The wide receiver position is usually a position of strength in the draft. 25 receivers have gone in the first round since 2012. Six were drafted in 2015 alone. It would be shocking if more than two receivers were drafted in the first round of this draft. Here are top twenty receivers and some thoughts on the position. XNOJOE’s Top 20 Receivers 1. Calvin Ridley, Alabama, 6-1 190 2. Courtland…
The tight end position has evolved in the last ten years. Tight ends are no longer big, vertical targets that strictly line up next to the offensive tackle and run block first. Tight ends are athletes now. They are mixed and matched within personnel groupings and line up as split ends or in the slot. Tight ends are used to generate match ups now. The 2018 class has a handful…
Offensive tackle has always been the strongest offensive line position in the NFL draft but that is not the case in this draft. It is a position with two tackles possibly going in the first round. After Notre Dame’s Mike McGlinchey and UCLA’s Kolton Miller, there is a drop off at the position. Texas’ Conor Williams and Oklahoma’s Orlando Brown have first round talent but teams have reservations about both…
The Browns are going to shock the football world and take Josh Allen number one overall. My second of three mock draft is here. There are some changed at the top based on pro days and some of the chatter that is circulating around teams at the top of the draft. Here is our second mock draft of the pre-draft process. 1. Cleveland Browns: Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming: Where there is…
The cornerback position is one of the deepest positions in this year’s draft. There could be as many as five cornerbacks that go in the first round. Here are my top 20 cornerbacks and my thoughts on the position. XNOJOE’s Top 20 Cornerbacks 1. Minkah Fitzpatrick, 6-1 201, Alabama 2. Denzel Ward, 5-10, 191, Ohio State 3. Josh Jackson, 6-1 192, Iowa 4. Mike Hughes, 5-10 189, Central Florida 5….