Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Breaking Down the NFL Draft for the AFC North - XFAlpha Podcast

Newest episode of the podcast should be posted by now. We break down the divorce of Jay Cutler, who I found out is not the world famous bodybuilder. Then we break down the drafts of the AFC North, and Jonah gives his 11-15 best states. Download, subscribe, and reach out to us by email or social media.



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AFC North
Baltimore Ravens
Round 1 (28): LB Patrick Queen, LSU - Explosive freak at LSU that can cause absolute havoc but only one year of production.
Round 2 (55): RB JK Dobbins, Ohio State - Are we sure this isn’t the best back in the class? He ran for over 2000 yards last season, has nearly 70 catches over his career. What more do you want? I love that the Ravens are just planning on running straight through everyone. That is my jam. 
Round 3 (71): DI Justin Madubuike, Texas A&M
Round 3 (92): WR Devin Duvernay, Texas
Round 3 (98): LB Malik Harrison, Ohio State - Not much in coverage, but he can run forward at great speeds and could be a threat as a blitzer. Big and fast is always a good combo.
Round 3 (106): IOL Tyre Phillips, Mississippi State
Round 4 (143): IOL Ben Bredeson, Michigan
Round 5 (170): DI Broderick Washington, Texas Tech
Round 6 (201): WR James Proche, SMU - A dominant receiver for SMU. He had over 200 catches, over 2400 yards, and 27 touchdowns over his final two seasons there. 
Round 7 (219): S Geno Stone, Iowa - Great instincts, not great athlete.
Undrafted - Bronson Rechsteiner - Out of Kennesaw State, 35 bench press reps, 4.48 40, and oh yeah, he’s Rick Steiner’s son. He averaged over 8 yards per carry in college, threw one pass, and it was a 60 yard touchdown. 6’0” 230 pounds of pure mayhem.
Undrafted - Kristian Welch - When you start at middle linebacker for the Iowa Hawkeyes, you’re probably NFL material. You may not be great, but if Iowa has that much trust in you, it’s a really good sign. 

Cincinnati Bengals
Round 1 (1): QB Joe Burrow, LSU - Fun fact, his combine numbers are 99% comparable to Jimmy Clausen. But in reality, I think he could be even better than the former Fighting Irish signal caller. Outside of Cam Newton taking a bunch of misfits to a national title, Joe Burrow had the greatest season in college football history. He’s really good, even with his tiny hands. 
Round 2 (33): WR Tee Higgins, Clemson - Very big and productive receiver for Clemson. 25 touchdowns over the last two seasons so at worst, he can come in immediately as a red zone target.
Round 3 (65): LB Logan Wilson, Wyoming - Love the productivity but nothing special as an athlete. 
Round 4 (107): LB Akeem Davis-Gaither, App State - All over the place for App State this past year but undersized.
Round 5 (147): Edge Khalid Kareem, Notre Dame
Round 6 (180): T Hakeem Adeniji, Kansas
Round 7 (215): LB Markus Bailey, Purdue - Bailey has struggled with injuries, but when this guy is on the field, he has great instincts and can do it all. He’s a tackling machine, had 13.5 sacks over his sophomore and junior seasons, and his freshman year he had 4 picks. An ideal seventh round pick as he definitely has starter potential. 
Undrafted - Scotty Washington - WR out of Wake Forest who is 6’5”, 225 pounds. That’s interesting.

Cleveland Browns
Round 1 (10): T Jedrick Wills, Alabama - A good tackle.
Round 2 (44): S Grant Delpit, LSU - Was the LSU offense so good that the defense got overlooked? A lot of their defenders fell in the draft and Delpit does have great range although he’s not an exactly an intimidating hitter. 
Round 3 (88): DI Jordan Elliott, Missouri - May have been the only good defender on Missouri which hurts chances of impact. 
Round 3 (97): LB Jacob Phillips, LSU
Round 4 (115): TE Harrison Bryant, FAU - I don’t think he’s a good enough athlete to be an impact tight end. 
Round 5 (160): IOL Nick Harris, Washington
Round 6 (187): WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan
Undrafted - Nate Wieting - Tight End from Tight End U. Iowa really could have used one of those tight ends to stick around from the 2018 draft as it was not a strength this past season. Wieting struggled with injuries and got passed on the depth chart by a true freshman.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Round 2 (49): WR Chase Claypool, Notre Dame - If anybody is going to become an elite tight end out of this draft class, my money is on the wide receiver making the conversion to tight end. 
Round 3 (102): EDGE Alex Highsmith, Charlotte - He had 15 sacks last season. That’s a lot of sacks. 
Round 4 (124): RB Anthony McFarland Jr., Maryland - Not related to Booger McFarland. 
Round 4 (135): IOL Kevin Dotson, Louisiana
Round 6 (198): S Antoine Brooks Jr., Maryland
Round 7 (232): DI Carlos Davis, Nebraska
Undrafted - Spencer Nigh - Fullback out of Auburn with one carry for two yards. That’s a true fullback.

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