33. Buffalo Bills (from CAR) – Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas
Mitchell ran a 98.7th percentile 4.34s 40-yard dash at 6’2/205, wowing the scouting community in Indy. His 16.3 ADOT is the second-highest in the draft class with a microscopic 1.9% drop rate this year. However his 9.7% career broken tackle rate, 1.84 yards per route average and tendency to take plays off are also troubling data points that muddy his profile.
34. New England Patriots – Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia
An expert in space-creation, nobody in this class disguises his intentions quite like McConkey. Despite the slot profile at 5’11.5/186, he lined up wide 79% of the time in the SEC and proved his athletic bonafides with a 4.39s 40-time (95th%) and a staggering 6.72s 3-Cone (94th%) for a crisp 9.34 Relative Athletic Score.
35. Arizona Cardinals – Kook-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
The consensus preseason CB1, McKinstry absolutely dominated 2022 holding opponents to 2.6 yards per target andce a 36% completion rate en route to All-American accolades. His athletic profile doesn’t jump off the page, as is evidenced by his 7.54 RAS, and he was overshadowed by Terrion Arnold this year, but Kool-Aid had a legitimately elite 2022 and comes from the vaunted Alabama defensive back finishing school.
36. Washington Commanders – Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU
Suamataia gives newly acquired QB Jayden Daniels a one-dimensional sentry to keep him upright. The Samoan tackle posted an excellent 86th percentile pass block grade with a 9.38 RAS, but also struggled with an unsightly 3.1% blown run block rate last year.
37. Los Angeles Chargers – Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
A tweener who many scouts profile as a slot corner/safety in addition to having game-breaking punt return prowess, DeJean allowed a 38% catch rate with just 44 YAC on 20 receptions this season. The Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and member of the famed Bruce Feldman “Freaks List”, DeJean could be the Chargers’ new version of Eric Weddle.
38. Tennessee Titans – Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M
Cooper accumulated 17.0 TFL, 56 stops (5th in P5) and 27 pressures (7th in P5) while earning First Team All-American accolades for his accomplishments. His 91st percentile PFF defensive grade was the highest mark of any linebacker in the nation.
39. Carolina Panthers (from NYG) – Jackson Powers-Johnson, IOL, Oregon
2023 when he finally transitioned to center, promptly earning the second-highest PFF pass block grade in the Power Five with just one pressure and a pristine 0.6% blown block rate on run plays. Powers-Johnson’s elite play earned him Unanimous First-Team All-American accolades to go with winning the Rimington Trophy, which is annually awarded to the nation’s best center.
40. Washington Commanders (from CHI) – T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State
Tampa came of age in 2022, starting every game for the next two seasons while leading the Cyclones with 10 PBU and 80th%+ grades in coverage, run defense and overall. Tampa continued to raise his game by charting 44 tackles, 9.0 PBU and a scintillating 54.8 NFL pass rating, receiving Third Team All-Big 12 recognition this year.
41. Green Bay Packers (from NYJ) – Junior Colson, LB, Michigan
Colson produced 196 tackles over the last two seasons with a gaudy 18% tackle while leading all Power Five linebackers with a spectacular 4.7% missed tackle percentage in 2023. Colson’s coverage chops are sound as well, allowing a solid 69% completion rate for 185 receiving yards and a laudable 83rd percentile PFF cover grade (7th in P5).
42. Houston Texans (from MIN) – Johnny Newton, DT, Illinois
Newton created 43 pressures (4th in FBS) and 32 stops (3rd in P5) to go with a 15% win pass rush win rate (7th in P5) while being named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The two-time All-American led the illini with an 11.4% pressure rate, but his 20% missed tackle rate and 46th percentile tackle grade shows there is still room for improvement…
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