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82.) Bears: CB/S Jaylen Watkins, Florida (5’11, 194) – Phil Emery has already addressed the lack of depth at safety and brought up the possibilty of moving a corner over to free safety. That puts former safeties like Jaylen Watkins, Dontae Johnson, Marqueston Huff, and Antone Exum in play here and of that group I like Watkins the most. Watkins played both corner and safety at Florida, showing good versatility and a team first attitude. He stood out at the Senior Bowl as one of the most polished cover guys there and had the best speed (4.41) / power (22 reps) combo of all the defensive backs at the combine. Watkins has the potential to be a solid in coverage at either safety or corner. He showed excellent range at free safety and is a sound tackler who is aggressive vs the run. Watkins could push both Conte/Jennings for the starting role and at least contribute in sub packages right away.
83.) Browns: G Gabe Jackson, Mississippi St (6’3, 336) – A massive interior lineman who is a mauler in the run game and has surprising agility for a man his size. Jackson needs some refinement in pass protection, but all the tools are there for him to be a pro bowl guard as long as he isn’t required to move much laterally.
84.) Cardinals: QB Tom Savage, Pittsburgh (6’4, 228) – With Carson Palmer in the final year of his contract and 34-years-old, it makes sense for the Cardinals to start looking for someone to take over in 2015. Cards HC Bruce Arians likes big, strong armed QBs and Savage fits that mold. He has good size and a cannon arm, but showed inconsistent accuracy at the college level, he’s not mobile and will already be 24 his rookie year. With a year or two of grooming, he has the potential to be a good NFL QB or at worst a serviceable back-up.
85.) Packers: TE C.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa (6’5, 265) – The Packers lost Jermichael Finley and have no depth behind start Andrew Quarles. Fiedorowicz is never going to be a Jimmy Graham type tight-end, but he is a solid blocker, has reliable hands, and showed surprising short-area quickness at the combine. Fiedorowicz had the best 3-cone and 20-yard shuttle times of any tight end. In my opinion Fiedorowicz is a Heath Miller clone with an Andrew Quarles floor, which is excellent value in the middle rounds.
86.) Eagles: CB Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon St (5’10, 189) – Chip Kelly is familiar with Reynolds from his days in the PAC 12 and knows how tough of a corner Reynolds is. He started 38 consecutive games, so durability isn’t an issue. Reynolds is a cover corner with good instincts who makes up for a lack of top-end speed with flawless technique. Reynolds, a three-time state wrestling champ in high school, has good strength for a corner (20 reps), good agility (6.72 3-cone), sticky hands (6 INTs) and is a willing tackler. His lack of elite size or athleticism will probably drop him to the middle rounds, but he’s good enough to contribute right away and I think he will be a starting NFL corner by year two. Reynolds is one of the most underrated corners in the draft and a steal in the mid rounds.
87.) Chiefs: WR Jarvis Landry LSU (5’11, 205) – The Chiefs lost Dexter McCluster in free agency and don’t have much at receiver besides Bowe. Landry is clearly not a burner, but he won’t be running many deep routes in the Chiefs short passing game. He is very strong, knows how to get open, and has great hands. He’s also a willing blocker in the run game and should be able to contribute right away. Landry reminds me of a mini Anquan Boldin. Great value at this point of the draft.
88.) Bengals: OLB Telvin Smith, Florida St (6’3, 218) – If he were 20 pounds heavier he might be a first round pick. Smith was one of the most impressive LBs I’ve watched in this class. He has elite speed and excellent instincts. In the Senior Bowl, Smith snuffed out 3 screen plays by himself. At FSU he was constantly around the ball and didn’t miss many tackles. Smith is solid in coverage and a violent blitzer. Teams are going to be wary of drafting a 218 pound linebacker and some will look to move him to safety. Wherever he ends up, Smith is a heck of a football player and will be an asset on special teams.