After a break, The Best Damn Draft Review (trademark still pending) is back!
1.8 S Timothy "LEEEROYYY" Jenkins
The Santa Cruz secondary is starting a massive rebuild as both long-time starting CBs and starting FS are gone from last season. As luck would have it, the player CC wanted the most in the top of the draft somehow fell to him. Jenkins was an all around stud at Rice earning First Team All-Conference USA honors and despite his slightly smaller size, he wasn't shy sticking his nose in to stop the run.
1.17 RB Devin Castillo
While this wasn't actually a draft pick, trading this pick straight up for one of the top RB in the league was a massive upgrade and definitely worth noting in the draft review. This trade allowed the team to move on from RB Luis Morton, who was hot and cold in his tenure with the Privateers.
2.12 G Peter Williams
Taking the in-state kid who went to California Univ, and was a life-long Privateer fan was one of the most heart warming stories of the draft. This was a deep Guard draft and with Raisor getting a bit long in the tooth, a replacement was needed and this PAC 12 All-Conference road grader stud was an easy choice especially now with Castillo in the backfield. In a surprise move, CC had Peter's dad go to the podium to Peter's surprise and announce the pick. A very special moment indeed for the young man and his family.
2.16 CB Robbie Lincoln
In one the biggest shocks of the draft, surefire 1st rounder Robbie Lincoln fell into the second round and CC wasted no time getting the pick in as he went back to back PAC 12 picks. As stated earlier, the Privateers secondary is in a big rebuild and Lincoln is going to be a key piece of it. Robbie led the PAC 12 in INTs and pass defenses for the last 2 seasons, so the ball hawking skills are there. Questions about his conditioning ability and rather lax run defense support at times came up to cause the fall, but CC didn't seem to mind at all.
3.19 CB Alonzo Daileader
Why look, it's another defensive back! Yes the rebuild is on and CC decided to hammer away at the secondary position this draft. Daileader is a bit on the short side but had a great combine and his production at North Carolina was stellar. He always found himself in the right place at the right time which was what stood out the most on film. In North Carolina's Cheez-It Bowl win vs Oklahoma, Alonzo had a pick 6, a forced fumble and 3 pass defensed in the big upset win. That performance showed he could be big time and solidified his pick here.
4.18 FB Walt Robbins
While scouting Jenkins at Rice, the team notice that their FB Robbins showed a great deal of potential. With getting Castillo, the team realized it needed to up their blocking game. First was G Williams, and now they get another blocker and special teams player to help out. Given that the Privateers didn't have a FB on the roster, that also played a role in the selection.
5.17 P TJ Burnett
Back to the PAC 12 and Stanford with the Ray Guy Award winning punter. TJ did not participate in the Combine as he had an emergency come up. Turns out that emergency was the final campaign session of his year-long DnD group. Punters, what are you gonna do with them? CC is a DnD player as well and completely understood. The on-field product is stellar so nothing more needs to be said.
5.23 DT Randal Bernard
Looking to help shore up the interior run defense to help Bernstein get some breathers as well, the Privateers look to the 6'3" 313lb behemoth from Vandy. Santa Cruz gave up too much on the ground last year and need to get some stops. Plus Randal can contribute on ST, which is always a plus.
6.16 T Rex Lyle
The T position has seen it's ups and downs and last year was a down year for incumbents Rodgers and Aneigh. CC saw a prototypical sized OL with some potential and decided some competition was needed in camp. Rex was a mauler in the run game for Baylor and with Castillo now on board, the run blocking is going to be more of a key than ever before.
7.15 DE Freddie Mahoney
A pass-rushing specialist out of South Carolina, the Privateers hope that he can help what looks to be a poor pass rushing unit this coming season. Freddie is a big boy at 6'6" 293lbs, but hopefully could still give some solid pressure when called on.
7.19 FL Abraham Salo
Abraham has all the tools to be a good WR. He runs great routes on film, able to get separation and seems to not drop the ball. But for some reason, he just hasn't been able to put it all together yet. CC hopes that the veteran leadership and coaching staff can get him to get over that hump.
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