Official 2021 NFL Draft Thread

[run pMc]

I don't think we need to draft a WR early. I do think they need to draft one though.
CB, OT, DL are the priorities. WR and RB might be right behind that. I'd say LB too but I think they will just go with Barnes/Martin and repeat their search of the UDFA bin for diamonds.

[Joemailman]

Barry talked a lot yesterday about the importance of the slot corner position. This draft is very strong at Safety in rounds 2-3. I think we could see the Packers draft a Safety earlier than people expect and then use Savage a lot at the slot corner position. That was actually where Savage mostly played his last year at Maryland.

[Upnorth]

Barry talked a lot yesterday about the importance of the slot corner position. This draft is very strong at Safety in rounds 2-3. I think we could see the Packers draft a Safety earlier than people expect and then use Savage a lot at the slot corner position. That was actually where Savage mostly played his last year at Maryland.

He is fast enough and a decent tackler. Has a nose for the ball.

[call_me_ishmael]

Barry talked a lot yesterday about the importance of the slot corner position. This draft is very strong at Safety in rounds 2-3. I think we could see the Packers draft a Safety earlier than people expect and then use Savage a lot at the slot corner position. That was actually where Savage mostly played his last year at Maryland.

This is a really interesting idea. I wonder what sort of options this opens up in the draft. Could enable them to choose the better of the two if it's a safety or a corner.

[Joemailman]

My Fanspeak mock draft
29: R1 P29 OT Teven Jenkins - Oklahoma State
62: R2 P30 LB Zaven Collins - Tulsa
92: R3 P28 S Talanoa Hufanga - USC
135: R4 P30 RB Demetric Felton - UCLA
142: R4 P37 RB Khalil Herbert - Virginia Tech
174: R5 P29 WR Cornell Powell - Clemson
178: R5 P33 CB Robert Rochell - UCA
215: R6 P29 EDGE Tarron Jackson - Coastal Carolina
221: R6 P35 LB Garret Wallow - TCU
254: R7 P28 C Bryce Hargrove - Pitt

[SudsMcBucky]

Here's how my mock turned out on the Draft Network:

29: Nick Bolton, LB Mizzou
62: D'Wayne Eskridge, WR Western Mich
92: Jackson Carman, OT Clemson
135: Tre Brown, CB Oklahoma
142: Tedarrell Slaton, IDL Florida
174: Divine Deablo, S Va Tech
178: Drake Jackson, IOL Kentucky
215: Tony Poljan, TE Virginia
221: Elijah Mitchell, RB Louisiana
250: Marco Wilson, CB Florida

[jklowan]

What do you guys think of AMARI ROGERS outta Clemson, seems like he might be a later round 3rd/4th option as a slot with alot of college production

[Joemailman]

What do you guys think of AMARI ROGERS outta Clemson, seems like he might be a later round 3rd/4th option as a slot with alot of college production

I like him as a Randall Cobb kind of guy.

https://thedraftnetwork.com/prospect-rankings

Amari Rodgers was a factor in 2018 and 2019 but saved his best for last as he hauled in 77 receptions for 1,020 yards and seven touchdowns during his final campaign at Clemson in 2020. The veteran of the receiving corps in 2020, Rodgers was the go-to guy for the Tigers’ offense during his last season. Rodgers is a slot receiver that is built like a running back. He thrived with manufactured touches and then using his physicality, burst, vision, and decisiveness to work after the catch. As his production increased as a senior, so did his role in the offense. 2020 saw Rodgers produce more down the field in addition to his work in the short to intermediate areas of the field. He has reliable hands, plays a physical brand of football, and is a good athlete. When it comes to identifying areas of growth for Rodgers, developing his route tree and finding more consistency when challenged at the catch point stand out. Rodgers lacks length and struggles to extend his catch radius which creates some limitations. Rodgers has a chance to be a featured slot receiver in the NFL for an offense predicated on timing.

Ideal Role: Primary slot receiver that gets some manufactured touches and opportunities to create in space while providing value with his punt return ability.

[jklowan]

1st mock here....

• 29.
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  Samuel Cosmi
  OT, Texas
  
  
• 62.
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  Asante Samuel Jr.
  CB, Florida State
  
  
• Green Bay Packers
  
  Alim McNeill
  IDL, NC State
  
  
• 135.
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  Dazz Newsome
  WR, North Carolina
  
  
• 142
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  Adetokunbo Ogundeji
  EDGE, Notre Dame
  
  
  
• 174.
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  Anthony Schwartz
  WR, Auburn
  
  
• 178.
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  Pooka Williams
  RB, Kansas
  
  
• 215.
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  Shaka Toney
  EDGE, Penn State
  
  
• 221.
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  K.J. Britt
  LB, Auburn
  
  
• 250.
  
  Green Bay Packers
  
  Cole Van Lanen
  OT, Wisconsin
  

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Here's how my mock turned out on the Draft Network:

29: Nick Bolton, LB Mizzou
62: D'Wayne Eskridge, WR Western Mich
92: Jackson Carman, OT Clemson
135: Tre Brown, CB Oklahoma
142: Tedarrell Slaton, IDL Florida
174: Divine Deablo, S Va Tech
178: Drake Jackson, IOL Kentucky
215: Tony Poljan, TE Virginia
221: Elijah Mitchell, RB Louisiana
250: Marco Wilson, CB Florida

Letting an app randomly select names out of a pool ain’t no fucking mock draft.

To master the art of the mock draft, one has to research the prospects, watch YouTube clips of the prospects, analyze the prospects and then explain why the German Shepherd should draft the prospects should they fall to him like the Great Arm of Butte did in 2005 to the Majestic Polar Bear.

Y’all are amateurs. Let the professionals do the mocks. I hold a Master’s in Mock Draft from the Mel Kiper Jr. School of College Football Scouting and Hair Design @ the prestigious ESPN U.

Stay tuned for my ingenious My Mastery Mockery of a Draft.

[SudsMcBucky]

Letting an app randomly select names out of a pool ain’t no fucking mock draft.

To master the art of the mock draft, one has to research the prospects, watch YouTube clips of the prospects, analyze the prospects and then explain why the German Shepherd should draft the prospects should they fall to him like the Great Arm of Butte did in 2005 to the Majestic Polar Bear.

Y’all are amateurs. Let the professionals do the mocks. I hold a Master’s in Mock Draft from the Mel Kiper Jr. School of College Football Scouting and Hair Design @ the prestigious ESPN U.

Stay tuned for my ingenious My Mastery Mockery of a Draft.

I'll be waiting with bated breath.

[Joemailman]

Decent writeup on Tevin Jenkins - OT - Oklahoma St. If the Packers draft him in 1st round, he'd be favorite to be starting RT on opening day. Packers have already had a virtual meeting with him.

https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/n...-teven-jenkins

Pros
Massive, powerful dude
Road-grading tackle
He’s going to find someone to block — looks for work
He will put you in the f*cking ground
Plays an aggressive style of football even in pass pro
Keeps his feet moving on contact
Consistently hits multiple targets when needed
He takes someone to IHOP once a gap at least
Violent, heavy hands
Can get pushed back and re-anchor
Fights to the echo of the whistle
Excellent positional blocker
Understands when to pull his hands away to avoid holding calls when he’s out of position
Handled Texas’ Joseph Ossai
Wins early so consistently
When guys try to run the loop, he can handle it
Handles pass-offs
Quick feet into kickslide
Attacks your chest in pass pro
Even if he’s not in ideal position, he wins because he plays with an edge
They rarely send help to his side

Cons

A ton of quick throws in the OSU passing game so he doesn’t have to sustain pass blocks often
Lost on an inside move vs WVU for a holding call in 2020
Can be a little lunge-y at times, but he’s such a fighter/powerful that it doesn’t really matter
I do wonder about his ability to sustain pass blocks
When he loses, it tends to be on inside counters — does he have the lateral explosiveness to handle that?
He’s a bad cut blocker (who cares)
Only pass block rep I saw him lose was on a screen so he wasn’t really trying to sustain anyway

Summary

The only question I have about Jenkins is how much the Cowboys’ scheme masks his potential deficiencies. With what they ask him to do, he’s as good as any OT in this class. He’s powerful, nasty, aggressive, and effective. He wins run blocks 10 out of 10 times, moving bodies and burying them where you may never find them.

Jenkins’ power and approach helps him win in the pass game where his athletic traits may fail him. His lateral agility isn’t plus plus and his speed to the corner could get exposed against elite rushers, but he rarely lost pass-rush reps because he engages first with his length and power. As an NFL RT, he’s everything you want even with the question marks. If you think absence of proof isn’t proof of absence, there’s no reason not to take Jenkins top-20 and feel great about it.

He’s a first-round talent all day. For a team like the Packers, who wouldn’t need him to be an All-Pro, could keep him on the right side, and would relish running behind him with the bruising A.J. Dillon, there’s plenty of like about this fit.

[Upnorth]

Decent writeup on Tevin Jenkins - OT - Oklahoma St. If the Packers draft him in 1st round, he'd be favorite to be starting RT on opening day. Packers have already had a virtual meeting with him.

https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/n...-teven-jenkins

While perfect for our line he won't make it to us unfortunately.

[Upnorth]

So we get 3 comp picks. A 4, 5 and 6. That will help with depth.

I have only seen articles that show us interviewing CB and wr. No other positions (but I may miss some of course). Showing our hand or deception?

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2021/03/10/packers-meet-virtually-with-ucla-rb-wr-demetric-felton/

So not a wr specifically but close enough.
Plus getting him if he can be even 75% as effective in a rb/we role would be phenomenal.

[Joemailman]

So we get 3 comp picks. A 4, 5 and 6. That will help with depth.

I have only seen articles that show us interviewing CB and wr. No other positions (but I may miss some of course). Showing our hand or deception?

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2021/03/10/packers-meet-virtually-with-ucla-rb-wr-demetric-felton/

So not a wr specifically but close enough.
Plus getting him if he can be even 75% as effective in a rb/we role would be phenomenal.

Here's a link to a list of players they have met with. https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2...-asante-samuel