Official 1st Round Of The 2015 NFL Draft Thread

[King Friday]

Jameis Winston will wear #3 for the Bucs.

[Joemailman]

wow, the bears tried hard for #2, is the cutler era over?

Fortunately for us, no.

[Rastak]

When the fuck are the going to announce the picks? Jesus.

[red]

picks been in for 5 fucking minutes

ANNOUNCE IT FOR FUCK SAKES

[pittstang5]

pathetic. Jags pick is in and Raiders been on the clock for over 5 minutes.

[pittstang5]

Wow...surprised there

[red]

charlie campbell announced earlier today that the jags would take fowler

[pbmax]

#NFLDraft @nfl 9s9 seconds ago
Round 1 - Pick 3

@Jaguars select Dante Fowler Jr, DE, Florida

Scout.com

Bio

Fowler started 25-of-37 games at Florida’s “buck” position, where he recorded 140 tackles (73 solos) with 14.5 sacks for minus 109 yards, ranking 12th in school history with 33.5 stops for losses totaling 156 yards…Registered 25 quarterback pressures, as he caused five fumbles and recovered two others, including advancing one turnover 27 yards…Also deflected three passes.

EVALUATION
When Fowler keeps his hand down, he can fire off the snap and take on the offensive tackle with good leverage, but will get driven off the line when he gets too tall in his stance. He has the feet to disengage vs. lead blockers, but is best when slipping blocks by lineman rather than try to engage them in battle. When he fails to keep his hands active, he exposes too much of his body and will get stuck on blocks.

[Rastak]

1. DANTE FOWLER | Florida 6025|261 lbs|3JR St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood Senior HS) 8/3/1994 (age 20) #6

BACKGROUND: A five-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Fowler was committed to Florida State for 14 months, but changed his mind on signing day, switching his pledge to the Gators. He was a valuable defensive line reserve as a true freshman in 2012 and tallied 30 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Fowler became a full-time starter at defensive end in 2013 and led the team with 10.5 tackles for loss with 50 tackles, 3.5 sacks and three forced fumbles, earning Second Team All-SEC honors. He moved to “BUCK” outside linebacker as a junior in 2014 and started all 12 games, finishing with a team-best 15.0 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, earning First Team All-SEC honors. Fowler announced his decision to leave school early for the 2015 NFL Draft.


STRENGTHS: Athletic frame and smooth muscled with power through his hips…long arms to rip and strong hands to finish…awesome get-off explosion to shake blockers in space, using his natural burst, dip and momentum to close in the backfield…quick plant-and-drive pursuit to easily redirect without wasted movements…relentless energy to attack gaps and find slivers of space at the line of scrimmage, infiltrating the pocket…takes on contact with violent hands at the point of attack, using his physical presence and active style to only be blocked for so long – has no problem working through bodies…experience dropping in coverage and handling some cover assignments, picking up the running back out of the backfield…versatile experience, putting his hand on the ground and standing up – was used all over the front-seven in Will Muschamp’s multiple defense…enjoys contact and always looking for someone to hit – made the difference on some fumble returns, blocking after the turnover…ferocious playing temperament and leaves it all on the field with nonstop pursuit through the whistle…very loose personality and comfortable in his own skin with a confident demeanor…coachable with a healthy appetite for football – lives inside the football facilities…resided on the other side of the line of scrimmage as a starter with 34.0 career tackles for loss in 25 starts.


WEAKNESSES: Aggressive at the point of attack, but can be controlled in the run game and offenses are not afraid to run to his side…needs to develop his awareness, discipline and stack/shed ability as a run defender…struggles to lock out and hold the edge or gain body position as blockers are able to engage and drive him on his heels…needs to improve his pad level and functional strength to consistently swat…needs to better marry his upper and lower body and have a consistent plan as a pass rusher, not always stringing moves together – frenetic eyes and needs to better use all his assets simultaneously…needs to develop his secondary moves to keep blockers guessing if he doesn’t win with his first step…will move too fast at times, overpursuing the action and allowing mental mistakes.


SUMMARY: A true defensive playmaker, Fowler was the MVP of the Gators front-seven the past two seasons and blossomed in Will Muschamp’s multiple 3-4/4-3 scheme that developed his versatility, especially in 2014 as the “BUCK” defensive end/outside linebacker, standing up and playing in the three point stance. He is explosive and gets upfield in a blink with the foot quickness and active hands to avoid blockers, making it tough to contain him. Fowler attacks blockers with excellent take-on strength, but can be run at and needs to improve his stack/shed technique. He needs to stay controlled and improve his overall pass rush plan, but he stresses offenses with his relentless energy and tremendous play speed to be disruptive – ideally suited as a stand-up outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense and in the conversation to be the top defensive prospect in the 2015 class.

[red]

raiders were locked on williams if he made it to him

[pbmax]

Holy crap Ras, that summary of the player is better than the stuff I am getting off scout.com

I'll stop posting that and you keep yours.

[esoxx]

So now it seems it doesn't matter how quick a team makes a pick, they're going to hold back announcing it until most of the time's up.

Fucking bullshit!

[red]

Holy crap Ras, that summary of the player is better than the stuff I am getting off scout.com

I'll stop posting that and you keep yours.

yeah, ras is the draftee info guy

[Rastak]

Holy crap Ras, that summary of the player is better than the stuff I am getting off scout.com

I'll stop posting that and you keep yours.

I picked up Dane Brugler's guide this year....don't usually do that.

[pittstang5]

So now it seems it doesn't matter how quick a team makes a pick, they're going to hold back announcing it until most of the time's up.

Fucking bullshit!

I agree