2018 NFL Draft Thread

[dbair1967]

This list isn't official yet, players have until tomorrow to declare. Will update afterward.

With college football’s regular season in the books, some of the nation’s top underclassmen have started to reveal their intentions for the 2018 NFL Draft.

Underclassmen have until Jan. 15 to declare for the draft and the official list of early entrants will be released by the NFL on Jan. 19.

A complete list of underclassmen who have declared for the 2018 NFL Draft can be seen below (in alphabetical order), along with their respective PFF College grades for the 2017 season (on a 0-100 scale) and 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings.
2018 NFL Draft early entrants

Josh Adams | RB | Jr. | Notre Dame | 80.6 PFF grade

Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | DE | R-Jr. | Toledo | 87.3 PFF grade

Jordan Akins | TE | R-Jr. | UCF | 84.3 PFF grade

Jaire Alexander | CB | Jr. | Louisville | 82.8 PFF grade

Josh Allen | QB | R-Jr. | Wyoming | 73.5 PFF grade

Kyle Allen | QB | R-Jr. | Houston | 67.8 PFF grade

Mark Andrews | TE | R-Jr. | Oklahoma | 88.4 PFF grade

Dorance Armstrong Jr. | DE | Jr. | Kansas | 78.3 PFF grade

Jerome Baker | OLB | Jr. | Ohio State | 81.5 PFF grade

Saquon Barkley | RB | Jr. | Penn State | 89.9 PFF grade

Jessie Bates III | S | R-Soph. | Wake Forest | 78.3 PFF grade

Orlando Brown | OT | R-Jr. | Oklahoma | 88.1 PFF grade

Taven Bryan | DT | R-Jr. | Florida | 89.1 PFF grade

Deontay Burnett | WR | Jr. | USC | 87.1 PFF grade

Deon Cain | WR | Jr. | Clemson | 78.2 PFF grade

Antonio Callaway | WR | Jr. | Florida | 77.7 PFF grade*
*-2016 grade. Did not play in 2017.

Will Clapp | OC | R-Jr. | LSU | 86.4 PFF grade

Simmie Cobbs Jr. | WR | R-Jr. | Indiana | 72.0 PFF grade

Keke Coutee | WR | Jr. | Texas Tech | 87.7 PFF grade

James Daniels | OC | Jr. | Iowa | 89.0 PFF grade

Sam Darnold | QB | R-Soph. | USC | 83.6 PFF grade

Carlton Davis | CB | Jr. | Auburn | 82.0 PFF grade

Michael Dickson | P | Jr. | Texas

Terrell Edmunds | S | R-Jr. | Virginia Tech | 76.7 PFF grade

Tremaine Edmunds | LB | Jr. | Virginia Tech | 87.1 PFF grade

DeShon Elliott | S | Jr. | Texas | 86.2 PFF grade

Minkah Fitzpatrick | CB | Jr. | Alabama | 84.8 PFF grade

Nick Gates | OT | R-Jr. | Nebraska | 81.6 PFF grade

Rashaan Gaulden | CB | R-Jr. | Tennessee | 84.1 PFF grade

Frank Ginda | LB | Jr. | San Jose State | 78.9 PFF grade

Derrius Guice | RB | Jr. | LSU | 85.1 PFF grade

Ronnie Harrison | S | Jr. | Alabama | 84.8 PFF grade

Taylor Hearn | OG | R-Jr. | Clemson | 82.0 PFF grade

Quadree Henderson | WR | Jr. | Pittsburgh | 50.7 PFF grade

Holton Hill | CB | Jr. | Texas | 87.7 PFF grade

Nyheim Hines | RB | Jr. | NC State | 79.9 PFF grade

Jeff Holland | OLB | Jr. | Auburn | 82.7 PFF grade

Sam Hubbard | DE | R-Jr. | Ohio State | 80.7 PFF grade

Mike Hughes | CB | Jr. | UCF | 88.3 PFF grade

Hayden Hurst | TE | Jr. | South Carolina | 77.0 PFF grade

Ryan Izzo | TE | R-Jr. | Florida State | 73.8 PFF grade

Donte Jackson | CB | Jr. | LSU | 83.6 PFF grade

JC Jackson | CB | R-Jr. | Maryland | 68.5 PFF grade

Josh Jackson | CB | R-Jr. | Iowa | 96.6 PFF grade

Lamar Jackson | QB | Jr. | Louisville | 90.3 PFF grade

Derwin James | S | Jr. | Florida State | 92.1 PFF grade

Richie James | WR | R-Jr. | Middle Tennessee | 70.4 PFF grade

Malik Jefferson | OLB | Jr. | Texas | 88.7 PFF grade

Kerryon Johnson | RB | Jr. | Auburn | 88.1 PFF grade

Ronald Jones II | RB | Jr. | USC | 92.4 PFF grade

Sam Jones | OG | R-Jr. | Arizona State | 81.6 PFF grade

John Kelly | RB | Jr. | Tennessee | 80.6 PFF grade

Arden Key | OLB | Jr. | LSU | 81.8 PFF grade

Christian Kirk | WR | Jr. | Texas A&M | 83.9 PFF grade

Du'Vonta Lampkin | DT | R-Soph. | Oklahoma | 77.6 PFF grade

Jordan Lasley | WR | R-Jr. | UCLA | 86.0 PFF grade

Tanner Lee | QB | R-Jr. | Nebraska | 73.5 PFF grade

Hercules Mata'afa | DE | R-Jr. | Washington State | 87.7 PFF grade

Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | Jr. | Clemson | 68.5 PFF grade

Tarvarus McFadden | CB | Jr. | Florida State | 76.7 PFF grade

RJ McIntosh | DT | Jr. | Miami | 87.7 PFF grade

Kahlil McKenzie | DT | Jr. | Tennessee | 78.8 PFF grade

Quenton Meeks | CB | Jr. | Stanford | 84.4 PFF grade

Kolton Miller | OT | R-Jr. | UCLA | 87.5 PFF grade

D.J. Moore | WR | Jr. | Maryland | 84.6 PFF grade

Ryan Nall | RB | R-Jr. | Oregon State | 82.3 PFF grade

Nick Nelson | CB | R-Jr. | Wisconsin | 89.4 PFF grade

Quenton Nelson | OG | R-Jr. | Notre Dame | 95.1 PFF grade

Kendrick Norton | DT | Jr. | Miami | 77.5 PFF grade

Isaiah Oliver | CB | Jr. | Colorado | 84.9 PFF grade

Brian O'Neill | OT | R-Jr. | Pittsburgh | 83.5 PFF grade

Da'Ron Payne | DT | Jr. | Alabama | 87.7 PFF grade

Kamryn Pettway | RB | Jr. | Auburn | 46.3 PFF grade

Harrison Phillips | DT | R-Jr. | Stanford | 90.3 PFF grade

Eddy Pineiro | K | R-Jr. | Florida

Byron Pringle | WR | Jr. | Kansas State | 57.1 PFF grade

Trey Quinn | WR | R-Jr. | SMU | 90.9 PFF grade

D.J. Reed | CB | R-Jr. | Kansas State | 90.2 PFF grade

Justin Reid | S | Jr. | Stanford | 80.4 PFF grade

Calvin Ridley | WR | Jr. | Alabama | 82.4 PFF grade

Korey Robertson | WR | R-Jr. | Southern Miss | 85.2 PFF grade

Josh Rosen | QB | Jr. | UCLA | 85.8 PFF grade

Christian Sam | LB | R-Jr. | Arizona State | 71.7 PFF grade

Bo Scarbrough | RB | Jr. | Alabama | 75.6 PFF grade

Dalton Schultz | TE | R-Jr. | Stanford | 73.6 PFF grade

Tim Settle | DT | R-Soph. | Virginia Tech | 86.0 PFF grade

Andre Smith | ILB | Jr. | North Carolina | 78.3 PFF grade

Tre'Quan Smith | WR | R-Jr. | UCF | 86.6 PFF grade

Van Smith | S | Jr. | Clemson | 70.3 PFF grade

Breeland Speaks | DE | R-Jr. | Ole Miss | 82.4 PFF grade

Equanimeous St. Brown | WR | Jr. | Notre Dame | 78.4 PFF grade

Courtland Sutton | WR | R-Jr. | SMU | 83.8 PFF grade

Josh Sweat | DE | Jr. | Florida Stat e| 82.7 PFF grade

Auden Tate | WR | Jr. | Florida State | 82.3 PFF grade

Maea Teuhema | OG | Jr. | Southeastern Louisiana | 70.5 PFF grade*
*-2016 grade at LSU.

Trenton Thompson | DT | Jr. | Georgia | 78.5 PFF grade

Kevin Toliver II | CB | Jr. | LSU | 80.1 PFF grade

Leighton Vander Esch | LB | R-Jr. | Boise State | 89.7 PFF grade

Vita Vea | DT | R-Jr. | Washington | 93.2 PFF grade

Mark Walton | RB | Jr. | Miami | 84.8 PFF grade

Denzel Ward | CB | Jr. | Ohio State | 91.4 PFF grade

Toby Weathersby | OT | Jr. | LSU | 83.5 PFF grade

Jordan Whitehead | S | Jr. | Pittsburgh | 65.0 PFF grade

JoJo Wicker | DE | Jr. | Arizona State | 78.7 PFF grade

Jalen Wilkerson | DE | R-Soph. | Florida State | 69.5 PFF grade

Connor Williams | OT | Jr. | Texas | 85.8 PFF grade

 

[dbair1967]

Rosters for 2018 East West Shrine Game.

2018 East-West Shrine Game rosters


NFL.com
Published: Jan. 10, 2018 at 09:35 a.m.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2018 at 02:48 p.m.

The 2018 East-West Shrine Game will be held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. ET. This is the eighth consecutive year that NFL Network (complete broadcast schedule) will provide exclusive coverage of the East-West Shrine Game -- the longest-running college football all-star game.

Below are the rosters (subject to change) for each team:

WEST TEAM

Quarterbacks
Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston State
Nic Shimonek, Texas Tech
Nick Stevens, Colorado State

Running backs
Jordan Chunn, Troy
Justin Jackson, Northwestern
Phillip Lindsay, Colorado

Wide receivers
Jeff Badet, Oklahoma
Bryce Bobo, Colorado
Devonte Boyd, UNLV
Steven Dunbar, Houston
Jordan Thomas, Mississippi State
Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State

Tight ends
Blake Mack, Arkansas State
Andrew Vollert, Weber State
David Wells, San Diego State

Offensive linemen
Dejon Allen (OG), Hawaii
Jacob Alsadek (OG), Arizona
Jake Bennett (C), Colorado State
Zachary Crabtree (OT), Oklahoma State
Mark Korte (OT), Alberta
Cody O'Connell (OG), Washington State
Jacob Ohnesorge (C), South Dakota State
Greg Senat (OT), Wagner
Coleman Shelton (C), Washington
Brett Toth (OT), Army
Salesi Uhatafe (OG), Utah

Defensive linemen
Poona Ford (DT), Texas
Marcell Frazier (DE), Missouri
P.J. Hall (DT), Sam Houston State
Alec James (DE), Wisconsin
Justin Lawler (DE), SMU
James Looney (DT), California
Filipo Mokofisi (DT), Utah
Bilal Nichols (DT), Delaware
Joe Ostman (DE), Central Michigan
Conor Sheehy (DE), Wisconsin

Linebackers
James Hearns (OLB), Louisville
Leon Jacobs (OLB), Wisconsin
Joel Lanning (QB/ILB), Iowa State
Ja'Von Rolland-Jones (OLB), Arkansas State
Tegray Scales (OLB), Indiana
Kenny Young (ILB), UCLA

Defensive backs
Secdrick Cooper (S), Louisiana Tech
Dane Cruikshank (CB), Arizona
Josh Kalu (CB), Nebraska
Heath Harding (CB), Miami (Ohio)
Davontae Harris (CB), Illinois State
Godwin Igwebuike (S), Northwestern
Natrell Jamerson (S), Wisconsin
Afolabi Laguda (S), Colorado
Malik Reaves (CB), Villanova
Cole Reyes (S), North Dakota
Linden Stephens (CB), Cincinnati
Chucky Williams (S), Louisville

Specialists
Matthew McCrane (K), Kansas State
Drew Scott (LS), Kansas State
Shane Tripucka (P), Texas A&M

EAST TEAM

Quarterbacks
J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
Riley Ferguson, Memphis
Quinton Flowers, South Florida

Running backs
Chase Edmonds, Fordham
D'Ernest Johnson, South Florida
Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt

Wide receivers
Regis Cibasu, Montreal
Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa
DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State
Cam Phillips, Virginia Tech (injured)
Justin Watson, Pennsylvania
Jester Weah, Pittsburgh
Javon Wims, Georgia (injured)

Tight ends
Damon Gibson, Minnesota State
Cam Serigne, Wake Forest
Ethan Wolf, Tennessee

Offensive linemen
Tony Adams (OG), N.C. State
Brian Allen (C), Michigan State
Kyle Bosch (OG), West Virginia
Aaron Evans (OT), UCF (injured)
Nico Falah (OG), USC
Austin Golson (C), Auburn
Cory Helms (OG), South Carolina
Jaryd Jones-Smith (OG), Pittsburgh
Austin Kuhnert (C), North Dakota State
Brad Lundblade (C), Oklahoma State
KC McDermott (OT), Miami
Jamar McGloster (OT), Syracuse

Defensive linemen
Curtis Cothren (DE), Penn State
Parker Cothren (DT), Penn State
Folorunso Fatukasi (DT), UConn
Dalton Keene (DE), Illinois State
Marcus Martin (DE), Slippery Rock
Jamiyus Pittman (DT), UCF
Deadrin Senat (DT), South Florida
Kentavius Street (DE), N.C. State
Chad Thomas (DE), Miami

Linebackers
Parris Bennett (ILB), Syracuse
Jason Cabinda (ILB), Penn State
D.J. Palmore (OLB), Navy
Matthew Thomas (OLB), Florida State
Chris Worley (ILB), Ohio State

Defensive backs
DeVonta' Delaney (CB), Miami
Brandon Facyson (CB), Virginia Tech
Tre Flowers (S), Oklahoma State
Grant Haley (CB), Penn State
Avonte Maddox (CB), Pittsburgh
Trey Marshall (S), Florida State
Jordan Martin (S), Syracuse
Deatrick Nichols (CB), South Florida
Jeremy Reaves (CB), South Alabama
Greg Stroman (CB), Virginia Tech
Jamar Summers (S), Connecticut
Tracy Walker (S), Louisiana-Lafayette
Damon Webb (S), Ohio State

Specialists
Hunter Bradley (LS), Mississippi State
Drew Brown (K), Nebraska
Joseph Davidson (P), Bowling Green

 

[theoneandonly]

Scouting Notebook: Who Are the Biggest Early 2018 NFL Draft Sleepers? | Bleacher Report

 

[icup]

 

[dbair1967]

He'd be a very intriguing pick for us if he's available at 19. Would give us another cornerstone piece and would almost assuredly demand a double team every snap. Would really help keeping OL off our LB's.

 

[icup]

2018 NFL Draft order and needs for every team - NFL.com


2018 NFL Draft order and needs for every team


Note: Strength of schedule is listed in parentheses. The tie between the Redskins and Packers was broken by their win-loss-tie percentages in common games. The tie between the Cowboys and Lions was broken by their win-loss-tie percentages in conference games.



19. Dallas Cowboys
Record: 9-7 (.496)
Top needs: TE, DT, CB
The skinny: Jason Witten will turn 36 shortly after the draft and it's time to find the player who'll replace him. Adding a talented defensive tackle who can get upfield could be in play. The Cowboys lack high-end CBs and might look for a top talent at that spot.

 

[icup]

i think we'd argue that dallas should be looking at help on dline, tight end, linebacker and wide receiver.


these are teams picking ahead of dallas who also need dline/te/lb/wr


3. Indianapolis Colts
Top needs: ILB, OL, Edge

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Top needs: DE, RB, CB

8. Chicago Bears
Top needs: WR, OL, CB

9. San Francisco 49ers
Top needs: WR, OL, CB

10. Oakland Raiders
Top needs: CB, ILB, OT

11. Miami Dolphins
Top needs: OG, ILB, RB

12. Cincinnati Bengals
Top needs: OL, QB, LB

13. Washington Redskins
Top needs: QB, LB, S

14. Green Bay Packers
Top needs: CB, OL, WR

15. Arizona Cardinals
Top needs: QB, OL, WR

16. Baltimore Ravens
Top needs: WR, TE, RB

17. Los Angeles Chargers
Top needs: OT, QB, LB



so here's an exercise at a reasonable guess of who's going to be available.


big time players at positions of need for dallas i think include:


wr
- calvin ridley, alabama
- chistian kirk, texas a&m
- dj moore, maryland
teams ahead of cowboys that need WR: bears (8th), 49ers (9th), packers (14th), cardinals (15th), ravens (16th)


tight end
- i don't know much about the te's coming out. maybe someone can elaborate
teams ahead of cowboys that need TE: ravens (16th)


lb
- roquan smith, georgia
- leighton vander esch, boise state
- tremaine edmunds, lb
- rashaan evans, alabama
teams ahead of cowboys that need LB: colts (3rd), raiders (10th), dolphins (11th), bengals (12th), redskins (13th), chargers (17th)



d-line/edge
- bradley chubb, nc state
- harold landry, boston college
- hercules mata'afa, washington state
- marcus davenport, utsa
teams ahead of cowboys that need DE/EDGE: colts (3rd), buccaneers (7th)


interior dline
- taven bryan, florida
- vita vea, washington
- maurice hurst, michigan
- da'ron payne, alabama
teams ahead of cowboys that need DT: none according to nfl.com



some comments:
- if roquan isn't gone yet, the raiders are taking him 10th overall. lots of teams looking for linebackers, maybe early.
- dallas may have a legit chance of landing a top 3 interior DL....that is "if they value the position". which they should by cutting tyrone crawford in the offseason and replacing him for a shiny new rookie. i like vita vea the most here.
- DE/EDGE will always come off the board if the talent is available. chubb is gone early but probably landry too. depends who is available at 7 for the bucs when they pick. i think dallas is going dline this year with the 1st pick and just going to replicate what they did with drafting on the oline. blow premium picks on the position unit and hope that it works.
- i don't know much about TE's this year aside from hearing about goedert (baby gronk). but the 49ers took kittle late last year, and he looks to be a great addition and actually helps the offense as a pass catching option for garropolo. maybe dak needs someone like that? jimmy graham is available in FA?
- wr is going to be a tough choice. i don't see how you get dj moore if a good defensive player is sitting there.

 

[icup]

if yall even give a shit:

 

[icup]

kinda cool from crabbs:


Georgia RB Sony Michel = Miami Dolphins RB Kenyan Drake

Tennessee RB John Kelly = Buffalo Bills RB LeSean McCoy

Alabama RB Bo Scarbrough = Dallas Cowboys RB Marion Barber III

 

[icup]

this walter mock is bananas


bills trading into top 3.

nelson falls to pick #9

and roquan falls to the redskins while the raiders took vita vea

dallas takes derwin james with several d-lineman still on the board.






get


the


fuck

outta

here

 

[icup]

 

[theoneandonly]

 

[icup]

thats impressive but the knock i read on payne is that he plays when he wants to. lack of motivation/consistency. watch if theres a weed problem down the road with another one

 

[dbair1967]

dallas takes derwin james with several d-lineman still on the board.

get

the

fuck

outta

here

There are a lot of scouting people that believe Derwin James is a bigtime NFL prospect, some even hinted at him being a top-10 pick. Big, rangy, huge hitter and came away last seasons with 11 passes defensed, a couple of picks and 5 1/2 tackles for loss. he had 10 tackles for loss as a freshman, and also 4 1/2 QB sacks.

 

[icup]

There are a lot of scouting people that believe Derwin James is a bigtime NFL prospect, some even hinted at him being a top-10 pick. Big, rangy, huge hitter and came away last seasons with 11 passes defensed, a couple of picks and 5 1/2 tackles for loss. he had 10 tackles for loss as a freshman, and also 4 1/2 QB sacks.

if they think he's that good then sure, but i dont see how you go DB if you need DL's and LB's.

 

[dbair1967]

if they think he's that good then sure, but i dont see how you go DB if you need DL's and LB's.

I guess you don't need a safety if you think Byron Jones and Heath are your guys

 

[theoneandonly]

I guess you don't need a safety if you think Byron Jones and Heath are your guys

If they get a chance to get Earl Thomas here on the cheap, they should. Supposedly he and Wagner dont get along.

 

[dbair1967]

If they get a chance to get Earl Thomas here on the cheap, they should. Supposedly he and Wagner dont get along.

Yeah I wonder if Seattle might try to move him this offseason. I read previously that Chancellor and Avril may have to retire and they were probably going to try and move Sherman. They might go all in on rebuilding.

Maybe Thomas already knew this and maybe that explains why he ran down Garrett and a couple of other Cowboy players after that game a few weeks ago.

 

[icup]

Yes!!!!! for earl thomas, thatd be ideal

But no i dont have faith in jones but i do have more faith in the young guys and they are a 2nd, 3rd and a 5th i think


Id just like to see the premium picks goto the dline, or if theres a sean lee jr out there ,,,go look for his replacement now. You think were good w jaylon?
Our d line doesnt do shit without lawrence and irving, especially together. But both have been suspended or injured for some decent stretches. Contingency plan is tapper, taco and collins?? Ehhhhh, you good w that?? It sounds more like an immigrant lawfirm than a dominant dline

 

[theoneandonly]

Yes!!!!! for earl thomas, thatd be ideal

But no i dont have faith in jones but i do have more faith in the young guys and they are a 2nd, 3rd and a 5th i think


Id just like to see the premium picks goto the dline, or if theres a sean lee jr out there ,,,go look for his replacement now. You think were good w jaylon?
Our d line doesnt do shit without lawrence and irving, especially together. But both have been suspended or injured for some decent stretches. Contingency plan is tapper, taco and collins?? Ehhhhh, you good w that?? It sounds more like an immigrant lawfirm than a dominant dline

Everything you posted makes perfect sense so it wont happen.