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…

By John Sarianides Day 5 at the 2017 NFL Combine featured the defensive tackles, defensive ends and linebackers. Here are my thoughts on how these position groups did. 1. Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett tested as well as we thought he would. He ran a 4.64 forty and he hit 41 inches on the vertical jump. Garrett was impressive and he solidified himself as the number one player in…

Photo courtesy of USA Today By John Sarianides Day 4 of the combine featured John Ross breaking Chris Johnson’s combine record in the forty yard dash, the quarterbacks exceeding expectations and the tight ends living up to the hype.  Here are ten thoughts from Day 4 in Indianapolis.  1. Washington wide receiver John Ross will jump up team’s draft boards after recording a 4.22 forty. It is the fastest forty…

Featured Image courtesy of Brian Spurlock/USA Today By John Sarianides Day 3 of the NFL Combine was the first day of on the field testing and drills.The  running backs and offensive lineman were up first.   Several high profile prospects put up some impressive numbers. Here are my thoughts on today’s performances. 1. Leornard Fournette’s 4.51 forty time was impressive for his size but he did not impress me in the…

By John Sarianides Allow me to explain the measurable drills at the combine in layman terms for you. 40-yard dash: The 40-yard dash is more important for skill guys than it is for offensive lineman and defensive tackles. Many people outside of football will question the importance of the 40-yard dash but it is the best barometer we have to judge straight line speed. Coaches at every level have tried…

By John Sarianides The 2017 NFL Combine is underway in Indianapolis. All 330 players that have been invited will go through physicals and evaluations before the testing component of the combine begins this weekend. Here are ten players with something to prove at this weekend’s combine. 1. Mitch Trubisky, QB, North Carolina: Trubisky only has one year of starting experience under his belt so he is going to have to show…