2017 draft prospects thread

[WillSaints81]

Keeps tabs on who the saints like and then put them in order because the highest one is who they will pick. It's BPA after all. Look at those teams and see if you can see if they "fit the saints."

Kind of why I don't know if I will do scouting this year because the FO picks based on BPA more than need. Say for instance Peppers is who we need and the BPA is McCaffery.

[Seer1]

Peppers is not who we need!

[WillSaints81]

I was using an example

[WillSaints81]

Or better yet, the best way to do this is analyze each top player for each position and so on and rank according to that.

[jeanpierre]

Originally Posted by Sarik

I may be in the minority here, but i would not mind at all if we went back to back LB in rounds 1&2, more specifically...

1. Reuben Foster, Alabama
2. Hasson Reddick, Temple

our speed/talent would upgrade tremendously at LB. Talk about having two impact playmakers with the ability to quickly diagnose, drop in coverage & effectively pressure the QB.

For the first time since we had Fujita-Vilma-Shanle do we have some real talent accumulated at linebacker (Ellerbe-Robertson-Stupar-Anthony-Kikaha)...

It'll be a dynamic, versatile group that will allow us to put multiple fronts us and Foster would definitely be an upgrade to this group, as well as depth...

But I don't think we add another LB unless we move Kikaha or maybe Anthony to a team with a 3-4 front to find a better match for D.A.'s scheme...

The two linebackers in the draft I think could have an impact on this defense are ILB Reuben Foster and/or OLB T.J. Watt...

By adding Foster, we could have him at the MIKE, shifting Anthony to the outside and bringing Kikaha in situational pass rushes...

SLB (2) 50 - Stephone Anthony, 44 - Hau'oli Kikaha

MLB (2) 51 - Reuben Foster, 52 - Craig Robertson

WLB (2) 59 - Dannell Ellerbe, 54 - Nate Stupar

By adding Watt, Anthony would compete with Robertson for the MIKE and you could still have Kikaha on situational pass rushes...

SLB (2) 57 - T.J. Watt, 44 - Hau'oli Kikaha

MLB (2) 50 - Stephone Anthony, 52 - Craig Robertson

WLB (2) 59 - Dannell Ellerbe, 54 - Nate Stupar

Two other points I'd like to make - first, despite the effort to play Kikaha at WDE, he doesn't have the physical size to set the edge as a DE and will continue to be on IR if that happens; second, we just added a terrific LBers Coack in Mike Nolan who's coached some of the greatest LBers in the history of the game and I believe will get Anthony turned around as a MIKE LBer, if the team chooses to go in that direction after having invested a first round pick to do just that...

[jeanpierre]

Desmond King is a name that keeps popping up - and I don't get it as he got used in Mobile...

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[Seer1]

Last fake draft I saw had Foster as the #2 pick...

[K Major]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Desmond King is a name that keeps popping up - and I don't get it as he got used in Mobile...

https://twitter.com/SaintsNOW/status/826243859827060736

Is this the kid who many scouts think will be re aligned to play the SS position (due to his lack of burst/explosion at CB) at the NFL level?

[jeanpierre]

2017 NFL Draft Prospects, by round, Saints would find as a good value, fit with likely favorites...

No. 11 (R1, 11) LB Reuben Foster, ‘Bama; Height: 6' 1"; Weight: 236 lbs.
No. 11 (R1, 11) CB Marshon Lattimore, Ohio St.; Height: 6' 0"; Weight: 195 lbs.
No. 11 (R1, 11) TE O.J. Howard, ‘Bama; Height: 6' 5", Weight: 245 lbs.
No. 11 (R1, 11) OT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin; Height: 6' 5"; Weight: 316 lbs.
No. 11 (R1, 11) DL Malik McDowell, Michigan St; Height: 6' 5"; Weight: 276 lbs.

No. 44 (R2, 10) LB T.J. Watt, Wisconsin; Height: 6' 4", Weight: 245 lbs.
No. 44 (R2, 10) WR Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington; Height: 6' 2", Weight: 198 lbs.
No. 44 (R2, 10) CB Adoree’ Jackson, USC; Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lbs.
No. 44 (R2, 10) LG Ethan Pocic, LSU; Height: 6' 6", Weight: 309 lbs.
No. 44 (R2, 10) CB Jourdan Louis, Michigan; Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lbs.

No. 74 (R3, 12) DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, Villanova; Height: 6' 6", Weight: 285 lbs.
No. 74 (R3, 12) CB Chidobe Awuzie, Colorado; Height: 5' 11", Weight: 205 lbs.
No. 74 (R3, 12) DE Tarell Basham, Ohio; Height: 6' 4", Weight: 262 lbs.
No. 74 (R3, 12) CB Rasul Douglas, West Virginia; Height: 6' 1", Weight: 208 lbs.
No. 74 (R3, 12) RT Adam Bisnowaty, Pitt; Height: 6' 6", Weight: 307 lbs.

No. 109 (R4, 11) LG Nico Siragusa, San Diego St; Height: 6’ 4”, Weight: 330 lbs.
No. 109 (R4, 11) DE Jordan Willis, Kansas St.; Height: 6’ 3”, Weight: 250 lbs.
No. 109 (R4, 11) LB Tyus Bowser, Houston; Height: 6’ 2”, Weight: 240 lbs.
No. 109 (R4, 11) LB Alex Anzalone, Florida; Height: 6’ 2”, Weight: 245 lbs. (+)
No. 109 (R4, 11) RB Marlon Mack, South Florida; Height: 5’ 11”, Weight: 205 lbs.

No. 150 (R5, 12) Traded to the Washington Redskins
No. 150 (R5, 12) DT Eddie Vanderdoes, UCLA; Height: 6’ 3”, Weight: 320 lbs. (+)
No. 150 (R5, 12) LB Ben Boulware, Clemson; Height: 6’ 0”, Weight: 235 lbs.
No. 150 (R5, 12) TE Adam Shaheen, Ashland; Height: 6’ 6”, Weight: 277 lbs.
No. 150 (R5, 12) QB Davis Webb, Cal; Height: 6’ 4”, Weight: 225 lbs.
No. 150 (R5, 12) DE Trey Hendrickson, Florida Atlantic; Height: 6’ 4”, Weight: 255 lbs.

No. 185 (R6, 10) C Jon Toth, Kentucky; Height: 6’ 5”, Weight: 310 lbs.
No. 185 (R6, 10) RB Elijah McGuire, Louisiana-Lafayette; Height: 5’ 9”, Weight: 215 lbs.
No. 185 (R6, 10) TE Eric Saubert, Drake; Height: 6' 5", Weight: 247 lbs.
No. 185 (R6, 10) RB De’Angelo Henderson, Coastal Carolina; Height: 5’ 7”, Weight: 209 lbs.
No. 185 (R6, 10) FS Xavier Woods, Louisiana Tech; Height: 5’ 11”, Weight: 203 lbs.

No. 233 (R7, 11) SS Dallas Lloyd, Stanford; Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lbs.
No. 233 (R7, 11) RG Sean Harlow, Oregon St; Height: 6’ 4”, Weight: 310 lbs.
No. 233 (R7, 11) LB Hardy Nickerson, Illinois/Cal; Height: 6’ 1”, Weight: 240 lbs.
No. 233 (R7, 11) TE Cole Hikutini, Louisiville; Height: 6’ 4”, Weight: 248 lbs.
No. 233 (R7, 11) CB Des Lawrence, North Carolina; Height: 6’ 0”, Weight: 188 lbs.

[WillSaints81]

I'm doing this but with a short list of each position. As workouts and combines will bring in more names that they would prefer. When combines/workouts begin I will have to do a new ranking. I'm going 5 of each for defense positions and oline and 3 of each for the TE, RB, WR positions(even if not needed). Any names shown low in combine scores taken off the list.