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He’s so fun. He looks so labored when he runs but he is just hard to catch and bring down if you're a defender. He is a creative son of a gun.

With the 86th selection, The Los Angeles Chargers select Harold Fannin Jr Tight End Bowling Green This one is for the dozens of Chargers fan. They have been clamoring for more weapons for Justin Herbert. Now we won’t draft more WRs because Greg Romans offense can’t sustain more than one, but we will draft a tight end and boy did one fall into our lap. Fannin, as a 20 year old, put up 117 catches for 1555 yards and 10 touchdowns including 19 catches for 282 yards and two touchdowns combined vs Penn State and Texas A&M. He had a 2.89 yards per route run, best for a Tight End since 2018. Brock Bowers was second with 2.64 yprr. We expect him to fill in as the Brock Bowers/Travis Kelce role to match fire power with the rest of the AFC West The Packers and @EmotionallyUnstable are on the clock

My personal 2025 WR rankings: #7 Matthew Golden WR Texas (RD 1-2) - transfer from Houston - Value as a kick returner - Ran a 4.29 40 at combine What does he do on film? Route running DBs to oblivion - 11:05 runs the seam until he gets Hairston to open his hips. Beautiful sharp cut into the hole in the zone. If he just did this more consistently, but he may be the only receiver in the class with that ability - 14:00 well done release vs the jam not allowing the defender to get two hands on him. With his speed easily leaves the CB trailing for an easy first down - 15:21, 15:34, 16:50 made a lot of DBs take the PI rather than give up the big play - 18:38 the play that put him on the map. Ran the seam, route left the DB flat footed and Golden ran by him Downfield Ball tracking: - 11:34 great over the shoulder ball tracking and hanging onto the ball as he get pulled down - 13:13 nice job properly tracking the under thrown ball that Malachi Starks misjudged - 13:37 he isn’t the tallest or have the best hops, but he kept correctly adjusting to Quinn Ewers ducks that the defenders kept misjudging - 14:57 late shift by the DB gives Golden a free release while the DB is still backpedaling. Despite Ewers throwing him into the safety, maintains concentration for a big catch - 17:24 nice job bending the route slightly to give more room to drop the ball in between Golden and the sideline Weaknesses: - Called for multiple penalties when trying to run block this season - Nearly 10% drop rate and sub 50% contested catch rate for his career - Despite speed, not a great YAC player with a minimal amount of broken tackles throughout his career - Very limited production in college. If he is a successful 1st round pick he will be an extreme outlier Conclusion: Golden is not a player that is going to wow you with his highlight reel. The excitement comes from watching what he does to get in position to make his reception. A high level route runner who just doesn’t have the body to be a top 10 WR in the league but who could be that next level down. A player who can hold up on the outside but whose speed will be best used as a Z. Similar talent to the Zay Flowers and Jordan Addisons of drafts a few years ago. Should go in the the late first round.

Small frame, small hands, poor stats, poor metrics, ran slower than he was supposed to and character concerns. If I had to put a bet on it I’d bet he is available day 3.

From the players they are being reported as meeting with it seems it will be early round CBs, DEs, and DTs. Then day 3 WRs with speed, Safety, TE. Still think WR should be a day 2 priority but I like the players they are being tied to.

My personal 2025 WR rankings: #8 Jayden Higgins WR ISU (RD 2) - Started career at Eastern Kentucky - Only seven drops his entire career What does he do on film? NFL level movement skills - 4:24 surprising shiftiness for a player his size - 8:47 was the go to receiver on 4th downs. Excellent pacing to get separation downfield for the conversion - 17:33 third time in a row he beats his defender deep down the sideline - 21:36 nice job pushing the DB off with those long arms, nice over the shoulder catch along sideline Red Zone terror - 4:58 just ran through the woeful grab by the CB and went over whatever the safety was doing for the TD (that got called back on penalty) - 5:22 uses his body and long frame to shield ball away from defender for the real TD - 7:28 ditto - 12:12 pretty bad defense by the CB, Higgins gets on his toes and dips inside before going to back corner of end zone for easy 6 Weaknesses: - Would like to see him fight through tackles for extra yards - Long speed is lacking leading to lesser big play potential Conclusion: Another in a long line of big Iowa State receivers and Higgins is the best of them. He has been comped to Nico Collins due to nearly identical testing. Higgins was actually much better in college than Collins but Collins does have a bit more physicality and explosiveness. I thought Higgins did a lot of great work with Noel as his running mate as they would often do a two man game and open things up for each other. Being paired with a speedy partner that can share time in the slot and outside with Higgins should unlock his best as Higgins does not create a lot of explosive plays. A team like Miami who needs size on the outside and has speed to burn would be a great offense for him.

I don’t remember where Dyami was supposed to be drafted but the bigger “sleepers” Alec Pierce, Michael Wilson, Roman Wilson all were day 2 picks. I don’t think he has ever listed a WR that didn’t go by day 2 and that’s probably because whoever he knows lets him know who to look at as he puts these lists together. I’d be surprised if he is realistically available to us past our last second rounder

He is going to go day 2, probably round 2. The Chris Simms effect.

Deion will the be coach of whoever drafts Shedeur in 1-2 years

My personal 2025 WR rankings: #9 Jalen Royals WR Utah State (RD 2-3) - Multi sport athlete in HS - 21 TDs in 1.5 seasons at Utah State - Often left the defender worse for the wear after they tried tackling him What does he do on film? You have to be both physical and technically sound if you want to stand a chance vs Royals: - 2:14 able to get quick speed out of a bunch formation so when defenders tries to get physical with Royals, the defender just slips off of him - 3:09 physicality without good technique will get whooped by Royals because he is very strong. bad throw - 3:38 just bad defense by Boise giving up the inside release with the Safety so far back. I think the missed tackles are more on the CB and Safety than anything incredible Royals did, but the speed when he has a step on a defense is important to see - 4:23 Royals avoids the press and swipes the hand away to get even with the CB. CB trails the rest of the way and nice outside break to give his QB a safe completion. Weaknesses: - Very good short and deep route player but lacks route running polish for intermediate routes - Dealt with injuries the later portion of the year Conclusion: At his best when USU put him to the wide hash and he had much more space to work with on slants, screens and gos. Feisty and slippery after the catch with over 25% avoided tackle rate. Excellent contested catch receiver despite modest height. Royals still has room to grow as a receiver - particularly on his intermediate routes - but is set up well to be a second option in a YAC heavy offense with his ability to occasionally stretch the field vertically.

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Based on last poll, the reports the Bills talk to him every day and the need at DT you are probably right. Farmer is much more of a 3tech tho - which adding talent to would be good. CJ West would be a better compliment to Ed imo. But Ayomanor at WR would be my top choice just for BPA. Beane also attended the South Carolina pro day and Kyle Kennard is built how we like DEs and is a quick win type of player to compliment Rousseaus more pursuing style.

Getting Fangio helped too. That’s like the Chiefs getting Spags In this scenario would rather go WR. Better players left

I know we are worried about the DLine but this draft would totally reshape our secondary. If Bishop gets better you’d have all the spots covered by really talented players.

My personal 2025 WR rankings: #10 Jack Bech WR TCU (RD 2-3) - Played Tight End at LSU before transferring - Dominated senior Bowl practices and won MVP What does he do on film? Excellent against zone - 1:00 gets behind the backer and behind the safety and then his strength and quickness makes him a difficult runner to corral - 2:08 just such a natural feel for zone coverage. It is a small window but he finds it well and gives his QB a great target - 5:23 crosses the LBs face for an easy catch and then a not so easy rumble to the end zone Impressive releases and route running - 3:00 awesome swim move to get free and hit the slant - 4:42 fakes the outside release, gets DB sliding than swims over to hit the slant - 5:06 burnt this DB with the double move - 6:26 big boy slant Weaknesses: - Lack of long speed - Lack of top end athleticism led to a low YPRR vs man coverage Conclusion: Played a lot on the outside but it was his slot reps that were truly devastating for defenses. He catches everything thrown his way, covers up for mistakes by his teammates, and is a load to bring down. He has been compared to Puka Nacua by several evaluators and I get it. Puka has more wiggle and athleticism but Bech has maximized his potential by knowing angles really well. He is well suited for the modern NFL as a phenomenal blocker for the position and was regularly deployed near the OTs like Mack Hopkins was for us last year.

Yea Watts is the best player on the list. 13 picks over the last two years. Good player and only Safety signed through next year is Bishop I believe

No second round running backs plz. Tre Harris!

Tre Harris and Jalen Royals at WR also

With the 55th pick in the 2025 TSW Mock Draft, the Los Angeles Chargers select Alfred Collins, DT, Texas The Chargers currently would have to play Scott Matlock and Da’Shawn hand a lot of snaps. That is a problem for a team who wants to win games by being more physical than the team that lines up across from them. Collins is a physical presence with long arms and excellent movement skills that can play all over the defensive front. We expect him to be a cornerstone of our front line and free up our edge rushers. The TSW community, @Virgil, and the Buffalo Bills are now on the clock.

He will go day 2, the advanced metrics and workout numbers are too good compared to his cohorts. Hopefully whichever team that drafts him has a plan for him, asking him to be your WR2 out of the gate could be rough

My personal 2025 WR rankings: #11 Kyle Williams WR Washington State (RD 2-3) - 4.39 YPRR vs man coverage last year - Played over 80% of his snaps out wide - Fifth year senior What does he do on film? Speed and acceleration - 1:17 but pause at 1:21 and you will see just how fast KW is out of his cuts. KW is already bending around the defender can even get his punch out - 4:52 really nice job faking the slant before bending into the out route and leaving CB turned around - 5:27 settled into the right part of the zone and then showed off the slippery missed tackle ability - 7:19 speed really weaponized in reverses and end arounds - 14:23 dangerous when used like Tyreek Hill in motion prior to the snap. So fast. Weaknesses: - Bad habit of not getting proper depth on his curl routes and getting stopped short of the marker - A bit one dimensional as a player. When a CB was able to keep up with him, you felt the lack of size (vs Washington) Conclusion: A hidden gem that is now in the spotlight after Chris Simms featuring him as the #2 WR in the draft. He is totally a Simms WR as he produces a lot of big plays. His size will be a big question of if he can continue to play in the outside in the NFL. His route tree also was not very diverse and would need to expand. A role in a Mike McDaniel type offense where he can be used in motion to enhance his speed would be the best environment for KW to breakout. I expect him to go round 2.

If you look at the DTs that were all pro or pro bowl over the last decade, a vast majority of them either had 5 sacks in a season by their third year in college or ran a sub 5.0 40 at over 295 pounds. CJ West is the only DT in the draft to hit both. He is going to be a stud.

If you have him rated higher than me I can respect that. 1 thru 12 on this list were very hard for me to rank. In the end I do think he is a bit more typecast than other players. For him to be rated higher by me, I wanted to see a bit more playmaking after the catch on shorter routes. I think he will be a good player and probably better than several I have ranked above him, but in the range of outcomes I think his ceiling is a bit less than other players ceilings.

Oh cowboys

He had a couple different head coaches and coordinators as an underclassmen at Oregon. His junior year at Tennessee he only played 6 games. This year the Vols ran for more yards than they passed, Thornton led the team. Watson was the more well rounded athlete coming out of college. But I was referring more to how he is handled at Green Bay. There are some weeks where he plays a lot, but most weeks he hovers in the 50 to 70% of offensive snaps. I don’t think Thornton is a full time player - Tennessee didn’t use him that way - so playing him during specific formations would be his best bet in the NFL. I don’t know if concern is the right word. He played over 70% of his snaps from the slot and the “out wide” snaps included a lot of late shifts where he wound up as the outside guy…so there projection…and his short arms are a disadvantage against longer defenders. But I think if you try to make him an outside receiver you are neutering what makes him a really good player. He is at his best stretching the field and I think having him inside against more nickels, safeties and linebackers where he can just kind of weave around them and outrun them is his best way to get vertical. It also gives him more space to get to the flat. I thought the dynamic they had at ISU with him and Higgins was a really nice 1-2 punch where their skills were very different but very complimentary.