Denver Broncos 2023 NFL Draft big board: 40 prospects Sean Payton might target
New York TimesThe Athletic has around-the-clock coverage of the NFL Draft. He will be ready to compete for NFL starting reps as a rookie.” GO DEEPER Feldman's NFL Draft confidential: Coaches on 'Draft Dinging' Stroud, weak WRs, sleeper QBs Adetomiwa Adebawore, DL, Northwestern : Brugler compares some of Adebawore’s physical traits to those of Lamarr Houston, a second-round pick of the Raiders in 2010 who had five sacks as a rookie and had an eight-sack season for the Bears in 2015. Rashee Rice, WR, SMU : The first line of Brugler’s scouting report: “With his ability to frame his catches, Rice times his leaps and wins jumps balls, leading the FBS with 18 catches of 20-plus air yards downfield in 2022.” Sounds like the evaluation of a certain current Broncos wide receiver when he came out of SMU in 2018. 3 or 4 wide receiver for an NFL offense while also handling punt return duties.” GO DEEPER NFL Draft 2023 Big Board: The Athletic’s updated top 100 prospect rankings Ricky Stromberg, C, Arkansas : Stromberg was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 2022 as the SEC’s top blocker. Deuce Vaughn, RB, Kansas State : Vaughn’s size limitations, Brugler writes in his scouting report, “show up in all phases … but he maximizes every ounce of his talent with the playmaking sparks that will occasionally create a wildfire.” Case in point: Vaughn’s 44-yard touchdown run against TCU in the Big 12 championship game, when he broke a tackle near the line of scrimmage, shook a safety in space and burst over the goal line to give Kansas State a two-score lead they wouldn’t relinquish.