NFL free agency is still churning, but it’s time to turn our attention back to the draft. Here’s my latest top 50 big board of prospects.
1. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
After fully studying Maye and Williams, I view both as elite-level talents and both a full tier above the other options in this year’s group of quarterback prospects. Maye is an excellent combination of age, size, athleticism and arm talent, with more feel in the pocket and creativity to his game than he has gotten credit for.
Williams has superb accuracy, clean footwork and has more overall soundness to his game than he has gotten credit for, along with the ability to extend, create and work throws from angles that other quarterbacks cannot fathom.
While both have plenty to work on — Maye with slowing down his heat checks and Williams with trying not to press, and both with cutting their sacks down— they are true prizes in a draft group with MVP-level upside.
3. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
I’ll just keep repeating what I ended my last big board blurb on Harrison with: Do. Not. Overthink. Him. A special combination of size, speed, footwork, catching range and route-running polish, Harrison has the maturity to step in right away and eat targets in a passing game as the leading man. Even things like Ohio State expanding his role this season with more snaps from the slot, mostly out of necessity, allowed Harrison to showcase more to his deep game.
Bowers is an offensive weapon. Nowadays that term is usually wasted on small players whom coaches endlessly waste touches and time on in the hopes of adding pop to their attacks. But Bowers’ versatility and explosiveness, and his actual, tangible impact on the game from all parts of the field, can open up an entire offense.
Bowers can beat defensive backs one-on-one, an important ability for his future paths to success at the next level, and has yards-after-the-catch ability to take any play the distance. Certain fits will be better than others for him, and I prefer some landing spots over others because of that, but he can put an offense over the top and his potential synergy with other pass catchers could become weekly highlight material for football nerds.
As I watched more (and more) players from Washington’s offense or on defenses going against the Huskies, my eyes kept coming back to Odunze. He does so many things well, plenty of speed to win down the field and the burst to create yards after the catch, with route-running polish at all three levels, excellent catching range and hand-eye coordination and strength that stands out on film. That strength and burst help him consistently beat press and break tackles with the ball in his hands. I have compared Odunze to Chris Godwin during this process, and I think Odunze has even more upside than the former second-team All-Pro.
7. Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
Fashanu is a high-end tackle prospect who will adjust early to the NFL level because of his first-rate combination of traits, technique and intelligence. He already shows an impressive understanding of how to harness his ability, especially in the pass game, and I am higher on his blocking in the run game than some. Fashanu has the ceiling of a bona fide blindside protector who can be the tip of the spear, or face of the hammer, for a run game.
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He still has some things to clean up, most notably allowing inside counter-moves too often in his pass sets. And his hands did shockingly measure in at just 8.5 inches at the scouting combine, which doesn’t hinder his game on film but must be noted, as the only other recent first-round offensive tackle prospect with hands that small was Isaiah Wynn, who was drafted 23rd overall to the Patriots in 2018.
Alt is, somehow, someway, close to Fashanu as a prospect. A…
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