2023 NFL Draft
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I get it...but he has crept into a few mocks as a 1st rounder...
I think it’s going to be one of those “what each individual team thinks” things. Though I don’t think it’s just going to be one team interested—they’ll be trying to guess who else is.
Kinda like how how the Jets almost picked Breece in the first round last year—then we’re delighted no one grabbed him.
Anthony Johnson Jr is getting frequent mentions on the Packer website I frequent, as a possible late round selection.
The Packers have a real need at Safety and I think they’ll double up at the position, but they’ve been following RAS with the late round flyers in recent years. Not that it’s worked out all that well, but does Anthony Johnson have a Relative Athletic Score over 9.0?
The Packers have a real need at Safety and I think they’ll double up at the position, but they’ve been following RAS with the late round flyers in recent years. Not that it’s worked out all that well, but does Anthony Johnson have a Relative Athletic Score over 9.0?
Looks like it will be a pretty cool set-up for the Draft:
Streaming camera to watch them build the set if interested:
Kansas City Cam
Live view from National WWI Museum and Memorial overlooking Kansas City skyline andStation.
ESPN Descends Upon Kansas City April 27-29 to Present the 2023 NFL Draft Across Multiple Platforms
ESPN Descends Upon Kansas City April 27-29 to Present the 2023 NFL Draft Across Multiple Platforms
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Looks like Will met with 11 teams in their top 30 pre-draft visit:
Bears, Bills, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chiefs, Eagles, Giants, Packers, Seahawks, Vikings.
Pretty good list besides the bears haha.
Anybody going down to KC for the draft next week?
Bears, Bills, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chiefs, Eagles, Giants, Packers, Seahawks, Vikings.
Pretty good list besides the bears haha.
Anybody going down to KC for the draft next week?
ESPN Descends Upon Kansas City April 27-29 to Present the 2023 NFL Draft Across Multiple Platforms
ESPN Descends Upon Kansas City April 27-29 to Present the 2023 NFL Draft Across Multiple Platformsespnpressroom.com
At least we got Sam.
From the Athletic. We need to get off this list.
There are agonies, oddities and quirks, and then there’s Iowa State. No program approaches the Cyclones when it comes to draft woes. Iowa State’s most recent first-rounder came in 1973, which was 6 1/2 years before Cyclones coach Matt Campbell was born. Campbell enters his eighth season in Ames.
Every Power 5 program (now 69 with Cincinnati, Houston, BYU and UCF) has enjoyed a first-round pick since 2008 except for Iowa State and Indiana (1994). There are 34 Group of 5 teams and 40 non-FBS programs with a more recent first-rounder than ISU. That includes four that no longer sponsor football (Tampa, Long Beach State, Morris Brown and Wichita State) plus Queen’s University in Canada. Texas A&M-Kingsville changed its name from Texas A&I and has five first-rounders. Even a player from no college — longtime NFL defensive tackle Eric Swann — was selected sixth overall in 1991.
In total, 143 college programs (plus Swann with no college) have a more recent first-rounder than the Cyclones
Iowa State had endured bad luck with five second-rounders since the Houston Oilers selected running back George Amundsen with the 14th selection 50 years ago. Linebacker Matt Blair, defensive tackle Mike Stensrud, guard Keith Sims and offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele all had quality NFL careers. The fifth was running back Breece Hall, who was picked four spots into the second round last year. He was on his way to potential rookie-of-the-year honors before an ACL tear at midseason.
The Cyclones have no such bad luck in basketball. Since 1988, they’ve produced nine first-rounders. Perhaps it’s not all bleak for the Cyclones. Edge rusher Will McDonald IV is a borderline pick in the first or second round. Multiple draft analyst mock McDonald to the late first round while others, including The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, project him to the second round.
There are agonies, oddities and quirks, and then there’s Iowa State. No program approaches the Cyclones when it comes to draft woes. Iowa State’s most recent first-rounder came in 1973, which was 6 1/2 years before Cyclones coach Matt Campbell was born. Campbell enters his eighth season in Ames.
Every Power 5 program (now 69 with Cincinnati, Houston, BYU and UCF) has enjoyed a first-round pick since 2008 except for Iowa State and Indiana (1994). There are 34 Group of 5 teams and 40 non-FBS programs with a more recent first-rounder than ISU. That includes four that no longer sponsor football (Tampa, Long Beach State, Morris Brown and Wichita State) plus Queen’s University in Canada. Texas A&M-Kingsville changed its name from Texas A&I and has five first-rounders. Even a player from no college — longtime NFL defensive tackle Eric Swann — was selected sixth overall in 1991.
In total, 143 college programs (plus Swann with no college) have a more recent first-rounder than the Cyclones
Iowa State had endured bad luck with five second-rounders since the Houston Oilers selected running back George Amundsen with the 14th selection 50 years ago. Linebacker Matt Blair, defensive tackle Mike Stensrud, guard Keith Sims and offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele all had quality NFL careers. The fifth was running back Breece Hall, who was picked four spots into the second round last year. He was on his way to potential rookie-of-the-year honors before an ACL tear at midseason.
The Cyclones have no such bad luck in basketball. Since 1988, they’ve produced nine first-rounders. Perhaps it’s not all bleak for the Cyclones. Edge rusher Will McDonald IV is a borderline pick in the first or second round. Multiple draft analyst mock McDonald to the late first round while others, including The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, project him to the second round.
I've seen a few mocks having McDonald go 30 to the Eagles. That would be a great spot for him having Haason Reddick on the other side.
Ouch! Queen’s University of Canada - Michael Schad - #23 in 1986 to the Rams.
My Packers are in the market for an edge rusher and it wouldn’t be surprising if they traded back from #15 for additional picks. Will would look great in green and gold as a late 1st Round pick!
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Draft stage coming along nicely:
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I'd love to get Anthony Johnson into Green Bay.
Sadly for him his DC quality drop would be going from Socrates to Brian Ferentz.
