Potential late round/UDFA's you like?

[Username]

Who are those potential rough diamonds who are under the radar and should be hanging around in rounds 6&7 and undrafted? We usually get decent contribution from these unheralded gems, so who've ya got

I like:

QB Cole Kelly
RB Max Borghi
WR Charleston Rambo & Ty Fryfogle
TE Chig Okonkwo
OL - I'm not up to speed enough, if there's a small school guy who's built like a bull and has a chip on his shoulder about not being respected because he went to a small school, I'll go with that guy
DE - Jeffrey Gunter
DT - LaBryan Ray
LB - Chance Campbell
CB - Jack Jones
S - Kolby Harvell Peel

 

[Boston Boxer]

Rambo and Chig stand out from your list as guys I would want

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Who are those potential rough diamonds who are under the radar and should be hanging around in rounds 6&7 and undrafted? We usually get decent contribution from these unheralded gems, so who've ya got

I like:

QB Cole Kelly
RB Max Borghi
WR Charleston Rambo & Ty Fryfogle
TE Chig Okonkwo
OL - I'm not up to speed enough, if there's a small school guy who's built like a bull and has a chip on his shoulder about not being respected because he went to a small school, I'll go with that guy
DE - Jeffrey Gunter
DT - LaBryan Ray
LB - Chance Campbell
CB - Jack Jones
S - Kolby Harvell Peel

I'll probably have a 3rd or 4th on Campbell. He'll go a lot earlier than 6th or 7th I'm afraid. I'm starting to grade shortly and he already has a good film grade

 

[Ochmed Jones]

Rb - Durant if duke
Cb - Durant of sc state
C - howerton of smu
Og/ot - volson of North Dakota
Cb - armory Davis of alabama
Nt - coburn of texas
Te - allen of Nebraska
Ot - for Georgia tech (forgot his name)
Lb - Carter of alabama (injured)

 

[Scotty]

Could someone just confirm how the UDFA selection works......do teams just wait for the draft to finish then then there is a scramble and a bag full of cash on offer to who you think will work out or is there some pre draft work or a more structured approach ?

 

[Username]

Could someone just confirm how the UDFA selection works......do teams just wait for the draft to finish then then there is a scramble and a bag full of cash on offer to who you think will work out or is there some pre draft work or a more structured approach ?

Pretty much from the end of Round 5 players are getting offers in the event that they go undrafted. They can only be signed once the draft is complete and in a lot of cases it's more financially beneficial to not be drafted than to go in rounds 6 or 7.

Most of these players will have been scouted and the teams will know who they want, but once the draft ends it's a free for all and money talks.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Pretty much from the end of Round 5 players are getting offers in the event that they go undrafted. They can only be signed once the draft is complete and in a lot of cases it's more financially beneficial to not be drafted than to go in rounds 6 or 7.

Most of these players will have been scouted and the teams will know who they want, but once the draft ends it's a free for all and money talks.

e.g., I believe Edelsquirrel said that he had heard interest from the Packers as an UDFA.

The CBA has a collective and individual limit on UDFA signing bonuses. But no limit on guaranteed salary. In the case of La'el Collins, his entire rookie contract was guaranteed.

 

[DaBruinz]

Definitely need to focus on O-line in UDFA as well as CB..

 

[captain stone]

Slade Bolden at WR for sure…

Because we currently have so very few picks, I don’t want Bill to use ANY of them on QB, RB, TE or Safety; and only One - if even that - on a LB…

Therefore, whoever are the highest-ranked among those position groups who weren’t drafted are the UDFAs I want Bill to sign; I also want him to sign the best-availabile UDFAs at LT, NT, DE, Outside CB, Slot CB & WLB…

Bill MUST be very, Very, VERY aggressive in the post-draft market… No Excuses Accepted.

 

[DaBruinz]

Slide Bolden at WR for sure…

Because we currently have so very few picks, I don’t want Bill to use ANY of them on QB, RB, TE or Safety; and only One - if even that - on a LB…

Therefore, whoever are the highest-ranked among those position groups who weren’t drafted are the UDFAs I want Bill to sign; I also want him to sign the best-availabile UDFAs at LT, NT, DE, Outside CB, Slot CB & WLB…

Bill MUST be very, Very, VERY aggressive in the post-draft market… No Excuses Accepted.

When did 8 picks become "so very few"? That's 1 more than normal.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

When did 8 picks become "so very few"? That's 1 more than normal.

That post was 2+ weeks ago.

 

[DaBruinz]

That post was 2+ weeks ago.

Pats had 7 picks at that point. 7 picks is the norm.

The Patriots have 70 players signed currently. Probably going to be 71 or 72 before the draft. It's looking like we'll see 8-10 UDFA, which is about standard for the Pats. And it won't necessarily be as critical as Stone implied.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

Been watching a bit of tape on offensive lineman deculas of lsu. As a guard, he shows some monster power in the run game.

If his pass blocking improves, he would be a great find as an UDFA.

 

[borisman]

Not a gem but if BB wants get a FB type in the likes of Tommy Vardell (9th pick in a draft) he can sign Zander Horvath, injuries and all.

 

[Joey007]

Slade Bolden feels like it’s almost a little to obvious to actually happen.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Slade Bolden feels like it’s almost a little to obvious to actually happen.

Kinda like Hunter Renfrow.

 

[captain stone]

Not a gem but if BB wants get a FB type in the likes of Tommy Vardell (9th pick in a draft) he can sign Zander Horvath, injuries and all.

I would Love to see Horvath signed here as a UDFA; he could give Dalton Keene a run for his money... If either of them are cleared to run yet, that is...

 

[bakes781]

josh johnson wr tulsa

He probably gets drafted but just remember his name in case he doesn't.

 

[Snooky97]

Justyn Ross. His medicals are red flags but when he had a competent QB the guy was Julio Jones 2.0.. if he doesn’t get picked up with these remaining picks I think he could be one of the biggest steals in recent history.

 

[Username]

Justyn Ross. His medicals are red flags but when he had a competent QB the guy was Julio Jones 2.0.. if he doesn’t get picked up with these remaining picks I think he could be one of the biggest steals in recent history.

Not sure he'll get his chance. A degenerative spinal condition is not something teams are going to freely take a chance on.

I think my boy Tre Turner is still out there too, which has me utterly flabbergasted