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Tom Sykes -> RE: 2023 NFL Draft (4/22/2023 1:17:51 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen
ESPN says in 2022, 78 of his prospects were selected in the top 100.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2023/story/_/id/36184202/2023-nfl-draft-jeff-legwold-ranking-top-100-prospects
38. Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia, 6-1 ¾, 207 (4.36)
The size, speed, physicality and willingness to tackle are all top shelf for Ringo. But he's drawn a few too many flags at times and surrendered big plays, despite the Bulldogs' dominance in rushing the passer, because he doesn't always locate the ball quickly enough. He has four career interceptions and 19 career pass break-ups.
Plus one of the following:
55. Jack Campbell, ILB, Iowa, 6-4 5/8, 249 (4.65)
Campbell has a quality multisport profile, having led Cedar Falls (Iowa) High School to back-to-back state basketball titles. He's tall for the position -- he played inside for the Hawkeyes -- but he plays with quality eye discipline as he moves efficiently to the ball and is a sure tackler. He has 143 tackles in 2021 and 128 tackles this past season.
57. Isaiah Foskey, DE, Notre Dame, 6-5 1/8, 264 (4.58)
Foskey had back-to-back 11-sack seasons to close out his career. A team captain, he has all he needs to be an impactful, disruptive player on the edge, but there are too many moments when he isn't. He doesn't always keep blockers' hands off him despite a reach advantage. Special teams coaches will notice he blocked four punts in his career, two in one game.
58. Keeanu Benton. DT, Wisconsin, 6-3 ¾, 309 (5.08)
Longtime defensive line coach Jim Washburn once told me "pads high, say goodbye'' and Benton is that player. When he plays with quality technique, he is a fierce presence on the inside who repeatedly gets blockers off balance like a future NFL starter should. But when he plays too high, and he does at times, he surrenders far too much ground or gets entangled.
59. Siaki Ika, DT, Baylor, 6-2 7/8, 335 (5.39)
Scouts say Ika needs to improve his technique in how he handles blockers, but some of that deficiency can be attributed to his ability to simply overpower them to this point. He's quick off the ball, drives his hands through blockers and disrupts flow. If he can play with a little more vision when he discards blockers, he could make far more splash plays -- he had just two tackles for loss this past season.
60. DJ Turner II, CB, Michigan, 5-11 ¼, 178 (4.26)
In the nickel defense world the NFL has become, Turner has flexibility in that he can line up outside or inside in the slot. He was the fastest player timed at the scouting combine this year and started 22 games over his last two seasons with the Wolverines. He doesn't win contested passes as much as some others and occasionally gets pushed off the spot at the top of the route.
Ringo and Turner are borderline first rd CBs depending on what site you look at. I could easily see us retreating back to pick 31 or 32, taking one of them ... then moving up with our new 2nd or 3rd rder and converting that into a highly-valued injury-based dropper. Because in the end, we do what we do.
Also, Jack Campbell looks really interesting ... maybe Flores can have someone distract Kwesi in the War-room while he covertly calls in the card for a full-sized LB. Is it any wonder Flores is in hot water with the league?
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