2016 NFL Draft Prospect Thread ...............

[hagan714]

Power play

Brandin Bryant bench pressed 225 pounds more times than any defensive lineman who participated in the NFL Scouting Combine, likely increasing his draft stock on Thursday at FAU's Pro Day.

Originally published on 3/31/2016

by Chuck King

BOCA RATON – As gaudy as the final number turned out to be, Brandin Bryant's performance didn't surprise his teammates.

The FAU defensive tackle bench pressed 225 pounds 38 times on Thursday as part of FAU's Pro Day. The total surely impressed the NFL scouts, but it wasn't anything his fellow Owls hadn't seen before.

“I knew he was going to do that,” said fellow defensive tackle Trevon Coley, who posted 22 reps. “It's always fun to watch him when he benches.”

Bryant's total was five better than any defensive lineman that participated at the NFL Scouting Combine. His time of 7.16 in the three-cone drill would have tied for eighth among all defensive linemen at the combine and would have been best among defensive tackles. Bryant's 4.85 40-yard dash time was slightly off the 4.81 he ran a couple weeks ago at the NFL's regional combine in New Orleans that would also have beaten every defensive tackle at the main NFL Combine.

The story on Thursday, though, was power.

“I wanted 40 [repetitions], but, yeah it was good,” Bryant said. “It definitely put me in a nice position.”

Bryant said he has a workout with one NFL team and interviews with two others scheduled for the coming days but declined to name the teams.

As good as Bryant's time in the three-cone drill was, Coley's 7.11 was even better.

Representatives from 31 NFL teams attended the Owls' Pro Day, an FAU official said, the most ever.

Bryant shows power at FAU Pro Day

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[ChrisXVI]

It's been a few weeks since I last took a stab at it on First Pick. Here's today's run through with the grades removed to not color anyone's opinions.

Round 1 Pick 12: Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
- The perfect running mate for Cameron Jordan! I leave Jordan at weak side DE and put Lawson on the strong side replacing Bobby Richardson. Solidifies our D-Line with Kikaha and Edebali subbing in as situational pass rushers.

Round 2 Pick 16: Su'a Cravens, OLB/SS, Southern California
- Finally we find our Lavonte David! Potentially beats out Ellerbe as our starting weak side LB. The Saints love him and there's no way he falls past us in the 2nd round.

Round 3 Pick 15: Christian Westerman, OG, Arizona State
- Obvious.

Round 4 Pick 14: Keyarris Garrett, WR, Tulsa
- He's raw, but there's great upside... Especially if he's available on day 3.

Round 5 Pick 13: Ken Crawley, CB, Colorado
- We need CB depth.

Round 7 Pick 16: Dominique Robertson, OT, West Georgia
- Seems like the type of late round, small school O-Lineman we take a flier on.

[jeanpierre]

I'd be surprised if Garrett is available in the fourth round...

Not sure where Cravens plays without moving a safety...

[ChrisXVI]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

I'd be surprised if Garrett is available in the fourth round...

Not sure where Cravens plays without moving a safety...

Cravens will be a day one starter at WLB.

[jeanpierre]

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Cravens will be a day one starter at WLB.

Then he'd better add at least fifteen pounds of toned muscle...

[ChrisXVI]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Then he'd better add at least fifteen pounds of toned muscle...

He's the exact same size as Deone Buchanon and Mark Barron. It's the new trend.

[brees84]

R1P12 DE SHAQ LAWSON CLEMSON
R2P16 DE EMMANUEL OGBAH OKLAHOMA STATE
R3P15 DT AUSTIN JOHNSON PENN STATE
R4P14 G CONNOR MCGOVER MISSOURI
R5P13 WR MALCOLM MITCHELL GEORGIA
R7P16 ILB TRAVIS FEENEY WASHINGTON

[WillSaints81]

When it comes to receiver, we need someone that is at least 6'2 and weights 210+.

If we don't get Treadwell(which I'm not expecting) or Thomas, then that leaves De'Runnya Wilson in the sixth round or Garrett in the third. Garrett is slow and won't be ready the first year. Cheronne Peake weighs 209 so that's workable I guess. Sharpe weighs less than 200 and Core weighs 205. Weight matters for a 6'2 player because of the possibility of injuries which usually happens to skinny players. And this player is supposed to be sharing time with Coleman which means he needs to meet that critera that Coleman has, although Coleman is 6'6.

We can't have some 6'0 or 6'1 receiver over the middle being relied on.

[brees84]

Antonio Brown 5'11
Odell Beckham 5'11
Jarvis Landry 5'11
Emmanuel Sanders 5'11
Jeremy Maclin 6'0
Doug Baldwin 5'10
Randall Cobb 5'10


All those players are complete receivers who can do it all. Who can stop Antonio Brown over the middle?

[K Major]

Originally Posted by brees84

Antonio Brown 5'11
Odell Beckham 5'11

Exactly and arguably two of the best WR's in all of football.