I think they should take a center in the second round. If they can get the best rated one on their board then go for it. If you're going to fix your OL then don't half ass it.
Hopefully not guard tonight because then Jenkins is done and I think we probably need more Jenkins’ in the trenches.
The BEAST seems to like him: 5. GERVON DEXTER SR. | Florida 6055 | 310 lbs. | 3JR Lake Wales, Fla. (Lake Wales) 10/5/2001 (age 21.56) #9 BACKGROUND: Gervon (Jer-von) Dexter Sr., who is one of four children, grew up in Lake Wales (50 miles south of Orlando) and started playing sports at five-years old. Playing everywhere from running back to the offensive and defensive lines, he played football through elementary and middle school, but stopped playing in seventh-grade to focus on basketball full-time. Dexter enrolled at Lake Wales High School where he started on the varsity basketball team as a freshman. Going into his junior year, his father pushed him to return to football and he posted 18 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks and 7 forced fumbles at defensive tackle in 2018. Dexter was unblockable as a senior and finished with 103 tackles, 35.0 tackles for loss, 18.0 sacks and 7 forced fumbles. He earned multiple All-American honors and led Lake Wales to a 12-1 record with the only loss coming in the regional finals of the 2019 playoffs. Dexter started on varsity all four seasons for the basketball team and also lettered in track, qualifying for the Class 2A state championships in the discus throw as a junior. A five-star recruit out of high school, Dexter was the No. 3 defensive tackle in the 2020 recruiting class (one spot ahead of Georgia’s Jalen Carter) and the No. 1 recruit in Florida. He was the No. 12 overall recruit nationally. Dexter was highly recruited in basketball and received offers from national powers like Syracuse and Virginia before his sophomore year. Despite not playing high school football until his junior year, his recruitment quickly took off, receiving offers before he even took the field. Midway through his junior year, Dexter held scholarship offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and two dozen others. Growing up a Gators’ fan, he committed to Florida and became the first consensus five-star recruit under former head coach Dan Mullen. Two months before he enrolled in Gainesville, his father (Gerald) passed away at 50 after a bacterial infection spread to his heart (required a valve replaced) and also led to brain surgery to address an aneurism. Two years later, Gervon welcomed his infant son (Gervon Lashawn Dexter Jr.) on May 9, 2022. Dexter elected to skip his senior season and enter the 2023 NFL Draft. [200] CONTENTS YEAR (GP/GS) 2020: (12/2) 2021: (13/9) 2022: (13/13) Total: (38/24) TKLS TFL SACK FF 19 1.5 0.0 0 51 4.0 2.5 0 55 4.0 2.0 0 125 9.5 4.5 0 PD INT 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 2 NOTES HT WT COMBINE 6055 310 PRO DAY 6057 318 ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP 32 1/4 9 1/2 80 7/8 4.88 2.83 1.70 31 9’2” - 7.50 22 321/897/8811/2- - - - - 4.707.65- (no shuttle – choice) STRENGTHS: Looks the part and is still filling out his enormous frame and wingspan ... athletic for his size with basketball feet and body control ... uses his flexibility to slither into gaps or flatten down the line ... flashes a violent arm-over rip move to clear the center ... able to uproot blockers when he attacks upward with leverage and drives his feet ... strong, balanced base versus the run ... extends his long arms to stand up and dispose blockers, making stops in the hole ... holds up well versus double teams and keeps his shoulders square to the line ... reads the backfield well, using different peek techniques once he engages blockers ... plays with urgency in the run game ... took on more of a leadership role in 2022 and is described as a “unifying presence” behind the scenes by his coaches (Dexter: “We learned to be great teammates.”) ... durable and played in all 38 games the last three seasons. WEAKNESSES: Spotty snap anticipation and consistently the last to move out of his stance ... undeveloped counters with only average twitch in his upper body when attempting to shed ... too easily moved when he allows his pads to rise at contact ... needs to improve his positioning in tackle situations to be a more reliable finisher in small spaces ... flagged multiple times for roughing because of his tendency to put all his weight on the quarterback ... With his height and length, I expected to see more batted balls on his tape ... played a lot of snaps (averaged 52.5 defensive snaps per game in 2022) and would go half-speed at times ... unimpressive backfield production and didn’t reach double-digit tackles for loss in his career. SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Florida, Dexter was primarily a three-technique defensive tackle in co-defensive coordinator Sean Spencer’s four-man front, lining up everywhere from nose tackle to head up over the tackle. After giving up football to focus on basketball in middle school, he returned to the sport as a junior in high school and has shown incremental improvements over the last five years. Dexter carries his weight well with impressive foot quickness and pass rush potential, although you wish he had more backfield production to show for it. His impact can be traced to his ability to leverage – he is a very different player when he utilizes his long levers to put blockers on skates as a pass rusher or anchor, stack and work the point in the run game. Dexter must develop a more disciplined approach to turn the flashes into more consistent play, but he is an agile, coordinated big man who has yet to play his best football. He is a traits-based projection who can play up and down the line, which will interest both even and odd fronts. GRADE: 2nd Round (No. 55 overall)
Had him as 69 (nice) overall. CB11 11. TYRIQUE STEVENSON | Miami (Fla.) 6003 | 198 lbs. | 4SR Miami, Fla. (Southridge) 5/26/2000 (age 22.92) #2 BACKGROUND: Tyrique Stevenson, who is the oldest of five children, grew up in the Miami area with his mother and could often be found outside playing sports. He originally attended South Dade High School, where he played linebacker on the JV team as a freshman. After moving up to varsity as a sophomore, Stevenson played cornerback, safety and wide receiver and posted 69 tackles and four interceptions, earning All-County honors in 2017. He transferred to Southridge High for his senior season, where he played cornerback, safety, receiver, punter, returner and long snapper. Stevenson finished his final year with 62 tackles and six interceptions and was named a U.S. Army All-American. He also lettered in basketball and track at South Dade high school, setting a personal best in the 100 meters (10.88) his junior year. A four-star recruit, Stevenson was the No. 3 cornerback in the 2019 recruiting class (behind Derek Stingley and Andrew Booth) and the No. 4 recruit in Florida (behind Nolan Smith, Trey Sanders and Evan Neal). He was the No. 37 overall recruit and one of the highest-ranked four-stars in the class. After his sophomore season, Stevenson picked up offers from UCF and Florida, and he committed to the Gators a month later. He continued to take visits and received several high-profile offers, including Alabama, Florida State and his hometown Miami (Fla.). After his junior season, Stevenson decommitted from Florida and reopened his recruitment. Ultimately, he narrowed his final choice to Georgia and Miami and committed to the Bulldogs because his mother wanted him to leave the “bubble” where he grew up. Stevenson was homesick in Athens and had “a lot of disagreements” with head coach Kirby Smart, who wanted him to play safety or nickel while Stevenson wanted to be a cornerback. After the 2020 season, he entered the transfer portal and received numerous offers but never considered anywhere except returning home to Miami for his final two seasons. He has four younger sisters: a twin sister, younger sister and another set of twin sisters. Stevenson accepted his invitation to the 2023 Senior Bowl. YEAR (GP/GS) 2019: (14/1) 2020: (10/4) 2021: (11/10) 2022: (11/11) Total: (46/26) TKLS TFL 13 1.0 34 1.0 43 2.5 25 1.5 115 6.0 SACK FF 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0.0 0 1.5 0 PD INT 5 0 5 0 5 1 9 2 24 3 NOTES Georgia; Enrolled in January 2019 Georgia; STAR (LB/S) Miami; CB; Honorable Mention All-ACC; Missed one game (right shoulder) Miami; CB; Third Team All-ACC; Missed one game (concussion protocol) HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP COMBINE 6003 198 32 3/8 9 5/8 77 5/8 4.45 2.57 1.49 38 1/2 10’5” 4.41 7.09 - (no bench press — choice) PRO DAY 6005 196 32 3/8 9 1/2 78 - - - - - - - - (no bench press — choice) [254] CONTENTS STRENGTHS: Physically impressive athlete with a muscular body and long arms ... explosive athlete with springs in his calves to quickly redirect ... flashes the recovery speed to get back into position when needed ... able to muscle receivers off their intended path or force them to run laterally to avoid the jam ... looks to make route runners uncomfortable without drawing flags ... responsible for only one coverage penalty (pass interference) in his two seasons with the Hurricanes ... able to play through the hands of receivers when in position ... physical tackler with a safety background and looks to drive through his target when squared up ... plays chippy and has the requisite mental and physical toughness required for the NFL. WEAKNESSES: False-stepper near the line of scrimmage, forcing him to play catchup ... high-hipped and moves with hints of hip stiffness mid-transition ... surrenders too much spacing in off coverage ... late to collect himself and break on slants as early as he should ... offenses know they can get him to bite and give up big plays (see 2022 North Carolina tape) ... inconsistent balance downfield leaves ball production on the field ... looks to lay the boom in run support but tends to be reckless as a finisher, leading to ball carriers escaping his initial attack ... arrested and charged with disorderly conduct (March 2019) shortly after enrolling at Georgia after allegedly fighting with employees at an Athens bar ... tore his labrum and several ligaments in his right shoulder (November 2021), which required offseason surgery (spring 2022) to shave his collarbone. SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Miami, Stevenson was an outside cornerback in former defensive coordinator Kevin Steele’s man-coverage scheme. After playing the “STAR” nickel position at Georgia (against his wishes), he transferred closer to home to play cornerback and combined for 14 passes defended and three interceptions in two seasons. Stevenson is an above-average size/speed athlete with physical toughness and brash swagger that many coaches covet as foundational traits for their man-cover defenders. He isn’t shy bumping and riding the hip of route runners, but his physical play style leaves him unbalanced mid-route and at the catch point, which will be tougher to hide from officials in the NFL. Overall, Stevenson needs to become more disciplined in coverage and versus the run, but he is a long, rangy corner with the speed and short-area athleticism to stay in phase. He is a press-man corner on the perimeter with NFL starting ability. GRADE: 2nd-3rd Round (No. 69 overall)
I’m talking out of my ass as a FSU fan. But we made his ass quit when we played them. Completely gave up. He refused to try and tackle our RB on several occasions.
Heard good things about Dexter. He seems to have the same physical profile as Chris Jones did coming out of college. Was hoping he was going to drop to the Chiefs if all the WR were gone. Not saying he's the same player but physically it's a pretty good place to start.
Bit of a reach according to the BEAST 9. ZACCH PICKENS | South Carolina 6037 | 291 lbs. | 4SR Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna) 3/6/2000 (age 23.14) #6 BACKGROUND: Zacchaeus “Zacch” Pickens, who has an older brother, grew up in Anderson in western part of the state, only a few miles from the Georgia border. He developed his love for football in elementary school. Pickens continued playing through middle school with the same group of friends and they continued at T.L. Hanna High School. He became a varsity starter as a freshman and lettered all four seasons, primarily as a defensive end and tight end. As a senior, Pickens led T.L. Hanna to a 14-1 record with their only loss coming in the 2018 5A state championship game, which was the school’s first appearance in the title game since 1974. He finished his senior season with 87 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, six sacks and an interception in the title game, which he returned for a touchdown. Pickens also moved to running back as a senior and led the team with 889 rushing yards (8.5 average) and 21 touchdowns, adding one receiving touchdown. He became the first from his school to win South Carolina’s Mr. Football and also took home the Gatorade South Carolina player of the year, South Carolina lineman of the year and Under Armour All-American honors. A five-star recruit out of high school, Pickens was the No. 1 defensive tackle in the 2019 recruiting class (ahead of DeMarvin Leal and Travon Walker) and the No. 1 recruit in South Carolina (one spot ahead of Gamecocks’ teammate Cam Smith). He finished as the No. 8 recruit in the country. His recruitment took off during his freshman year of high school, first by Florida State and then by South Carolina, Clemson, Penn State, North Carolina, Tennessee and Michigan. Despite growing up 20 miles down the road from Clemson, Pickens committed to the Gamecocks in May 2018 and graduated early to enroll at South Carolina in January 2019. His older brother (Kevin) played defensive back at Mars Hill University (2015) before walking on at South Carolina for the 2018 season. Pickens graduated with his degree in sport and entertainment management (December 2022). He opted out of the 2022 bowl game and accepted his invitation to the 2023 Senior Bowl (voted the American team’s defensive line practice player of the week). YEAR (GP/GS) 2019: (12/0) 2020: (10/7) 2021: (13/13) 2022: (12/12) Total: (47/32) TKLS TFL SACK FF 16 0.0 0.0 0 35 2.5 1.0 0 38 5.0 4.0 0 42 4.0 2.5 0 131 11.5 7.5 0 PD INT 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 NOTES Freshman All-SEC; Enrolled in January 2019 Started final seven games Second team All-SEC; Team MVP; Team captain; Bowl opt-out [203] CONTENTS HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP COMBINE 6037 291 34 3/8 10 3/8 81 5/8 4.89 2.83 1.67 30 1/2 9’8” 4.62 7.45 22 PRO DAY 6035 298 34 1/2 10 1/4 81 3/4 - - - - - - - - (stood on combine testing) STRENGTHS: Good-sized athlete and passes the eye test with flying colors ... extends his long arms into the chest of blockers to create initial knockback ... transfers power from low hips to work his target backward into the pocket ... stays square to hold the point, find the ball and work laterally to mirror ... moves with outstanding control of his body to knife through gaps ... uses natural bend and short-area quicks to avoid latching hands ... plays flat-backed with consistent hustle to chase plays away from the line of scrimmage ... named a captain and team MVP as a senior ... competes with a team-centric mindset and experienced working from various alignments up front ... durable and started 32 straight games over the last three seasons. WEAKNESSES: Pass rush arsenal lacks variety ... occasionally uses a quick swim or arm over, but his rush moves are generally power-based ... must develop his hand usage for quicker sheds ... late to access his secondary moves once locked up ... the first to jump the snap on some plays and the last to move on others ... leaves tackle production on the field with his tendency to play hot ... his anchor strength is OK, but he can be flattened out by double teams ... looks like “just a guy” when he plays with tall pad level ... unimpressive career production (only 8.7 percent of his tackles in college came in the backfield). SUMMARY: A three-year starter at South Carolina, Pickens lined up primarily near the A-gap in defensive coordinator Clayton White’s even-based front. The third- ranked recruit to ever sign with the Gamecocks (behind Jadeveon Clowney and Marcus Lattimore), his statistical resume didn’t live up to that hype, but he was a dependable interior lineman the last four seasons. With his initial movements at the snap, Pickens has the quickness to shoot gaps and the strength to control them. While he has pass rush tools, his move transitions and shed skills are underdeveloped. Pickens must continue to hone his hand techniques as a rusher and anchor in the run game, but he plays on his feet with the agility, balance and length to instinctively react to blockers. He projects as a rotational tackle as a rookie with starting upside.
here’s the thing, most of these mock drafts don’t have any fucking idea. People fall in love with guys they’ve never watched because a mock draft tells them they should go at a certain position.
Big beefy boys and no edge means it’s CONFIRMED they’ve already agreed to a chase young sign and trade imo.-
Give me either. Obviously biased towards Olu...like how he blended right into the Michigan OL room almost immediately. Seems like he's a great teammate. I'm sure Wypler is too