#316: Dash To The Draft 2022 (OL Class Overview with Jeff Barnes)

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1. If you were in the Jaguars war room, and the debate was between whether to draft Evan Neal or Ickey Ekwonu, who would you pound the table for and why? 2. Another hot OT prospect expected to go pretty early is Charles Cross of Mississippi State. Renown NFL Draft guru Dane Brugler of The Athletic said that NFL evaluators are torn on Cross. Some see him as a top-15 pick because of his special pass protection skills, yet others see him as an Andre Dillard-level bust in waiting due to his lack of ideal power. That said, word has it the Panthers are considering taking him at 6 overall. What is your opinion on Charles Cross and is he worth a top-10 pick? 3. Charles Cross isn’t the only non-Neal/Ekwonu OT prospect receiving top-10 buzz coming out of Indy. Trevor Penning of Northern Iowa also reportedly has heavy interest from the Panthers as well. While his physical, “pissed off” playing style may be endearing to several teams, it is pretty clear that he is currently as raw as sushi so to speak. What specific details in Penning’s game need the most work and do you think all his flaws are correctable? 4. It isn’t quite common to have a center that is considered by many as a top-10 prospect in a draft, but this is such a year given the presence of Iowa’s Tyler Linderbaum in this class. That said, a few knocks on Linderbaum is that he doesn’t have expeing him off their board due to that lack of length?rience at guard and his incredibly short arm-length even for a center. Do you consider Linderbaum a top-10/top-15 talent?  5. Four other winners at the Combine were Abraham Lucas of Washington State, Zion Johnson of Boston College, Zach Tom of Wake Forest and Kellen Diesch of Arizona State. What aspects on their respective game films, if any, suggest long-term starter to you? 6. Buy Or Sell: Bernhard Reimann, Kenyon Green, Darian Kinnard, Jamaree Salyer, Max Mitchell, Dylan Parham, Tyler Smith, Sean Rhyan, Thayer Munford, Jr., Nicholas Petit-Frere 7. Best Landing Spots: -Evan Neal: Jaguars -Ikem Ekwonu: Jets, Giants -Charles Cross: Chiefs -Trevor Penning: Eagles -Tyler Linderbaum: Lions, Giants, Jets, Seahawks -Kenyon Green: Cowboys, Bucs -Bernhard Reimann: Patriots -Abraham Lucas: Chiefs, Raiders -Zion Johnson: Bengals, Panthers, Browns -Kellen Diesch: Vikings, Rams -Zach Tom: Patriots, Rams, Bengals, Cowboys

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