Category: 2024 Player Profiles

STRENGTHS
Ennis is the new slot cover corner. He is more quick than fast, with the instincts and aggressiveness to handle sweeps and screens to his side. Ennis supports the run like a safety and covers like a cornerback. He has the potential to be an excellent, middle-of-the-field zone defensive back. Ennis has those quick feet and hips that make it easy to change direction quickly. He is a good form tackler and because he is so quick to recognize the run, he is adept at slipping blocks, and making sure tackles. Ennis, because of his quickness, burst, and sure tackling, can be used off the corner to blitz. He has a high football IQ and shows leadership skills through his play on the field. Ennis should be able to start in the slot, compete and impact in his first year, and become a core player and fan favorite for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Some teams will downgrade Ennis because of his lack of height and deep speed, to make a play on the ball in trail coverage. Ennis also needs to prove he has better hands to make interceptions.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.97
As far as Ennis playing on the outside it really is not an issue. He has excellent talent and will be a very good cornerback but his impact position will be on the inside where his aggressiveness to compete and quickness, will stand out. The value of the slot cover corner in the last few years has become more important. Teams in a division with a plethora of franchise quarterbacks need an impact player at the position. Ennis has 1st Rd talent as a slot cover corner. On the outside, he is limited to the defense a team uses and that means most teams will think of him as 2nd RD talent. No matter what you think or what position you want to use him at, he will be a hell of a football player for the team that selects him.

 

STRENGTHS
Quinyon has all the athletic talent and the high football IQ to be a shutdown cornerback for the team that selects him. Because of his talent, size, length, and excellent tackling, Quinyon can play more than one position in the defensive backfield. He does a good job playing in any style of defensive system, zone, matchup zone, off coverage, and up tight on the receiver in man coverages. Quinyon has the speed and agility to be used as a single free safety because he can cover sideline to sideline, and tackle in the open field. He also shows leadership skills through his play on the field. Quinyon has the maturity in his play, and confidence in himself, to turn the page after he gets beat or commits a penalty. He looks on film, to have excellent mental strength and work ethic, along with the high football IQ needed to be a coach on the field for the team that selects him. He might be one of the safest and most talented picks in this draft at any position.

CONCERNS
Despite his athletic talent, high football IQ, size, length, and overall football maturity there will be teams that will downgrade him because of a lack of perceived level of competition. Quinyon will have to be more patient reading the receiver’s hands in single coverage better. He does get into the receiver’s body a little too quickly at times and will be called, during the season, for penalties that in the playoffs, will not be called.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.45
I’m sure Quinyon will want to stay at one of the corner positions because that’s where the money is but the truth is I think he is too valuable as a leader and coach on the field to just play on the outside. That being said, my advice is to select him early in this draft because this type of talent, size, high football IQ, maturity, leadership potential, and coach-on-the-field potential, does not come along often, in just one player in any draft. Personally, unless you need a quarterback I think it’s a big mistake to let Quinyon out of the top five slots and I’ll be very surprised if he is not selected in the top ten. That being said…I’ve been wrong before and my evaluation really doesn’t mean anything to the teams in this draft…or does it? I’ve been involved in the draft for a long time and the truth is I’m not sure I have ever seen a player with this type of athletic talent and size along with the character traits and high football IQ that Quinyon seems to possess. If a team wants to downgrade him because he went to Toledo instead of Alabama…so be it. Nevertheless, I think that speaks to why there are so many 1st round players who never live up to being selected in the 1st round. I think it’s called paralysis by overanalyzes. Or as I like to say…when you see the obvious, draft the obvious.

STRENGTHS
Mohamed has the potential to be an excellent pass rusher for the team that selects him. He is an “off-the-ball linebacker” moved to be an on-the-line Edge Rusher, and has been very productive. He has good athletic talent and burst off the snap to get into the backfield quickly. He has excellent strength and despite being undersized for an edge rusher, has long arms that allow him to play bigger than his size. Mohamed is relentless until he hears the whistle. He has the talent to be a power pass rusher using his strength and quickness to gain an advantage over Offensive linemen off the snap of the ball. Mohamed has the athletic talent to be moved around the defensive line allowing him to be a mismatch because of his athletic talent. Mohamed has the potential to become a core player and a fan favorite for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Mohamed is a raw, but talented edge rusher. He struggles to set the edge because he is not using lineman techniques and still using athletic talent techniques and off-the-ball linebacker techniques. He is still learning pass-rush moves, how to set up offensive linemen, and being consistent in using his hands, along with secondary pass-rushing moves. You can see as the year went on that he is learning and getting better but the jump to the NFL will set him back and it will take time for him to impact at the next level.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.69
Mohamed has excellent potential to impact as an ER/LB in a 3/4 front quicker than an ER/DE in a 4/3 front at the next level. To me, I see a perfect style of player who fits a Bill Belichick defensive front seven system. He reminds me a lot of Josh Uche. The problem is, Bill is not with any team in the NFL and who knows if anyone could run that style of defense with any success other than Bill Belichick. Let’s be honest this is a copycat league and no one has been able to copy that style of defense despite all the Super Bowls Bill has won. That makes Mohamed a very talented player on an island all by himself. Nevertheless, his numbers at the combine should open some eyes because he is athletic, a selfless player, and does have the work ethic to become an impact player. The question for teams will be, do we keep Mohamed on the line as an Edge Rusher in a 4/3 defense, play him back off the line as a linebacker, or play him on the line in a 3/4 defense as an ER/OL player? That being said, he still needs to learn better pass-rushing techniques and, on the edge, run-stuffing techniques, and all of that will take time and game repetitions. Mohamed is the type of talented player who has the potential to become a core player/fan favorite for the team that selects him. I suggest you draft him and worry about where to play him later. I like relentless players, with the talent and work ethic to improve.

 

STRENGTHS
Adonai has the size and overall athleticism you look for in a receiver for the next level. He has good hands to catch the ball when he runs any type of route. Adonai Has the size and bulk to handle lining up at any receiver position in any style of offense. He has shown in the combine to have surprising speed. He shines when he is in the Red Zone and because of his size and hands, he can be a weapon and a touchdown maker. His overall game in general, seems to perk up when the end zone is in his sight. Adonai has the potential to be a better receiver at the NFL level than he has been at the college level if he works hard and wants it bad enough.

CONCERNS
Adonai lacks the passion to run his routes and go for the ball consistently. Some of this might be because he came to Texas from another system, and some of it might be from a lack of work ethic to learn a new system. He also struggles to block and unless he is lined up in the red zone does not play to the speed he showed at the combine. He is slow off the line and slow to separate when running his routes unless he is in the Red Zone.

BOTTOM LINE: 4.11
Bottom line, there are too many accomplished, smart, and passionate receivers in this draft, to coddle Adonai and hope he develops into the player his talents suggest he can become. Maybe if Adonai is not drafted until later rounds it will be just the shock he needs to develop quickly. He does have the size and athletic talent to be considered as one of the top receivers in this draft. Nevertheless, it’s all up to him to prove it was a mistake for any team to pass on him and until he proves that, for this draft, coddling him and hoping he will develop is not something most teams will want to do, I would think. For me personally, with the number of quality receivers in this draft, it would be hard for me to list Adonai in a Draftable round. That being said I did give him a 4th RD grade because there are 32 teams who most likely will disagree with me along with Adonai, and of course, all of his relatives whom I’m sure I will be hearing from, very soon.

 

STRENGTHS
Javon is a fast, quick defensive back, who can play multiple positions in a team’s defensive backfield. He has the cover skills to play in the slot, as well as outside at the corner position. He is a brutal tackler and a sure tackler and that makes it easy for him to play safety as he did in college. Javon is very smart and with his speed and burst to the ball he can play off and fool quarterbacks into making mistakes, to make a play on the ball. Javon is a football player, with the football mentality to make plays and intimidate other players. He shows leadership skills through his play on the field. Javon is very competitive and every time he tackles he is looking for the ball.

CONCERNS
Javon is not as big as most of the safeties in this draft and some teams will downgrade him for this reason. Remember, size matters when it comes to the draft but it doesn’t matter once a player gets on the field. The only thing that matters then, is production, and Javon is as productive as they come.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.59
Javon plays bigger than his size because of his high football IQ, passion, pride, and intimidating tackling. He has the athletic talent and high football IQ to play more than one position. His size is not an issue when you turn on the film. Javon is a football player and if your team needs a safety who can play more than just the safety position, I suggest you start praying they select Javon. As a nickel slot defender, he gets off blocks and makes tackles like a big linebacker. He beats offensive linemen and makes tackles on sweeps and screens because of his speed instincts and quick recognition skills. Javon can cover big or small slot receivers and if you play him as a single safety, he has the speed and ball-hawking skills to go sideline to sideline and make a play. As I have stated before, Javon is a football player, and football players do not need a position to make an impact…they just need to get on the field. So, select him in any round you want, just make sure, no matter what round that is, he gets on the field. Trust me, you will never be sorry.

 

STRENGTHS
Ray is an excellent “do everything” type of running back. He has quick feet, is strong, and has the vision and balance that makes him a step above most other running backs. Ray can run from any style or type of offensive system. He is excellent catching the ball out of the backfield, and in the open field is difficult to tackle because of his excellent vision and balance. Ray is a smart running back and has the ability to make offensive linemen want to block for him and that makes them better. He’s the type of running back who makes a play when a play needs to be made. He is strong between the tackles, quick to turn the corner, can catch the ball behind the line of scrimmage, and gain needed yardage, and… he can catch the deep pass for a touchdown. He doesn’t run fast until you try to catch him and he is not quick until you try to tackle him in the open field. Ray is not a specially gifted or athletically talented football player until you see him play in a game. That’s when the “Special” in him shows up.

CONCERNS
Ray is not a great blocker because it is not a priority. If you make it one of his priorities then Ray will be an excellent blocker. Ray is not big enough, fast enough, quick enough, but when you see him on film and look at his production he is all of those things. He will be downgraded because no matter what you see on film, his workout numbers contradict it.

BOTTOM LINE: 3.19
Ray is what I call an “I got a guy” football player. You’re a Head coach and you go to a position coach and you ask for a running back who can close a game out with 4 minutes left on the clock, and the position coach says “I got a guy” Ray Davis. He asks for a RB who can catch the ball out of the backfield and the coach says “I got a guy” Ray Davis. How about a RB who can do sweeps and screens, guess what the coach says…that’s right, say it with me, “I got a guy” Ray Davis. Ray is not big, but he is strong. He is not fast, but you can’t catch him in the open field. He’s not smart but he is clever enough to understand multiple offensive systems and be productive in all of them when other running backs get confused looking for their locker before a game. I don’t know why Ray is as productive as he is. But I do know this, on film, he shows up as one of the better running backs in this draft and that makes me believe that if you need a running back who can do it all… “I got a guy” and his name is Ray Davis.

STRENGTHS
Edgerrin is an athletic, lengthy linebacker who shows on film the speed and agility to be used as a spy and to cover running backs out of the backfield on passing downs. This speed and agility allow him to impact attacking the line of scrimmage and run down quarterbacks who leave the pocket to extend plays. On film, he looks to be effective covering, those big, pass-catching, TE’s and slot receivers. Edgerrin is adaptable at being used off the line of scrimmage blitzing and in combination stunts. He has the length, size, and athletic talent to play more than one position, in the front seven, for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Edgerrin is making impact plays because of his athletic talent and the coach’s defensive play calling. He lacks the instincts in zone coverages and on running downs and doesn’t anticipate and shed blocks to make tackles at the line of scrimmage. He also lacks the upper body strength and this affects his ability to tackle in the open field. His tackling in the open field is comprised of, throwing his body at the runner without wrapping up or lifting his head.

BOTTOM LINE: 3.17
Edgerrin has the athletic talent but he has to develop the other aspects of his game if he wants to impact at the next level. He is a very good player if he is used to attack the line of scrimmage as a spy, blitzing, or even in single coverage in the slot. In fact, he can be an impact player if he is used that way. Keep it simple, let him use his athletics gifts and leave him to his own. Don’t ask Edgerrin to be this all-inclusive linebacker who leads the team and knows every teammate’s assignment and even works well with his teammates. I’m not suggesting that Edgerrin is not smart. I’m saying that those instinctive linebacker skills, to dictate or be a coach on the field, are not part of his mental makeup. He wants to make plays so put him in situations where he doesn’t have to read and react. Put him in situations where he just has to react. Edgerrin wants to be athletic, so let him be athletic. Give him one job to do on every down and distance and he will do it. You have my permission to bust his ass when he misses a tackle otherwise, use him as a spy, on blitzes and stunts from off the line, and occasionally, in man-to-man coverage, in the slot. Edgerrin’s success at the next level will be directly related to the defensive system and how his athletic talent is used.

 

STRENGTHS
Graham is playing Left Tackle but the truth is…he’s a Guard. He has good lateral agility and gives excellent effort on every play. He does a good job run blocking, using leverage, and comes off the snap with quickness. Graham has played Center and Left Tackle for his college team but the Guard/Center is a more natural position and fits his body type. Graham is a fighter and doesn’t give up when he gets beat and that suggests that he has the mental strength to make the move inside.

CONCERNS
Graham lacks the body strength, upper and lower, to play in the NFL for a 17-game schedule. He also lacks the repetitions at guard or center and has a lot of bad habits that need to be corrected before he can be a starting guard or center. He is on the ground too much because he loses leverage and is slow to get to his combo blocks. When pass blocking he plays too high and can get overpowered because of a lack of strength and losing leverage. He has good lateral agility but struggles changing direction and control when pass-blocking. Graham has the potential to be a good run blocker because of his quickness off the snap and leverage but he finishes on the ground too much because he has to come off the snap too low losing his feet and leverage. This will be taken advantage of at the next level if he does not get stronger and keep his balance. His interviews and confidence are not based in reality and that is not good. I think he is in for an emotional and physical shock at the next level. Nevertheless, the talent to be a starting offensive lineman is there for sure.

BOTTOM LINE: 3.22
Graham did not work out at the Senior Bowl or the Combine I guess because of a “Minor” injury. Until he works out or it is leaked as to what that “Minor” Injury is, most teams will struggle to select him early. I think with all of his bad habits and confidence not based in reality, along with the fact that there are just as good, if not better, offensive line talent in this draft, selecting Graham as early as most are suggesting would be a reach for me. That being said, I’ve been wrong before. Graham will have to get stronger, correct his bad habits as an “out of position” Left Tackle, who struggled using good techniques, and realize that at the next level, he can not play every position on the line of scrimmage and will have to concentrate on just playing Guard. Remember, it takes more than talent to play in the NFL.

 

STRENGTHS
Tyler is a big, strong, long-armed, athletic Right Tackle. He plays with a nasty attitude and is one of the better run-blocking tackles in this draft. He comes off the line when run blocking, with the quickness, leverage, and power of a smaller offensive lineman. He has the quick feet and foot speed to be used on sweeps and screens because of his athleticism to block in open space. Tyler is excellent at going out to the second level to make blocks and is adept at keeping his balance and finishing his blocks. He also has the talent to be an excellent pass-blocking tackle. Tyler is smart and handles stunts well because he doesn’t panic. He shows the needed athletic talent to recover when he gets beat, and the long arms that help him to frustrate and control his opponent. Tyler has the talent, and mental makeup to be one of the better right tackles of this draft.

CONCERNS
Because of Tyler’s aggressive mentality, he lacks patience when pass blocking and this leads to mistakes. He drops his hands a lot and catches his opponent and that bad habit will have to change for the next level. I’m sure Tyler will work hard at improving his pass-blocking techniques and becoming more consistent and patient. I have no doubt he will.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.97
Tyler is new to the offensive side of the ball, and his ability to adapt as quickly as he has shows that he has the work ethic to continue to improve. That being said, Tyler is strictly a right tackle, and don’t draft him thinking because of his athleticism, he can be moved over to the Left side…It’s not going to happen. He is still learning the right tackle position and at the Senior Bowl practices they tried him over on the left side and Tyler struggled with the footwork, big time. As I stated before, Tyler is new to the offensive side of the ball and is still learning to be consistent with the footwork on the right side, so asking him to learn the left side would be too much to expect of him. Tyler has the potential to be a pro–bowl right tackle for the next ten years. Just give him some time to correct and become more consistent.

 

STRENGTHS
Dylan has that Christian McCaffery/Julian Edelman look and mentality about him. He is quick and fast and has those “Talon” like, bird of prey hands, that do not allow him to drop a ball. Dylan can play multiple positions in your offense because of his high football IQ, “talon” like hands, lacrosse-like quickness, and speed. He can play running back, slot receiver, line up out wide, return punts and I just bet he could be a hell of a defensive back too. Along with that high football IQ, Dylan has the instincts and strong “will to compete” needed to make a play when there is no play to make just like McCaffery and Edelman have. He will move the chains, at any point on the field and be a weapon in the red zone running or catching the ball. Dylan doesn’t take the big hit unless it is for a reason and yet he gains the needed yards and the needed touchdown, when that is needed. He does it because he is smart, fast, quick, strong, has Bird of prey hands, and is instinctive with the need to compete. He has the “it” factor everyone needs to have to be an impact player at the position they play.

CONCERNS
There will be teams that will not put Dylan on their boards because he went to New Hampshire. This will be, despite him embarrassing some of the top players at the Senior Bowl, and despite the numbers he put up at the combine… Some teams will never learn.

BOTTOM LINE: 1.83
Wes Welker, Steve Tasker, Steve Smith Sr., Julian Edelman, Darren Sproles, DeSean Jackson, Maurice Jones-Drew, I could go on but hopefully you get my point. Dylan has 1st round talent to impact at the next level. Whatever round you want to select him in is up to the teams in this draft. I would not hesitate to select him in the 1st Round but I know I don’t have to. I can look at Rob’s board and then target him at a point in the draft that makes good business since, maybe a round earlier to make sure I get him. His receiving talent alone makes me drool at the thought of him playing the slot. As we all know slot receiver has become a more valued position than ever before. Dylan, against Central Michigan, had 12 catches, gained 295 yards, and scored 2 TDs. As of this writing, Dylan is listed as the 167th-best player in this draft. That’s about a 5th round pick. Depending on where I would be selecting in this draft I would target this 1st round talented player late in the third or early in the 4th round. A multi-talented, multi-position, potential impact playmaker for your offense and because he played for New Hampshire, you’re going to pass on him? Trust me, if he played in the SEC he would be a top 15 pick on everyone’s board. Of course, I’ve been wrong before, I thought Andy Isabella a 2nd round pick of the Cardinals who played for the University of Massachusetts, was going to be an impact player also…

 

STRENGTHS
Trey has excellent size, speed, and agility, and plays to his size, speed, and agility on the field. If Trey gets to the linebacker level of your defense and you don’t tackle him, this kid is gone to the house. Trey will quick/strike a defense, like lightning in the open field leaving players looking for cover from a coach screaming at them on the sideline, trying to figure out what the hell just happened to his defense. He shows on film, the hands needed to catch the ball for checkdowns and down the field like a receiver. Trey is a “made to order” third down back with the size, speed, and agility to develop into an every-down back depending on the offensive system he is in. Because of his size, speed, and agility, Trey is a match-up nightmare running or catching the ball for a defense the first time he is put on the field.

CONCERNS
The medicals on Trey will be big and will be the reason teams will downgrade him. He has blown out every “L” in his leg. To his credit, he has been injury-free and has come back to run at the combine at 216 lbs a 4.39 in the 40, with a 1.52 10-yard split. That’s not track speed, Trey plays to that speed on the field too. Trey hesitates to make his cuts in the backfield to find holes when they aren’t quick to open. Most teams will consider this the reason he is not a strong running back between the tackles and is not able to consistently gain the tough yards that you would expect from a player with his size. I believe this is more of a mental issue because of his injuries and not necessarily a physical issue.

BOTTOM LINE: 2.31
As I stated before, Trey is a made-to-order third-down running back. In fact, I would start to work him as a slot receiver to have some ability to keep him on the field for more than just as a third-down back. He reminds me a lot of the Buffalo Bills James Cook. If you put these types of running backs in a backfield with an athletic quarterback who can extend plays running or throwing the ball, it doesn’t allow defenses to just key on the running back and this makes them more impacting and dangerous. Trey’s most impacting games at Florida St. was when he was paired up with an athletic quarterback who could extend plays by running or throwing the ball. If Trey is not the focal point of the defensive game plan because of an athletic quarterback, this allows him to become more of a match-up nightmare and impacting offensive weapon. I have no clue what round Trey could be drafted in but I will tell you this…in the right system, this kid will be a scary match-up and impact quickly. Let’s just hope for his sake that he stays healthy. I’m not convinced there are anymore “L’s” left in his knees to blow out.