2026 Draft: EDGE

[Clonamery]

Kansas OL stinks.

 

[manxman2601]

Kansas OL stinks.

New Orleans, Miami and the Panthers stink. Do we equally dismiss Drake Maye's performance because of it?

 

[stelfans]

Why isn’t Damon Wilson Jr being talked about?

 

[manxman2601]

Why isn’t Damon Wilson Jr being talked about?

I’ve mentioned him and Zion Young. I think Wilson will be talked about more following the Alaba game.

 

[manxman2601]

 

[mayoclinic]

A less enthusiastic scouting Report on David Bailey:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25258657-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-texas-tech-edge-david-bailey

I would say that there is potential to be much more than Josh Uche.

 

[mayoclinic]

 

[manxman2601]

When it comes to coverage grades for EDGE players, we're talking about small samples sizes but Romello Height is tops amongst them with a 90.4 coverage grade. I only point this out because what I see when watching Height is his quick-twitch athleticism and short are quickness which tells me he can cover somewhat. Whether it's as an OLB in a 3-4 system or as an SLB/Overhang LB similar to Tavai's role, Height has the pass rushing chops and coverage athleticism to really contribute.

His athleticism always jumps out at me when I watch him.

 

[mayoclinic]

Agree. He is so undersized, but some explosive.

 

[mayoclinic]

B/R not as high on Keldric Faulk as I am:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25252729-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-auburn-edge-keldric-faulk

 

[mayoclinic]

B/R on Cashius Howell:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25250796-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-texas-am-edge-cashius-howell

Mike Green and Chop Robinson good comps. Not my preferred style of player, but very productive.

 

[mayoclinic]

B/R on Rueben Bain:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25249523-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-miami-edge-rueben-bain-jr

Their comp is Kayvon Thibodeaux. I see more of Aidan Hutchinson, with less length.

 

[manxman2601]

I watched Quincy Rhodes against Memphis. He had some standout plays but I'm not sure he's a day one starter. The talent is undeniable but I want a day one starter in the first round. 2nd round grade for me.

Let me know what you think. Rhodes is no 97.

 

[manxman2601]

Jimbo Fisher is with me as a Mesidor truther

""Everyone's talking about Bain, but I want to focus on the other guy...the guy on the other side, because he's just as good. Truthfully speaking, his burst may be better than Bain. I think Bain has a little more power, but Akheem Mesidor's burst is as good as any I have seen. They've got two great ones down in Miami and you can call them 1A and 1B as far as I'm concerned.""

Jimbo Fisher stands on the table for Akheem Mesidor: "He's just as good as Bain"

This is the time of the year for the midseason awards and this past weekend on the ACC Huddle pre-game show the panel joined in the fun. As expected, the Hurric

caneswarning.com

 

[manxman2601]

I've found a new pass rush statistic on PFF that I find interesting. It's 'Pass Rush Productivity' which is basically the amount of total pressures per 100 pass rushing snaps but placing an emphasis on sacks. But that's not what's interesting right now, but it also shows how many pressures are coming from either the left or right side. It tells you whether a pass rusher is limited to one side or not.

For example:

Rueben Bain has 3 sacks and 22 pressures from the left side. However, he has zero sacks and only 7 pressures from the right side. 64% of his pass rush attempts come from the left, 36% from the right.

Other interesting facts:

Max Llewellyn never rushes from the right side. John Henry Daley of Utah never rushes from the left.
Joshua Josephs is twice as productive rushing from the left as he is the right.

However, there is one man who is almost equally productive rushing from both sides and I'm sorry to be a bore but...

David Bailey rushes from the left 51% of the time and 49% of the time from the right. From the left he has 4 sacks and 22 pressures. From the right he has 5 sacks and 22 pressures. Compare this to Romello Height who has a 53-47 left/right balance but none of his sacks come from the left and he has three times the pressures coming off the right.

So if you have a need for an edge rusher to come off the left, you probably shouldn't draft Romello Height. However, with David Bailey, it doesn't matter one jot, he's equally comfortable from either side.

 

[manxman2601]

Connor Rogers on David Bailey - "he's the Picasso of pass rush".

"I don't really care about some of his limitations, I just know the guy is going to rack up pressures, sacks and QB hits at the next level"

"You can't block him on an island. It's impossible".

Trevor Sikkema - "the man is, simply put, unblockable"

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

An "older prospect", too - that's good for Manx.

Manx likes them mature.

 

[manxman2601]

Manx likes them mature.

That's because Manx is old mature.

 

[manxman2601]

Jordan Reid has David Bailey going to the Cowboys at 12 in his latest mock. I think he ends up top 10 eventually. It's time for me, Like Mayo has had to with Reese, say goodbye. Or....propose trading our entire draft to go get him

 

[Clonamery]

That's because Manx is old mature.

With age comes wisdom maturity.