Early positional thoughts - defense edition.
EDGE - 2 clear prospects at the top but what's exciting is that I think there's better depth than the last two years. Legitimately there are 16-20 guys who could potentially have day 2 possibilities and the battle for EDGE 3,4,5 is wide open.
My Early Faves - Yhonzae Pierre, Jordan Ross, Clev Lubin, Will Heldt
DT - A not dissimilar class to 2024 with 4-5 potential first round DTs and some depth too. however, I'm not certain the depth is at '24 levels just yet. Might be though.
My Early Faves - Ahmad Moten, Will Echoles, Justin Scott, Jide Abasiri
LB - We probably won't get 2 top 10 linebackers next year, and there's a lot to be proved with the depth. Still, there are names I like so time will tell.
My Early Faves - KVA, Sammy Brown, Chris Cole, Ray Coney, Ben Roberts, Tony Rojas, Sammy Omosigho
CB - I like what I see more and more as I study them but the one cautionary note is that there's a lot of underclassmen. It's a lot less exciting if you filter out the 2028 possible guys.
My Early Faves - Chris Peal, Zabien Brown, Kelley Jones, OJ Frederique, Brice Pollock, Demello Jones, Jontez Williams
Safety - An unproven class but I do like the potential here. There's some very good depth with a handful who could step up into first round guys.
My Early Faves - Jelani McDonald, Dashawn Spears, Tao Johnson, Zach Lutmer
Depending on declarations and people taking an additional year step up, I'm most excited about the EDGE and CB class but across the defense, this has the potential to be a really good group. I'm certainly more excited about the defensive side of things than I am the offense. Still, there's some nice things going on there too.
