NFL

Our “Why the Slide” series parallels and grew out our “Why Undrafted” series. The latter was created a number of years ago in response to your questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For both series, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter B.J. Ojulari, OLB, LSU – Round 2 The Cardinals were in dire need of adding pass-rush talent after losing J.J. Watt this offseason, and they came away with a quality edge rusher in Ojulari from the second round. If Ojulari were a little bigger and stronger, he would…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Steve Avila, C, TCU – Round 2 The Rams had a terrible offensive line in 2022 and obviously really missed Andrew Whitworth. While the organization added a young guard in Logan Bruss in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft, the team needed more talent for the…

Our “Why the Slide” series parallels and grew out our “Why Undrafted” series. The latter was created a number of years ago in response to your questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For both series, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed…

Our “Why the Slide” series parallels and grew out our “Why Undrafted” series. The latter was created a number of years ago in response to your questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For both series, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois – Round 1 The consensus before the 2023 NFL Draft had the Seahawks taking Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter with the fifth-overall pick, but the team made a surprising selection with Witherspoon. After landing a third-day gem in Tariq Woolen last year, it did…

Our “Why the Slide” series parallels and grew out our “Why Undrafted” series. The latter was created a number of years ago in response to your questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For both series, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Jake Moody, K, Michigan – Round 3 Aside from the rare exception for a rare player who is a true special teams weapon, I am not a believer in teams using draft picks on kickers, punters and long-snappers. Quality players at those positions can be found on the…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Drew Sanders, OLB, Arkansas – Round 3 With Von Miller and Bradley Chubb traded away over the past two years, the Broncos have had to go about restocking their edge-rush talent. By signing Randy Gregory and drafting Nik Bonitto last year, Denver started the process, but the team…