After the 2021 NFL draft, who will be the Huskies’ next first-round pick?

DerekJohnson

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CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Thanks Taft!

dnc

My money is on Asa Turner

1to392831weretaken

McDuffie. Turner (hopefully he's gotten more physical this offseason). Budda Baker's success might tempt a team to jump on a similar player from the same coach in Molden.

There is first round potential in at least two of the interior defensive linemen, but we'll see.

Keep this in the chat, but I hear Laitu Latu is night and day. For the better.

ATBSJBS, it's a passing league, and if you want in the first round, seems you're either a quarterback, rush end, receiver, or maybe left tackle. So it's tempting to look at some of the young talent at receiver and wonder. Only thing that makes that a shaky proposition is that a receiver needs competent QB play and a potent offense to look good for the NFL scouts. But throw Puka and Odunze on the list for shiggles and gits.

chuck

One of the defensive rackles.

Odunze and McMillan would be good possibilities but someone will beat them there.

BroadcastingDawg

As much as I want to say McDuffie... Baker, Murphy and Rapp weren't even first round picks... McDuffie is undersized so I can't see it.

I'll say we end up with a lot of early 2nd round to 3rd round picks in the coming years... never a bad thing... and Sav Smalls is my pick for our next 1st rounder.

NoWarningJustDawg

dnc said:

My money is on Asa Turner

Linebackers are pretty rare in the 1st Round anymore, aren't they?

RoadDawg55

chuck said:

One of the defensive rackles.

Odunze and McMillan would be good possibilities but someone will beat them there.

Don’t see Tuli or Taki being first rounders. Tuli maybe has an outside chance, but I doubt it. He will get drafted and play in the NFL.

Teams have gotten a little smarter and won’t waste a first rounder on a two down player. A run stopping DT in the first round is a wasted pick value wise.

DoogWhisperer

From the players that we've seen, I only see McDuffie as a possible 1st rounder.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

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GreenRiverGatorz

RoadDawg55 said:

chuck said:

One of the defensive rackles.

Odunze and McMillan would be good possibilities but someone will beat them there.

Don’t see Tuli or Taki being first rounders. Tuli maybe has an outside chance, but I doubt it. He will get drafted and play in the NFL.

Teams have gotten a little smarter and won’t waste a first rounder on a two down player. A run stopping DT in the first round is a wasted pick value wise.

I generally agree, but this is still an odd comment considering it was only two years ago we had a run-stopping DT taken in the first round. And he's already widely considered the best nose tackle in the league.

dnc

GreenRiverGatorz said:

RoadDawg55 said:

chuck said:

One of the defensive rackles.

Odunze and McMillan would be good possibilities but someone will beat them there.

Don’t see Tuli or Taki being first rounders. Tuli maybe has an outside chance, but I doubt it. He will get drafted and play in the NFL.

Teams have gotten a little smarter and won’t waste a first rounder on a two down player. A run stopping DT in the first round is a wasted pick value wise.

I generally agree, but this is still an odd comment considering it was only two years ago we had a run-stopping DT taken in the first round. And he's already widely considered the best nose tackle in the league.

But he's not a one dimensional run stopper, he offers value as a pass rusher as well.

Which I think Tuitele will at the next level which makes him most likely of the DTs IMO.

chuck

dnc said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

RoadDawg55 said:

chuck said:

One of the defensive rackles.

Odunze and McMillan would be good possibilities but someone will beat them there.

Don’t see Tuli or Taki being first rounders. Tuli maybe has an outside chance, but I doubt it. He will get drafted and play in the NFL.

Teams have gotten a little smarter and won’t waste a first rounder on a two down player. A run stopping DT in the first round is a wasted pick value wise.

I generally agree, but this is still an odd comment considering it was only two years ago we had a run-stopping DT taken in the first round. And he's already widely considered the best nose tackle in the league.

But he's not a one dimensional run stopper, he offers value as a pass rusher as well.

Which I think Tuitele will at the next level which makes him most likely of the DTs IMO.

Yes. Roadie is probably right about the other guys. Tuitele could be a legit, 3 down lineman but they probably aren't.

Miley_Cyrus

I think Kyler Gordon could do it if he puts it all together. His raw tools are off the charts.

GreenRiverGatorz

dnc said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

RoadDawg55 said:

chuck said:

One of the defensive rackles.

Odunze and McMillan would be good possibilities but someone will beat them there.

Don’t see Tuli or Taki being first rounders. Tuli maybe has an outside chance, but I doubt it. He will get drafted and play in the NFL.

Teams have gotten a little smarter and won’t waste a first rounder on a two down player. A run stopping DT in the first round is a wasted pick value wise.

I generally agree, but this is still an odd comment considering it was only two years ago we had a run-stopping DT taken in the first round. And he's already widely considered the best nose tackle in the league.

But he's not a one dimensional run stopper, he offers value as a pass rusher as well.

Which I think Tuitele will at the next level which makes him most likely of the DTs IMO.

True, but he's still only on the field for 65% of snaps, which is well below the 80-85% range that an impact 3T DT will usually get. And I think that's essentially Roadie's point regarding NTs and why it's hard to justify taking them early if they're not going to be on the field as often as other positions.