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OnTheClock
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Originally posted by MadDog49er:
Greetings all! Revving up more daily for the draft. Suckered into another year of round the clock futility in ranking/grading players and evaluating where I believe they will land during draft weekend.
In this post, I make an initial evaluation of a Generic Best Player Available Board. This would be slightly different from a Best Player Available for the 49ers, as selecting a QB or a 43 DE wouldn't make much sense.
As always, this board will be in motion, so expect movement through the draft season. The evaluation process is a long journey. That being said, my positional rankings at the top tier don't tend to shift much, if at all. Carlos Hyde has been since mid-season, and will be, through the draft weekend, my best available RB, and I feel the same way about Bridgewater.
Here is my top 30, matching the Niners' selection position in the first round.
2014 NFL Draft Best Board
Pick Player School Position
1 Greg Robinson Auburn OT
2 Sammy Watkins Clemson WR
3 Khalil Mack Buffalo DE/OLB
4 Aaron Donald Pittsburgh DT
5 Mike Evans Texas A&M WR
6 Carlos Hyde Ohio State RB
7 Odell Beckham LSU WR
8 Dee Ford Auburn LB
9 Justin Gilbert Oklahoma State CB
10 Brandin Cooks Oregon St WR
11 Teddy Bridgewater Louisville QB
12 Zach Martin Notre Dame OT/G
13 Ryan Shazier Ohio State LB
14 Jadeveon Clowney South Carolina DE
15 Jake Matthews Texas A&M OT
16 Anthony Barr UCLA LB
17 Calvin Pryor Louisville S
18 Darqueze Dennard Michigan St CB
19 Jason Varrett TCU CB
20 Jimmie Ward Northern Illinois S
21 Xavier Su'a-Filo UCLA G
22 Dominique Easley Florida DT
23 Timmy Jernigan Florida State DT
24 Blake Bortles Central Florida QB
25 Hasean Clinton-Dix Alabama S
26 Kyle Fuller Virginia Tech CB
27 Eric Ebron North Carolina TE
28 Joel Bitonio Nevada OT/G
29 Taylor Lewan Michigan OT
30 Telvin Smith Florida State SS/OLB
For the most part, I agree. The few that just didn't pass the "Top Level" eye test for me that I would not have in my top 30 are: Beckham, Bortles, and Jimmie Ward.
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GoldenJoe
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Originally posted by fortyninerglory:
Wow-- why so high on Hyde? Did he have a spectacular pro day?
Think he has compared his grade to how he graded out Lacy. I've seen most of Hyde's collegiate games, the guy is a monster. Does not have that top end, break neck speed but he has good burst and has gotten faster and faster. He could improve on his patience a little bit because he has pretty good vision. He just wears other teams down, he has compared himself to Gore and Lynch and I think he compares well to Lacy as well. I don't think his cuts are as good as Gore's but he is more powerful, he could use some work on pass protection and catching the ball, that could keep him off the field a little bit but he has the ability to do pretty much everything well.
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nw9erfan
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Hi MD~
Thanks for all of the hard work (and late night's in the "film room")... :)
Quick question...Odell Beckham appears to be one of those players that some absolutely love and others frankly, don't.
Just curious....what are the qualities you see that make you rank him so highly?
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bzborow1
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Maddog, thanks for your work on this board. In your view what should the 49ers be doing with its first two picks? In my view the obvious needs are WR and CB but what types of guys, what order and how would you go about it?
From my view, given the teams roster and its number of picks, if I were the 49ers I would be asking my scouts after Evans and Watkins, which WR is YOUR preferred choice? Based on that, I would be attempting to work something out to move up and get the WR of that next group (Cooks, Lee, Benjamin, etc.). In the 2nd round I'd be looking for the CB.
Also, what is your opinion on Crooks? The guy seems really fast but I'm more impressed with his shiftiness and route running polish. In many ways he's shifty like Patton but with the blazing speed to boot. For me this could be boom or bust like Jenkins was. Is he going to be able to get off press coverage or is he going to get face planted by Richard Sherman and Cam Chancellor.
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GORO
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mad dog please post your board I'm going crazy waiting for draft day