OFFICIAL 2015 NFL DRAFT THREAD

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Packers has a pre-draft visit with someone I have heard of. He plays QB.

Packer Report @PackerReport 13h13 hours ago
Up tonight: Scouting Reports from the NFL's head scout on Bryce Petty (#Packers predraft visit) and Marcus Peters (Washington pro day)

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Albert Breer @AlbertBreer 49m49 minutes ago
From @RapSheet and me: Per the Leon County jail, FSU CB PJ Williams -- a prospective 1st-rounder -- was arrested for DUI at 3:08 AM today.

[vince]

Ted is going to have to draft an ILB in the 1st round just because there are so few of them with top potential. The CB position this year is deep with talent. Any of the first 15 have a chance to be standout corners. Guys like Mager, Shepherd and Rowe will be available in the 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds.

Anthony on the other hand won't last. He'll most likely be gone after the Packers' 1st round pick (might even be gone before the Packers 1st pick). And, as the NFL scout said (the one PB chatted with), I'd rather have Anthony starting at ILB on day one than Jones or Collins next year.

Besides, Dunderdummy likes Anthony.

Yup.

[Freak Out]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/the-top-5-inside-linebackers-in-the-2015-nfl-draft/

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well PJ williams, the cb from FSU that some people have said that they wouldn't mind TT taking was just busted for a DUI

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/03/possible-first-round-cornerback-p-j-williams-busted-for-dui/

[Maxie the Taxi]

I would have drafted PJ Williams or Ronald Darby. Now...I'd stay clear of guys from that program. Something is seriously wrong with the culture there. Not Packer people.

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Football Outsiders SacSEER stats projection for college pass rushers. Have had some big successes (also a couple of blown calls). Its worth a read. They have more than just a few years of data now.

Football Outsiders @fboutsiders 59m59 minutes ago
ESPN INSIDER: SackSEER projections of this year’s pass-rushers say Shane Ray, Dante Fowler Jr. are likely NFL busts: http://es.pn/1D0cAnl

Welp. that is garbage, its ESPN Insider only. Should be in the garbage.

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Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 57m57 minutes ago
Who will be the highest drafted non-Combine invitee? Could be Texas Southern CB Tray Walker. Visits with GB, KC, SEA, BAL, ATL, MIA, OAK.

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I have always seen Ray as a huge bust candidate. Just a feeling I have...

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Round 2 Pick 5 (NYJ): Eric Kendricks, ILB/OLB, UCLA (B+)
Round 2 Pick 13 (MINN): Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State (A)
Round 4 Pick 10 (T.B.): Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB, Oregon (B+)
Round 4 Pick 13 (SEA): Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M (A+)
Round 4 Pick 30: Ben Koyack, TE, Notre Dame (A+)
Round 5 Pick 17 (S.D.): Chris Conley, WR, Georgia (A+)
Round 5 Pick 30: Cameron Artis-Payne, RB, Auburn (A+)
Round 6 Pick 30: Tyler Varga, FB, Yale (B+)
Round 6 Pick 34 (COMP): Xzavier Dickson, OLB, Alabama (A+)
Round 6 Pick 37 (COMP): Josh Harper, WR, Fresno State (A+)
Round 7 Pick 30: Damian Swann, CB, Georgia (A-)

Went through the draft with First-Pick.com, narrowly missed out on Byron Jones and Stephone Anthony in the 3rd and 2nd rounds respectively. Traded two two picks to Minny to trade up for Goldman, after a more Pack-friendly offer was turned down by the two teams in front of them.

Otherwise, the draft seemed kind of realistic.

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dp

[vince]

Some CB scuttlebutt from Tony Pauline

Quite possibly no defensive back is moving up draft boards faster than Eric Rowe of Utah. As first reported two weeks ago, there’s a feeling Rowe will end up in the second half of round one and won’t get past the 40th pick. The teams I’m hearing highest on Rowe in round one include the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Byron Jones, who was in Arizona visiting with the Cardinals today, is another zipping up draft boards. Jones is the bigger corner teams want and offers versatility as a number of coaches feel he could slide inside to safety. To date he has seven official visits on his calendar.
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Getting back to the Green Bay Packers, immediately after the the combine I was told by several sources cornerback Kevin Johnson of Wake Forest is a player that have been targeting in round one.
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Looking for a late round sleeper?? Turn towards Texas Southern cornerback Tray Walker, a player that was not on scouting sheets entering the season.
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How busy is Walker? His visits list includes the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, who’ll also be working him out.

FWIW (not much), I like all those guys. That Walker cat from Texas Southern looks good on youtube.

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Is there a CB worth taking in the 1st round?

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I love this stuff, but if you are the reporter and you have reported a team's interest in 3 prospects at one position in the first round, have you really uncovered anything other than what the team might think its needs are?

[vince]

Trae Waynes for sure. I've obviously not been in any interviews with Peters but from what I've seen I wouldn't touch him because of character but he's a first round talent... I like Rowe and Jones but they both have one whole year of corner under their belts. I think Johnson has mad skills but needs to fill out more yet. He'll do that but not sure if he's ready to step in immediately and take on some of the monster receivers in the league...

They'd all look a ton better in the 2nd or 3rd that's for sure.