Chase Bisontis (G, Texas A&M)
He has good listed size at 6-5 and 315lbs but he only has 31 3/4 inch arms. Despite this, he has nearly 10-inch hands.
To me his frame looks narrow and long — does he have the necessary anchor power for the next level? His stance is also very wide and when he gets into this position he loses power. He doesn’t handle quickness well and his angles need to be better.
Bisontis lunges at blocks and reaches, he doesn’t instigate with a powerful punch to the chest and is often a catcher with his blocks — extending his arms out and then connecting outside. This will need fixing.
He tested well at the combine, running a 5.02 forty and he’s an explosive tester (3.03 TEF). He also shows a strong back to arch and anchor against power. He does a good job cutting the hands of interior rushers to drop them to the turf. Bisontis has enough quickness to recover when interior linemen gain position with their first step.
You do seem him get jolted backwards by effective chest punches. Run plays stall immediately sometimes when he’s dislodged. He really operates in a phone booth and there’s very little evidence of effective move blocks. He only had a 66.0 grade as a zone blocker.
I can’t imagine he’ll ever be a ‘people mover’ in the running game in either system.
He gave up 12 pressures and a sack in 2025 and struggled badly vs Miami in the playoffs. To me he just looks like a very average player even with some physical upside. I’m not sure why he’s being touted for the top-40 or why anyone has him graded higher than Emmanuel Pregnon.
Connor Lew (C, Auburn)
He has decent size at 6-3, 310lbs with 32.5 inch arms — although I wish his hands were bigger (only nine inches). He suffered a torn ACL in October and hasn’t tested as he’s recovering.
On tape there’s clear evidence of well executed combo blocks. He will chip off the snap and then reach up and dominate linebackers. He can get out on the pull seamlessly off the snap and engage defensive ends and win.
His hand placement sometimes is a little bit too wide but he will battle and overpower most opponents. He’s just so natural progressing to the next level.
Lew does not appear to be an outstanding athlete —- he’s not really quick or explosive and his game is more predicated on very sound fundamentals and natural ability. Even so, he’s so accomplished on screens and on the move.
He can do such a good job on the move that he looks best suited to a zone system — although surprisingly his zone grade was only 63.8 in 2025 and it wasn’t much better in 2024 (64.2). I think he’s a better run-blocker than this suggests but will concede pass-pro is calling card.
Lew gave up four pressures and two sacks in eight games last season (both sacks vs Texas A&M).
He will turn and subtly take out interior defenders to open up lanes. He can judo toss you out of position if you’re not anchored. He’s very powerful and plays with a strong base and will instigate contact.
He was a team captain at Auburn.
There is a player here and he could provide some value due to the injury. If he tested well and was injury-free he could’ve been a mid-day two pick easily.
Keldric Faulk (DE, Auburn)
He’s an excellent combination of size (6-6, 276lbs) and mobility. He has 34.5 inch arms and 10 inch hands. I wish he’d run at the combine — we only had jumps to go off (35 inch vertical, 9-9 broad). He reportedly ran a 4.67 forty at pro-day but you can always add about 0.10 to those times.
His leadership qualities have been praised and he’s been described as a ‘culture player’.
Faulk can blast into blockers, jolt them off balance and then explode to the ball carrier. He’s very capable of stacking and shedding blocks in the run game. He was simply too big and athletic for some college tackles.
In one game against Baylor he embarrassed the tackle who appeared terrified. He was the best player on the field in that game.
He can be slippery to avoid blockers and get into the backfield. His bend is better than most players his size and good luck chipping him. You can get him on the field early in the NFL as a run defender alone.
Defensive Coordinators will salivate at how they can use him in multiple positions. When I spoke to someone in the league this week they mentioned his ability to line-up in different places being a major positive in the modern NFL.
He uses his hands well and does not get over-aggressive — he’s a very disciplined defender who understands you don’t need to be 100mph every play. He will be an immediate net positive as a run defender, with a 85.5 run-defense grade in 2025 (among the best in class).
Faulk will need guidance to unlock his pass-rushing potential though because his production was awful. His pass-rush win-rate was a flat-out bad 11.6% in 2025. He does not have a good enough assortment of moves at the moment.
It feels like he could be much more of a threat off the edge so why didn’t it happen? He had just two sacks in 2025 after recording seven in 2024. He ended his college career with an eight-game run without a sack.
I’m not sure how easy it is for players his size to make plays on the outside at the NFL level. You therefore need to ask whether he can become a legit inside/out rusher or just a good ‘big end’ versus the run. You can’t really take a player who is just a bigger presence off the edge in round one though.
He doesn’t turn 21 until September so there’s a lot of room for growth here. He’s an easy player to like for what he is. I’m just not convinced he’ll ever be much more than a good run defender who can play across the line. And if you’re taking someone in round one, does he need to be more of a pass-rusher?
Dani Dennis-Sutton (EDGE, Penn State)
He came in lighter than expected at the combine — weighing 256lbs which is about 12lbs lighter than he was listed in college. It seemed to work as he tested well — running a 1.63 10-yard split, a 6.90 three-cone and jumping a 39.5 inch vertical and a 10-11 broad.
He can uncoil from a leveraged position to attack tackles, gain pad-level and burst around the edge. He’s shown he can use a swim move to get off blocks and slip into the backfield.
DDS had reps on tape where he gets to the edge quickly, turns the corner and explodes to the quarterback. He also shocked average tackles with his quickness at times — either by attacking the edge or cutting inside.
Even so — you do see tightness in his movements and he generally lacks a great burst off the snap. His measured max-speed from 0-10 yards in 2025 was just 14.8mph — among the lowest in this draft class.
He showed off a spin move against Michigan State to burst into backfield from the middle of the line. Tight ends will struggle to contain him in the running game and his grade (77.7) is decent versus the run.
He has power in his hands to disrupt and keep him clean and he’s not easily moved off his spot.
He does not possess devastating speed off the edge and his split at his size is very much ‘good not great’. Too often he’s late off the ball.
DDA doesn’t have much of a counter plan and his performances were streaky in 2025. He can probably wear a few different hats for you on the D-line or EDGE if he gets his weight up again.
He had 51 pressures and a win percentage of 15.8% in 2025.
I think he’s a very reasonable player to add to a rotation but is he capable of being unlocked to be more?
Gabe Jacas (EDGE, Illinois)
He hasn’t done any pre-draft testing but is said to have scheduled a personal workout for teams before next month.
He ran a top speed of 18.19mph at the Senior Bowl — the second fastest of all defensive linemen in Mobile. The only faster player was Quintayvious Hutchins who is 30lbs lighter. His max speed over 10 yards in 2025 was 15.6mph — among the best in class. There is speed and quickness to his game that isn’t always obvious on tape.
Jacas comes from a wrestling background. He recorded 12 sacks in 2025, including seven in his final four games. That’s part of the problem though — he got sacks against weaker teams but was anonymous in earlier games. His win percentage was a disappointing 14.9%. He had 41 pressures.
He prefers to run through blockers instead of around them and there’s a lack of a repertoire on show. However, his stack-and-shed ability is impressive. He’s also tenacious and relentless when working to get off blocks
He has shown the ability to dip around the tackle to get to the quarterback — you just want to see more of it. Don’t rely on power all of the time.
His hip movement and ankle flexion are not ideal.
Despite all of this, I think he provides a base-level of ability where he likely won’t be a total wash-out at the next level. He plays with a high-motor, the speed is clearly in his arsenal and he was a team captain who clearly plays with power and intensity.
The questions are all about his upside and ability to deliver more consistently. If he runs well at his work-out he has the exact profile of a day-two pass-rusher.
Tyler Onyedim (DT, Texas A&M)
He has an excellent frame at 6-3 and 292lbs with +34 inch arms and 10 1/8 hands. He jumped a 32 inch vertical and a 9-3 broad at the combine and then ran a 4.92 at his pro-day. You can work with this.
Onyedim had four years at Iowa State before transferring to Texas A&M.
He only managed two sacks in 2025 which is surprising when you consider his physical profile. He does everything fairly well on tape but has the upside to be unlocked into more.
You see him swim away from contact with a dynamic first step to penetrate. He loves to fake to the B-gap then cross to the A with a great arm-over. He’s mobile enough to be effective on stunts and has shown the ability to control blocks as a nose then disengage to make the play vs the run.
He played all across the D-line for A&M. When he gets his hands right he is really good. He has enough power to jolt on contact and the burst to capitalise against off-balance O-liners. He can provide a wide rush at five-technique.
Onyedim showed off a swim move vs Texas to hammer Arch Manning on one play.
He does not have a wide frame, which is why he’s lighter, and it could lead to next-level anchor issues.
It definitely feels like he has legitimate ability to work in a NFL rotation. He is being slept on and these kind of players add genuine depth to your D-line and can chip-in during a long season.
Albert Regis (DT, Texas A&M)
He’s hailed for his locker room presence and leadership and spent five years at Texas A&M. He’s very much a run defender not a sack artist (only three sacks in five years).
He doesn’t have an ideal frame at 6-1, 295lbs with short 31.5 inch arms. He ran a 4.88 forty and a 1.72 10-yard split which is interesting — then jumped a 34 inch vertical and a 9-8 broad. He’s an athlete.
His calling card is to sink low into his stance and win consistently with leverage. It’s impressive. He gets his hands in the right place, stays low and controls his blocks. Often two blockers struggle to dislodge him from his position.
I didn’t see his length as much of an issue on tape and he engaged/disengaged well. Whether all of this translates with his size and length, I am dubious. But the tape is the tape.
You don’t see a ton of pass rush quality but if you misstep and give him a lane he can run. He played 1T, 3T and nose for A&M.
For his size, he does a really good job clogging the middle. He moves easily along slanted blocking but also remains stout front-on. He can create pile-ups in the middle and messes up run attempts regularly. It’s really fun to see how much of a mess he makes things despite not being this hulking nose tackle.
He plays with aggression all of the time. His size and lack of length says he shouldn’t work but he does. You get absolutely everything from him.
I think he can play — the lack of ideal size is countered by his testing being better than expected. I doubt he’s ever going to be this big-name, star nose — but he should get a chance in the NFL and contribute.
Tim Keenan (DT, Alabama)
He’s a 6-1, 327lbs defender with very short arms (30.5 inches) and surprisingly small hands (8 5/8 inches). He ran a 5.31 forty and jumped a 30 inch vertical plus an 8-4 broad. These are not great number.
His 21 bench press reps were also not great for his size and arm length.
Keenan has flashes on tape where you think he can play at the next level but the physical profile is poor. He does show well when he instigates contact with the center and can be the enforcer. He wins leverage battles when he gets his hands right.
He can keep his pad level low in order to anchor down and he had some fun against South Carolina’s lousy O-line, controlling vs the run.
Eight sacks in three seasons speaks to the flashes he had as a pure nose tackle. He had some injury issues this season and his 2024 tape was better.
I think he can step into gaps and then force his way through poorly angled blocks. Alabama has always loved stunts and he even ran some from the inside despite being a massive nose.
He showed an ability to push the pocket and did have 12 pressures in 2025. Plus, 45 pressures in three seasons in the SEC is good for a nose tackle.
Keenan had moments at the Senior Bowl but was also stalled by James Brockermeyer & Jake Slaughter in nose vs center reps.
He feels like a player who can contribute in the NFL but doesn’t necessarily have the profile to be much more than a role player.
Daylen Everette (CB, Georgia)
He has an ideal frame and looks really athletic. He’s well sized (6-1, 198lbs) with 32 inch arms and big 9 5/8 inch hands.
An electric combine showed off his upside. He ran a 4.38 with a 37.5 inch vertical and 10-4 broad, before delivering an impressive on-field session.
He was the fifth fastest player and the second fastest defensive back per GPS testing at the Senior Bowl (20.04mph max speed).
He’s a physical corner who seems to like contact and plays with a sparky edge. He’s a former 5-star recruit.
His long arms often stretch out to deflect balls away — and the Seahawks might have a lot of interest here because they need to replace Riq Woolen’s speed and length. He really does use his length and physicality to good effect to disrupt receiver routes.
Everette has a ton of starting experience for Georgia and was often described as the leader of their secondary.
His quickness is evident in the way he breaks on the football. He closes ground so quickly. His zone grades are good not great though (73.8).
He can deliver a jolting blast to receivers, timing his hits to jar the ball away. He’s very willing in run support. His speed also allows him to be an effective corner blitzer.
There are plenty of reps where you see him living in the hip-pocket of his receiver. He has a swagger to him that most good cornerbacks have. He also doesn’t miss many tackles.
However, he only had five interceptions in his last three seasons (including one in 2025) and he gives up too many plays. He was responsible for three touchdowns conceded last season and he’s given up nine touchdowns in three seasons. Clearly the Woolen comparisons are not limited to his physical profile.
You need to work out whether you can live with the occasional brain-fart in coverage to benefit from the positives. There are traits to die for here and his experience and frame should all prepare him to start in the NFL. In an era where you don’t have a lot of ‘star’ cornerbacks, Everette gives you a chance to add a very capable one. He might drive you crazy too.
He has a reported official visit with the Seahawks.
Ephesians Pyrsock (CB, Washington)
He certainly looks the part at 6-3, 194lbs and 33.5 inch arms. Running a 4.45 forty really helped his stock at that size — as did adding a 39.5 inch vertical and a 10-4 broad. This is the profile of someone you can work with at the next level.
His mentality seems strong too. He only missed six tackles in 2025 which for a cornerback, is pretty good (10.2%). His run defense was an impressive 82.3 grade and it shows on tape. There’s no doubt about his want-to (even if the technique is iffy at times) and as with many of these Washington players, he plays with a competitive edge.
The size and length enables him to compete in contested situations. There’s evidence of recovery speed and he can get on top of routes quickly to take away easy throws. He’s shown he can run across the middle and stick in tricky coverage situations.
However, there are issues too. He gave up five touchdowns in coverage last season and conceded 42 receptions on 73 targets. He dropped some catchable interceptions and only had one in 2025 — which happened to be a total gift. He only had two college interceptions.
His back-pedal and transition are laboured at times and he doesn’t grade well in zone. Indeed, he have up a quarterback rating of 99.3 in zone situations which is comparably poor to the rest of this class.
Still, the profile is intriguing. He was the ninth fastest DB in Mobile (19.6mph) and was faster than Thaddeus Dixon, Colton Hood, Bud Clark and Malik Muhammad. There are tools you can work with and he will not be a high pick — so he’ll be worth a shot at some point, possibly as early as the late third.
D’Angelo Ponds (CB, Indiana)
He’s only 5-9 and 182lbs but somehow he looks smaller on tape. His lack of height legitimately stands out, let’s just get that out of the way.
However, despite this, his tape is still impressive.
He is very explosive with a 43.5 inch vertical at the combine — he didn’t run a forty though and we’ll wait to see if he runs at the Indiana pro-day on Wednesday.
His movements are sharp and he changes direction as well as anyone in this class. He is so difficult to shake off. He’s like an annoying wasp, buzzing around you expertly because he likes your cologne. You try and swat him away, but he persists. And you know you might get stung if you don’t get away from him.
Ponds can carry receivers across the field or stick on an intermediate level, remaining in the hip pocket. He gets his head turned to the football nice and early and trusts his footwork.
He has shown an ability to be instinctive in zone, coming off his man to play the ball. He can play off, track and trail and run deep with fast receivers. His grade in zone (84.6) is among the best in class.
However, size mismatches are inevitable and he will struggle to defend against size. His game against Jeremiah Smith, as good as Smith is, was a struggle. He did his best and had a couple of wins — reaching around Smith’s frame to knock the ball away. But he also had some moments where you can see how size will be a problem.
He can mix things up physically and there’s clear power in his legs. Ponds plays with confidence and a swagger associated with good cornerbacks. He clearly plays with a chip on his shoulder as he’s ultra competitive and sparky.
Tackling against size could be as much of a problem as contested catches for him but he only had an astonishing two missed tackles in 2025 and he only missed 11 tackles in three seasons (two at Indiana, one at James Madison).
His run defense was very decent for his size and position. He gave up 32 receptions on 64 targets in 2025 (50%) with two interceptions.
There is so much to like here but the size has to be considered too. How many top cornerbacks are this size? Does he have to switch to the slot? Can you live with what he is? Can you just settle that some bigger guys will beat him?
The tape is really good but as a projection for the NFL it’s really tricky. If he was 5-11 he would be a first round pick. But he isn’t — and you can’t just dismiss his frame.
Jalon Kilgore (S, South Carolina)
He has a great frame — 6-1, 210lbs, 33 inch arms, 9.5 inch hands. He just looks like a dude, physically and in the eyes.
Kilgore ran a 4.4 at the combine and jumped a 37-inch vertical and a 10-10 broad. That was impressive, arguably better than the tape hints at. You don’t want him isolated covering large areas of space based on the study. He’s not the quickest or most mobile.
His feet can get caught and receivers will get in behind him. He’s the type of player where you want to keep everything in front of him and let him react.
To his credit he made some terrific recovery plays on interceptions and tipped passes. This suggests his ball-tracking ability is very good. He scampers back to the ball, rather than show sudden movements.
He does make occasional good reads in zone to play the ball. He’s very capable of planting a hit on someone. He’s competitive at the catch-point and uses his length well to break-up passes.
There’s untapped potential as a blitzer due to his size and speed. His run defense is very good as you’d expect with his frame. There are not many players who look like this.
I feel like while he isn’t perfect on the back-pedal or with range, there’s a lot to work with here. Can you unlock a role for him to capitalise on what he does well?
Kilgore recorded eight interceptions in three seasons at South Carolina. As I’ve kept saying recently, production at safety often translates. Seven of those interceptions came in his last two seasons. He also had nine PBU’s in 2025 — only 11 defensive backs had more in 2025.
It would be fascinating to see how Mike Macdonald would use a player like this. He looks like a ‘Dark Side’ defender. It’s interesting he’s coming in for an official visit because the most obvious role for him would be the one occupied by Nick Emmanwori. Can he act as another chess-piece from a deeper position?
