Top 20 NFL Draft Prospects Still On The Board
20. RB J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
In hindsight, it’s possible to see what Kansas City passes on Jonathan Taylor or D’Andre Swift for Clyde Edwards-Helaire, but Dobbins would’ve been an even better fit. He’s the all-around back who would’ve blown up with the Chiefs.
19. LB Malik Harrison, Ohio State
There’s a real possibility he slides into the third round, but there’s also a real possibility that he’ll lead the team he goes to in tackles. He was as productive at what he did for the Ohio State D as any of the top-pick superstars.
18. WR Tee Higgins, Clemson
It’s not stunning that he wasn’t a part of the first round wide receiver run, someone will be doing cartwheels at the value in the second round for a guy who could’ve been a top 15 overall pick.
17. DT Jordan Elliott, Missouri
There’s nothing wrong with building the infrastructure. He’s not going to be the pocket-collapser that everyone wants, and he won’t do much that will show up on a stat sheet, but any NFL defensive coordinator worth his salt will figure out what Elliott brings to a line.
16. WR Laviska Shenault, Colorado
Blame this on the glut of receivers. It might have been a big first round for wideouts, but Shenault got brushed aside because of injury issues and partly because he just doesn’t quite look the part. He’ll be a good value get in the second.
15. LB Josh Uche, Michigan
Flip a coin on whether or not he’s being undervalued here or way, way overvalued. There’s upside as a high-end pass rusher, but he’s a boom-or-bust in the top 50. At the end of the second round, okay – that’s about right.
14. CB Kristian Fulton, LSU
There were about 50 guys who wouldn’t have been crazy as a first round section, but Fulton has to be breaking something tasteful that Damon Arnette and Noah Igbinoghene were taken in the top 30 and he wasn’t. His problem is his tweener traits – he might project to be a safety.
13. S Antoine Winfield, Minnesota
Throw Winfield into the bucket of unappreciated safeties. He doesn’t have the tools of the other top guys, but he’s a very fast baller’s baller who’ll be snapped up in the middle of the second round.
12. S Xavier McKinney, Alabama
Okay, so this is probably too low. If he’s not the first player off the board on Friday, he won’t be far off. When you have Nick Saban stumping for you – he doesn’t automatically gush over his former players – something mist be right. Safeties simply aren’t valued in this draft.
11. DT Neville Gallimore, Oklahoma
It was a deep first round, and it wasn’t a total stunner that he fell out of the top 32, but he’s a 304-pound defensive tackle who runs a sub-4.8. He’s the athletic option everyone wants in their interior rotation.