2018 RCF NFL Mock Draft

[Soda]

@Amherstcavsfan on the clock!

@WellYouNeednt on deck!
@Triplethreat in the hole!

 

[Amherstcavsfan]

The Lions run as fast as possible to the podium for BJ Hill, DT, NC ST

 

[WellYouNeednt]

Sorry gentlemen, running around all day today — try to write up later.

The B-More Ravens select:

Isaac Yiadom Boston College CB 6'1" 190

@Triplethreat is on the clock!

 

[Triplethreat]

The Los Angeles Chargers select Will Clapp, OG LSU

 

[Randolphkeys]

@King Stannis up to the stage, @CosmoKramer put on your costume, you are following.

 

[Sebastian]

With the 120th Pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks and the Emerald City welcome Tony Brown, CB, Alabama

My take:

Rome wasn't built in a day. The Seahawks are not poised to improve through the draft in one year. That said, gaps have to be filled where they can. Seattle needs help in the defensive backfield and with the run. So why not take a nickel CB that is strong against the run? And a talented Special Teams player to boot?

Tony Brown fills those roles well. Fast and strong, he could even be developed into a Safety or a Linebacker; a product to be refined by Pete Carroll.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTRDQl_yp_E


From NFL.com:

ANALYSIS

Overview

Brown is a physical nickel cornerback with a major in run support and a minor in special teams cover talent. Brown has too much tightness in his lower half to match routes and make plays on the ball, but his ability to support the run could lead teams to beef him up and try him at a hybrid linebacker role in sub-packages. Brown is going to run well at the Combine and should be drafted on the third day for his special teams talent alone.

Strengths

• Built like a safety with muscular arms and thick, well-defined lowers
• Nickel cornerback with good toughness
• Eager and aggressive in run support
• Punch can rattle pads of slot blockers before discarding
• Launches himself into contact
• Size/speed prospect
• Able to turn and run hip-to-hip with just about anyone
• Expected to run well at Combine
• Plus downhill closing burst from off-man coverage
• Core special teams talent all day long
• Offers immediate kick coverage value as one of the first down the field and has experience as gunner in punt team

Weaknesses

• Hip and ankle tightness creates movement limitations
• Clunky in early stages of opening hips to run
• Plays with narrow base and displays balance concerns in coverage
• Linear mover who is unable to make sudden directional changes
• Lateral transitions are sluggish
• Allows excessive separation out of breaks
• Very low rate of ball production with quarterbacks playing pitch and catch in front of him
• Doesn't turn to find the ball downfield
• Overshoots his target as tackler in space

Yo, @CosmoKramer, @buckeyefan! You guys are up. @AZ_, be mindful.

 

[Sebastian]

Seattle has three Fifth Round picks and looking to get back into the Fourth.

 

[CosmoKramer]

With the 121st pick of the 2018 RCF Mock Draft the Buffalo Bills select...



Wyatt Teller, OG, Virginia Tech

HtWt: 6'4'' - 301 lbs.
College: Virginia Tech​

My Take:
With Richie Incognito's sudden retirement Buffalo is again looking to add a player to their interior offensive line. Wyatt Teller is a strong run-blocker that can step in and immediately help at LG. While Teller is almost 24 and close to a finished product, he's already a good athlete for the position (109.6 SPARQ score, 71.7% percentile), has long arms (34'', 81.87'' wingspan) and has 3+ years of starting experience. Potential plug-and-play starter.


Bills 2018 Draft:

1-12 Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
1-22 Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State
2-53 James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
2-56 James Daniels, C, Iowa
3-65 Tavarus McFadden, CB, Florida State
3-96 Rasheem Green, DL, USC
4-121 Wyatt Teller, OG, Virginia Tech


PLAYER BIO:
William Wyatt Teller started his Hokie career on defense, as he was rated one of the top defensive linemen in the country after being named the Virginia state Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in high school (120 tackles, 11 sacks, four forced fumbles). He redshirted while moving from defensive end to offensive tackle in 2013, and then to guard in the spring of 2014. Teller, one of the strongest players in the country both in the weight room and functionally on the field, played in all 13 games in 2014, starting the final six at left guard. His conversion was complete as a sophomore, starting 12 of 13 games played at the left guard spot. Teller's play in 2016 garnered him honorable mention All-ACC notice, as he showed mobility and awareness in blitz pickup to go along with that strength in 14 games (12 starts). Coaches voted him first-team all-conference for his play as a 13-game starter at the left guard spot in 2017.

STRENGTHS:

• Built like a block of granite with a well-proportioned, muscular frame
• Carries high percentage of lean muscle mass and is a weight room freak with a 400-pound power clean, 460-pound bench press and a 600-pound squat
• Can punch and press defenders out of his frame with no worries
• Uses well-targeted, accurate hand placement
• Consistently locks arms out in pass pro and uses them as powerful brace to stand his ground
• Possesses excellent body control and is able to maintain balance through contact with ease
• Ornery play demeanor suited him in 2016
• Shows an ability to center and sustain as drive blocker

WEAKNESSES:

• Doesn't look like the same player in 2017 that we saw in 2016
• Often looked lackadaisical in his movement with overall effort level lacking
• Didn't see the same level of aggression in his play as in 2016
• Tight-hipped, short-strider
• Straight-line mover who lacks lateral agility
• Play speed and functional quickness took a dip when asked to play in space
• Often ineffective as pull-blocker
• Feet get sleepy on angle blocks and combinations
• Appeared to have assignment busts at times
• Didn't "find work" as much as he needed to

OVERVIEW:
Teams will have to figure out why Teller's consistency and effort level dropped so drastically from 2016 to 2017 if they want to draft him. He has the play strength, body control and hand usage you want from an interior player, but his tape simply wasn't trustworthy this season. Teller has limitations, but he also has enough in the toolbox to work with. He'll be a fit as a backup with eventual starter potential in a power-based scheme if he can revert to his 2016 form.

DRAFT PROJECTION:
Rounds 3-4

NFL COMPARISON:
Christian Westerman

SOURCES TELL US:
"He was one of my favorite offensive linemen in the entire conference entering the season and he just got worse as the season went on. He's not the same player he was last year. I don't know if he had a falling out with the coaching staff or what, but he looked like he checked out. I know he's a much better player than he showed this year." - ACC Analyst


@buckeyefan and the Kansas City Chiefs are on the clock.

 

[buckeyefan]

With the pick # 122 in the RCF Mock Draft the Kansas City Chiefs select....

SHAQUEM GRIFFIN S/LB, UCF

If you don't like this pick you're an insensitive piece of shit...but really Griffin could get some snaps in Sutton's defense which often is in the Nickel package.


Strengths

• Possesses good athletic ability
• Smart player who processes the game plan and executes
• Attacks face-up blockers with maximum arm extension to keep his frame clean
• Carries some upper body power at the punch
• Asks for no quarter and gives none
• Looks to punish as hitter
• Impressive total of 13 passes defensed on 42 targets
• Instinctive with the talent to play 3-4 inside backer and 4-3 outside backer spots
• Has intriguing burst when edge rushing
• Accelerates quickly off the snap and can outrace some tackles to the edge
• Posted 18.5 sacks over two years as an outside rusher and blitzer
• Showed off impressive burst and speed at both Senior Bowl and Combine

Weaknesses

• N/A

NFL Comparison
Hybrid of Ray Lewis and Troy Polamalu

@AZ_ and the New York Jets are now on the clock.

 

[dark2332]

NFL Comparison
Hybrid of Ray Lewis and Troy Polamalu

LOLZ

 

[Potato Salad]

LOLZ

Little bit of Jim Abbott in there too imo

 

[AZ_]

With the 123rd pick of the RCF Mock Draft, the NEW YORK JETS select:

Dalton Schultz - TE - Stanford

6'6 - 242lbs

Other picks:

1 (6) Quentin Nelson - OL - Notre Dame
2 (36) Jaire Alexander - CB - Louisville
2 (49) Tyrell Crosby - OL - Oregon
3 (80) Jeff Holland - EDGE - Auburn
3 (98) Kylie Fitts - EDGE - Utah

Player Bio

Stanford has become a hotspot for tight ends, and Schultz is the next one in line with an NFL future. Head coach David Shaw called him the most "complete" tight end the team has had in recent years, as his height and hands make him a nice target over the middle, and he's growing into a solid in-line blocker. The four-star/top-100 recruit from Utah (31 receptions, 512 yards, nine touchdowns as senior) sat out the 2014 season as the Cardinal had a deep roster at the position. Schultz played in 14 games the next season, catching 10 passes for 121 yards and a score. He was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 pick in 2016, grabbing 23 receptions for 222 yards and one touchdown. Schultz left Stanford for the NFL after a junior season that saw him gain first-team all-conference accolades by blocking for star back Bryce Love and nabbing 22 throws for 212 yards and three scores.

Overview
Schultz is a Y-tight end with the ability as a run blocker to help bolster a team's rushing attack very quickly. While his frame could still use more mass, he plays with good technique and play strength at the point of attack and shows an ability to impose his will upon edge defenders if they half-step into the rep. Schultz is a capable and reliable target underneath, but his living will depend on how he impacts the running game. Schultz's limited catch production could drop him a round, but he should be a solid, early starter.

Strengths

• Very tenacious and tough as a blocker
• Well-schooled in blocking fundamentals
• Leaned on as vital part of the run blocking unit
• Initial hand placement is good
• Ability to sustain and finish
• Improves positioning after contact and can generate some movement at point of attack without a double team
• Gave it to USC's Rasheem Green on more than a couple of snaps when matched head to head
• Sinks hips into breaks
• Opens sharply on underneath routes to look for the throw
• Has good feel for attacking the voids against zone coverage
• Will shut routes down early to keep throwing window open for quarterback
• Physical in creating space at top of his routes
• Short area footwork is adequate
• Has ability to become a reliable target over the middle and in traffic

Weaknesses

• Receiving production has been underwhelming throughout his career
• Routes can be monotonous and predictable
• Allows too much leeway for defenders to play the catch point
• Needs to play bigger in space and use his frame
• Lacks speed to attack over top
• Struggles to separate against man coverage on intermediate routes
• Could have somewhat limited workspace as NFL pass catcher
• Not as physical after the catch
• Slows feet into contact and won't always fall forward
• Strikes first, but will lose initial hand placement when long defenders get into him
• Can improve approach angles to help keep angle blocks centered

 

[PIP]

With the 124th pick the Los Angeles Rams of St Louis select:

Folorunso Fatukasi: DT UCONN

Obviously the draft is all about finding hidden gems. I’ve decided to suspend that approach for my Colts and provide my Belichickian services and identify under the radar talent for the Rams and Foley fits that mold perfectly.

-Ir say what ?

 

[AZ_]

Next 5:

125. Tennessee - @Dog
126. Atlanta - @Spectre
127. Denver (from NO) - @JDailey23
128. SF (from Pitt) - @Randolphkeys
129. Jacksonville - @Akron330

 

[I LOVE YOU ABBY]

Give me BPA. I can't make a pick tonight.