NFL draft prospects

[bearcatbret]

Gardner Becomes UC’s Highest Draft Pick Ever - University of Cincinnati Athletics (gobearcats.com)

[GoBearcats31]

Dane Brugler of The Athletic ($) put out a mock rounds 2-3, which includes Ridder going early second to Tennessee and the trio of Pierce/Bryant/Sanders going round 3

https://theathletic.com/3281017/2022...shared_article

[bearcatbret]

They give the Jets a B+ for drafting sauce. As a side note, the WR from tosu was a C grade. 2022 NFL Draft Round 1 winners and losers: Giants, Jets add major talent, tough day for Malik Willis and QBs (cbssports.com)

[Bearcat Chris]

Des will go early in the second round. Smart pick by Pittsburg.

B.C.

[Greg7173]

The only QB in the first round was Kenny Pickett at #20 to Pittsburgh Steelers.
nfl draft - Search (bing.com)

Thank goodness it wasn't Des. I would hate to have to root against him.

[bearcatbret]

The only QB in the first round was Kenny Pickett at #20 to Pittsburgh Steelers.
nfl draft - Search (bing.com)

[GoBearcats31]

Huge - congrats to Sauce and his family

[Lobot]

Sauce at 4 !!!!!!!!!!!

[Lobot]

Desmond Ridder in his own words.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/po...draft-football

[bearcatbret]

Mike Dyer has a profile on Darrian Beavers this morning:

https://www.wcpo.com/sports/college-...-the-nfl-draft

For Chris's sake, I will point out that Darrian is from Colerain.

[Lobot]

It's Draft Day. The NFL Draft will be broadcast on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes.
Sauce is in the promo pic.

https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1519648876596277248

Thursday, April 28 8PM ET
Friday, April 29 7PM ET
Saturday, April 30 Noon ET

[Lobot]

Mike Dyer has a profile on Darrian Beavers this morning:

https://www.wcpo.com/sports/college-...-the-nfl-draft

[GoBearcats31]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2022/s...-100-prospects
Top 100 NFL Draft prospects

#2 - Ahmad Gardner - Gardner came within an evaluation eyelash of being No. 1. Beyond Gardner's rare physical ability are his ability to maintain concentration, fundamentals and footwork while being one of the least targeted defensive backs in years. It speaks to some internal grit, motivation and pride in your work. Put that in a player who still broke up 24 passes, scored three touchdowns and runs 4.4, and that's some secret sauce. Oh, and he didn't surrender a touchdown pass during his career.

#30 - Desmond Ridder - The more you watch Ridder, the more he looks like a future starter. There's a toughness, heart and get-off-my-lawn edge in his game. Those characteristics are more important than pro-day throws against nobody. Ridder's team won 44 of his career starts, and he was 26-0 during his home starts. He closed out his career with 87 passing touchdowns and 28 rushing touchdowns.

#57 - Bryan Cook - Cook, who suffered a left shoulder injury in November and had surgery after the season, did not work out at the combine or at his pro day. He is a former cornerback whose physicality along the line of scrimmage and ability in coverage -- he played as a slot defender among his many duties -- will make him a popular prospect.

#83 - Coby Bryant - The Thorpe Award winner doesn't have the top-end speed some of the other cornerbacks on the board, but coaches love his all-business approach. Bryant stayed busy opposite Gardner in the Bearcats' defense given few challenged Gardner in a meaningful way. Bryant played an astounding 63 games during his career -- with an added COVID-19 season. He had 51 starts and finished with 10 career interceptions.

Outside the top 100 but "close" - Myjai Sanders

[bearcatbret]

HOARD: Curtis Brooks Makes Noise Ahead of Next Week’s Draft - University of Cincinnati Athletics (gobearcats.com)

[GoBearcats31]

Dane Brugler 7-round mock ($)
https://theathletic.com/3248022/2022...-dane-brugler/

Some highlights without revealing too much:
- Sauce top 10
- Ridder also first round
- Four other UC guys in the top 100 -- including Cook to the Bengals
- Three others drafted