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Athletic mock projects NC State tackle to Panthers

Mr. Scot

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2 hours ago, MHS831 said:

Remember last year when it was widely reported that the Niners moved up for Mac Jones?  I keep hearing the rumors about Walker going #1, but I am not sure he'd be in my top 5.

I am also hearing that the Giants like Cross--want a pass-blocking OT and they like him over Neal and Ikwonu. 

There is some interesting talk about the top 2 CBs--and Houston and the Jets are possible spots.

Detroit:  Please take a QB....Please!

I think 2 Edge rushers (Hutchinson and Thibodeaux) will be gone before we pick-probably 3.

Walker is the most physically gifted guy but you wonder why he didn't produce at a high level in college.

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3 hours ago, rayzor said:

Icky and Moton as bookends... i'd love it. 

and then with a Corbett, Bozeman, BC interior....

happy season 4 GIF by Broad City

i'd almost say after that, trade all the rest of the picks away and add them onto next year's draft, pack it up, and go home before we fug anything up.

Reposting from another thread: USA Today's comparison for Ekwonu is Moton.

 

NFL Comparison: Taylor Moton. The 2017 second-round pick of the Panthers out of Western Michigan has a similar heat-seeking, pure badass profile to Ekwonu’s, as he showed in 2020 against the Atlanta Falcons.

At 6-foot-5 and 325 pounds, Moton can be susceptible to speed rushers at times (just as Ekwonu can), but teams with power-based offenses will be falling all over themselves to get a tackle with Ekwonu’s power profile. We’d like to see Ekwonu and Moton playing tackle for the same team, because that would be quite fun.

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3 minutes ago, Martin said:

Not sure that it is, he is really young.

The other two guys are very athletic and also massive. If they max out their potential, it would be hard for Cross to reach that. Not saying it is impossible but he is just physically a lot slighter and not the kind of dominating force that the other two are.

Now, all that being said, OT isn't all about being a fuging brute. Cross is a much more polished pass protector, so he very well could end up being the best of the bunch. 

 

IMO.....I don't give a fug at all. Give me any of the three and I will be stoked.

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19 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Cross's ceiling is lower than the other too but he seems like the most polished pass protector. 

I think his ceiling is higher than the other two and is the best pass protector. Cross is great .. if he were on Bama he's the consensus best T in class.

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