Does anyone have an opinion of OT DJ Humphries from Florida?
I admittedly haven't seen a whole lot of him but from what I have seen I was impressed. He's a former top recruit who had a good start to his college career before he was thrown off a bit by injury his sophomore year. He came back well last season but I think he still has a ton of improvement left in him.
He is extremely athletic with good length and seems like a prototypical LT. He has a frame that still has plenty of room to add weight without losing much of his athleticism. He is excellent in pass protection with quick feet and I really like the way he extends his arms and uses his hands. The most impressive thing for me though is the way he works within the OL unit and seems to have a good understanding of what he is doing. He works well with his LG to diagnoses and handle stunts and blitzes, as well as seal off blocks or get to the second level as a run blocker.
He still needs to add some strength though to hold up a bit better against the bull rush but I think his ceiling is very high. To me he is an NFL LT with excellent pass protection skills and the ability to get to the second level as a blocker.
CBS Sports currently has him as a 7th rounder but unless his medical is really bad he will go much higher than that. Walter Football has him to us in the end of the 3rd round which I think is probably fair at this point, but in the end I think he is probably a 2nd round with an outside shot of being a late 1st rounder if he rises fast.
LT is obviously an interesting position to watch with Solder in his 5th and final year of his rookie contract and likely looking at a big payday in free agency. If the Pats choose not to, or cant afford to sign Solder long term I think now is the time to draft and groom a replacement. I think Humphries would be an ideal option to sit for a year to learn and add strength with an eye to potentially take over in 2016.