The Really Early 2013 Draft Database

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I should have a few more reports up tomorrow, maybe during half time of the game.

I don't usually do reports on players until I've seen them 3-5 times (depending on position) so I still can't do one for Florida LB Jelani Jenkins who I've seen twice now. Shariff Floyd and Luke Joeckel are both guys that have hit the 5 game mark so they'll be up tomorrow. DT Dominique Easley is at 4 games so I may just do a write-up on him while I'm at it. Jonathan Banks of Miss State may be done as well.
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Few reports that I said I'd do:

Florida DT Shariff Floyd #73
I'll say the same thing in my write-up of Dominique Easley, but it's just really difficult to get a fair evaluation on the Florida defensive linemen with how often the coaching staff rotates them in and out. You'll rarely see the same player come in for back-to-back series, which means these players are almost always fresh and playing at their best. Regardless, let's get to Floyd. He's a very low-set player with surprising quickness off the snap. He's a big boy that you'd think is strictly a 4-3 interior lineman, but Florida actually set him out wide as a DE with their 3-4 packages. I was impressed by this as Floyd looks more like a NT for this scheme. Really powerful upper body with good hand placement for the most part. One thing you notice about Floyd time and time again is that he has really good ball awareness, which is something that scouts rarely account for when looking at defensive lineman. It's actually a really important natural trait that Floyd clearly possesses, and it leads to him being involved in a lot of run plays.

Florida DT Dominique Easley #2
Just read the first few sentences of the last report as how I'd start this one. It's interesting how I came upon scouting Easley as I was mostly just watching Shariff Floyd in 2011, but Easley was a guy I could not ignore. He lines up all over the line for Florida, seeing time as a 4-3 UT, 4-3 DE, and 3-4 DE. He's built a lot like a DE, very lean interior player that lacks ideal upper body strength to be a consistent force against the run. He may lack a true position at the next level which will surely hurt his value, but I still feel he holds a lot of value as a dimensional pass rusher. First thing you notice with Easley is his electric first step off the line which almost always gives him the initial advantage over his opposition. He plays with great pad level and plays with active hands to accommodate for his lack of strength. He even rushed from a 2-point stance in one game I saw and is unbelievably fast for a player listed as a DT.

I had a few more that I wanted to get done but I'm tired so this will have to do for now.
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LT isn't a position I wanted to be looking for in the draft anytime soon, but given the state of Glass Joe...

... are there any legit-first-round LTs that aren't Top 15 picks? I doubt we draft very high (20-ish, I'm guessing), so I'm hoping it's a deep position in '13.

Thoughts?
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Would love to somehow grab Keenan Allen. Was able to watch him a little the past couple weeks and I'm still in love with his game and what he could bring to our offense. A WR core of Rice-Edwards*-Allen-DB-Tate would be legit.

*May or may not be on the team next year.
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