If you're the GM, when would you draft...

[Wes]

So If you were the GM of a NFL team and you could draft players at your own discretion, when would you plan on drafting each Longhorn that is entering into the NFL draft? Just give me a round you'd pick them in. And if you want you can be specific and say early/mid/late within that round. And in the first round you can even say top 15, top 10, top 5 pick.

The Longhorns that are trying to get into the NFL this year are:

S Kenny Vaccaro

DE Alex Okafor

WR Marquis Goodwin

RB/WR D.J. Monroe

DT Brandon Moore

RB Jeremy Hills

TE D.J. Grant

TE Barrett Matthews

OL Luke Poehlman

P Alex King

FB Ryan Roberson

If you think of any names I forgot, just add them.

I also understand not all of these guys will get into the league.

This is still relatively premature, since there haven't been any combine workouts or pro days. But have fun with it for now. We can redo this again once the combines and workouts have happened.

 

[uttailgaters]

I think Vaccaro is overrated in the mock drafts I have seen. Would take Okafor over him early 2nd round.

Goodwin and Monroe would be interesting to take a flyer in in the 4th or 5th. I know Monroe turned heads at the Senior Bowl but I wonder about his ability to learn an NFL offense. I don't think we underused him...I think he struggled to handle more than just a few bread and butter plays.

 

[beevomav]

S Kenny Vaccaro .................. third round..being a safety hurts

DE Alex Okafor ..................... mid first round..possibly top 10

WR Marquis Goodwin ............. late first to second..shooting up the boards

RB/WR D.J. Monroe............... third - fourth..teams will love his speed.

DT Brandon Moore ............... fourth or fifth..combine could really help this guy

RB Jeremy Hills..................... Undrafted...sleeper..could be a real find in NFL

TE D.J. Grant ..................... Undrafted

TE Barrett Matthews ........... Undrafted

OL Luke Poehlman................ Undrafted

P Alex King ........................ Undrafted

FB Ryan Roberson ................ Undrafted

 

[Wes]

S Kenny Vaccaro......................3rd Rd. Concerned about his speed and acceleration playing deep safety.

DE Alex Okafor........................Mid 1st RD to late 1st.

WR Marquis Goodwin...............Late 2nd, early 3rd. Depends how his workouts go.

RB/WR D.J. Monroe..................5th rd. Has NFL talent but it's limited right now

DT Brandon Moore.....................6th RD or later

RB Jeremy Hills.........................7th RD. Not great at one thing but good at a lot.

TE D.J. Grant............................7th RD or Undrafted Free Agent.

TE Barrett Matthews...................Undrafted

OL Luke Poehlman......................Undrafted

P Alex King................................7th RD or undrafted but King definitely has leg for NFL

FB Ryan Roberson......................Undrafted

 

[beevomav]

I think Vacarro hurt himself by not being at the Senior Bowl..It makes him look like he is ducking something..

 

[Wes]

I also really think the fact that he played largely at Nickel and close to the line of scrimmage also will hurt his stock. If he wants to be drafted anywhere remotely close to where he is being mocked he will have to have great 40 times and other times in every speed drill.

 

[Lord Vader]

Id use a 7th on Alex.

 

[Wes]

7th rd?