2023 Draft Prospect Watch List and Discussion

Any Haener fans got any thoughts on Fresno pass rusher David Perales?

Haven't seen but 3 clips of him, but he appears to have some impressive tools. Built like a 34 OLB, but curious if he can make it as a situational pass rusher.

First: Wildly impressive ghost move. Very fluid and bendy.

Second: I'mma call his first step a false step, but he smokes USC left tackle. Gets on his toes feinting an inside move, and once the tackle bites, hits him with an accurate 2 hand swipe and turns the corner. Over runs the tackle, but has the motor to finish.


Third: shows some nice speed to power, collapsing the pocket again vs USC left tackle. LT eventually reanchors, but Perales keeps working. It's not easy to bring down Caleb Williams when he's working around the pocket trying to make magic happen a la mini mahomes.

Bummer, looks like Derrick Canteen might be transferring and staying in college

Jalen Catalon also entering the portal ):

Originally posted by Kolohe:
49ers need to get him, talk about beast with a non stop motor that's strong like an ox!!!!!

hes going in top 5 dude

Originally posted by Jcool:

Really does fly under the radar nationally just how good Frank Gore Jr. has been for Southern Miss. pic.twitter.com/0CDsZ2tH0J

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) December 18, 2022

Ended up with over 300 yards rushing and threw a td.

Frank Gore Jr.

Roschon Johnson the type of dude shanny will reach on in the 3rd lol cept I think he'd actually be good

Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
Jalen Catalon also entering the portal ):

That really sucks. Former first round level prospect is choosing to rehab from his injuries as a college player as opposed to being on an NFL roster. Niners aren't ponying up for Ward (.........yet), so safety will be a big need. Oh well. Next man up.................

With CFB officially over, here's a look at my "interest list," excluding obvious first round pick players. With three thirds, we do have ammunition to move into the second if there is a target the team really likes. Not all players have officially declared.

OT:
Jeremy James, Ole Miss
Blake Freeland, BYU
Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
Dawand Jones, Ohio State
Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
Javon Foster, Missouri
Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
Carter Warren, Pitt
Jordan Morgan, Arizona
Darnell Wright, Tennessee
Wanya Morris, Oklahoma

OG:
Cody Mauch, NDSU
Christian Mahogany, BC
Aaron Frost, Nevada
Micah Mazzccua, Baylor
Nick Broeker, Ole Miss
LaDarius Henderson, Arizona State
Mark Evans II, Arkansas Pine-Bluff

OC:
Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas
John Michael-Schmitz, Minnesota
Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
Andrew Raym, Oklahoma
Juice Scruggs, PSU
Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin

RB:
Devon Achane, TA&M
Roschon Johnson, Texas
Frank Gore Jr, Southern Miss
Tyjae Spears, Tulane

FB:
Derek Parish, Houston
Hunter Luepke, NDSU

WR:
Dominick Blaylock, Georgia
Jaylen Hall, Western Michigan
Zay Flowers, BC
Jayden Reed, Michigan State
Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
Tyler Harrell, Alabama
Rashee Rice, SMU
Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
Andrei Iosivas, Princeton
Zakhari Franklin, UTSA

TE:
Cameron Latu, Alabama
Zach Kuntz, Old Dominion
Brevyn Spann-Ford, Minnesota
Noah Gindorff, North Dakota State
Brant Kuithe, Utah
Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State
Sam LaPorta, Iowa
McCallan Castles, UC Davis
Davis Allen, Clemson
Brenton Strange, Penn State
Zach Heins, South Dakota State

QB:
Jaren Hall, BYU
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA

DE/ER:
Viliami Fehoko, SJSU
Xavier Thomas, Clemson
Adisa Isaac, Penn State
Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
Dylan Horton, TCU
Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State
Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwest
Laiatu Latu, UCLA
David Perales, Fresno State
Byron Young, Tennessee
Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State

IDL:
Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
Michael Hall, Ohio State
Calijah Kancey, Pitt
Jalen Redmond, Oklahoma
Tyler Davis, Clemson
Keith Randolph Jr, Illinois
Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
Zacch Pickens, S. Carolina
Byron Young, Alabama
Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
PJ Mustipher, Penn State
Kobie Turner, Wake Forest
Jerrod Clark, Coastal Carolina

LB:
Jack Campbell, Iowa
Drew Sanders, Arkansas
Ivan Pace Jr, Cincinnati (ST Ace)

CB:
Cam Hart, Notre Dame
Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
Riley Moss, Iowa
Derrick Canteen, Georgia Southern
Cam Smith, South Carolina
Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford
Garrett Williams, Syracuse
DJ Turner, Michigan
Ryan Watts, Texas
Taiwan Mullen, Indiana
Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
Deonte Banks, Maryland
Julius Brents, Kansas State

S:
Jartavius Martin, Illinois
Sydney Brown, Illinois
Jammie Robinson, Florida State
Christopher Smith, Georgia
Tykee Smith, Georgia

ST:
Harrison Mevis, Missouri

Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
Oh wow, Iowa DL Lukas Van Ness, someone I had pegged as a day three target just made Dane Bruglers top 50! Shows what I know...I thought I was the only one high on him and clearly I was not nearly high enough

Now he was mocked at #8 overall by Daniel Jeremiah. I have an eye for talent I guess but am a terrible judge of draft value. Lesson learned to guess draft value by talent, not by what media is saying (or not saying) that early in the process.

Also of note, my CB2 Devon Witherspoon who has been getting a lot of press lately was DJs CB1 and a top 10 pick. Glad to finally see Ringo dropping out of the CB1 spot in these early mocks.

In sadder news, Sedrick Van Pran is returning to school for reasons I can't understand

Not even particularly a fan of his as a prospect,and I don't think he realistically ever gets there, but rewatching yesterday's game and how dominant Micah Parsons is and the only prospect in this year's class with a similar skill set to Parsons is Georgia's Nolan Smith. He's small, and has no idea what he's doing out there, but this guy is twitchy, bendy, elite motor, sideline to sideline speed, and is just freakishly strong.

Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
With CFB officially over, here's a look at my "interest list," excluding obvious first round pick players. With three thirds, we do have ammunition to move into the second if there is a target the team really likes. Not all players have officially declared.

OT:
Jeremy James, Ole Miss
Blake Freeland, BYU
Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
Dawand Jones, Ohio State
Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
Javon Foster, Missouri
Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
Carter Warren, Pitt
Jordan Morgan, Arizona
Darnell Wright, Tennessee
Wanya Morris, Oklahoma

OG:
Cody Mauch, NDSU
Christian Mahogany, BC
Aaron Frost, Nevada
Micah Mazzccua, Baylor
Nick Broeker, Ole Miss
LaDarius Henderson, Arizona State
Mark Evans II, Arkansas Pine-Bluff

OC:
Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas
John Michael-Schmitz, Minnesota
Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
Andrew Raym, Oklahoma
Juice Scruggs, PSU
Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin

RB:
Devon Achane, TA&M
Roschon Johnson, Texas
Frank Gore Jr, Southern Miss
Tyjae Spears, Tulane

FB:
Derek Parish, Houston
Hunter Luepke, NDSU

WR:
Dominick Blaylock, Georgia
Jaylen Hall, Western Michigan
Zay Flowers, BC
Jayden Reed, Michigan State
Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
Tyler Harrell, Alabama
Rashee Rice, SMU
Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
Andrei Iosivas, Princeton
Zakhari Franklin, UTSA

TE:
Cameron Latu, Alabama
Zach Kuntz, Old Dominion
Brevyn Spann-Ford, Minnesota
Noah Gindorff, North Dakota State
Brant Kuithe, Utah
Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State
Sam LaPorta, Iowa
McCallan Castles, UC Davis
Davis Allen, Clemson
Brenton Strange, Penn State
Zach Heins, South Dakota State

QB:
Jaren Hall, BYU
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA

DE/ER:
Viliami Fehoko, SJSU
Xavier Thomas, Clemson
Adisa Isaac, Penn State
Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
Dylan Horton, TCU
Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State
Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwest
Laiatu Latu, UCLA
David Perales, Fresno State
Byron Young, Tennessee
Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State

IDL:
Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
Michael Hall, Ohio State
Calijah Kancey, Pitt
Jalen Redmond, Oklahoma
Tyler Davis, Clemson
Keith Randolph Jr, Illinois
Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
Zacch Pickens, S. Carolina
Byron Young, Alabama
Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
PJ Mustipher, Penn State
Kobie Turner, Wake Forest
Jerrod Clark, Coastal Carolina

LB:
Jack Campbell, Iowa
Drew Sanders, Arkansas
Ivan Pace Jr, Cincinnati (ST Ace)

CB:
Cam Hart, Notre Dame
Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
Riley Moss, Iowa
Derrick Canteen, Georgia Southern
Cam Smith, South Carolina
Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford
Garrett Williams, Syracuse
DJ Turner, Michigan
Ryan Watts, Texas
Taiwan Mullen, Indiana
Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
Deonte Banks, Maryland
Julius Brents, Kansas State

S:
Jartavius Martin, Illinois
Sydney Brown, Illinois
Jammie Robinson, Florida State
Christopher Smith, Georgia
Tykee Smith, Georgia

ST:
Harrison Mevis, Missouri

How about that TCU RB?

All the major College All Star games have happened or are going to be happening in the next two weeks. The Hula Bowl was on January 14th and the East-West Shrine Game, the NFLPA Collegiate All Star Game and the Senior Bowl are all on the schedule. Can't wait to see who emerges from the crowd in these games. Always a good indication of potential NFL talent if kids do well in these games.

Still early but Deonte Banks is a dawg.