming out of the backfield. He can return punts or kicks and I bet he could even be used to block punts if you needed him to. He has good size and overall strength with the lower body strength to break tackles in the open field if you can lay hands on him. His vision and lateral agility is equal to any running back in the draft. He shows excellent balance and not only can he make yardage after the catch but his quickness running routes, to separate from coverage, is equal to any receiver in this draft. Rondale is a weapon, a match up nightmare, the type of player who should not be pigeon holed into playing just one offensive position.

CONCERNS
Rondale’s size, will be an issue for some teams, add to that a knee injury in his second year and coming off that knee injury in the covid year, and basically, you have only one year of production to base selecting Rondale on. That will be the biggest concern along with how well his knee injury has healed.

BOTTOM LINE 2.06
Rondale stats for his freshman year are, 114 receptions for 1,258 yards, 12 TD’s, 11-yard average per catch. The next year before his injury he averaged 13.3 yards per catch on 29 receptions for 387 yards increasing his average yards per catch when he was being game planned for. But here is the real concern, in the covid year he averaged 7.7 yards per carry on 35 receptions for 270 yards. Now granted, he only played in three games in 2020 but still, it might prove and question, if Rondale is completely back “mentally” from his knee injury as well as physically. Nevertheless, there is no question about his ability to impact if he is healthy and I have no doubt that once he is healthy, Rondale can impact for the team that selects him. Watching Rondale on film reminds me of former Panther Steve Smith because of his size and stoutness. He looks to be just as fast and quick but what really separates Rondale from other smaller receivers in this draft is the fact he can play outside as well as inside. Most smaller receivers don’t have the strength and bulk, along with the quickness, to stand up to taller corners and not get moved off their routes easily. Rondale will also go across the middle and make the tough catch and he is smart. Because of his high football IQ to play more than one position and athletic talent and stoutness like Steve Smith, Rondale could be the type of playmaker a Quarterback could go to, in any situation to make a momentum-changing play in a game.

STRENGTHS
Teven is a big offensive lineman with long arms. His movement skills should allow him to be a good fit as a guard at the next level.

CONCERNS
Teven has had a lot of repetitions on the offensive line so to watch on film, at this point of his career, how out of NFL football shape he is, how sloppy his techniques are, how poor his balance is the quicker he tries to move his feet, how he lunges once he engages and stops moving his feet, is mind-boggling to me. He also holds on just about every play. He has a lot of work to do and the fact he opted out after a mysterious injury to work on the draft shows me that he knows he needs a lot of work. It reminds me of that kid who waits until the last minute to study for the test. That kid either fails or squeaks out, a passing grade, and is happy with that grade.

BOTTOM LINE 4.56
Well maybe, if Teven gets in better NFL shape all of his negatives will turn into positives. It’s possible…enough to be considered as a solid guard but, I’m not convinced at the next level he can play a tackle position. But that’s just me, I’m sure many others think differently. At least we know Teven’s agent thinks differently because right now as of this writing Teven is being considered as a possible 1st round pick by some people in the media. For me, I’d let someone else pick Teven and see where he is, physically and mentally at the end of his first contract. But like I said…that’s just me and you never know, if he works hard and gains strength and better techniques he does have the size to play a tackle position…you just never know. That being said as I stated before, I’d let someone else do all the work.

STRENGTHS
Joe has the talent, size, and length to be an impact Defensive End for the team that selects him. He has the talent to change the line of scrimmage in his favor on every down. He has those long arms and legs that make it easy for him to get into the backfield and be disruptive in two strides. Joe has the athletic talent and size to be used at multiple positions in a team defensive front seven. He can drop off the line into zone coverage as well as be used inside on the goal line because of his strength and ability to take on blocks and shed quickly to make tackles on the line. Joe shows on film, good overall effort on every play and the ability to improve in every aspect of his game, to be the impact player his talents suggest that he can become.

CONCERNS
Because Joe has played multiple positions he is reacting to what is happening on the field instead of making his opponents react to what he is doing on the field. Basically…he is thinking too much and it’s affecting his ability to impact. Thinking too much is also affecting his ability to be consistent at any one position with the correct techniques. Joe has a lot of bad habits that are covered up by his athleticism that will be magnified at the next level. He struggles in his pass rush to stay on his line and when he gets stopped on his initial move he lacks second moves to get himself free. He doesn’t finish because he is trying to out-think his opponent instead of using his god-given talents to defeat his opponent.

BOTTOM LINE 2.56
Joe has to decide for himself what position he wants to play…Linebacker or defensive line. Once that happens, he has to convince teams that are interested, that he is coachable, that he will take what he learns in practice into the game and use those techniques consistently. Then he has to learn and understand down and distance and how he is supposed to make an offensive lineman react to what he is doing and not the other way around. He has excellent talent and when he uses the correct techniques he easily defeats his opponent. Joe reminds me a lot of Vikings LB Anthony Barr and Bills LB Tremaine Edmonds. Now I know I’m in the minority but I feel that Anthony has never truly had the impact at the next level as a pass rusher because he has played out of position for his whole career. I also feel Edmonds would be more impacting if he was allowed to attack the line of scrimmage instead of being used most of the time in coverage. Sometimes having talent like Joe, Anthony and Tremaine have, is a gift, and sometimes it’s a curse. Of course, that depends on the Head Coach and your own opinion.

STRENGTHS
Nick is a smart linebacker who has could quickness and burst to the ball. He shows excellent leadership and has the ability to be a “coach on the field” type of player. Between the hash marks Nick is a tackling machine and with his ability to anticipate on sweeps and screens, Nick will make those tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Because of Nick’s high football IQ, he can play bigger than his size and that’s what he will bring with him at the next level to the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Nick is a unique type of player and it requires a unique style of defense for him to be the impact player he has been for his college team. He is free to run to the play and does not take on blocks to make plays. In fact, he is easy to block because of his size and most teams will consider that a problem. He lacks the change of direction skills to impact against the passing game and along with his lack of height, Nick will struggle to deal with receivers of all different sizes. Nick’s size and limited athletic talents will be a concern for most teams at the next level.

BOTTOM LINE 3.39
Nick reminds me a lot of a former vertically challenged linebacker with the limited athletic talent to play in the NFL when he came out. Sam Mills was 5’9” 230lbs and played linebacker in the NFL for 12 years for the Panthers and the Saints. He was signed by the Browns in 1981 as a free agent and released after the preseason. He bounced around for a while and then got signed by the Saints in 1985 and became the anchor of that defense and made the pro bowl 4 years in a row before he went to the Panthers and became the anchor of that defense. My point is no matter where or what round or what team or even if he doesn’t get selected at all, because of Nick’s high football IQ and determination, with the right team and the right defense he can become an impact player. For the purposes of this draft teams are looking for bigger, faster and players with more length, so Nick is in for a struggle from day one. Defenses have changed and most coaches are now looking for lighter linebackers who can run and cover and don’t care much if they can stop the run as Nick can. That being said, Ray Lewis was Nick’s size and wasn’t a great cover linebacker and he was selected in the 1st round of the 1996 Draft but then again, that was 25 years ago. Do you see my point?

STRENGTHS
Luke is a sleeper Tight End in this draft. He shows on film the ability to block, setting up on the line and off the line. He does a good job blocking in space and that along with his size and agility to block makes him a valuable player. He has good feet and although he is big his ability to, stay on balance and stay with his blocks is excellent. Luke is smart but what attracts me to him is his ability to catch the ball with ease and make the needed yardage after the catch. He does a good job against zone coverage, showing his numbers to the quarterback but don’t be fooled, Luke can catch the ball on the move and in contested situations in stride and like a receiver down the field. In the red zone once again because of his size he will not be easy for defenses to match up with. Luke is a complete Tight End, the kind that will open up your running game and move the chains, and score points in the Red Zone. If you’re looking for more than that from a Tight End…then you are truly, not looking for a Tight End.

CONCERNS
Luke is not going to run the ball 50 yards and score. Nevertheless, if you give him a chance in the passing game he will score and he will gain yards and he will keep your offense on the field.

BOTTOM LINE 2.72
Luke is a sleeper Tight End in this draft and the reason for that is because most think he is only a blocking Tight End but I believe that is not all he has to offer. The reason Gronk is considered as one of the best is because of his blocking. His ability to block made the coaches want to reward him by giving him some chances in the passing game. Once they did that Gronk showed them that he could catch just about any pass thrown to him and make yardage after the catch because he was so hard to bring down. Gronk had good speed when he first came out as a rookie but as the years went on his speed was marginal but he still produced big plays in the passing game. Luke might not be as dramatic a player as Gronk but he can be just as effective if…the team that selects him will include him in their passing game. A good Tight End is a key to opening up the running game. He is also the key to being a playmaker through blocking or catching the ball in the passing game. But this can only happen if the Tight End has the size and talent and the offensive coordinator includes him as an intricate part of the offense. Most, think Luke is JUST a blocking TE, I disagree, I guess the future will be telling. Look for some team to select Luke late (4th to 7th RD) in this draft but he will impact like he was selected in the 2nd RD. After all, sleepers don’t get selected early.

STRENGTHS
Joseph has the size, long arms, and work ethic to become more of an impact player at the next level than he was at the college level. He shows on film, solid agility skills and the stoutness against the run when playing on the edge, that most in this draft do not have. He does a good job rushing the passer and when playing off the ball shows an excellent burst to the play (when he commits) to make tackles behind the line of scrimmage. He has a good burst off the ball and the balance and hand strength to defeat his opponent once he identifies the play. Joseph has enormous, untapped talent and the more repetitions he gets the better he will become. I believe his impact position for the next level will be as a 4/3 defensive end. Playing one position and learning that one position will unleash this kids’ athletic talent to impact on any play, run or pass, in the future.

CONCERNS
Joseph needs to play one position and learn that position. If it’s as a linebacker off the ball or an edge rusher in a 3/4 defense or like I suggest a Defensive End in a 4/3 defense, until he learns just one position he will not have the impact, his talent suggest he should have.

BOTTOM LINE 2.06
Joseph is one of those players who could easily be selected in the 1st round or easily drop until the 3rd or 4th rounds, it just depends on what position he plays for the teams that are evaluated him. I just see so much untapped talent in his film, especially when he is used, attacking the line of scrimmage as a defensive lineman. As an off the line linebacker, I see a lot of guessing and because he has the athletic talent to recover quickly, he does a good job but, that guessing at the next level will be a struggle for him to overcome. As a linebacker off the ball, his LTI, (length till impact) will be out there someplace. As a defensive end, give him a year to build up his lower body, and this kid will be in the double digits for sacks and tackles behind the line quickly. He has those strong hands and long arms that will allow him to be more consistent, setting the edge of the defense. When he tackles running backs, he wraps them up with those long arms, like a Python wrapping around its prey. You can check all the boxes on this kid and you will see, all he needs is time and repetitions to get better.

STRENGTHS
Wyatt has the consistency you look for in an offensive lineman. He has good feet and the in-the-box quickness needed to go to the second level and make blocks. He shows solid lateral agility to pass protect. He is smart and does a good job picking up stunts and helping out his teammates with communication before the snap. Wyatt is a quality offensive lineman and should be a solid guard for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
I like to select guards who have played multiple positions but there are always exceptions to every rule. Wyatt has had some knee issues that some teams may have concerns about. In his defense he will play hurt, a positive sign of his leadership and character.

BOTTOM LINE 2.14
Wyatt is just a good football player, but I do wonder why he has only played one position on the line? He definitely improved his play from one year to the next and he seems to have the athleticism to play more than one position but his college team has never moved him to one so it does make me wonder…why? Nevertheless, he is a very good right guard but because of the position he plays, teams will value him differently and that might affect his draft status. Wyatt is the type of player who could drop to a lower round just because of the value teams put on his position and because he hasn’t shown that he is more versatile. If we had the combine, I believe those questions would be answered but if Wyatt is struggling with knee issues and can’t work out at his pro day, that might affect what round he will be selected in. Wyatt should be a plugin, ten-year offensive lineman, and you can’t ask or more than that when selecting an offensive lineman in the draft, no matter what position they play.

STRENGTHS
Sam has played on both the right side and the left side as an offensive tackle for his college team. He has good size and enough athleticism to be a solid offensive lineman for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
With the amount of repetitions Sam has had at both tackle spots you would think that Sam would use better techniques, lower his pad level when pass blocking and run blocking, have gotten stronger through the years but alas…he has not been able to do any of that. By the way, his stance telegraphs the next play because he changes it on every play. I could tell if the next play was a run or pass and to what side the play was going to all because of his stance on each play. No wonder the offense was erratic and the QB too.

BOTTOM LINE 4.44
To be honest my gut tells me to question this kids’ commitment to football. I mean seriously, how do you play and start as many games as Sam has and not improve in any aspect? But that’s just me questioning his commitment after all I only go by film and have never interview Sam so you have to take that into account also. It’s possible he went to class, and that was his priority and if so…I have no problems with that but I’ve been doing this a long time and there are plenty of player’s whose priority was class over football and believe me, I always respect that and take it into account when I do a profile. In fact, in most cases, I considered it a positive because most of the time those players keep improving while they go to class and get high grades. I don’t see that with Sam and If I’m wrong then, by all means Sam, prove it! Maybe Sam will be considered by some teams as a potential swing tackle and maybe some teams will think they can “Coach him Up” and he can become a starting tackle. For personally, with all the work needed for Sam to become a starting offensive tackle, I would let some other team do all the work and see where he is after his first contract is up. But that’s just me. I’m sure others will think differently.

STRENGTHS
Terrace has the size, strength, speed, and eye/hand coordination along with a big catch radius to be a franchise receiver for the team that selects him. He is a very smart and clever route runner, with the ability to move the chains and with enough long speed to outrun safeties and take it all the way. Terrace is a willing blocker and has deceiving, speed because he runs with a smooth gait that makes you think he is not running that fast. He has the ability to change speeds to get separation and use his big body in the red zone to score touchdowns. Terrace on the field is making plays without the flash of other receivers but he is just as impacting as any receiver in this draft. When it’s all said and done, Terrace just might wind up being the best and most productive receive from this very talented group. You just might not realize it because of his sneaky, smooth style of play.

CONCERNS
Terrace is not a quick-twitch type of receiver, he is more of a power receiver with the impact of a quick-twitch receiver.

BOTTOM LINE 1.61
Terrace is smooth like a Cadillac running his routes. He’s not a Ferrari speeding around drawing attention to his play on the field. He just is, a smooth gliding, sneaky receiver that most fans will not realize (except at the end of a game when they see his stats), how impacting he was. He doesn’t run his routes as if he has the speed to outrun the defense until he gets behind them, catches the ball, and then they try to catch him. There is no film where he gets caught from behind that I have seen. I’m sure there is someplace but I haven’t seen it. All I see when he gets behind a defense is Terrace running away from other players and scoring touchdowns. Add to that his excellent route-running skills, along with his size and hands to catch the ball there are not many receivers that are better. Terrace has a special “feel” for his position that will allow him to mind-meld or have a telepathic link with his quarterback. He plays the game in a “Vulcan” like manor and that’s why I call him Terrace (Spock) Marshall because of his efficient, unemotional play on the field.

STRENGTHS
Peyton is your sleeper quarterback in this draft. He has the size and high IQ along with good arm strength and excellent accuracy. He is very good in the pocket and handles pressure as well as any young quarterback coming out in the draft. He has good athleticism to make yardage when needed. Peyton is the type of football player who steps up to the challenge physically and emotionally but he doesn’t give you that impression until you turn on the film and watch him in a complete game. He is accurate when throwing on the move and when rolling out and will change his release point with accuracy and make the tough check down throw, when under pressure. His accuracy is one of the best in this draft and that along with his quick release makes him a potential starting quarterback for the next level. Peyton’s demeanor on and off the field reminds me a lot of former Giants, Eli Manning.

CONCERNS
He did improve on not turning the ball over but, for the next level that decision-making still has to get even better. Peyton has excellent accuracy and can make all the throws but not forcing the ball is something that needs more work. He also has to get much better reading blitzes and this will take a little time.

BOTTOM LINE 2.19
As I stated before, Peyton is your sleeper quarterback pick in this draft. No one is talking about him but you can bet the scouts are. I know, and you know, that Peyton will not be selected in the early rounds of this draft. In fact, he is not even being considered an afterthought as far as the media is concerned. When I profile, I do it with no agender. I don’t try to give you information based on the most likely round a player will be selected in. I just try to give you the talent level and project why and how I think a player will impact at the next level. I don’t care if Peyton winds up being a rookie free agent. I just look at the film and tell you what I see and try to project. I also add where I might draft the player so that you can see how 32 teams may have significantly different draft boards. Here is what I see in Peyton, I see a good size quarterback with good arm strength, velocity, and excellent accuracy, to make all the throws along with a competitive demeanor to get better to become a starting quarterback at the next level. Will that happen? That will be up to the team that selects him and of course if, he can get on the field and as of this writing, I suspect that won’t happen unless the QB in front of him gets injured. If I’m a GM looking for a developmental, potential starting QB…Peyton would fit that criteria for sure.