DCOrange Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/insider/story/_/id/26540477/picking-10-sleepers-2019-nfl-draft-love-more-most It's an ESPN+ article, but the short version of guys that PFF thinks are flying under the radar are: David Long, CB, Michigan - PFF's #4 corner in the draft, he played 595 coverage snaps, was targeted just 60 times, and allowed just 18 receptions for 130 yards and a passer rating of 24.3 over 3 years. 80th percentile or higher in vertical leap, 3 cone, and 20 yard shuttle along with a solid 4.45 40, but he gets knocked because he's only 5'10 5/8" though he does have above-average wingspan. Khalen Saunders, DT, Western Illinois - PFF's #7 DT in the draft, he's a 324 lb nose tackle and he posted the 5th highest run stop percentage among DTs in the draft class and dominated the one-on-one drills at the Senior Bowl. Didn't test very well at the combine, but FWIW, of his top 4 physical comparisons, 3 of them are Jurell Casey, Mo Hurst, and Da'Ron Payne. Diontae Johnson, WR, Toledo - PFF's #11 WR in the draft, Diontae broke 10 tackles on 49 receptions this year. He also posted the 4th highest receiving grade in the country and led the country in punt return average. Hjalte Froholdt, OG, Arkansas - PFF's #4 OG in the draft, he's relatively weak as a run blocker, but in the passing game, he allowed just 5 pressures all season. Matched up against Quinnen Williams, who received PFF's highest grade ever, Froholdt surrendered 0 pressures on 41 pass-blocking snaps. Maxx Crosby, DE, Eastern Michigan - PFF's #12 EDGE in the draft, he racked up 133 pressures and 72 run snaps in his career (#9 and #7 in the class respectively). 6'5", 255 lbs, and he tested in the 90th percentile or higher among defensive linemen in the 40 yard dash, vertical leap, broad jump, 3 cone drill, 20 yard shuttle, and 60 yard shuttle; he's an absolute freak athletically speaking with great production to go along with it. Ronheen Bingham, EDGE, Arkansas State - PFF's #11 EDGE in the draft, he's only 6'2" and 240 lbs, but Bingham posted the highest pass-rushing grade in the country thanks to his ferocious spin move. Josh Oliver, TE, San Jose State - PFF's #5 TE in the class, he racked up 16 catches in contested situations this year, 4 more than the next closest TE and ranking among the top 10 of all pass-catchers. Te'Von Coney, LB, Notre Dame - PFF's #3 LB in the class, Coney missed just 17 tackles out of 319 attempts in his career. In the pass game, he allowed 16 first downs compared to 30 coverage stops. Jimmy Moreland, CB, James Madison - PFF's #11 CB in the class, PFF has limited film of him but was able to grade 5 of his games. In those games, he allowed 23 receptions on 46 targets, but also racked up 4 INTs and 3 PBUs. Max Scharping, OT, Northern Illinois - PFF's #7 OT in the class, he allowed 33 pressures over 1,894 pass-blocking snaps over the course of his career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Josh Oliver, TE, San Jose State - PFF's #5 TE in the class, he racked up 16 catches in contested situations this year, 4 more than the next closest TE and ranking among the top 10 of all pass-catchers. Good for the 4th round for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I like some of these guys. Scharping, Long, Saunders, Crosby, and Coney could provide great depth to start with at key positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Alternate title: "Analytics guys who wouldn't know how to break down game tape even if Lombardi taught them personally list a few guys that their numbers tell them are good". (Thank you for posting this, OP. I'm not meaning to ***** on you. I just don't have as much faith in PFF as some seem to.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 If I had to pick just one, I think Saunders could be really good value for where he’ll likely be selected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Where’s josh Oliver projected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 They've got my boy Scharping in there, so good on them for that. Why they've missed the boat on J-Love and Bobby O, I'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCOrange Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, aristocrat said: Where’s josh Oliver projected? Dane Brugler's latest 7 round mock draft has him going 112th to the Bills, which would mean 4th round I believe. Kiper/McShay do not have him in their 3 round mock. WalterFootball projects him to go between the 3rd-5th round range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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