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Post by bucktoothvarmit on Feb 3, 2024 16:22:56 GMT -8
Vikings pick 11th
Raiders 13th
Go Beavs!!
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Post by kersting13 on Feb 5, 2024 9:24:03 GMT -8
The Raiders will supposedly draft him with their first pick. (#11 pick I think). There's not really a consensus yet. As some have said, he shows up in mocks from #10 down to 2nd round. I'd say most show him going somewhere between 10 and 20. |
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Post by ochobeavo on Feb 5, 2024 9:45:51 GMT -8
ESPN mock draft this morning...
10. New York Jets
Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
It's no secret the Jets need major help at tackle. Fuaga is coming off an amazing week of practice at the Senior Bowl, where he was the best overall prospect in attendance. A right tackle in college, Fuaga has the movement and power to play either side in the pros. A perfect pairing for the Jets would be signing a veteran free agent like Tyron Smith to play the left side and drafting Fuaga to man the right. Without a second-round pick thanks to the Aaron Rodgers trade, the Jets have to invest in the O-line early, especially with Mekhi Becton heading toward free agency after New York declined his fifth-year option.
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Post by kersting13 on Feb 5, 2024 10:56:00 GMT -8
ESPN mock draft this morning... 10. New York Jets Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State It's no secret the Jets need major help at tackle. Fuaga is coming off an amazing week of practice at the Senior Bowl, where he was the best overall prospect in attendance. A right tackle in college, Fuaga has the movement and power to play either side in the pros. A perfect pairing for the Jets would be signing a veteran free agent like Tyron Smith to play the left side and drafting Fuaga to man the right. Without a second-round pick thanks to the Aaron Rodgers trade, the Jets have to invest in the O-line early, especially with Mekhi Becton heading toward free agency after New York declined his fifth-year option. Earlier in the process, it seemed Fuaga was "in the mix" in the OT category behind Alt, Fashanu, and Latham. It seems to me that after the Senior Bowl, he's pushed himself into the conversation as the #3 OT. Wouldn't be surprised to see him push even farther up draft boards, which would be nice for him. |
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Post by bleedorange21 on Feb 5, 2024 13:31:33 GMT -8
I personally wouldn’t be surprised to see him taken as the 1st tackle. A lot of the draft is smoke and mirrors about who teams actually think is better and who they prefer for their scheme. I don’t see him slipping any further than 15th but hoping for top 10. He possesses strong work ethic, leadership, and doesn’t have off the field issues which are all really important too.
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Post by kersting13 on Feb 5, 2024 14:39:49 GMT -8
I personally wouldn’t be surprised to see him taken as the 1st tackle. A lot of the draft is smoke and mirrors about who teams actually think is better and who they prefer for their scheme. I don’t see him slipping any further than 15th but hoping for top 10. He possesses strong work ethic, leadership, and doesn’t have off the field issues which are all really important too. Gonna take a lot for him to pass Alt on anyone's boards, but there's a lot of time until the draft. |
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Post by bleedorange21 on Feb 5, 2024 16:31:59 GMT -8
I personally wouldn’t be surprised to see him taken as the 1st tackle. A lot of the draft is smoke and mirrors about who teams actually think is better and who they prefer for their scheme. I don’t see him slipping any further than 15th but hoping for top 10. He possesses strong work ethic, leadership, and doesn’t have off the field issues which are all really important too. Gonna take a lot for him to pass Alt on anyone's boards, but there's a lot of time until the draft. I’ve heard quite a few reports that think he’s better. Probably depends on fit. Does alt play RT as well? |
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Post by bleedorange21 on Feb 5, 2024 17:13:11 GMT -8
Gonna take a lot for him to pass Alt on anyone's boards, but there's a lot of time until the draft. I’ve heard quite a few reports that think he’s better. Probably depends on fit. Does alt play RT as well? Looks like Alt is a LT which is a more valuable position. Fuaga is the best RT but his strength is in the run game so it could depend a lot on what teams want to do. |
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Post by Angus on Feb 5, 2024 18:36:36 GMT -8
All this makes inme wonder if maybe the "stars didn't align" somewhat for Michalczek the last few years, in getting lucky finding roadgraders like Fuaga that wildly surpassed expectations.
Makes me wonder how capable our running game can be from here on out now that we're starting over.
I can see why Gundy has hinted that our new offense will "be different" and suit our capabilites(which obviously is what most OC's say these days).
Either way, with our Oline now in the hands of KD, aside from some growing pains, I am fully confident we will eventually outfit an Oline to compare with Michalczek's.
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Post by bvrbred on Feb 6, 2024 8:20:26 GMT -8
You mentioned the exact four I think of when I think of great OSU offensive linemen. Levitre is the one that first pops into my head. He went to high school less than 6 miles from the house in which I grew up and his recruitment made a big impression on me. Why? Because the recruiting website I read at the time (BeaverBlitiz with the Daredevil logo?) listed OSU and LSU as the only two schools recruiting him. It made no sense that no other big-name schools were after him if LSU was. But when he excelled for OSU, it made a lot of sense that a school like LSU would have recruited him. My recollection is he was only offered by two FBS schools, OSU and LSU as you say. He may have been recruited by others and/or offered by FCS schools. And, he was a 2 star! I think the problem with his recruitment is he had weight issues as a high schooler. Weight aside, there was no doubting his talent to anyone paying attention. He was an early enrollee. I watched him at Spring practice. Right out of HS he could handle anything any of our defensive guys could throw at him. And he was huge for the time. |
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Post by bleedorange21 on Feb 6, 2024 12:08:22 GMT -8
You mentioned the exact four I think of when I think of great OSU offensive linemen. Levitre is the one that first pops into my head. He went to high school less than 6 miles from the house in which I grew up and his recruitment made a big impression on me. Why? Because the recruiting website I read at the time (BeaverBlitiz with the Daredevil logo?) listed OSU and LSU as the only two schools recruiting him. It made no sense that no other big-name schools were after him if LSU was. But when he excelled for OSU, it made a lot of sense that a school like LSU would have recruited him. My recollection is he was only offered by two FBS schools, OSU and LSU as you say. He may have been recruited by others and/or offered by FCS schools. And, he was a 2 star! I think the problem with his recruitment is he had weight issues as a high schooler. Weight aside, there was no doubting his talent to anyone paying attention. He was an early enrollee. I watched him at Spring practice. Right out of HS he could handle anything any of our defensive guys could throw at him. And he was huge for the time. He was a 3 star and I think a one time usc commit but his offer was pulled or he flipped. |
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Post by bvrbred on Feb 6, 2024 13:35:21 GMT -8
My recollection is he was only offered by two FBS schools, OSU and LSU as you say. He may have been recruited by others and/or offered by FCS schools. And, he was a 2 star! I think the problem with his recruitment is he had weight issues as a high schooler. Weight aside, there was no doubting his talent to anyone paying attention. He was an early enrollee. I watched him at Spring practice. Right out of HS he could handle anything any of our defensive guys could throw at him. And he was huge for the time. and I think a one time usc commit but his offer was pulled or he flipped. Not according to my recollection. And not according to Wikipedia, who normally doesn't bother with HS stars in bios of NFL players: "Considered only a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com,[2][3] Levitre was not ranked among the nation's top offensive line prospects in 2004. He chose Oregon State over LSU, Fresno State, and Arizona,[4] where his older brother, Erick, played center (2002–2006)." Considered only a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com,[2][3] Levitre was not ranked among the nation's top offensive line prospects in 2004. He chose Oregon State over LSU, Fresno State, and Arizona,[4] where his older brother, Erick, played center (2002–2006). |
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Post by bleedorange21 on Feb 6, 2024 14:14:12 GMT -8
He was a 3 star and I think a one time usc commit but his offer was pulled or he flipped. Not according to my recollection. And not according to Wikipedia, who normally doesn't bother with HS stars in bios of NFL players: "Considered only a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com,[2][3] Levitre was not ranked among the nation's top offensive line prospects in 2004. He chose Oregon State over LSU, Fresno State, and Arizona,[4] where his older brother, Erick, played center (2002–2006)." Considered only a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com,[2][3] Levitre was not ranked among the nation's top offensive line prospects in 2004. He chose Oregon State over LSU, Fresno State, and Arizona,[4] where his older brother, Erick, played center (2002–2006). Oh I misunderstood. I thought we were still talking about Fuaga. |
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