The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - gave their thoughts on Jacob Eason's current draft status a couple of days ago, but decided there needed to be a more complete draft preview - so here it is.
They talk about Eason's strengths and weaknesses and how he's being perceived by the NFL brass ahead of the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, held Thursday in Las Vegas. The draft will go three days, with Thursday covering round one, Friday rounds two and three, and Saturday covering rounds 4-7. Thursday's action will start at 5 pm PT, with Friday's coverage starting one hour before at 4 pm PT. Saturday is an early one, with coverage starting at 9 am PT. ABC, ESPN, and the NFL Network will be covering all three days.
The draft will also be done remotely, and Eason is one of the 50-plus eligible players that will be hanging out in the NFL virtual 'green room' before and during the draft. The guys talk about which team's current quarterback situation might be conducive toward going for a guy like Eason as someone who could learn behind a veteran, for instance. Or is there a team out there looking at Eason's skill set and willing to gamble that he's the right man at the right time for them? We will definitely find out on Thursday, but no later than Friday.
The Dawgman guys also opine on Hunter Bryant, Trey Adams and Nick Harris, the other UW players that are considered locks to get drafted. All three could go early on Friday, or have to wait until Saturday, and the guys talk about each player and why they could go early or whether or not they might have to sweat it out a bit. Is there a team that has fallen in love with Bryant's playmaking ability? Is there a team that believes Adams can get back to the place he was before suffering a season-ending knee injury during the 2017 season? And is there a team that was so impressed with Harris's scouting combine workout in Indianapolis back in February that they have prioritized him as a must-get in a year where quality centers are not easy to come by?
They also talk some about the UW players that are expecting to either go in the later rounds of the draft or get signed as priority free agents, players like Salvon Ahmed, Myles Bryant, Aaron Fuller, Benning Potoa'e, Jared Hilbers, and Chico McClatcher. Is it realistic that Washington gets as many as seven or eight players drafted by the time the dust settles in Vegas? Or will it just be the four that have been highlighted, while the others leverage their free agent status toward a deal that suits them the best?
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