Category: 2023 Player Profiles

STRENGTHS

If you are looking for one of the best defensive players in this draft you are looking for Jalen.  He is big, and powerful, with excellent overall athleticism.  He can push the pocket against a double team and rush the passer beating a double team.  He has good quick feet that make him, along with his size and strength, explosive off the line of scrimmage. Jalen has been coached very well and uses excellent hand techniques when defending against the run to keep his defender off his body making it easy for him to shed blocks and make tackles at the line of scrimmage.  If you try to block him on third and long with just one offensive lineman, Jalen will explode off the line and be in your backfield, like a bear coming out of its winter-long hibernation looking for its first meal. Jalen is in NFL football shape. He is technique-sound, big, strong, explosive off the line, and demands a double team on every play and that shows me that Jalen “Big Bear” Carter has an excellent work ethic and is ready for the next level.

CONCERNS

 Go ahead, nit-pick…I dare you. Will Jalen get you double-digit sacks?  Not likely, because he understands how to play his position and the goal of his position. If stats are what you’re looking for then Jalen is not you guy. If you want a dominating defense in all phases of the game then Jalen is your guy.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.40

Jalen is the type of player you build your dominating defense around. He will stop the run and push the pocket and demand double teams and sometimes triple teams because he can beat double teams. I don’t care what you have been told over the years, but a good pass rush starts with an inside player demanding a double team so that your Edge Rushers are freed up to play one-on-one.  The great pass rushers can beat double teams but most teams’ pass rush is “produced” by Edge Rushes up against one on one defense, blitzing LBs and stunts played up front.  A dominating Defense starts with an interior lineman who can stop the run consistently and who demands the double team in pass-rushing situations. Jalen demands double teams on just about every down and distance. Most people value the pass rusher over the interior lineman who can stop the run and be disruptive when pass rushing.  When I find a player with Jalen’s size and athletic talent I find it very hard to value any other defensive player over that type of potential impact player. But that’s just me.

STRENGTHS

Kenny is a smooth-running back with excellent vision.  He can catch the ball down the field as well as any receiver in this draft. He is the type of running back who has just enough speed and moxie to be used outside the tackles to make third downs and gain yardage when your team needs it the most. Kenny is an excellent, inside the red zone, running back because of his vision, quick feet, and lateral agility, which makes it hard to get a clean tackle on him.  Throw the ball to him in the open field and those cornerbacks and safeties better bring their big boy pants to stop him. Kenny is smart and understands how to run routes and get open against zone or single coverages. He will make the tough catch with sure hands and make the contested catch in any situation.  This means you can use Kenny as a running back or as a slot receiver and as a returner, on special teams.

CONCERNS

Kenny does run up high and the biggest issue with that is not power or injury, it’s leaving the ball open up to tacklers, causing him to fumble the ball.  At the college, level fumbling has not been an issue for Kenny but at the next level that could change and become a big issue because of his upright style of running.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.83

If Kenny fumbles at the next level he will never see the field for any length of time to impact. When a player runs up high, teams will not even bother to tackle him and just go after the ball to make that player fumble, especially from players who are tackling from behind in the open field. I believe that even if Kenny has a problem with fumbling, he will correct it quickly because he is too smart to let that issue curtail such a promising career.  Kenny’s potential to impact as a running back and receiver is dramatic and will make a team help him to work through any negative issues he might have for the first few years.  He has a strong work ethic and is an excellent teammate and I believe that if he fumbles the ball in a game he will make it up the very next time he gets his hands on the ball. We all know how the NFL values the running back position and that a lot of teams do not believe in selecting a running back in the first round.  That being said because Kenny can be more than just a running back and play more than one position he might surprise you fellow draftniks.  We shall see. That being said, no matter what round he is selected in I expect him to impact as if he was selected in the 1^st round.

STRENGTHS

Stetson is a Doug Flutie clone just waiting to take on the NFL. He plays the QB position with the moxie, instincts, and athletic talent that a bigger QB will never have. Stetson is a football player, a coach on the field with a competitive streak matched only by the top players in the NFL.  He has, excellent arm strength and good velocity to make all the throws for the next level.  In the red zone, his athletic talent is a big plus.  When he runs the ball, he has Christian McCaffery-type explosiveness. If you’re looking for a comparable type of player in this day and age the closest might be Russel Wilson but the truth is I think he will be better no matter what position he ends up playing.

CONCERNS

I guess Stetson will be overlooked because of his lack of height because teams will be shopping for bigger quarterbacks and bigger position players…Big Mistake, Big, Hugh.   

BOTTOM LINE: 1.92

What round will Stetson be selected in…I don’t know! All I can tell you is, it will depend on his interviews and if he works out at other positions.  If he just wants to play quarterback then it’s fair to suggest that he might fall through the cracks. If he is willing to work out and shows his athletic talent then I suspect some team will take him later in the draft. That does change my talent rating for him to impact once he gets on the field. Size matters when it comes to selecting players in the draft. Size doesn’t matter once a player gets on the field, only production.  If Stetson is in the 6’2’ range he would be considered one of the top quarterbacks in this draft. Because of his size, he will be downgraded. That being said, once he works out and shows that he can run a 4.50 in the forty with quickness and explosiveness…most teams are going to think he can play and be more impacting at another position. The fact is that no matter what size you are, injuries will be an issue in football.  Stetson can run an offense as well as any quarterback coming out in this draft.  He can be a weapon running the ball in the spread offense because he can be a threat running the ball. Because of his unique athleticism, he can play more than one position so why would you not want to add that talent to your team? It will be interesting if Stetson is thought of in the top 100 of this draft and that’s why we have the two-board system so you can see talent, in the later rounds of a draft. I think he will be a hell of a player in this draft very much like Doug Flutie was because unlike when Doug game out, teams are running the style of offense that Stetson can impact in.