DRAFT Welcome to New England - Wake Forest CB Karon Prunty (5th round, #171)

p8ryts · Wednesday at 11:57 AM

n1997y said:
Is Woods really so good he’s the presumptive top backup even before training camp? At a quick glance I’m not seeing anything distinguishing him from Vildor.

Never impressed with Woods.

mgteich · Wednesday at 11:59 AM

TommyD4207 said:
I dunno, Woodson and Byard seems pretty settled at safety to me.

I agree with you. Vrabel is fine with the starters and with Pettus as the backup safety.

However, we were looking for a future serious contributor at safety. Some here see the situation as similar to TE where we had a solid 2 with Henry being a free agent (same situation as Byard).

If Stukes (or similar) were there at 95, I think that Safety would have been the choice in a heartbeat.

TommyD4207 · Wednesday at 12:02 PM

mgteich said:
I agree with you. Vrabel is fine with the starters and with Pettus as the backup safety.

However, we were looking for a future serious contributor at safety. Some here see the situation as similar to TE where we had a solid 2 with Henry being a free agent (same situation as Byard).

If Stukes (or similar) were there at 95, I think that Safety would have been the choice in a heartbeat.

With the signing of Byard, this is a "next year" problem, to me.

n1997y · Thursday at 2:30 AM

p8ryts said:
Never impressed with Woods.

He was here for a year, as @mgteich points out as reason to regard Woods as CB4.

Alex Austin was also here a year, and they let him go while keeping both Woods and Dial, signing FA Vildor, and drafting Prunty.

To me that just says Woods was enough better than Austin to be worth keeping. It says nothing about how Woods stacks up against Dial, who also played here for a year so has learned the system and was good enough to stick, or Vildor who has been in the league for 7 years and got playing time before becoming a free agent.

There will be quite a bit of competition for the end of the roster CBs. It wouldn’t surprise me if Dial ends up winning that competition. Depends on how his recovery and rehab turns out. We will have to wait and see.

Wozzy · Thursday at 11:16 AM

For what it's worth, Kindle Vildor, Karon Prunty, Kenneth Harris and Channing Canada add a lot of speed and athleticsm to the CB room behind the big three. The group behind the big three in 2025 weren't good at all.

I recognize that only two of these guys might get rostered, but if some UDFA like Harris makes it and Prunty doesn't... will you really care as long as Harris becomes a good player?

As with LB, OL and other positions... they continue to add layers of athleticism to the room and improve. This is the way to build a team.

mgteich · Thursday at 11:13 PM

n1997y said:
He was here for a year, as @mgteich points out as reason to regard Woods as CB4.

Alex Austin was also here a year, and they let him go while keeping both Woods and Dial, signing FA Vildor, and drafting Prunty.

To me that just says Woods was enough better than Austin to be worth keeping. It says nothing about how Woods stacks up against Dial, who also played here for a year so has learned the system and was good enough to stick, or Vildor who has been in the league for 7 years and got playing time before becoming a free agent.

There will be quite a bit of competition for the end of the roster CBs. It wouldn’t surprise me if Dial ends up winning that competition. Depends on how his recovery and rehab turns out. We will have to wait and see.

Joey007 · Thursday at 11:51 PM

p8ryts said:
Never impressed with Woods.

That’s how I felt about Alex Austin.

DaBruinz · 2026-05-04T10:10:08-0400

captain stone said:
Which ****ing brain-dead, lemming PatsFag gave this post - and therefore the pick itself - a ****ing "Winner'?!?

Whoever did is a f-f-****ing m-m-moron, because this player is ****ing rancid, less-than-****ing-useless GARBAGE, who shouldn't have been drafted IN ANY ****ING ROUND. **** him AND **** the ****ing incompetent ****ing NepoTard who drafted him.

You're the "****ing brain dead, lemming PatsFag" on the board. Yes. You're a "f-f-****ing m-m-moron". We've all know that for 15 years and you're the epitome of "****ing-useless GARBAGE".

Prunty is actually a good prospect. But you wouldn't know that because you lack the ability to read a Scouting Book or evaluate a player withing anything remotely resembling an unbiased take. Your reactions are STRICTLY based on what you were told via audio plays of the "Consensus" draft-niks..

P.S.. Since you're too stupid to figure it out, it was @Ian who called the post a "Winner".

DaBruinz · 2026-05-04T10:13:17-0400

mgteich said:
We have Woods as our #4 CB.

Is Prunty as good as Dial and Vildor, those competing for CB5? I have Prunty making the team as #6 CB but only because he was drafted,

Woods is not guaranteed anything. Dial, Vildor, Prunty, Crossley, Harris and Canada are all going in play for the 4th and 5th CB spots and spots on the PS. The fact that the Pats signed 2 people and brought in 3 more should be a message to Woods that his job isn't safe.

DaBruinz · 2026-05-04T10:17:59-0400

hornetfb85 said:

Don't feed the trolls.

Ian · 2026-05-04T10:59:17-0400

captain stone said:
Which ****ing brain-dead, lemming PatsFag gave this post - and therefore the pick itself - a ****ing "Winner'?!?

Whoever did is a f-f-****ing m-m-moron, because this player is ****ing rancid, less-than-****ing-useless GARBAGE, who shouldn't have been drafted IN ANY ****ING ROUND. **** him AND **** the ****ing incompetent ****ing NepoTard who drafted him.

manxman2601 · 2026-05-04T11:03:01-0400

Blimey.

Ian · 2026-05-04T11:06:35-0400

manxman2601 said:
Blimey.

I will say that one not-so-great sign was the fact that the only photos available in the photo archive were all plays of him either chasing someone down or being on someone who was catching a pass. Didn't see any individual shots of him available.

manxman2601 · 2026-05-04T11:44:57-0400

Ian said:
I will say that one not-so-great sign was the fact that the only photos available in the photo archive were all plays of him either chasing someone down or being on someone who was catching a pass. Didn't see any individual shots of him available.

p8ryts · 2026-05-04T15:35:12-0400

Give him a chance. Maybe the next Woodson.

imahobgoblin · 2026-05-04T15:55:30-0400

p8ryts said:
Give him a chance. Maybe the next Woodson.

We can't do that. We have to judge people based on what Mel Kiper says and all the experts in the draft forum. Its unreasonable to evaluate players on their play.

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