BGC 2023 RUSH/PTP Thread

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Rush - Edge / PTP Thread

Lost this twice (*edit* three times!!!) lol My lazy azss left it here too long but here it is.

Actually looks like a really good group. Not comparing it to anyone just yet but this is a solid group. Especially if you need rush OLB. There's 3 or 4 that could be impact standouts right away in this group.

Will Anderson has been an absolute monster! He gives you "Elite/Top Tier" vibes and just produces man.
He's an elite playmaker that has produced like very few we've ever seen. #1 overall material. Poised to break several records this year. Sack machine but also puts up huge TFL / No gain #'s. Just makes plays at/behind the los.

Anderson doesn’t have elite play strength but it's very close, next tier, for his size. Very efficient with his movements, base and hands. Everything is on point, very few missteps or bad angles. Creates a strong active chain snap after snap with a "or die trying" attitude that doesn't quit. Efficient, technically sound with a mindset that doesn't crack.
Anderson, above all else is fighter, one you want on your side when it goes down. Just a tough, physical player that will gives you max effort from start to finish. He doesn't have top tier bend, could work on his overall flexibility. Not just running the loop, out his stance. I think it would go a long way. Ankles look loose but might have some stiffness around his hips. He's effective enough though with at times a really good first step. So again he's bringing everything to the table, every snap. Speed, power, awareness, athleticism and FBI. You're taking on someone with less than ideal size but everything else is a plus or above average.
His hands are very good. Probably could be a little more impactful. A little more follow through at times but his paws are active, strong and effective. First to make contact. Finds his opponents hands. A lot of his sacks come from disengaging, keeping himself clean, working around/through bigger bodies. Has a nice club, forklift, double swipe, good bend, likes to work back inside. Good job clearing hands. He has a few moves but really wins with quicks, strength & effort. Mentioned his first step above. Explosive at times but his lateral movements really stand out. He's able to slide, bounce out the way, down the line with relative ease. Really smart, aware, eyes are rarely fooled. Handles misdirection, trick plays etc very well.

I know Saban absolutely loves him. He's talked about him enough to see that but I've heard the same from a few people close to the program I know. Saban really respects him and understands how good he is. Grew up a UG fan. Haven't heard of anything bad.

Has played Jack in Bama. I see him as pure 34 rush backer next level.

Some guys that could possibly go top 30-64 for us ... Foskey, N Smith, M Murphy, G Murphy, Tupuola-Fetui, Van Ness & Wooden.


Tier 1A
Will Anderson Jr - 6'3/245 - Alabama



Tier 1B
Isaiah Foskey - 6'5/260 - Notre Dame



Myles Murphy - 6'5/275 - Clemson

BJ Ojulari - 6'3/245 - LSU


Felix Anudike-Uzomah - 6'3/255 - Kansas St

Lukas Van Ness - 6'5/265 - Iowa

Jared Verse - 6'4/250 - FSU



Derrick Hall - 6'3/250 - Auburn

Zach Harrison - 6'6/270 - OSU

Andre Carter II - 6'6/270 - ARMY

Solomon Byrd - 6'4/250 - USC

Tyree Wilson - 6'6/275 -Texas Tech

Nolan Smith - 6'3/235 - Georgia

Zion Tupuola-Fetui - 6'4/260 - Washington

Colby Wooden - 6'5/280 - Auburn

Grayson Murphy - 6'3/255 - UCLA



Tier 2
Robert Beal - 6'4/255 - Georgia

Cedric Johnson - 6'3/255 - Ole Miss

Will McDonald - 6'4/245 - Iowa St

Brenton Cox - 6'4/255 - Florida

Javon Solomon - 6'2/245 - Troy

Desmond Evans - 6'6/265 - North Carolina

Ochaun Mathis - 6'5/260 - Nebraska

Lonnie Phelps - 6'3/245 - Kansas

Ali Gaye - 6'6/250 - LSU


Tier 3A
Jamil Muhammad - 6'2/230 - Georgia St

Eric Gregory - 6'4/295 - Arkansas

Dayon Hayes - 6'3/260 - Pittsburgh

Nick Hampton - 6'3/225 - Appalachian St

Habakkuk Baldonado - 6'5/260 - Pittsburgh

Trajan Jeffcoat - 6'4/275 - Missouri

Garrett Nelson - 6'3/245 - Nebraska

Trace Ford - 6'3/240 - Oklahoma St

LaQuan Johnson - 6'3/250 - Central Michigan

Marcus Stripling - 6'3/245 - Oklahoma

Darius Hodges - 6'1/280 - Tulane

KJ Henry - 6'4/260 - Clemson

Jordan Burch - 6'6/270 - South Carolina

Sav’ell Smalls - 6'3/250 - Washington

Josh Celiscar - 6'4/265 - UCF

Kivon Bennett - 6'2/245 - Arkansas St

Andrew Chatfield - 6'2/260 - Oregon St

Byron Young - 6'3/290 - Alabama


Tier 3B
Jahfari Harvey - 6'4/250 - Miami

Jamal Hines - 6'3/250 - Toledo

Tyler Batty - 6'5/265 - BYU

Ikenna Enechukwu - 6'4/265 - Rice

Jalen Redmond - 6'2/280 - Oklahoma

Xavier Thomas - 6'2/265 - Clemson

Jordan Strachan - 6"5/250 - South Carolina

Mitchell Agude - 6'4/245 - Miami

Khari Coleman - 6'2/225 - Ole Miss

Tyler Baron - 6'5/260 - Tennessee

Tyler Lacy - 6'4/295 - Oklahoma St

Moro Ojomo - 6'3/285 - Texas

Derrick McLendon - 6'4/255 - FSU

John Morgan - 6'2/260 - Pittsburgh

Deslin Alexandre - 6'4/285 - Pittsburgh

Jose Ramirez - 6'2/250 - Eastern Michigan

Jordan Wright - 6'5/235 - Kentucky

Gabe Hall - 6-5/290 - Baylor

Isaiah McGuire - 6'4/265 - Missouri

Malik Vann - 6'3/275 - Cincinnati

Trumane Bell - 6'2/255 - UTSA

Van Fillinger - 6'4/260 - Utah


Tier 4
Kydran Jenkins - 6'1/270 - Purdue

Ashton Gillotte - 6'2/260 - Louisville

Richard Jubinor - 6'3/230 - Troy

Kyler Laing - 6'1/235 - Buffalo

Karl Brooks - 6'4/295 - Bowling Green

Joe Evans - 6'2/250 - Iowa

Gabe Reid - 6'2/235 - Utah

Shane Irwin - 6'3/260 - Boise St

Eku Leota - 6'4/240 - Auburn

Randy Charlton - 6'3/265 - Miss St

RJ Oben - 6'4/255 - Duke

Desjuan Johnson - 6'3/265 - Toledo

Jasheen Davis - 6'3/250 - Wake Forest

Viliami Fehoko - 6'4/260 - San Jose St

Khris Bogle - 6'4/240 - MSU

Praise Amaewhule - 6'3/245 - UTEP

Jordan Ferguson - 6'3/260 - MTSU

Durrell Johnson - 6'4/235 - Liberty

Tavion Woodard - 6'4/260 - Ball St

Adetomiwa Adebawore - 6'2/265 - Northwestern

Jeff Pietrowski - 6'1/250 - Michigan St

Mohamed Kamara - 6'3/235 - Colorado St

Michael Fletcher - 6'6/260 - Michigan St

Kameron Butler - 6'3/250 - Virginia

Terrance Lang - 6'7/285 - Colorado

Derek Parish - 6'2/245 - Houston

Isaiah Bagnah - 6'4/225 - Boise St

Cade Hall - 6'3/270 - San Jose St

Terrell Dawkins - 6'4/245 - South Carolina

Willie Taylor - 6'4/245 - Washington St

Jordan Domineck - 6'3/235 - Arkansas

Keion White - 6'4/265 - Georgia Tech

Keshawn Banks - 6'4/265 - San Diego St

Curtis Ryans - 6'5/265 - Georgia Tech

Byron Young - 6'3/235 - Tennessee

David Perales - 6'3/245 - Fresno St

Michael Matus - 6'2/265 - ASU

Rondell Bothroyd - 6'4/260 - Wake Forest

Juwuan Jones - 6'3/275 - Western Kentucky

Jaylen Joiner - 6'3/260 - FAU

Morris Joseph - 6'2/275 - Auburn

Justin Eboigbe - 6'5/285 - Alabama

Durrell Johnson - 6'4/235 - Liberty

TreShaun Clark - 6'1/235 - Liberty

Owen Porter - 6'3/230 - Marshall

Markees Watts - 6'/220 - Charlotte

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

(Might want to turn the volume off, don't blame me i just don't have the time to post clips between working, watching tape & life)

 

[Jim Beankie]

Had to come back from my hiatus again to bring up my speed guy whom I've been keeping my eye on for a few years. Not sure if he's a PTP (5'9"/185), but he ran a 10.53 100m in HS and 10.14 at TA&M.

"You.... must take the A-chane..."

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Had to come back from my hiatus again to bring up my speed guy whom I've been keeping my eye on for a few years. Not sure if he's a PTP (5'9"/185), but he ran a 10.53 100m in HS and 10.14 at TA&M.

"You.... must take the A-chane..."

He's been a favorite of mine and a lot of Draft guys as well. I like him a lot. Probably top 60-75 guy give or take. He's a game changer.

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

You see the contact balance and acceleration here.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

If Mathis could ever put all the pieces together, he could be special in our defense.

smith from Georgia needs watching, He needs to add some sand in his pants, but I like the playing strength!

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Just a reminder that while Anderson is approaching low-gods tier in college football. And will get there this year. DT is one of the best ever on both levels.

Almost 70 TFL, 39 one season. 52 career sacks 27 one season. For all the great players we see today. DT & LT still might be the best duo ever.

 

[patsfanfromoversea]

Jared verse going back to school...

 

[State]

Not sure if he’s staying in school but this guy screams Patriot.

Bralen Trice, EDGE, Washington | NFL Draft Scouting Report

Will Anderson is the Holy Grail of the 2023 class, but with his NFL draft scouting report, Washington EDGE Bralen Trice could be worthy of early-round capital.

www.profootballnetwork.com

 

[patsfanfromoversea]

Not sure if he’s staying in school but this guy screams Patriot.

Bralen Trice, EDGE, Washington | NFL Draft Scouting Report

Will Anderson is the Holy Grail of the 2023 class, but with his NFL draft scouting report, Washington EDGE Bralen Trice could be worthy of early-round capital.

www.profootballnetwork.com

under the radar

 

[State]

Caleb Murphy reminds me a lot of Matthew Judon.

Yes, they both played at Grand Valley State. Hey, don’t knock it.

Murphy had elite production at Div II, which translated well in the Shrine Bowl.

Caleb Murphy shows why 25.5-sack season was no fluke with relentless effort on QB

Ferris State Bulldogs EDGE rusher Caleb Murphy shows why his 25.5-sack season was no fluke with a sack on UCLA Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson using relentless effort to track him down.

www.nfl.com

He would make a great mid round selection. Maybe we can trade down at some point and acquire a fifth-rounder. That’s the round Judon was drafted.

 

[captain stone]

Another name added to the (1st-round?!?) mix at DE: Georgia Tech's Keion White... Transfer from Old Dominion, didn't play at all there in 2020 and played in only 4 games at GT in 2021... NFLN's Daniel Jeremiah LOVES him:

Rank
8

Keion White
Georgia Tech · Edge · Senior (RS)
White is a twitched-up edge rusher with a defensive tackle frame. Against the pass, he has an explosive first step and can really bend at the top of his rush. He can convert speed to power and refuses to stay blocked. He never stops working to free himself and he can stack one move after another. He is a freaky athlete in coverage. On tape, you can see him peel off and mirror running backs 30 yards down the field. He also showed off his effort and motor by running more than 80 yards to look for a block on a Georgia Tech fumble return vs. Florida State. Against the run, he is violent with his hands to shock and shed blocks. He has a huge burst to close from the back side. Overall, White is one of my favorite players in the class and could emerge as the top defender in the class.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

McDonald of iowa state, if he tests well, could fit nice with uche and judon

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

McDonald of iowa state, if he tests well, could fit nice with uche and judon

Daron Payne busting up the middle will flush QBs into Uche and Judon's arms. Kraft needs to write a check. Payne and Barmore for 2 years? Ridiculous.

 

[DaBruinz]

Daron Payne busting up the middle will flush QBs into Uche and Judon's arms. Kraft needs to write a check. Payne and Barmore for 2 years? Ridiculous.

Kraft has ZERO to do with signing Free Agents. When will people realize this?

 

[captain stone]

McDonald of iowa state, if he tests well, could fit nice with uche and judon

McD, Zach Harrison, KJ Henry, Isaiah McGuire are those whom I could dig seeing taken with our 4th/5th pick, wherever it happens to fall...

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Kraft has ZERO to do with signing Free Agents. When will people realize this?

Kraft has to sign the checks. Kraft talked about arranging the cash financing in 2021 for that FA spend. Kraft might not decide which FA to sign, but he does have to write the check. I do not believe the man writing the check to pay the FAs has zero to do with signing FAs.

 

[DaBruinz]

Kraft has to sign the checks. Kraft talked about arranging the cash financing in 2021 for that FA spend. Kraft might not decide which FA to sign, but he does have to write the check. I do not believe the man writing the check to pay the FAs has zero to do with signing FAs.

Believe what you want. Doesn't change the fact that Kraft doesn't involve himself in signing FAs. It's part of the agreement that BB and he made that brought BB to the team. It's known that there the Krafts and BB have moral rules they follow when it comes to players, though they missed it on Hernandez.

Home grown players are a different story. Guys like Bruschi, Light, Wilfork, Brown, Edelman, Brady. Even then, though, Kraft has not gotten involved except on the extremely rare occasion.

 

[Crazy World of Troy Brown]

You get a chance look at Northwestern's Adetomiwa Abebawore, Kid is quick and athletic.