Official NFL Draft Day 1 Thread

[HarveyWallbangers]

WR Justin Jefferson
LB Kenneth Murray
LB Patrick Queen
WR Brandon Aiyuk
WR Denzel Mims
OT Josh Jones
WR Jalen Reagor
CB Kristian Fulton
RB Jonathan Taylor
CB A.J. Terrell
CB Jeff Gladney
CB Jaylon Johnson
RB D'Andre Swift
DT Neville Gallimore

[Rastak]

Ummmmmmm, this is the 2020 draft.

[Rastak]

So Raiders draft CB Arnette.

[Joemailman]

Raiders take Damon Arnette.

DAMON ARNETTE
CB, Ohio State

CONF Big Ten - East JERSEY #3 CLASS RS Senior HT 6'0" DOB 09/02/1996 WT 195 lbs

Feet: Quiet feet with flexible ankles to enjoy a full change of direction range. Aggressive with his footwork and gains a lot of ground on his first instinct, but has quiet contact with the ground and can flip directions and change stride length with excellent instincts and reflexes. Feet can deaden at the snap at press coverage, which forces him into recovery situations he doesn't need to be in.

Man Technique: Highly physical corner who loves to crowd the kitchen and cancel throwing windows before they develop. Versatile in playing from various leverages and is adept at getting his eyes into the backfield in timing with route breaks to find the ball first and play through the catch point. Grabbiness can draw flags but it's worthy for his play style.

Zone Technique: Not super polished here, but has flashy reps that illustrate promise. Clearly understands route concepts and doesn't play himself out of position when his side suddenly vacates players. Can rock n roll with success and has great transitional quickness to get connected, but his spacing tends to be too distant early in reps. Doesn't sail technique well.

Press Technique: Has the goods, folks! Shows success in both soft-shoe and kick-step techniques and has the requisite length and agility to win in both. Feet can deaden and weight can rock back at the snap when soft-shoeing , which allows releases to immediately work to his outside shoulder, but his recovery footwork and angles are delightful, and he never misses an opportunity to crowd in the contact window. Aggressive kick-step technique works flawlessly and he can open his hips and speed-turn with success to respond to release moves. It's all there.

Ball Skills: Multiple quality PBUs on film generated as a result of quality eyes and crowding play style. Anticipates the catch point in phase with the receiver and is successful attacking the catch point with his back to the football. Understands how to work underneath breaking routes without losing phase with the receiver to get in a position to make plays. Solid length.

Mental Processing: Highly instinctual player who is at his worst when he's forced to sit and read patiently in off-man coverage or zone spacing. Will be suckered in by action in front of him and loves to be aggressive filling against constraint plays, which leaves him susceptible to routes developing behind him. Feel for routes breaking in man coverage is quality.

Reactionary Quickness: Flexible player with a full range of motion at his disposal. More twitched up than he is particularly agile laterally, but the explosiveness allows for him to quickly get in phase with receivers in the trail or attack downfield on short-breaking routes. Immediate reaction to receivers settling for the football or flashing hands at the catch point creates a ton of his high-quality plays. Ability to flip his feet and hips at the line is sublime.

Fluidity: Quality mover with a good profile for mirror man coverage from various alignments. Has great swivel and drive from odd angles to the ground and recovers his weight nicely when he gets beat off a bad release move. Better lateral agility would help him win more at the line of scrimmage in releases, but he opens his hips/feet so quickly that he conceals some of his agility limitations.

Tackling: He'll stamp you and then let you know about it, man. Highly physical dude with good density and great velocity to generate displacement force and finish tackles downhill. Able to chop down bigger receivers and ball-carriers at the hips and knees with nice flexibility to drop his hips and shoulders and carry power through the contact point.



Round Grade: incomplete

Best Trait: Man Tech

Worst Trait: Tackling

Player Comparison: Darius Slay



Summary: Damon Arnette is a Day 1 corner prospect for teams looking for a starter in press coverage, which should be every team in the league. The only concern with Damon Arnette's pro projection is the time it took for him to develop into a starter, as Arnette was a rare senior in the Ohio State secondary given his shaky junior performance. However, in his final season, Arnette displayed an aggressive approach to press coverage that allowed him to win by disrupting route timing early and crowding route stems in the short game. Arnette doesn't have elite speed and can lose own downfield routes, but his transitional quickness and hip mobility allow him a full range of short-area recovery, and he has tremendous ball skills at the catch point at all angles. Arnette should start in Year 1 in the league and find success as long as he keeps light feet at the line of scrimmage.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Ummmmmmm, this is the 2020 draft.

Mayock trying to show he's the smartest man in the room. This year's Clelin Ferrell pick for the Raiders.

[Joemailman]

2 reaches in a row in my opinion.

[HarveyWallbangers]

These last two picks are great for the Packers and the Vikings.

[Joemailman]

Jags on the clock with pick from Rams.

[Rastak]

These last two picks are great for the Packers and the Vikings.

Yea, good guys on the board. Vikings should have some great options.

[Joemailman]

These last two picks are great for the Packers and the Vikings.

Yep. It's like they just moved up 2 spots.

[red]

queens are gonna nab one of our WRs

[beveaux1]

2 reaches in a row in my opinion.

Ruggs wasn't a bad pick. The top 3 were in flux. This was a need pick.

[SMBASS]

Agree Harvey. Epenesa schooled him in that game. I thought Jackson looked pretty pedestrian.

[Rastak]

Good, Chaisson to the Jags.

[Joemailman]

Jags take Chaisson.

K'LAVON CHAISSON
EDGE, LSU

CONF SEC - West JERSEY #4 CLASS Junior HT 6'4" DOB 07/25/1999 WT 250 lbs

First Step Explosiveness - Folks. This dude has rocket shoes, a jet pack or something else strapped on him. Explosiveness is top shelf and on reps where he's pressing for the edge he'll command length and clean feet to challenge him. He's sudden in space, too. Upfield drive step out of his 2 or 3 pt. stance gains a ton of ground.

Hand Technique/Length - His hand fits setting the edge against the run are excellent. Shows ability to lock out and get a firm stab on the numbers. He's coming along nicely in his ability to play with finesse as well. There's plenty of room to grow but the arrow points up for execution — got better here throughout the season.

Pass Rush Counters - Long arm, speed to power, double sweep and rip and dip are where he's most effective off the edge. Needs to develop another counter pre-contact and would love to see some more versatility to work inside. He has successfully flashed inside spin and came on strong with it throughout 2019 season to icepick and seal OTs.

Flexibility - Surreal body control, both in space and around the edge. Surface reduction/lower body tilt can get damn near parallel to ground. He's very loose through the hips and lower half to plant/drive with quickness or open against momentum. Still working on getting inside foot to catch at steep angles on outside.

Run Defending - His awareness is really strong and he pairs it with good gap discipline. Doesn't give up the edge with leverage. Sense to filter through traffic and use his hands to work through bodies to find the football are strong. Good balance to play off of contact and challenge as a tackler. He's super technical challenging pullers or turnout blocks.

Competitive Toughness - This. Motor. Runs. HOT. Love his competitive spirit and effort to work back into plays on the back side. Peels back into the pocket if the QB flushes and has found second effort production. He's stout with angles — not a true boomer in in-line alignments but he's also got some room to grow on his frame too, which is a scary thought.

Tackling - Explosive closing burst and a violent finisher. He'll hunt the football too when he's afforded the opportunity. Shows good length and good consistency as a wrap up tackler. Will make some plays he has no business making with his tackle radius and range thanks to short area agility.

Lateral Mobility - He's got to be a little cleaner when he's put in a bind on the edge, he can be a little ambitious to work upfield in space before flipping to open to the boundary. His inside stunts are elite and offer plenty of fluidity, contact balance and burst to crash through A-gaps. His mirror skills or range to drive inside are A+.

Stand Up Ability - How many guys of this stature do you know that successfully play jam in the slot or man up on TEs in the red zone? He's one of them. Pretty rare athlete with the versatility he brings to the table based on formations and personnel. Explosive burst out of a two-point stance as a rusher off the edge.

Football IQ - Despite less than 30 games played, he's impressive with how much was put on his plate in 2019. He's coming along with his hand counters and rush consistency to set up OTs for successful first challenges at contact. Run defending IQ is through the roof and he's a natural/comfortable mover when flexed out of the POA.

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Best Trait - Explosiveness

Worst Trait - Production

Best Film - Alabama (2019)

Worst Film - Utah State (2019)

Red Flags - 2018 ACL tear

Player Summary - K'Lavon Chaisson is a dynamic threat off the edge — he possesses elite versatility, explosiveness and a prototypical build to play a hybrid EDGE. Chaisson is still developing as a pass rusher but his effectiveness in speed rushes and inside stunts will afford him a pathway to early disruption. Chaisson is a high end run defender with length and heavy hands — a true natural in that regard. The sky is the limit. Chaisson, with more rush versatility, can be a cornerstone defender.