2020 OFFICIAL ROD MOCK DRAFT

[TK42-RAM]

@RamsFlash80 is on the clock

@Raptorman is on deck

 

[TK42-RAM]

As @Raptorman is going to be missing in action for the remainder of our mock and we need to get this finished within a week -- are there any objections to one of either me @T-REX , @Corbin or @Ramrocket (whoever is online at the time) -- making a next best selection for him?

 

[Memento]

As @Raptorman is going to be missing in action for the remainder of our mock and we need to get this finished within a week -- are there any objections to one of either me @T-REX , @Corbin or @Ramrocket (whoever is online at the time) -- making a next best selection for him?

No objections here. This draft needs to finish before the actual draft.

 

[Karate61]

I have one more pick in just a few for Tampa, then they're done as they don't have a seventh rounder.

If any wants me to take over another teams draft that nobody is working, to help finish our draft here, I'm game!

 

[Rambitious1]

No objections here. This draft needs to finish before the actual draft.

None here...

 

[Ramrocket]

If @Karate61 is willing to take Minnesota, @TK42-RAM, @Corbin or myself can look after GB.

 

[RamsFlash80]

With the 191st pick in the ROD draft, the New York Jets select: Antonio Gibson, RB/WR Memphis

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU8dfjXf9QE

Vision - His open field instincts are strong to be two steps ahead of tacklers. In the backfield, he was primarily given a gap to hit and charged with pressing it, not a lot of cat and mouse or gap manipulation with second level defenders. Learning curve here is undetermined but expect best results early on in gap/power concepts.
Feet/COD Skills - For a big fella, this dude has some really impressive quickness. Balance, ability to string together cuts and ultimately his stride variance is impressive for a back, never mind him doing it at 223 pounds. He's not a jitterbug but he's plant and explode and dash back across face of defenders consistently.
Durability - Workload is about as slim as you can get after usage as a WR for tons of reps. Ability to serve as a game closer or constantly lean and wear out defenders in undetermined — but the bright side is there's nearly zero tread on the tires for the sake of longevity. Absorbs body blows effectively.
Balance - His ability to transition out of cuts and keep functional strength and base established is really nice, leading to some explosive plays courtesy of pin-balling off tacklers. He's controlled with the football and isn't going to be brought down by a free arm or a haphazard cut tackle by corners in the secondary.
Pass Protection - We're starting from scratch here. If he wasn't in the backfield, he was in the slot and releasing into routes. He's got a great build for pass protection, given his body density and functional strength — but application to pass pro will be effectively like learning a new language for him given no exposure to it.
Elusiveness - Blend of burst, wiggle, head fakes, contact balance and vision aid him and present big challenges for defenders in the open field to try to rope him in. He'll drop a shoulder on defenders in the box and produces the power to run you over if you're not set or fail to bring the feet when you attempt to wrap him up.
Receiving Skills - Natural receiver and has an impressive resume here despite lack of length and small hands — gets the ball clean but ultimately limitations with hand size and catch radius make his transition to majority RB a no-brainer. His ball skill are excellent though and he's made big acrobatic catches over the MOF.
Short Yardage Skill - Power is here to churn out tough yardage but he doesn't have a ton of reps pressing the LOS and pushing the pile. His patience and ability to process push out of the mesh point is still something of an unknown and he'll likely need some patience here unless he's gifted a dynamic OL to push and reset the line.
Football IQ - If he's got the football in his hands, just let him cook — he's a natural play-maker and does really well in receiving game, as a rusher, in the kick game and more. The finer details of RB will need to be steadily fed to him but if the light bulb clicks on for him, he's got boatloads of potential as a feature back.
Effort - Impact on special teams and in the pass game make him a threat to touch the football routinely and stay on the field even as he's developing as a primary ball carrier. Like that he's willing to seek contact if needed and his after contact resume is really impressive to fight off tacklers and twist/ turn for extra yards.
Best Trait - Receiving Skills
Worst Trait - Production
Best Film - SMU (2019)
Worst Film - Temple (2019)
Red Flags - None
Player Summary - Antonio Gibson is a fascinating blend of receiving skills and open field ability — his projection to the NFL level is a little murky due to just 33 carries, yet his field vision, wiggle and functional power as a runner all offer a lot of promise to a spread team who will afford him the same luxuries of light boxes and open spaces that Memphis did. This is an ultimate chess piece for an offense and, with the right blend of slot reps, screen action and rushing workload, he can be high impact.

@Raptorman is OTC
@ScotsRam is on deck

 

[Memento]

With the 191st pick in the ROD draft, the New York Jets select: Antonio Gibson, RB/WR Memphis

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU8dfjXf9QE

Vision - His open field instincts are strong to be two steps ahead of tacklers. In the backfield, he was primarily given a gap to hit and charged with pressing it, not a lot of cat and mouse or gap manipulation with second level defenders. Learning curve here is undetermined but expect best results early on in gap/power concepts.
Feet/COD Skills - For a big fella, this dude has some really impressive quickness. Balance, ability to string together cuts and ultimately his stride variance is impressive for a back, never mind him doing it at 223 pounds. He's not a jitterbug but he's plant and explode and dash back across face of defenders consistently.
Durability - Workload is about as slim as you can get after usage as a WR for tons of reps. Ability to serve as a game closer or constantly lean and wear out defenders in undetermined — but the bright side is there's nearly zero tread on the tires for the sake of longevity. Absorbs body blows effectively.
Balance - His ability to transition out of cuts and keep functional strength and base established is really nice, leading to some explosive plays courtesy of pin-balling off tacklers. He's controlled with the football and isn't going to be brought down by a free arm or a haphazard cut tackle by corners in the secondary.
Pass Protection - We're starting from scratch here. If he wasn't in the backfield, he was in the slot and releasing into routes. He's got a great build for pass protection, given his body density and functional strength — but application to pass pro will be effectively like learning a new language for him given no exposure to it.
Elusiveness - Blend of burst, wiggle, head fakes, contact balance and vision aid him and present big challenges for defenders in the open field to try to rope him in. He'll drop a shoulder on defenders in the box and produces the power to run you over if you're not set or fail to bring the feet when you attempt to wrap him up.
Receiving Skills - Natural receiver and has an impressive resume here despite lack of length and small hands — gets the ball clean but ultimately limitations with hand size and catch radius make his transition to majority RB a no-brainer. His ball skill are excellent though and he's made big acrobatic catches over the MOF.
Short Yardage Skill - Power is here to churn out tough yardage but he doesn't have a ton of reps pressing the LOS and pushing the pile. His patience and ability to process push out of the mesh point is still something of an unknown and he'll likely need some patience here unless he's gifted a dynamic OL to push and reset the line.
Football IQ - If he's got the football in his hands, just let him cook — he's a natural play-maker and does really well in receiving game, as a rusher, in the kick game and more. The finer details of RB will need to be steadily fed to him but if the light bulb clicks on for him, he's got boatloads of potential as a feature back.
Effort - Impact on special teams and in the pass game make him a threat to touch the football routinely and stay on the field even as he's developing as a primary ball carrier. Like that he's willing to seek contact if needed and his after contact resume is really impressive to fight off tacklers and twist/ turn for extra yards.
Best Trait - Receiving Skills
Worst Trait - Production
Best Film - SMU (2019)
Worst Film - Temple (2019)
Red Flags - None
Player Summary - Antonio Gibson is a fascinating blend of receiving skills and open field ability — his projection to the NFL level is a little murky due to just 33 carries, yet his field vision, wiggle and functional power as a runner all offer a lot of promise to a spread team who will afford him the same luxuries of light boxes and open spaces that Memphis did. This is an ultimate chess piece for an offense and, with the right blend of slot reps, screen action and rushing workload, he can be high impact.

@Raptorman is OTC
@ScotsRam is on deck

How was he still on the board? Amazing pick there.

 

[TK42-RAM]

.. for expediency ...

On behalf of @Raptorman ... With pick 192 the Green Bay Packers select ...

Chris Orr LB Wisconsin

@ScotsRam is OTC & @Karate61 is on deck

 

[TK42-RAM]

Sixth Round

Round Pick Overall Team

6 1 180 Cincinnati Bengals @Tron L'Jarius Sneed, CB, Louisiana Tech

6 2 181 Denver Broncos from Redskins @OldSchool K'Von Wallace, S, Clemson

6 3 182 Detroit Lions @jetplt67 Jack Driscoll, OL, Auburn

6 4 183 New York Giants @TK42-RAM Jacob Phillips, ILB, LSU

6 5 184 Carolina Panthers @PressureD41 Deejay Dallas, RB, Miami

6 6 185 Buffalo Bills @Rambitious1 Dane Jackson, CB, Pittsburgh

6 7 186 Washington Redskins from Los Angeles Chargers @RamFan503 Antoine Brooks Jr S Maryland

6 8 187 Cleveland Browns from Cardinals @Merlin Jake Luton, QB, Oregon St.

6 9 188 Buffalo Bills from Browns @Rambitious1 Gabriel Davis, WR, Central Florida

6 10 189 Jacksonville Jaguars @Corbin Khaleke Hudson S Michigan

6 11 190 Philadelphia Eagles from Falcons @MadGoat Cameron Brown, LB, Penn State

6 12 191 New York Jets @RamsFlash80 Antonio Gibson RB Memphis

6 13 192 Green Bay Packers from Raiders @Raptorman Chris Orr LB Wisconsin

6 14 193 Indianapolis Colts @ScotsRam Rodrigo Blankenship, K, Georgia

6 15 194 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @Karate61

6 16 195 New England Patriots from Broncos @sdakotaram

6 17 196 Chicago Bears @Dieter the Brock

6 18 197 Indianapolis Colts from Cowboys through Dolphins @ScotsRam

6 19 198 Pittsburgh Steelers @ScotsRam

6 20 199 Los Angeles Rams @Corbin

6 21 200 Chicago Bears from Eagles @Dieter the Brock

6 22 201 Minnesota Vikings from Bills @Raptorman @Karate61

6 23 202 Arizona Cardinals from Patriots @DVontel

6 24 203 New Orleans Saints @Gandalf

6 25 204 New England Patriots from Texans @sdakotaram

6 26 205 Minnesota Vikings @Raptorman @Karate61

6 27 206 Jacksonville Jaguars from Seahawks @Corbin

6 28 207 Buffalo Bills from Ravens through Patriots @Rambitious1

6 29 208 Green Bay Packers from Titans @Raptorman

6 30 209 Green Bay Packers @Raptorman



Players taken:

Offense:
Quarterbacks- Joe Burrow, TUA TAGOVAILOA , Justin Herbert, Jacob Eason, Jordan Love, Jake Fromm, Jalen Hurts, Anthony Gordon, James Morgan, Jake Luton

Runningbacks- Jonathan Taylor, DeAndre Swift, JK Dobbins, CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE, Cam Akers, Zach Moss, Lamical Perine, AJ Dillon, Anthony McFarland, Eno Benjamin, Darrynton Evans, Sewo Olonilua, Joshua Kelley, Deejay Dallas, Antonio Gibson

Wide Receiver- Ceedee Lamb, Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, Tee Higgins, Brandon Aiyuk, Justin Jefferson, Denzel Mims, Leviska Shenault Jr, Jalen Reagor, Michael Pittman Jr., Collin Johnson, Chase Claypool, KJ HAMLER, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Bryan Edwards, Tyler Johnson, Antonio Gandy-Golden, K.J. Hill, Van Jefferson, Quintez Cephus, Devin Duvernay, Quartney Davis, Quez Watkins, Lynn Bowden, Isaiah Hodgins, Isaiah Coulter, Lawrence Cager, Gabriel Davis

Offensive Line- Jedrick Wills, Tristan WIRFS, Mekhi Becton , Andrew Thomas, Isaiah Wilson, Austin Jackson, Josh Jones, Cesar Ruiz, Matt Peart, Matthew Hennessey, Tyler Biadasz, Robert Hunt, John Simpson, Lucas Niang, Solomen Kindley, Prince Tega Wanogho, Lloyd Cushenberry III, Ezra Cleveland, Damian Lewis, Yasir Durant, Netane Muti, Terence Steele, Jonah Jackson, Shane Lemieux, Ben Bartch, Logan Stenberg, Nick Harris, Ben Bredeson, Calvin Throckmorton, Kevin Dotson, Saahdiq Charles, Keith Ismael, Trey Adams, Alex Taylor, Charlie Heck, Jack Driscoll,

Tight End- Cole Kmet, Brycen Hopkins, Albert Okwuegbunam, ADAM TRAUTMAN, Harrison Bryant, Thaddeus Moss, Devin Asiasi, Hunter Bryant, Jacob Breeland,

Defense:
Defensive Line- Derrick Brown, Javon Kinlaw, Ross Blacklock, Jordan Elliott, Raekwon Davis, Justin Madubuike, Neville Gallimore, MARLON DAVIDSON, Devon Hamilton, Rashard Lawrence, James Lynch, Leki Fotu, Josiah Coatney, Benito Jones, Jason Strowbridge, Nick Coe, McTevin Agim, Khalil Davis

Defensive End / Edge- Chase Young, K’Lavon Chaisson, Yetur Gross-Matos, A.J. Epenesa, Terrell Lewis, Zack Baun, Jonathan Greenard, Curtis Weaver, Julian Okwara, Alex Highsmith, Darrell Taylor, Alton Robinson, Khalid Kareem, Bradlee Anae, Jabari Zuniga, DJ Wonnum, Jonathan Garvin, Kenny Willekes,

LineBacker- Isiah Simmons, Patrick Queen, Kenneth Murray, Joshua Uche, Jeremy Chinn, MALIK HARRISON, Jordyn Brooks, Troy Dye, Anfernee Jennings, Logan Wilson, Willie Gay Jr, Akeem Davis-Gaither, Davion Taylor, David Woodward, Justin Strnad, Joe Bachie, Caster Coughlin, Jacob Phillips, Cameron Brown, Chris Orr

Cornerback- Jeff Okudah, CJ Henderson, Kristian Fulton, AJ Terrell, Trevon Diggs, Damon Arnette, Jeff Gladney, Jaylon Johnson, Noah Igbinoghene, Cameron Dantzler, Reggie Robinson, Bryce Hall, Amik Robertson, Troy Pride Jr, Lamar Jackson, Stanford Thomas Oliver, Lavert Hill, Stanford Samuels III, Michael Ojemudia, Javaris Davis, Darnay Holmes, Josiah Scott, L'Jarius Sneed, Dane Jackson

Safety- Xavier McKinney, Grant Delpit, Antione Winfield Jr., Ashtyn Davis, Kyle Dugger, Terrell Burgess, JR Reed, Alohi Gillman, Brandon Jones, Julian Blackmon, Geno Stone, Tanner Muse, K'Von Wallace, Antoine Brooks Jr, Khaleke Hudson

Special Teams:
Kicker- Rodrigo Blankenship

Punter-

First Round can be found on Page 10
Second Round can be found on Page 17
Third Round can be found on Page 25
Fourth Round can be found on Page #37
Fifth Round can be found on Page #43

 

[ScotsRam]

The Colts select Rodrigo Blankenship, Kicker, Georgia.

Stability at kicker is such an underrated facet of a successful NFL team. The Colts may or may not bring back legend Adam Vinatieri, although he may well make that choice for them at 47 years old and after last seasons disaster. The colts take the best kicking prospect I've seen in a good few years to stabilise the position for the foreseeable future.

 

[ScotsRam]

@Karate61 is OTC

 

[Corbin]

If @Karate61 is willing to take Minnesota, @TK42-RAM, @Corbin or myself can look after GB.

Maybe we can all combo GB whoever is available.

With the 191st pick in the ROD draft, the New York Jets select: Antonio Gibson, RB/WR Memphis

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU8dfjXf9QE

Vision - His open field instincts are strong to be two steps ahead of tacklers. In the backfield, he was primarily given a gap to hit and charged with pressing it, not a lot of cat and mouse or gap manipulation with second level defenders. Learning curve here is undetermined but expect best results early on in gap/power concepts.
Feet/COD Skills - For a big fella, this dude has some really impressive quickness. Balance, ability to string together cuts and ultimately his stride variance is impressive for a back, never mind him doing it at 223 pounds. He's not a jitterbug but he's plant and explode and dash back across face of defenders consistently.
Durability - Workload is about as slim as you can get after usage as a WR for tons of reps. Ability to serve as a game closer or constantly lean and wear out defenders in undetermined — but the bright side is there's nearly zero tread on the tires for the sake of longevity. Absorbs body blows effectively.
Balance - His ability to transition out of cuts and keep functional strength and base established is really nice, leading to some explosive plays courtesy of pin-balling off tacklers. He's controlled with the football and isn't going to be brought down by a free arm or a haphazard cut tackle by corners in the secondary.
Pass Protection - We're starting from scratch here. If he wasn't in the backfield, he was in the slot and releasing into routes. He's got a great build for pass protection, given his body density and functional strength — but application to pass pro will be effectively like learning a new language for him given no exposure to it.
Elusiveness - Blend of burst, wiggle, head fakes, contact balance and vision aid him and present big challenges for defenders in the open field to try to rope him in. He'll drop a shoulder on defenders in the box and produces the power to run you over if you're not set or fail to bring the feet when you attempt to wrap him up.
Receiving Skills - Natural receiver and has an impressive resume here despite lack of length and small hands — gets the ball clean but ultimately limitations with hand size and catch radius make his transition to majority RB a no-brainer. His ball skill are excellent though and he's made big acrobatic catches over the MOF.
Short Yardage Skill - Power is here to churn out tough yardage but he doesn't have a ton of reps pressing the LOS and pushing the pile. His patience and ability to process push out of the mesh point is still something of an unknown and he'll likely need some patience here unless he's gifted a dynamic OL to push and reset the line.
Football IQ - If he's got the football in his hands, just let him cook — he's a natural play-maker and does really well in receiving game, as a rusher, in the kick game and more. The finer details of RB will need to be steadily fed to him but if the light bulb clicks on for him, he's got boatloads of potential as a feature back.
Effort - Impact on special teams and in the pass game make him a threat to touch the football routinely and stay on the field even as he's developing as a primary ball carrier. Like that he's willing to seek contact if needed and his after contact resume is really impressive to fight off tacklers and twist/ turn for extra yards.
Best Trait - Receiving Skills
Worst Trait - Production
Best Film - SMU (2019)
Worst Film - Temple (2019)
Red Flags - None
Player Summary - Antonio Gibson is a fascinating blend of receiving skills and open field ability — his projection to the NFL level is a little murky due to just 33 carries, yet his field vision, wiggle and functional power as a runner all offer a lot of promise to a spread team who will afford him the same luxuries of light boxes and open spaces that Memphis did. This is an ultimate chess piece for an offense and, with the right blend of slot reps, screen action and rushing workload, he can be high impact.

@Raptorman is OTC
@ScotsRam is on deck

That is a stupid good pick, honestly never heard of him but I’m a huuuge fan now. He has amazing feel for coverage and holes. When is he projected to go? Guy reminds me of DX without the health issues.

 

[Corbin]

The Colts select Rodrigo Blankenship, Kicker, Georgia.

Stability at kicker is such an underrated facet of a successful NFL team. The Colts may or may not bring back legend Adam Vinatieri, although he may well make that choice for them at 47 years old and after last seasons disaster. The colts take the best kicking prospect I've seen in a good few years to stabilise the position for the foreseeable future.

I used to love Scots and your beautiful country but that will cease unless you nullify that pick! Lol

 

[ScotsRam]

Sorry @Corbin I tagged you as OTC by accident.

 

[ScotsRam]

I used to love Scots and your beautiful country but that will cease unless you nullify that pick! Lol

I thought the rams GM would be annoyed with that one...

 

[Corbin]

I thought the rams GM would be annoyed with that one...

He is! I really think highly of Blankenship. I see a top kicker in the league in him. I pray even with a 5th rounder we get him.

 

[RamsFlash80]

Maybe we can all combo GB whoever is available.



That is a stupid good pick, honestly never heard of him but I’m a huuuge fan now. He has amazing feel for coverage and holes. When is he projected to go? Guy reminds me of DX without the health issues.

I thought he would be picked by now tbh. Hes got big play ability. I think he goes anywhere from round 3-5. FWIW Draft Network had him ranked #98 overall and also had this about him:
Summary: Antonio Gibson is a fascinating NFL Draft projection with a wide range of outcomes in the NFL. A RB/WR hybrid player in a crowded Memphis backfield, Gibson took the majority of his snaps at WR across his two seasons at Memphis after rising up through the JUCO ranks. Gibson projects to RB at the NFL level given his smooth change of direction, quality contact balance, and explosive cuts in the open field, but his narrow frame of reference for blocking schemes at this stage make that position a multi-year projection. Gibson will first contribute as a returner and third-down back, and his WR background will benefit teams willing to feature him a pass-catching back on routes split out wide and from the backfield. A walking explosive play, Gibson has homerun hitting ability and an extremely high ceiling if his promising vision and feel continue to grow, and should be viewed as a potential starter by Year 3. He deserves back-end of Day 2 consideration.

 

[Dieter the Brock]

@sdakotaram is on deck

 

[Karate61]

Maybe we can all combo GB whoever is available.



That is a stupid good pick, honestly never heard of him but I’m a huuuge fan now. He has amazing feel for coverage and holes. When is he projected to go? Guy reminds me of DX without the health issues.

Yes...I'll be happy to take over the Vikings for the remainder of the pics!