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2018 Boards NFL Mock draft Interest/ sign up thread
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With the 38th pick of the 2018 Boards.ie Mock Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select
select #21, Kerryon Johnson,Running Back,Auburn, 6'0", 210lbs
A two-year starter at Auburn, Johnson showed promise as a sophomore before emerging as the bellcow runner for the Tigers in 2017 and one of the best
backs in college football. His 115.9 rushing yards per game as a junior ranked ninth-best among power-five programs and his 18 touchdowns was more than 46 FBS teams. Based on first glance, Johnson doesn’t blow you away as a NFL prospect because of his tall pads and average speed, but he skillfully walks the fine line between being patient and quick-minded as a runner, making correct reads and maximizing the space available. While he was rarely 100% healthy at Auburn, he never gave less than 100% effort when on the field and his trademark toughness is exceptional. However, he didn’t have an injury-free season in college and sustained health is the largest concern for his NFL transition. Overall, Johnson displays the win-at-all-cost attitude, feel as a ballcarrier and multi-dimensional skills to be an impactful starter for a NFL offense – projects as a top-50 draft pick and leaner version of Jordan Howard.
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With the 41st pick of the 2018 Boards.ie Mock Draft, the Oakland Raiders
select #13, Michael Dickson,Punter,Texas, 6'3", 205lbs
Going slightly crazy here and putting myself in those mystical shoes and channeling my inner Al Davis its time that this draft gets a truly remarkable bombshell of a pick. With the raiders having cut a very solid punter in Marquette King, step into the light the the punter from down under from my beloved University of Texas Longhorns Michael Dickson.
In a defining season in Austin, whereby he was likely one of his teams most valuable players and having seen the man in person and his ability to flip the field the Raiders get their replacement for King. In an almost remarkable display in the Texas bowl, Dickson punted 11 times for 452 yards. Of those punts 10 landed inside the 15, 7 inside the 10 and 4 inside the 5 yard line and not one went for a touchback. I watched the game and was stunned at the skills of the Aussie rules convert. In the last 10 years one punter has gone inside the top three rounds and this year Dickson could be the man to change the script. Added to the MVP display Dickson was the Ray Guy award winner for best punter in the nation in 2017, won the big 12 special teams player of the year and was a consensus All American. His punt average was 47.4 third in the nation with net punt average of 44.4. 33 of his 84 kicks were fair catches with half of the punts being inside the opposition 20. The big knock on dickson is that he's a specialist punter and does not kick off but this could always be taught or worked on during his early career. His hang time on punts could also be improved and worked on
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