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Message: [QUOTE="steve deberg, post: 5161871, member: 2856"] We're are on the bye this week, which means there is no Cuse game for me to wildly speculate about this weekend. So instead I'll revisit this thread and make wild NFL Draft extrapolations based on a two game sample size. Now that we've had a Spring Camp, Fall Camp, and two meaningful football games against what look like solid bowl teams, here are my thoughts on the [I]likely [/I]NFL talent on the current roster. [B]QB:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Kyle McCord: [/B]Seems like a no brainer that he'll get drafted, how early is what's yet to be seen. [/LIST] [B]RB:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]LeQuint Allen:[/B]Excellent college RB who can do it all - run inside and outside the tackles, run routes and catch passes, and effectively pass block. He will definitely got a shot in the NFL, and I hope it's as a draft pick and not as an UDFA. If he is an UDFA, it will be more of a reflection on how the NFL views the RB commodity than a reflection of his talents. [*][B]Yasin Willis: [/B]He hasn't had to play much yet in our games, but I think we all saw enough in the Spring Game to know this kid is going to play in the NFL. [/LIST] [B]WR:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Trebor Pena: [/B]Versatile and hard working player who is obviously off to an amazing start. If he keeps up the yardage production (his 24 TD pace is not sustainable), he is on pace for ~1000 yards over 12 games. I know the NFL drafts on measurables, but I'm hoping a 1000 yards and 10+ TDs on a 9+ win Syracuse team might show enough production and intangibles to get him drafted. I mean, 5'10 Hunter Renfrow went in the 5th round in 2019. [*][B]Justus Ross-Simmons, Zeed Haynes, and Emanuel Ross: [/B]Looks/ sounds like they all have the goods to play at the next level, but either due to injuries or youth we haven't seen enough of them for me to feel confident that they'll get there. [/LIST] [B]TE:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Ordone Gadsden: [/B]Another no brainer. Dude is a first or second day pick for sure. [/LIST] [B]OL:[/B] [LIST] [*][B] Da'Metrius Weatherspoon: [/B]Kid has been awesome, especially in pass protection. Definitely looks like an NFL draft pick. [*][B]J'Onre Reed: [/B]Has true centre size and great strength and athleticism. Not sure if he's a draft pick or a UDFA, but I think this guy makes it. [/LIST] [B]DL:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Fadil Diggs: [/B]Yet another no brainer. Dude looks like a first or second day pick also. [*][B]Dion Wilson: [/B]I know it's a small sample size, but the dude looks like he has the frame and athleticism to play in the NFL. Seems like every year there are 10-15 UDFA DL who make 53 man rosters across the NFL. I think at the very least, this kid will be one of them. [/LIST] [B]LB:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Marlowe Wax: [/B]I thought Mikel Jones was a lock to play in the NFL, but so far he's just bounced around practice squads and hasn't stuck with a team for long. His situation gives me pause with Marlowe. I think Wax is an NFL player, but off ball LBs really are the RBs of the defence - commodities. Hopefully he can come back healthy and end the season strong. [/LIST] [B]DB: [/B] [LIST] [*][B]Justin Barron: [/B]Hasn't had the best start to the season, and I chalk that up to playing a lynchpin role in a new scheme. He has the size and athleticism to play in the NFL, but is undoubtedly a bit of a tweener. I think he finishes the season strong and there is a team out there that thinks they can maximize his unique skill set. [*][B]Alijah Clark: [/B]I think he definitely gets a fair shot in the NFL, although it might be as an UDFA. [*][B]Marcellus Barnes: [/B]Kid looks like the real deal and seems destined to be a high draft pick in the 2027 Draft. [/LIST] So for the 2025 NFL Draft, I think there are three locks to be drafted in the first 1-3 rounds (Diggs, Gadsden, and McCord), and another 3-5 guys who get drafted in later rounds. This was a great use of time. Is Stanford in town yet? [/QUOTE]

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