Arif Hasan pulled together the most informative short briefing for this year’s NFL draft you’ll find anywhere:
As we get closer to the NFL Draft, it’s critical that fans and media alike find ways to aggregate the mountains of information they have and concisely explain what we need to know about the top prospects about to enter the NFL. In the interest of doing so, I’ve compiled one sentence scouting reports on the Top 40 players as determined by CBS’ draft rankings — among the best in the industry.
- Jadeveon Clowney, DE South Carolina — He’s great, but he’s no Julius Peppers
- Greg Robinson, OT Auburn — He’s great, but he’s no Orlando Pace
- Khalil Mack, OLB Buffalo — He’s great, but he’s no Lawrence Taylor
- Sammy Watkins, WR Clemson — He’s great, but he’s no Wes Chandler
- Jake Matthews, OT Texas A&M — He’s great, but he’s no Ron Yary
- Blake Bortles, QB Central Florida — He’s great, but he’s no John Elway
- Johnny Manziel, QB Texas A&M — He’s great, but he’s no Joe Namath
- Taylor Lewan, OT Michigan — He’s great, but he’s no Tony Mandarich
- Mike Evans, WR Texas A&M — He’s great, but he’s no Calvin Johnson
- Justin Gilbert, CB Oklahoma State — He’s great, but he’s no Deion Sanders
