re: 2018 RMD: In the books!!! I win.

jembeurt selects Kukea Emmsley, DE/OLB Boise State



I was following this kid pre-draft when his composite was in the 1300s and his 247 was in the 1200s. In 247 last ranking, he was listed at 332, pushing me to grab him here. I wanted Baldonado but this guy has the same measurables and dominated both the Oakland Opening and the Polynesian practices and game.

He’ll fit in nicely at OLB in my 3-4.

Michael Dowell, Safety, Michigan State

so i have to repick for joyner cause im drafting him as an ath simply cause i dont think he ends up as a qb here...meanwhile Mukuamu was drafted as a safety when i pointed out he is a CB at SC and Shi Smith who started at WR for SC this year was drafted as a CB and when picked i said he would be a WR and noone bats an eye

Austin Beier OG Minnesota

and my repick i guess

Tyrone Sampson Jr OC Fresno State

GCB selects

Eriq Gilyard, OLB, UCF

nope he is playing corner at SC he is already practicing exclusively at corner

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so i have to repick for joyner cause im drafting him as an ath simply cause i dont think he ends up as a qb here...meanwhile Mukuamu was drafted as a safety when i pointed out he is a CB at SC and Shi Smith who started at WR for SC this year was drafted as a CB and when picked i said he would be a WR and noone bats an eye

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Can't speak for Shi Smith, as I really don't recall looking into him at all... but to be fair, his composite ranking was as an Athlete and his offers were to schools looking to *determine* whether he'd fit better at DB or WR. Joyner has been pretty explicit that he was only considering schools that were willing to recruit him as a QB... if he doesn't end up there, that's another story.

On CB/Safety, I think it's fair to say most of us are drafting "DB"s... it's pretty damn difficult to 100% say whether a guy will end up at CB or Safety outside of a handful in the top 150... Example - Nadab Joseph - taken as a CB, rated as a CB, almost definitely will end up as a Safety at UGA per program insiders. (Speaking of, whoever selected him, he won the state high jump a week or so ago with a 6'8" jump... )

Ultimately, as I said before, I defer to jemby, but it just feels like an end around to draft another QB when you could have just as easily done so the round prior. I elected to wait to be the last person to take a QB because I knew there would be plenty... if people can start selecting guys that clearly were recruited to be QBs as "ATH" then it would probably have changed my strategy.

Cormac Sampson, DE, Wisconsin

Chris Bleich OL, Florida

A friend of mine said he was related to the guy, I might as well keep up

Jake Venables. OLB, Clemson

Maybe dad will get him on the field faster