I agree, but I don’t think I see a first rounder anymore.
He’s become one of my favorites for our first, and I’m beginning to think he’s gonna go way higher than we expected
Ya know... I bought the hype on Wyatt Davis, and it slowed for me as well, and through this entire process I have been wondering where is the hype for trey smith because was goddamn ridiculous before his medical shit.
another one is trey hill, where is his hype?
see I really like Humphrey - he doesn't have the crazy athleticism (but he's got enough and he's been really good finding guys in L2 and L3) and he's got some awesome flexibility in his lower body that is pretty rare in a guy his size - and i watch him and think - what more does he have to show me... and i couldnt really come up with an answer - i go through my notes and my only note that wasn't the highest of praise was just that he wasn't a special athlete...
that suggests to me he's a 1st rounder - he's got a 1st round grade from me
I think Alijah Vera-Tucker's going high - in another class he might be well out of our range - if we have a shot at him it's solely because this draft class is stacked at tackle
Trey Smith I absolutely love - seen him get a bit lazy a few times and I think maybe it's because he's so gifted physically that he kind of loses his focus a bit idk - the only real negatives outside of those occasional lapses are that he looks a bit lost sometimes when he's pulling (can't pick a target) and that he sometimes gets over-aggressive with his punch which could open him up to counters
obviously the medical's got to check out on Smith but I think he's honestly a 1st round-type talent too - he may drop because of the blood clot but otherwise not many flaws in his game either (and i see all 3 of the points ive listed above as pretty minor and very coachable - and according to various media he's going to interview really well)
I'm not a fan of Trey Hill at all - he's got really heavy feet which show up especially when he's asked to move laterally (like when pulling etc.), doesn't find blocks in level 2, can't make those blocks in space - gets caught leaning/lunging way too much and gets countered - idk that he's that great with his leverage either - feel like a guy his size shouldn't be able to be pushed back in the pocket the way he has been
i think he's a good communicator, i think he's a good straight-line athlete for his size and he's a really powerful blocker at the LoS and has the ability to drive defenders back and create space at the point of attack - but given the other guys in the draft at his position idk that those things are enough to get any hype (certainly not from me) - then i look back at last year's class and think he might have been in with a chance of being in the top 4 or 5 IOL in the class - this year i've studied 10 IOL already and he's IOL 10 so far - that's not to say i think he's worthless - i think he's mid-round guy who if a team really likes him has a chance to go in the 3rd round - just about the strength of the class