CB Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon State -- Reynolds is a fascinating prospect because he has so many tools you love to see in a corner, but they were rarely on display. It seems like the Beavers leave Reynolds playing WRs with at least an 8 yard cushion on something like 75% of the plays, probably due to the scheme he plays in. That seems to suggest you've got a zone corner on your hands, but Reynolds looks really promising the 25% of the time he played press man. Part of it is Reynolds speed: he's a 60m track star at OSU. Part of it is his deceptive length: he came in at 5'10" with 31" arms at the Combine, but looks (and plays) longer than that. But mostly, Reynolds can manage to stay in the hip pocket of his man, rarely fooled by double moves and using the sideline to his advantage. I think Reynolds, should he last to the midrounds, would be a really interesting guy to test out and see what you've got on the island with him. I think he could have some really high upside.

DT Caraun Reid, Princeton -- Quick confession: my favorite thing about watching Caraun Reid's tape in 2012 was watching future-Chief Mike Catapano wreak havoc on the edge. Good lord, Catapano looked big and fast. As for Reid, many of the same things that made folks love Catapano is what Reid has going for him. At 6'3", and just north of 300 lbs, he's an extremely nimble athlete (ran a 4.9 at the Combine) with good explosion. His 2013 tape is underwhelming, and that's a concern, suggesting that a lot of his buzz came from having Catapano draw attention to the edges, but there's no denying that he's similar to Catapano in that he's a physical specimen who will need time to be groomed. He could go as soon as the 4th round, but I think he's more of a 6th rounder.

OG Chris Watt, Notre Dame -- Watt seems like he has a role as a 10-year starter if he finds the right offensive system to incorporate him. Watt is not a nimble man: at 6'3", 310 lbs, he plays like he has the density of a dying star. That's not necessarily a knock on his game; he truly is athletically limited, but Notre Dame rarely asked him to pull. Instead, he seems perfectly skilled for a run-heavy offense that prefers a smashmouth, north-south run game. But his pass protection is the strongest part of his game, however, in which he lowers his base and can negate essentially any bullrush that defensive linemen attempt. He is pretty quick in small spaces, though he will still struggle with very athletic DLmen, as most OL do anyway. Ultimately, his physical limitation will leave him inside at guard, and for only a power system, meaning he may drop deep in the draft, but whatever team gets him can very easily mold him into a rock solid starter.

Since you like the big boys, I'm surprised you haven't covered Zach Kerr yet in this thread. As close to Wilfork as I've seen, albiet it was against inferior competition.

I'll definitely put him on deck. :)

OG Jon Halapio, Florida -- Halapio has a future in the NFL as a special teams guy with spot-starting responsibilities. I struggle to think of Halapio as more than a low-end starter in the NFL due to his complete lack of mobility outside of the phone booth. He's got some really good potential though, since he plays with tremendous power. He absorbs bullrushes, plows through defensive tackles of any size, and delivers fantastic blows at the line of scrimmage with large, powerful hands. His size is prototypical for the position -- 6'3", 323 lbs at the Combine with nearly 34" arms that allow him to land the first blow on nearly any DT he'll face over the course of the season. But in space, Halapio has serious limitations. Florida rarely asked him to go to the 2nd level, and Halapio looked downright lost. The more north-south power to your run game your team has or needs, the more usage you will have with Halapio. Any teams that run a ZBS or put their linemen in space on a regular basis can pretty much remove Halapio from their boards.

I have a hard time with Reynolds because our secondary has been so bad. Almost all of that is due to scheme. Our DC, Banker, is a moron who wants his DBs to only play the receiver and not look for the ball. That makes them susceptible to double moves and get them a ton of PI calls. It makes it hard to evaluate them.

Completely agree.

I really like Iowa's Kirksay. He may be able to actually provide pass coverage against big TEs for us like Bowman does in SF and allow Berry to sit back as one of the deep safeties.

C Bryan Stork, Florida State -- Stork is being rated as a midrounder in this draft by most draft sites, but I can't help but think even that is dramatically overrating him. I think he's a physically limited center used in exactly the right way in Tallahassee. Watch some Florida State, and notice that they absolutely never run the ball up the gut behind him, how he usually gets plenty of help in pass protection from one of his neighboring guards, and how Florida State never puts him (or any of his teammates) in space or sends him to the second level. Stork is a vocal leader on his team, and has been a steady presence for the Seminole offensive line. But he's just no where near strong enough, and he definitely isn't athletic enough, to blow defensive lineman off the ball. He can wall off his opponents while the ball is run off tackle... That said, I think Stork would be a great investment in UDFA. He calls smart protection for his OL, and he was clearly a great presence in the FSU locker room. It's possible he lands on a team that's willing to invest in trying to round out his game.

TE Arthur Lynch, Georgia -- There is a lot of Anthony Fasano in Lynch's game, and truth be told, Fasano is probably Lynch's ceiling. Like Fasano, Lynch is an athletically limited tight end with pretty good hands who is a really reliable blocker. Lynch's blocking game is among the best this Draft has to offer: the Bulldogs regularly asked Lynch to block defensive ends, which is usually a tall task for tight ends. Lynch handles himself very well in the blocking game, with quick feet, a low base, and the ability to twist defenders away from the play. His game isn't perfect on that front, but it's really impressive. Lynch, however, just isn't the athlete that many of his colleagues are. He ran a 4.8 at the Combine, and he looks almost like a 5.0 guy on the field -- like Sean McGrath, really. He doesn't shake coverage effectively at all, but when the ball does get to him, he will reel it in with his great hands. The right coach might be able to show him how to use his body to shield defenders off better, but for the now, Lynch looks like a 6th rounder to me.

S Hakeem Smith, Louisville -- I think if there's anything to like about Hakeem Smith, it's that no safety in the draft this year has as much experience playing the coveted single-high safety position as he does. Smith occupied a valuable spot for Louisville, playing very well taking away the deep ball so that Calvin Pryor, Marcus Smith, and the rest of the Louisville defense could blow up offenses. The big mystery, of course, is how well that will translate to the NFL, where offenses are bigger and faster, and QBs can make multiple reads and look off safeties. Smith's athleticism doesn't jump out at you; he might lack the speed necessary to play that same role in the NFL. As of now, I think he's a mid-round developmental guy for a cover 2 or cover 3 scheme, but I reserve the right to upgrade him if he blows up at his Pro Day.

CB Phillip Gaines, Rice -- Gaines would be the absolutely perfect player for the Chiefs to take in the midrounds of this draft. As he showed at the Combine, Gaines is very fast -- one of the few players this year who ran a 4.3. He's also pretty tall -- 6'0" and 190 lbs, but it's a pretty short 6'0". He doesn't look or play as long as he is. Maybe that can be coached up... but he's got 31" arms, so. What's far more impressive about Gaines is his man coverage. The guy is a hip-pocket corner, gluing to his guy with elite recovery speed. His game is weak, however, everywhere else. So the team that takes him will need to bring him along exactly how we brought along Marcus Cooper last year. I continue my assertion that both Flowers and Smith will be cut in 2015. And while Gaines may not be a starting outside CB in the future (though I do think he projects to that eventually), he can redshirt behind three veterans (plus Parker) for a year before taking on more significant role like NCB in 2015.

OT?/G Michael Schofield, Michigan -- I reviewed Hakeem Smith a day ago -- a Louisville safety whose legit promise as a prospect is completely overshadowed by his safety teammate who will likely go in the 1st round. Same thing here: Schofield is a good looking guard/tackle prospect who is overlooked entirely because his teammate who played the same position is now likely to go in the top 20 selections. But don't sleep on Schofield. He has all of Taylor Lewan's technique, and like Lewan, plays with great power. He is always vulnerable against speed rushers, however, so he's moved in to guard for Draft season. That'll allow him to use his superior strength to stonewall power rushers, which he frequently did on the edge for the Wolverines. He does have (right) tackle experience, however, and also looks athletic enough to pull and get to the second level (his Combine 40 was 5.0 with a 1.71 get-off), but his technique at the 2nd level is atrocious. I think Schofield has starter potential in the NFL, but will need at least a year to work on his technique at the second level, and to potentially get stronger (he didn't lift at the Combine), since I think his best fit is in a power system. Makes sense as a 6th or 7th rounder.

OT?/OG/C Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt -- Johnson is a four-year LT for the Commodores, who earned All-SEC honors this past year and set a school record for starts. He is also athletically limited, lacking strength, length, some technique and speed. But there are things that NFL teams will like in this guy: he's a two-time captain, he's got professional sports bloodlines going back two generations, and he can literally play every single spot on the line. I personally think Johnson will go undrafted, but there's a chance somebody likes his body of work enough to pluck him in the late rounds. But at a filled-out 6'5", 297, he's too tall to play center and too light to play tackle. He's going to have to make his living as a ZBS utility-man who primarily plays at guard.