What if 4/16/22

[Draft Crazy]

Round 2- Kingley Enagbare, EDGE, South Carolina
Round 3- Nicolas Petrie-Frere, OT, Ohio State
Round 3- Cam Taylor-Britt, CB, Nebraska
Round 4- Raachad White, RB, Arizona State
Round 4- JoJo Domann, LB, Nebraska
Round 5- Thomas Booker, DT, Stanford
Round 6- James Mitchell, TE, Virginia Tech
Round 7- Yusuf Corker, S, Kentucky
Round 7- Delarrin Turner-Yell, S, Oklahoma

 

[Draft Crazy]

I like everything about this mock except Kingsley. Wouldn't be so bad taking him at 64 but overall I don't think he is worth a 2nd round pick. The rest I would probably get annoying around here after the draft so the rest of you may wish for this not to happen.

 

[Mingo]

I like your top 5, but you should have tag teamed yourself out after that.

 

[LGM]

Was that a bpa draft?

 

[SpringStein]

DC introduced me to Booker, and I’m intrigued. From Brugler:

A four-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Booker was the No. 11 strongside defensive end in the 2018 recruiting class and the No. 9 recruit in the state of Maryland. Coming from an academically focused family, his recruiting was different than most athletes. Booker received offers from top national programs like Georgia, LSU and Ohio State, but his final list was Notre Dame, Stanford and several Ivy League schools like Harvard. Stanford had the inside track after Booker was accepted into the school’s high school summer program and he aced two classes the summer prior to his junior year of high school. He was familiar with the campus and committed to Stanford, despite it being nearly 3,000 miles away from home. His father (Thomas) played linebacker at Wisconsin and started as a true freshman in 1980. His mother (Ava Lias-Booker) is a partner at a respected Baltimore law practice. His older sister (Sydney) played tennis and graduated from Princeton before graduating from Duke law school. His cousin (Corbin) played lacrosse at Brown (2012-15). Booker accepted his invitation to the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl.

A four-year starter at Stanford, Booker was a versatile defensive tackle in defensive coordinator Lance Anderson’s hybrid front, lining up everywhere from the five-technique to the nose. He finished his time at Stanford with an accomplished résumé both on the field (earned All-Pac 12 honors each of his last three seasons) and off the field (finalist for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy, a.k.a. the Academic Heisman). Booker has the initial quickness to threaten gaps and he is at his best when he springs into blockers with low pads to create movement. However, he spends too much time hand-fighting when his initial momentum doesn’t work, lacking the point-of-attack technique or counters to detach. Overall, Booker is a unique prospect with his intelligence, physical traits and mature makeup, but he needs to get an early advantage or he struggles to be a factor. He has the tools to be a rotational three-technique with some teams curious about a transition to the offensive line.

 

[LGM]

Last sentence is interesting. If he likes to hand fight and can't seem to get off the block, the choice seems obvious...

 

[listopencil]

Round 2- Kingley Enagbare, EDGE, South Carolina
Round 3- Nicolas Petrie-Frere, OT, Ohio State
Round 3- Cam Taylor-Britt, CB, Nebraska
Round 4- Raachad White, RB, Arizona State
Round 4- JoJo Domann, LB, Nebraska
Round 5- Thomas Booker, DT, Stanford
Round 6- James Mitchell, TE, Virginia Tech
Round 7- Yusuf Corker, S, Kentucky
Round 7- Delarrin Turner-Yell, S, Oklahoma

I like the guys I bolded. I don't think Petit-Frere lasts until our first 3rd, I think you have to get him in the 2nd and he may not be available there. I like Domann but I think you have him too low here as well. I watched Rachaad White and he runs with the ball like he stole it - good stuff.

 

[Draft Crazy]

I can't say I like Petit-Frere much in Round 2.

Raachad White is the truth.

Domann's draft projection is really a huge mystery right now. Nationally he had a 4th round grade going into the draft process. Really, he is one of those guy that falls anywhere between 3 and 5.

Also, keep in mind.. This is not a "projection" this is a "what if"... The purpose of this isn't to project who we will take or where they will go... It is to get your reaction... Happy, sad, mad... iffy... If this was to happen.

 

[Draft Crazy]

DC introduced me to Booker, and I’m intrigued. From Brugler:

A four-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Booker was the No. 11 strongside defensive end in the 2018 recruiting class and the No. 9 recruit in the state of Maryland. Coming from an academically focused family, his recruiting was different than most athletes. Booker received offers from top national programs like Georgia, LSU and Ohio State, but his final list was Notre Dame, Stanford and several Ivy League schools like Harvard. Stanford had the inside track after Booker was accepted into the school’s high school summer program and he aced two classes the summer prior to his junior year of high school. He was familiar with the campus and committed to Stanford, despite it being nearly 3,000 miles away from home. His father (Thomas) played linebacker at Wisconsin and started as a true freshman in 1980. His mother (Ava Lias-Booker) is a partner at a respected Baltimore law practice. His older sister (Sydney) played tennis and graduated from Princeton before graduating from Duke law school. His cousin (Corbin) played lacrosse at Brown (2012-15). Booker accepted his invitation to the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl.

A four-year starter at Stanford, Booker was a versatile defensive tackle in defensive coordinator Lance Anderson’s hybrid front, lining up everywhere from the five-technique to the nose. He finished his time at Stanford with an accomplished résumé both on the field (earned All-Pac 12 honors each of his last three seasons) and off the field (finalist for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy, a.k.a. the Academic Heisman). Booker has the initial quickness to threaten gaps and he is at his best when he springs into blockers with low pads to create movement. However, he spends too much time hand-fighting when his initial momentum doesn’t work, lacking the point-of-attack technique or counters to detach. Overall, Booker is a unique prospect with his intelligence, physical traits and mature makeup, but he needs to get an early advantage or he struggles to be a factor. He has the tools to be a rotational three-technique with some teams curious about a transition to the offensive line.

You boy Gil Brandt now has Mr. Booker in his top 100. I don't think Booker will ever be an elite player by any means but I think he will be very dependable... He isn't going to have the upside of some other DL taken before/after him but he is a pretty safe pick to at least be a decent guy in a rotation with decent upside. You know you are getting someone who is going to give everything he has and isn't going to quit when he gets there.