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I'm always supremely skeptical when you tell me a guy's best traits are intensity and leadership ... and not production or athleticism.

Kiper said the Colts have a grade A draft so far. Not that Mel Kiper knows what the hell he is talking about.

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Originally Posted by smitty46953 (Post 118492)

My first WTF of the draft :eek:

Yep. Seems like a steep price.

I don’t think Ballard makes a move like that without knowing pretty much for certain that his guy wasn’t gonna be there if he didn’t.

Also, I’ll defer on grading the pick. I think Ballard’s earned a little leeway.

a pre-combine bit on him

https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cow...lis-130812361/

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So where does Willis sit right now? As a strong safety he’s No. 11 on draftscout.com and that site considers him to be a seventh-round pick. I think he made rise up draft boards a bit based on what I saw in East Lansing and his performance at the Senior Bowl. Based on what I read coming out of that week Willis did nothing but help his stock. And he could help it more by showing 4.4 speed at the combine. His draftscout.com profile shows a low 40 time of 4.48. If he can post that at the combine scouts will take further notice.

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Originally Posted by smitty46953 (Post 118508)

Yes just hate trading up I guess :cool:

For Ballard to trade up like that meant he really loved this guy.

https://spartanavenue.com/2019/04/24...9-nfl-draft/3/

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Mel Kiper has been high on Khari Willis for the past few weeks and the NFL draft expert has even ranked the senior safety the No. 50 overall prospect in this year’s class, stating that he could very well be selected in the second round.

Although he has the talent to go anywhere from rounds 2-4, I believe he’ll go closer to the back-end of that projection. Other experts aren’t so high on Willis, though. For example, CBS Sports has Willis listed as the No. 21 safety in the class, ESPN has him at No. 179 overall and Gil Brandt of NFL.com has him at No. 114 overall.

Willis could be picked anywhere, really, but I see him as a fourth round selection and there are a plethora of teams who could use a talented, aggressive safety with leadership skills both on and off the field.

The 2018 season was Willis’ best, recording a career-high 77 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and seven pass breakups. He proved to be an improved defender against the pass and that’s what NFL teams needed to see.

Khari is going to make some team very happy on Day 3 of the NFL draft.

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Originally Posted by smitty46953 (Post 118508)

Yes just hate trading up I guess :cool:

At certain point need to get rid of some of these picks. Otherwise just drafting guys to later cut them.

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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 118512)

Yep, almost no one liked the Leonard pick and look what the fuck happened.

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Originally Posted by Spike (Post 118515)

For Ballard to trade up like that meant he really loved this guy.

Yes guess he must, but I am not a fan of trading up at all for him :cool:

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Originally Posted by Spike (Post 118518)

Yep, almost no one liked the Leonard pick and look what the fuck happened.

here or the "experts"? I remember people here liking the pick.