By John Sarianides Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes is garnering a lot of attention thus far in the pre draft process. Several teams attended his pro day last week and some of those teams have set up visits with him.  I can see why teams like Mahomes and why they would draft him in the first round. Here are three reasons why I wouldn’t draft Mahomes in the first round. …

By John Sarianides The 2017 offensive tackle class is not as good as we have seen in recent years but there is still enough talent in this group that four to five starters could emerge from the group. 1. Garrett Bolles, Utah, 6-5 297, NFL Comparison: Anthony Castanzo -Bolles is athletic and can get to the second level and seal linebackers with ease. -Moves well laterally and is effective on run…

By John Sarianides The defensive end class is headlined by Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett. Garrett is a freak athlete in the same mold as Julius Peppers. Garrett will more than likely go first overall to the Cleveland Browns. The rest of this class has top end talent but is not deep. Here are my top twenty defensive ends. 1. Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, 6-4 272 NFL Comparison: Julius Peppers Strengths…

By John Sarianides The defensive tackle class in this draft is highly underrated in my opinion. There is more talent in this group than people. While there might not be much first round value, there is definitely value at this position in day two and three of the this draft. Here are my top 20 defensive tackles. 1. Jonathan Allen, Alabama, 6-3 285 NFL Comparison: Fletcher Cox Strengths -Versatile. Allen can…

By John Sarianides The 2017 outside linebacker class is top heavy. There are five prospects could who go in the first round in this group. Late riser Haason Reddick of Temple headlines the group. Reddick has gone from being a potential third rounder to possibly going in the top 15. UCLA’s Tak McKinley, Alabama’s Tim Williams Vanderbilt’s Zach Cunningham and Wisconsin’s T.J Watt could also go in the first round…

By John Sarianides The inside linebacker position is well stocked with quality depth. Teams should find be able to find some hidden gems at this position, especially in the later rounds. Alabama’s Reuben Foster headlines the group but Ohio State’s Raekwon McMillan and Florida’s Jarrad Davis are also top level prospects. Here is our top ten inside linebackers. 1. Reuben Foster, Alabama 6-0 229, NFL Comparison: Bobby Wagner Strengths -Foster is…

By John Sarianides The 2017 cornerback class in this draft is the best collection of corners I have scouted in 17 years of covering the draft. This group is talented and deep. Teams will be able to draft potential starters well into day three. As many as five corners could go in the first round. Here is our cornerback preview. 1. Marshon Lattimore, 6-0 193, Ohio State NFL Comparison: Vontae Davis…

By John Sarianides The 2017 safety class could be the best collective group of safeties we have seen in the last 15 years. As many as five safeties could potentially go in the first round. Here is my breakdown of the top five safeties as well as fifteen other safeties to watch for. 1. Malik Hooker, FS, 6-2 205, Ohio State, NFL Comparison: Ed Reed Strengths -Hooker has elite ball…

By John Sarianides The Combine is in the rear view mirror and pro day workouts are in full swing. Here is my second mock draft as we get closer to Philadelphia. 1.Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M: Is there any doubt the Browns are taking Garrett? He blew their doors off in Indy with an impressive workout. 2. San Francisco 49ers: Jonathan Allen, DT, Alabama: The 49ers like Allen as a…

By John Sarianides The defensive backs had their opportunity to impress scouts on the final day of the combine and boy did they ever. Here are ten takeaways from the last day of the combine. 1. UConn safety Obi Melinfonwu went from being a second round pick yesterday to a first round pick in my opinion. Melinfonwu was impressive. At 6-4 224, he ran a 4.4 and vertical jumped 44…