Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - BONUS EPISODE: 2023 NFL Mock Draft picks 11-16: Massive Jaguars-Packers trade derails round 1

Episode Date: April 20, 2023

While the 2023 NFL Draft's top offensive line prospects start to fly off the board, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers pull off a big deal to address their defensive lines. The Washington Commanders address their defensive backfield and Derrick Henry gets a snowplow to pave his was to the endzone. Locked On's NFL Mock Draft Special is here and it's bigger than ever! Led by the dynamic trio of Brian Peacock, former NFL scout Matt Williamson, and team scout for the LSU Tigers championship team Keith Sanchez at the anchor desk; alongside dozens of local Locked On team experts as GMs, you'll get unparalleled insight from the war rooms of all 32 teams' first pick in an ultimate mock draft experience only Locked On can deliver. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LONFLDraft?sid=YouTube Locked On NFL League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft & More🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnNFL Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Ultimate Football GMTo download the game just visit Ultimate-GM.com or look it up on the app stores. Our listeners get a 100% free boost to their franchise when using the promo LOCKEDON (ALL CAPS) in the game store. FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank you for listening to your favorite team's Locked On podcast. In the following special bonus episode, our experts reveal your team's first pick in this year's draft as part of our ultimate NFL mock draft special, along with trades and reactions to each pick. Afterwards, check out the rest of the opening round episodes on the Locked On NFL Draft podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts. All part of the Locked On Podcast Networkraft Podcast. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. All part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team, every day.

Welcome to Locked On's 2023 NFL Mock Draft Special. The most comprehensive mock draft. With local and national experts providing insight and analysis you can't get anywhere else. Don't miss a single pick as we discuss where the future stars of the NFL will call home. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team every day. Welcome back to the 2023 Locked On NFL Mock Draft Special Episode 3. Picks 11 through 16. Picks 1 through 10 are down in the most comprehensive mock draft you'll find even bigger this year.

This six episode series taking you through the entire first round of the NFL draft with unparalleled insight from the war rooms of all 32 teams. Thanks to the local experts on the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. And don't worry if your favorite team doesn't select in the first round, you won't be left out. The hosts of your favorite team's shows will be making making their first pick whether it's round one or round three so you'll want to stick around to make sure you don't miss a minute of the action this binge worthy special you'll hear from all 32 of our local nfl shows dozens of our college shows cover your favorite teams every monday through friday here on the network nfl draft experts locked on nfl draft podcast and this year you'll get some team building insight from the draft cover your favorite teams every Monday through Friday here on the network. NFL Draft Experts, Locked On NFL Draft Podcast.

And this year, you'll get some team-building insight from the draft dudes, Kyle Krabs and Joe Marino of Locked On NFL Scouting. This extravaganza, the whole network involved, and we have so much fun here. And even some glimpses into the Locked On War Room, where these picks are made and some live reactions from the other hosts to their competitors' picks. And of course, we are your hosts. I'm Brian Peacock, at PDPeacock on Twitter, NFL analyst and co-host of the Peacock and Williamson NFL Show and Locked On 49ers podcast.

Here with me, my co-host, former NFL scout, Matt Williamson at Williamson NFL. Glad to be back here for episode three. It's super fun in the top 10. And we got a lot of big picks to come here, Matt, in episode three, picks 11 through 16. Yeah, this is a blast. I mean, I talk about it every episode, but it always blows me away. The collaborative effort of the entire locked on NFL network here and putting this whole thing together is impressive from a lot of different angles of people behind the scenes in particular. But this is fun. I mean, we got 10 picks in the books.

Let's dig in, man. Speaking of the people behind the scenes, great call. Adding one more face and one more voice to the anchor desk here with Keith Sanchez, one half of the Locked On NFL Draft Podcast at the Talent Code on Twitter. Keith, it's been super fun. I can't wait for Episode 3 here. Yeah, I'm excited.

I'm trying to see if these big guys are going to go off the board, man, if we're going to stay with the smaller guys. So I'm rooting. I'm thinking maybe two to three offensive linemen. There's a lot of heavy offensive line teams. So let's see if those guys go off the board. Yeah, I think that's the big story so far here in the first 10 picks. Every offensive lineman available to these teams. A lot of offensive

line team, needy teams coming up, maybe some quarterback needy teams coming up as well. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, Anthony Richardson off the board. The other first round quarterback on most boards, Will Levis, has fallen out of the top 10, is still available. So Will Levis on the board, offensive lineman on the board, still some other really good players. And right now, pick 11 on the clock is Tyler Rowland of Locked On Titans ready to go here.

And I got to imagine it's either quarterback Will Levis or one of those offensive linemen, right, Matt? I would assume so, and especially with Jackson Smith Najigba off the market. He would have been a nice compliment to Burks. I kind of feel like their offense needs everything and their line needs everything. So maybe in this case, I would prefer Skorodsky over Jones or Johnson, but I'm really picking Nitz there.

I mean, any offensive lineman they take is needed. Yeah, I agree. And if the Titans have any plans on getting back to what was successful for them over the past three years, right, running the football and protecting the quarterback, they need offensive linemen. And I think it's probably three of the five positions, three of the five starters, they need to find replacements. So the scolastic would be a great fit here because he has the positional versatility. I'm trying to figure out where the Titans are in their process.

Is it a rebuild? Is it a retool? Would this team expect to make the playoffs right now? Should they be taking offers to maybe even move back? There was talk that the Titans could have moved into the top 10 maybe for a quarterback. What do you guys think about where they are in their phase of new GM but established head coach? Is this team competing now or are they building something for later? I think they should be building for later. I mean, Tannehill's a huge cap hit right now.

Derrick Henry's on his last leg. I mean, he's still really good. I mean, it's the last chance you have to get something for him. Like, if Anthony Richardson was on the board here, I think I'd run to the podium if I were the Titans. I just don't like Levis enough. But you're right about Vrabel is I hate the word tanking because, you know, tanking really takes place in the front office.

And I think Vrabel's too good a coach to probably get a top three pick next year. So they're in a tough spot. But I think this is going to be a long year for the Titans. Yeah, I go back to last year. And remember when they picked Traylon Burks? I don't know if they panned, you know, the TV screen and Mike Vrabel got up, right? Like he looked like he was angry about the pick. And obviously him and the general manager parted ways, right?

So you're really trying to figure out, like you think about Mike Vrabel, him being a former outside linebacker, that tough, gritty mentality, and then trying to transition to what, right? Like is he still a mentality of defense and running football? Or is he trying to open this thing up to have quarterback that can throw it 40 50 times a game and win the game via that week Keith real quick question for you what's your thoughts on Willis at this stage I mean it was a disastrous first year but it's also a predictable disastrous first year yeah I didn't think Willis was that bad of a quarterback I thought he would actually go higher

and it's weird right because with Malik Willis it that bad of a quarterback. I thought he would actually go higher, and it's weird, right? Because with Malik Willis, it was, hey, everything looks bad. Some of the things look bad on film, but he has tools. And now we're saying that about Anthony Richardson and Will Levis, and they're projected to go much higher than what Malik Willis did. So I think if you're going to draft Will Levis here, you might as well just stay with Malik Willis and try to figure out, and hopefully year two,

he starts to understand some things and gets it going. You know, Keith, I remember that vividly when they traded away A.J. Brown in the first round last year and that clip of Mike Vrabel not being able to hide his frustration with what was going on there. And I think he clearly won that power struggle. So to me, when I think about the Titans and how they're structured, I think it's clearly that he won the power struggle and he's the top of the pyramid.

And Mike Vrabel's in charge and not so much a GM first approach to the team building now, which tells me they're always going to try to be in it, which tells me they're probably not looking ahead as much. And I got to believe offensive line is the way to go here for the Titans. And the pick is actually in so let's go to Tyler Rowland with pick 11 in the 2023 locked on NFL mock draft in the locked on Titans world with the 11th pick in the 2023 locked on mock draft The Tennessee Titans select Paris Johnson Jr., offensive tackle out of Ohio State.

This is a perfect matchup of need and prospect. The Titans need a left tackle of the future, despite a free agent signing of Andre Dillard. That should not affect the Titans draft plans whatsoever. The Titans can solidify the left tackle position for the next eight to 10 years with Paris Johnson Jr., who not only is a fantastic prospect, but fits perfectly within the Titans' current offensive scheme. Paris Johnson Jr. has the body of an offensive lineman, but has the feet and

mobility of a skill position player. He is fantastic at getting on the move, getting to the second level, and in pass protection, has an incredible ability to recover even if he is beat by the initial move. With that, Paris Johnson Jr. could use a little bit more strength in his core to deal with bull rushes and having a good anchor and pass protection, but that's something that can develop over time. This is a great pick for the Titans to get their left tackle of the future out of this draft. So Paris Johnson Jr., the offensive tackle from Ohio State University, guys. And you know, one of the things I thought about this offseason with the way they're building things in Tennessee with Andre Dillard being added, Daniel Brunskill, they seem to be getting lighter and quicker on

the offensive line. Are they maybe looking ahead at life after derrick henry with the way they're building this offensive line keith they have to be right because paris johnson's film is is more of getting in the way of people in the run game right you're talking about a backside zone blocker can cut things off he's not a people mover so when i when i see this selection from the tennessee titans i'm thinking hey they decided to protect the quarterback right like they went after offense lineman that can protect the quarterback but they're going to give up some things in the run game and ability to move people off the line of scrimmage matt do we think derrick henry lasts through the first round without getting traded or do you think this is just we're gonna run him into the ground and then we'll see what happens next?

I don't think he'd last past the trade deadline during the season. You know, we know running backs across the league are going to get hurt. It's got to be hard to trade a running back right now. Maybe it's, you know, like your team, a McCaffrey type move, you know, during the season. Go get Derrick Henry for the stretcher on if you're the Bills or the Chiefs or a team like that.

Right, like the Titans will be competitive. They won't throw in the towel unless their season starts out a certain way we might see more malik willis we might see a derrick henry trade and then they get as much resources to retool quicker in the following offseason as well unless maybe they're in this is the vision that they could still be in absolutely with this team and the way mike braybill coaches this thing and with ryan tannehill as quarterback so we'll see. A lot of directions the Titans 2023 could go. And I do think we'll see Willis because I don't think the season will go well. I mean, come December, maybe November, you get six, eight games, something like that of Willis to fairly evaluate the young man.

Jay Stephens, the host of Locked on Buckeyes, standing by to give us more info on Paris Johnson Jr. Paris Johnson Jr., offensive lineman, Ohio State. The 2022 Consensus All-American has the height, the length, and the footwork to make him one of the best offensive linemen in this year's NFL Draft. What's up, guys? My name is Jay Stephens, the host of Locked on Buckeyes,

and Paris Johnson Jr. is the kind of versatile player you want on your offensive line. He spent time excelling while being a starter at both guard and tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has the athletic talent to make recoveries at a variety of angles. His feet are fluid, and they're perfect for dealing with different type of defensive ends in the National Football League. He has decent timing and consistency while working to the second level on combo blocks.

This young man, once you add his brain to the equation, he's the kind of guy that has a skill set and the brains to be a consistent starter at the next level. So we do have an offensive lineman now off the board. The first one of the 2023 Locked On NFL Mock Draft, that is Paris Johnson Jr., 11 to the Tennessee Titans. We have Damian Parsons standing by in the Locked On NFL Draft War Room to break down this prospect further. The Tennessee Titans have a needed left tackle,

and they fill it with Ohio State's Paris Johnson Jr. When I look at Paris Johnson, you see height, weight, athleticism, an incredible athlete, nimble on his feet, dancing bear, as the experts would say. But he has great arm length as well. This young man has to continue to develop in terms of overall hand technique and adding more power to his game. But with an offense like Tennessee that uses a lot of wide zone rushing angles and blocking schemes, this fits well for him as he continues to grow into his body as a grown man.

This young man has the movement skills, the arm length, the athleticism, everything to be a bookend tackle in the NFL. Like I said, it's some things you got to work on, but I absolutely love this young man's potential, and this is a need for the Tennessee Titans. Keith, I have one more question as it pertains to Paris Johnson the the prospect and and I believe in earlier episodes you said Broderick Jones was your number one offensive tackle and I just want to ask again how close those two are for you and uh how ready is Paris Johnson to play right now versus what

maybe his upside could be? Yeah it's it's hard to compare the guys because i think that they're kind of polar opposite players right of what they provide in the sense like i said i think paris and and you use this word for offensive lineman and i hope i don't put a negative connotation but he's more finesse right like this is the guy with the extreme feet he's light on his feet he's smooth he's just your ultimate like if you're drawing up a guy to protect your backside of your quarterback you draw up somebody with that type of athleticism so I think more than comparing them is more of apples and oranges stylistically for what they provide for you as an offensive lineman all right we got the 12th pick in the draft the second selection for the Tennessee Titans up now Cody Davis standing by there to make that pick for locked on Texans. One offensive lineman on the board.

We've still got a quarterback. The Texans already took a quarterback at number two in C.J. Stroud, so they're not going Will Levis at 12. Matt, what are now the needs for the Texans at 12? But which way do you see them going here in the Cinnabon draft with the way the board is stacking up? Yeah, if I had the Texans pick here, I might be shopping it to move down a little bit. And my logic for that is you could take one of these offensive linemen.

And Skowronski, as we've talked about often, could pretty much play anywhere on the line, and that would be appealing. But their O-line's not in terrible shape right now. They drafted a guard in the first round. Shaq Mason they traded for. They extended Tunsell. I don't see a skill guy here to build around with Young that's worth the 12th pick. I would probably then lean towards best offensive player available

and the way that they're structured in a Niner-like fashion. Maybe that's Miles Murphy. Maybe you take a corner like Porter Jr. to put him off as a Stingley, but I would be fielding offers right now. Keith, do you have anybody up front for the Texans here, especially on the defense? I don't know. You don't always build your team in the exact image of the team you came from,

but you've got to believe that D'Amico Ryans likes having dudes up front on his defensive line. Yeah, and I think if we're talking about defensive line in particular, a guy that's been fairly underrated or undervalued this entire draft process is Clemson Edge defender Miles Murphy. This is a guy we continually talk about guys like Lucas Van Ness and Tyree Wilson, who we've seen go early in his draft. But Miles Murphy has the proven production as a pass rusher, right? He's a guy that can get from point A to point B consistently. You've seen athletic testing from his pro day.

I think with him, it was more of an out of sight, out of mind type situation but the Meikle Ryan, he comes from the 49ers. They run their 4-3 scheme. I think Myles Murphy is a perfect hand in the ground guy, get after the quarterback. So if they don't address the offensive line, I don't know if I go a skill position here. They might as well

try to find a defensive pillar in a guy like Myles Murphy. Keith, it sounds like you're with me and you like Murphy more than Van Ness. I do. I do. I mean, with the testing numbers, too, for Miles Murphy with, you know, running in high four fives with his height and weight. And I know there's probably some work to do there, but there's just not that many humans on the planet that are that athletic

and can move like he can. And, you know, he put up some production as well at clemson so that's why i think there's a good chance that a lot of these um you know defensive linemen you know you got uh you got nolan smith running four threes coming off the edge you've got vaness who worked out like crazy and has a ton of power in his pass rush and miles murphy while they're not perfect prospects um their skill sets are still very hard to find. So I won't be shocked as high as any of those guys go. And we'll find out who the Texans select. Real quick, BP, Nolan Smith wouldn't be a bad choice here either.

I wouldn't hate it. I wouldn't hate it. Go get the other team's quarterback. You got your quarterback. If you're not protecting your quarterback or getting a pass catcher or a playmaker to help your quarterback, then go get the other team's quarterback here. So that's what I'm looking at here for the Houston Texans, building this thing at number 12. And I'm getting a message here that the pick is in. Cody Davis

ready to make the pick for Locked On Texans at 12. And with the 12th pick of the Locked On NFL mock draft, the Houston Texans select Quentin Johnston, wide receiver from TCU. I'm Cody Davis, one half of Locked On Texans once again. And with our first overall pick, we decided to go with a quarterback, CJ Stroud. And one of the best things you can do to make sure your rookie quarterback is in the best situation as possible is to improve your wide receiving core. And what better way for the Houston Texans to improve their wide receiving core than to go out and draft one of the top wide receivers in this year's draft.

Quentin Johnston is a big body wide receiver, so he's definitely going to have a huge impact on improving the Houston Texans' red zone struggles. And not only that, I personally do believe that Quentin Johnston has the capabilities to be this team's number one wide receiver, probably as early as training camp. One of the things that stood out to me, guys, with the introductory press conference for D'Amico Ryans was he talked about getting playmakers and guys that are good with the ball in their hands. And when you think about the 49ers,

and we just talked so much about offensive line and defensive line and, of course, quarterback, but it's one of the first things D'Amico Ryan's brought up was playmakers on offense. And that's the way Cody went here with, you know, and he's not maybe the best run-after-catch guy. He's not a Debo Samuel or a Christian McCaffrey or anything like that. But he's a playmaker.

He's pretty good after the catch, though, BP. You get him rolling, he's hard to bring down. He is effort. Yeah, he's a playmaker you get him get him rolling he's hard to bring down he is effort yeah he's a really interesting prospect keith and i think you like him more than than most to the wide receiver out of tcu yeah i think with with with quentin johnston right it's kind of a we're he's guilty of being in the big 12 right and all of the misses that came out of the big 12 when you talk about you know josh gorans and you and you talk about Corey Coleman, and you know, you talk about Kevin White, and we can continue, right? And I think everybody's kind of scared to jump on the Quentin Johnston train. And listen, when we're talking about the wide receiver prospect, are there things he needs

to improve? Yes, but there's more than enough that I see that I can work with that. If you're talking about betting on the upside of a football player, like matt said right like he can like for a six to 200 plus pound guy like his short area quickness i would border on rare like this is a quick twitch guy and usually you don't see that from long-legged um you know six two plus wide receivers so the potential is there i think at very worst he's a strong number two right and you may have to trade for a number one if you feel that type of way, but I think this is a guy that can definitely contribute for our offense. Matt, the combination of these receivers they've put together

now, and you got Mechie coming back, and reports are that he's 100% healthy now coming into his second offseason. Didn't get a chance at a rookie season, and then you match him with Quentin Johnston. Do you like the way that those weapons are being put together? And of course, Damian Pierce last year running back they found his roof yeah it's coming together I mean it's better than it's been that's for sure I mean it's it's creeping

up the average you know I mean so I mean that's about as nice as I could say about it I have mixed feelings about this pick because there's a ton there to work with he's unlike basically any of the receivers in this draft if you want a big body guy, you have to probably overpay a little, but I do think it's a little bit of an overpay. I mean, Johnson to me is probably the 22nd best prospect in the draft, not the 12th,

but I said it in the first show. I always want to get greedy with receivers for young quarterbacks. And if that means a little overpay, I understand it. And Hey, I hope it. And hey, I hope Mechie's in fantastic shape, but I don't know that you can count on Mechie and Robert Woods to be 17 game starters for you, you know? Yeah, I agree. I had this question too for you, Matt. When you think about the rest of this wide receiver class and you mentioned Quentin Johnston

being a big body guy with it, I guess kind of make you want to stretch like stretch and go after Quentin Johnston because he is one of the probably three receivers that's over six foot that we talk about in this draft yeah I'm glad it's funny you brought the other three up because I was about to say Mingo and Tillman are probably going to go pretty high too and people might not realize that they're day two guys but yeah I mean it's it's such a smurf group of receivers and not every team's going to be in that market. So if you want one of those three, you'll probably have to pay a little more than you should. It's got to be the first class I can ever remember where the corners are bigger

than the receivers. Yeah, it's like a club. And so many outliers. Teams are going to have to take some of these outliers if they want the best players in the draft. So we've seen a few of those. And that's one of the things here, Matt, you mentioned it with, if you don't want an outlier size wise, then you have to maybe pay a little bit more for someone like Quentin Johnston, higher than some people think. And when it comes to wide receiver, I think we also have to alter the way we've looked at wide receivers historically,

that it's much more of a premier position. And that's the way it's seen around the league. You know, you're starting to put it up there with, you know, corners, maybe even past corners and closer to the offensive tackles and the, you know, the defensive linemen of the world with wide receivers because of how much they're getting paid and how much your teams are paying for them and how many teams are trying to go get better playmakers on the outside. Yeah, 100 percent. I mean, this past free agency class didn't reflect it because it was so poor. But going and shopping on the wide receiver market in free agency

is a very expensive aisle in the grocery store that you want to stay out of. So draft them. Right, and if the Texans wanted to go get somebody else's wide receiver one, they'd have to give up 12 anyway. Yeah, right, right. You don't have them for five years cost controlled. Steven Simcox is the host of locked on horn frogs. He's got more insight into Quentin Johnston, wide receiver at pick 12.

Quentin Johnston, wide receiver, TCU. He led the horn frogs in receiving yards in all three seasons when he was on campus at Fort Worth. Now he's ready to hit the road and get in the NFL. I'm Steven Simcox, the host of Lockdown and Learn Frogs. When it comes to Quentin, the special thing about him, that great size, he's 6'2", 215 pounds, but it's his ability to make plays after the catch. Had 8.9 yards after the catch last season.

They love to run stop routes, curl routes with him, and he could use that big frame and that speed. He's got those long strides with that huge body to get past defenders and make things happen. Also really good at going up and making contested catches. Had over a thousand yards this past season in Garrett Riley and Sonny Dykes' offense and led TCU to a national championship game appearance. Dealt with a tough ankle injury and fought through that pain the second half of the season and still made plays.

So Quinn Johnston is the pick at pick 12 for the Houston Texans. I want to hear more about the scouting report and the fit for Houston with the wide receiver here from Damian Parson, Keith's better half of the locked-on NFL draft. The Houston Texans give C.J. Stroud a big athletic weapon at the wide receiver position with selecting Quentin Johnson, wide receiver out of TCU. He's my wide receiver one right now.

He has the highest ceiling of all the receivers in this class, over 40 inches in the vertical. He's a 4'4 guy on tape, maybe a little faster. When you look at what he has in his bag, the ability to attack the ball at the highest point, out-jump guys to be able to play above the rim. But he's quick twitch for a big-body receiver. And when you think about what he brings in terms of the yards after the catch,

it can be special for a 200-plus-pound 6'2 type of receiver. So I think he has the potential to be a wide receiver, one in the NFL offense. C.J. Stroud gets another big guy that he's used to throwing to, the back shoulder phase, the body control. Quentin Johnson to the Houston Texans, I like it a lot. All right, so clearly, I mean, Locked On NFL Draft podcast, Damian and Keith, you guys are pro.

You guys are team Quentin Johnson here. Do you see the run after catch uh translating to the NFL level and because when you see the the size of Quentin Johnston you think ah linear downfield sort of a player but is he a complete wide receiver yeah I think the only question is right everybody talks about with him being a big body wide receiver is how many times are you going to play above the rim right how many times you're going to go over defenders and basically take the football from them? But, man, the athletic profile checks out.

Like, there's sometimes when you get these 40 times back, right, and you're surprised. And I was surprised in another way that I thought this was for sure a 4-4 guy. There's not too many times I've seen people catch him on film. So I'm going to rely on the film to say that, hey, this guy has enough game speed, you know, to make things happen. And like you talked about earlier, the short area quickness, you watch the games against Kansas, right? Just him being a big 12. This guy makes defenders miss just on quick screens. He can get up the field vertical and get a great run after catch yardage.

My only concern with him is the ball skills and the drops more than anything and i just don't think he plays above the rim as much as somebody with his dimensions should you know and some of that's just not his game he's more of a hit him in stride you know get get him moving get that big body rolling and make people miss or run him over that type of thing i wish he played bigger and i wish he had a little bit sure hand matt i want to ask you a question just with your experience in NFL scouting. I want to ask you two things. One, about an A.J. Green comp. And if it's not A.J. Green, who do you have as a comp?

Because I think everybody's struggling to pinpoint who this guy will be in the NFL, right? And it's – I know we're critiquing, right? And that's what's surprising. Right, right, right. We're trying to point out the flaws in scouting. But it's like, are we over-critiquing, right? And that's what's surprising. Right, right, right. We're putting out the flaws in scouting, but it's like, are we over-critiquing or are we, you know, have we seen this before or is this something different?

Putting me on the spot with a comp. It's not A.J. Green. I mean, if it was A.J. Green, he would have gone the third pick in the draft. You know, I mean, I don't think he has that kind of body control, that kind of mismatch capability. I originally thought he's a Mike Evans type, but I think that's a little kind, too.

Evans is probably going to the Hall of Fame. I think if you worry about him, and this is going to sound mean, it doesn't mean to be, is Chase Claypool. I mean, Claypool was a great tester, you know, get him in space, but doesn't play to his size. So somewhere between a Claypool and an Evans. Well, you definitely scared the people with Chase Claypool. I know. I steal her background, but I'm pretty happy to have a 30-second pick instead of Chase Claypool right now.

All right, we're going to the AFC East next, guys. Pick 13, New York Jets are now on the clock in the 2023 Locked On NFL Mock Draft Special. And after that, we've got the New England Patriots hanging out waiting to make their pick at 14. This episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook. Grand slams, no hitters, double plays. They're all back. And there's no better place to get in on the Major League Baseball action than FanDuel, America's number one sportsbook.

That's because right now, new customers can step up to the plate with a no-sweat first bet up to $1,000. Just go to fanduel.com slash locked on, sign up, place your first bet, and get up to $1,000 back in bonus bets if that first bet doesn't win. And not only Major League Baseball every day all summer long, but we've got NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, and of course, the NFL. I know it's not in NFL season, but NFL futures, who the next MVP, coach of the year, who will win the next Super Bowl.

And of course, those tasty NFL draft props at FanDuel Sportsbook. So don't miss out and don't miss your chance to get that no sweat first bet up to $1,000 when you join FanDuel today. Just go to FanDuel.com slash locked on to sign up. FanDuel, official partner of Major League Baseball. The New York Jets now on the clock at pick 13. And guys, there's been so much conversation with the New York Jets this offseason, namely becausearon rogers uh is still not a new york jet will he become a new york jet

on draft night will this pick go to green bay and i know there's some conversations behind the scenes so matt are you giving up pick 13 to the green bay packers for aaron rogers or do you stay in pick and try to make this negotiation even more difficult into the second day of the draft? I think the Jets inevitably make this pick. And with the intentions of Rodgers is our quarterback. He's not in town yet. Who knows when that happens? Maybe during the draft, after the draft. They do have two second round picks that would be attractive to Green Bay.

Maybe the Packers want to see who's on the board. But I think the Jets make this selection with the thought of Aaron Rodgers as our quarterback. And therefore, I think it's an offensive player and probably one of these offensive linemen. I mean, I don't know what you do with Mekhi Beckton at this stage of his career. Vera Tucker is a really good guard, but can also play tackle. Maybe you take Skowronski and he fills in your gaps. Or you take Broderick Jones and say Mekhi Beckton's on the trade block or he's moving to the right side. So

I think with two of these linemen on the board, you're pretty happy for the Jets. Yeah, if I'm in the New York Jets, there is no way that I'm trading this first round pick. From everything with Aaron Rodgers, you don't know if he's going to play one year, two years. You don't know if he's going to be all in or not, right? And then if he's only playing a year or two, you need as much premium, you know, potential as far as talent to add to your roster to try to win a Super Bowl

because this Jets team played better, right? But I don't think anybody's going to grade this roster as a top five roster in the NFL. So there's still improvements that need to be made upon his roster. And you do that with premium picks like first round picks. Now they made the trade where they traded Elijah Moore. They recouped a second round pick for that.

I think if anything, you maybe turn that right into Aaron Rodgers. And if he was able to turn Elijah Moore into Aaron Rodgers, then that sounds much better than using a first round pick. And I can't fault the Packers for asking for pick 13, but that's the last bit of negotiation for the Jets to use the pick and say, well, now that pick's gone, so guess what? We've got a couple seconds. Maybe that can work for you because these picks are going to get spent

the next day if you don't take those in this trade. So that said, Keith, who do you like for the Jets here at 13? Real quick, BP, and we've talked about this on our show a lot too. It seems like the compensation might have to be something conditional next year. You know, as Keith mentioned, if Rodgers plays two years, then you get your first-round pick in 2025 or whatever. Like give him a second or two seconds this year

and a conditional pick based on him starting next year or something along those lines. Yeah, I really like that, man. I like the future first-round pick, right? Like, let's, you know, when Aaron Rodgers is already off the books, he's done playing, then I'll give you a first-round pick, right? But I need to be, if I'm going to trade for Aaron Rodgers, I need to be all in at the moment for improving my team

to get Aaron Rodgers to the Super Bowl. And I need to know I'm at least getting two years out of the guy. Yeah. Go host Jeopardy after the year, you know? The Jets have just seen how this all went down with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay every offseason. They're like, we're going to go through this too. We're not going to give you a first-round pick just to go through this again

next offseason and not know if he's going to retire or not. So, yeah, you can't give up a first-round pick this year. Pick 13 where you already know where the pick is. And, you know, maybe that future pick ends up being a later first round. And conditions make sense. Apparently the Packers don't want conditions with their picks. We'll see if this is the next domino in that negotiation, though, when the Jets make their selection.

And that pick is in. John Buchko of Locked On Jets, ready to go at pick 13. With the 13th pick in the draft, the New York Jets select Peter Skowronski, tackle out of Northwestern. I'm John from the Locked On Jets podcast, and the Jets need to fix their offensive line. The tackle position in particular has a lot of question marks. You've got 38-year-old Dwayne Brown, who battled through injuries last season, played effectively, but is nearing the end of his career. You have Makai Becton, who has played a grand total of three quarters of one regular season game in the last

two years. You also have Max Mitchell, a mid-round pick who got some experience last season as a rookie, but whose play was really inconsistent. And with a soon-to-be 40-year-old quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, the Jets need to put a good line in front of him. The Jets need to protect Rodgers. That's where Skowronski comes in. He is as plug-and-play of a prospect as exists in this year's draft. He'll help stabilize the offensive line and give Aaron Rodgers the protection he needs.

You know, guys, the more I think about it, John laying it out there in what you mentioned before as well, Matt, about just it's sort of a glue guy for the offensive line guy beckton he's in the best shape of his life saw some photos of him working out in the off seasons looking good can he you know can he stay healthy can he be that left tackle can he be the right tackle how how's everyone going to fit in and you just draft the best player in skronsky who you know can play guard for sure but if you need to play left tackle he can do that too like Keith

do you have any misgivings about a 32 and an eighth inch arm length left tackle in the NFL because there's not very many of them and in fact I think there's zero of them right now I think there's zero yeah yeah I mean it definitely shows at times right but I'm finding the value in Skowronski in the positional versatility and I think this is a really good fit for the Jets because the question mark is still surrounding around Makai Becton, right? Is this guy going to play left tackle? Is he going to play right tackle?

Is he going to play three games? He's going to play eight games, right? And so now you draft a guy like Skowronski who has versatility to where whatever happens with Makai Becton, he can just fill that other situation, right? If Makai is there, then he can play guard. If Makai is not there, he can kick the tackle

and play some tackle for you and they still have picks like we said they have two second round picks so if you want to go after one of these tackles later in the draft like a Matthew Bergeron from Syracuse you can still plug and play certain things like that so I think this just gives them the most versatility we drafted a high flow football player that we know will start will contribute to our offensive line and I like Roderick Jones a ton as well, but Skowronski's more win now, plug and play. We only have a short window with Rodgers.

We're all in, you know? We saw with Tom Brady, too. You got a guy in his 40s, protect the guy. He doesn't want to hit a lot, and it's probably the smart way to go. Protect that investment and let your quarterback lead you to where the Jets have wanted to go for a very, very long time. So college expert Jimmy Stein is standing by to give us some more info on Peter Skowronski, the offensive lineman. We don't know if he's a tackle or a guard,

but we just know he's one of the best players in this draft. Let's talk about Peter Skowronski, a tackle from Northwestern. This is Jimmy Stein from Locked On Bama. Here's something interesting about Peter. Even though he's a tackle at Northwestern, projected to be a tackle in the NFL, he has shorter arms, even much shorter arms than a traditional or prototypical tackle. Some people think he may eventually slide inside the guard. I think that's why you'll see him drafted outside of the top five, probably taken somewhere between eight and 12, eight and 15. I would even look for maybe his hometown Chicago

Bears to take Peter. Great in the run game, at his best as a pass blocker, did not give up a sack this past season. For more information on Peter Skowronki, Northwestern offensive lineman, Damian Parson, with some information on the fit and the player that is the newest New York Jet. The New York Jets add more offensive line help with Peter Skowronski out of Northwestern. Mekhi Becton has been a question mark in terms of his health.

We don't know what's going to happen there. But for me, I do have some reservations about this pick because I view Skowronski as a guard. Now, I do say you play him as a tackle, but if your tackle situation is okay, and yeah, you could kick him inside a guard, but if you really want to play him at tackle, I have some concerns with the arm length,

the ability to handle power and speed to power conversions. He's a guard to me, guys. So for me, I'm not saying I'm out on the pick. I think it fits, especially for the scheme that they want to run, to run the ball, get the play action game going as well. But I do have some reservations about the selection overall. He's a good player, movement skills, technically refined, the best technician in this class.

But again, I have some concerns. You know, it's funny, to the lay person that doesn't follow the nfl draft closely and is probably thinking what are you talking about this guy must have t-rex arms but like 32 inch arms are long for a human being someone's probably at home going well my arms aren't even close to 32 inches long we do this with quarterbacks as well like nine inch hands nine inch hands are big but for an nfl quarterback you wanted to be even bigger to that so it's really funny um that the small details it's like you throw out the rest and you just focus so much on this one thing like arm length. But Keith, like this dude can just flat out play.

Yeah, that's what I say, right? You're just drafting a football player that you know is going to contribute. And sometimes that's the that's the best way to go. Right. Because these first round picks, 50% hit, 50% don't, right? So sometimes it's all about mitigating risk. And I think this is a low risk football player. You know exactly what you're getting on the film. And sometimes when you watch the film and you say, you know what, this is a clean evaluation and you know exactly what you're getting on film. That's what you want as a talent evaluator.

That's what you want as a GM, just to know exactly what you're getting and what you're going to be able to insert into your roster. And Matt, it's funny because you can trust that your offensive lineman is going to take care of the job that they have to do. One of the things that blew me away watching Skowronski play on tape is just his ability to turn defensive linemen. And he's like, it's like he's driving a car. He's like, hey, guess what, guys? We're going right. And he just turns their shoulders and opens that gate. And it's like, wow, it's like the technician and how good he is at doing those things. And I would love to see him get a shot at tackle. And I don't know if he's going to.

Yeah, I think it depends on the landing spot. But how I would handle it in a vacuum is, hey, Peter, you're our left tackle until you we find somebody better or you've proved that you can't handle it. And I know this is a really rich comparison, but maybe he's a Zach Martin-type convert. Or, you know, I mean, we see a lot of these tackles bump into guard. You know, Brandon Schrepp, a guy like that, that was a tackle in college and ends up being a pro bowler at the next level.

So, as mentioned, I just think there's so many spots on a line he can help you that I would be shocked if he doesn't have a good career of something yeah and that's to my point matt and i'm all with you right like i don't think that was a far stretch of a comp i think this is a guy that can be a pro bowler as an interior offensive line and you tell the dallas cowboys that they picked zach martin too high now right you tell the indianapolis coach they took quentin nelson too high like if you still be drafting pro bowlers in the first round, you're doing a okay. As a franchise,

I'm Joe Marino. He's Kyle crabs. We're from the lockdown NFL scouting podcast with the draft dudes. And we got some picks here is now we're outside of the top 10. We get a little offensive line run. Quentin Johnson goes to the Houston Texans at number 12, the second wide receiver off the board. Kyle,

your thoughts on either of these offensive linemen starting to come off or Quentin Johnson being this early of a pick? Yeah, well, I like the offensive line selections, and I like it for both teams. I am very interested to see how the Titans' offensive line ends up shaking out. They have another Ohio State offensive tackle from last year on day two, and Nicholas Petit-Frier stepped in at right tackle for them down the stretch in 2022. Paris Johnson now coming into the fray.

They gave Andre Dillard like $9.3 million per season in free agency. So that offensive line and that identity for the Titans was something that you really felt like whittled away down the stretch for Tennessee over the last year or so. And there's a nice infusion of new talent there. But I'm fascinated to see what the combination of best five looks like. Is it Dillard at guard? Is it Paris Johnson who played at guard in 2021 for the Buckeyes? Is he playing inside?

What's the pecking order? Is Nicholas Petit-Ferrer just going to get bumped out? I think the value is good, though. I thought he was the most complete offensive tackle in this class. And then I like the fit for Skowronski with the positional flexibility when you consider what the Jets have and don't have and how Elijah Vera Tucker's moved around. And they kind of have Mekhi Becton,

but we don't know how many eggs we want to put in that basket. And we're paying Lakin Tomlinson at the other guard spot. So I think positional flexibility for the two offensive linemen spots who came off the board first is the name of the game. And it's why I really like both of those picks. I'm a little confused by Quinton Johnson coming off the board so high to the Houston Texans here at number 12, certainly recognize the need at wide receiver. And I understand the appeal. I mean, Quinton Johnson coming from TCU, probably his best skill is run after the catch. Bobby Slowik, a Kyle Shanahan disciple coming over to Houston to run this offense.

You could see how there's a good fit there. But I just have so many questions about Quinton Johnson, whether it's the buildup speed. I don't see explosiveness right away. It's more gradual to me. I don't see a big physical receiver in terms of a 6'2 guy that's a consistent ball winner, right? He's a guy that I have questions about his hands. I have questions about his ability to win in traffic and in contested situations. And if I'm drafting a big bodied receiver, I'd like to have those skills and not really have any questions about it. A big adjustment is heading his way

with route running and just a lot more being on his plate in the NFL compared to what he was asked to do at TCU. So there's some exciting physical attributes of Quentin Johnston. I just don't know if he's a complete enough receiver for me to be thinking about this high in the draft. Obviously, a big need for Houston. They got their quarterback early. They're starting to try to build around him. I just don't know if this would be the direction I would personally go at wide receiver.

if this would be the direction I would personally go at wide receiver. Yeah, I mean, we kind of teased when the pick was Stroud that you had an opportunity with later draft capital. I just wonder about the opportunity cost because you think about what they have in the pass rush room on the other side of the ball, and there's some really good pass rushers that are still left on the board here in the top 15, right? And you ask yourself, okay, would a day two wide receiver

and potentially a top 15 pass rusher have been a better or more immediate return? Where I think Quinton Johnson is a player who's going to need a little bit of time to develop because of the route running tree at TCU wasn't the most robust. And I agree with you on the physical skill set. There's a lot to like, but I think they're playing the long game with the selection of Quentin Johnson. You're just going to have to play the waiting game and see how it turns out. I want to check in on Peter Bukowski in the locked on war room because

he's, he's been taking it from all angles. He's been trying to move up in the draft, been thwarted. They're trying to get picks for Aaron Rogers. I've been thwarted there. And last year when the Packers refused to draft a wide receiver, we saw Peter Bukowski have a full-on meltdown this year with Aaron Rodgers still on the roster and the Jets not trading for him with pick 13. Peter, kind of in that same spiral over there in the locked on war room.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Yes, Peter. Number one, that is exactly who I would have picked if I would have gotten this pick. Number two, it didn't even give me a chance to counter. I had pick swaps and all kinds of stuff ready to go. I was going to say, don't they have to give up 13 if they're going to get Rodgers?

I just can't see a chance. You don't think so? No. It would have been done by now. Yeah, for real. Maybe that is what they're bullish to get Rogers, I just can't see it. You don't think so? Yeah. It would have been done by now. Yeah, for real. Maybe that is what they're bullish on. Yeah.

But with Skowronski, if his arms were two inches longer, he'd be a top five pick in this draft. But they're not. So. Watch the date. The guy gets the outreach over and over again. He's a guard all day long,

a good guard, but he's not a tackle. Ross. I told you this was turning into OnlyFans. Man, yeah, like the Locked On War Room only wants body beautiful players. They want the skinny guys. They want the fast guys. They want you to look good in underwear.

And, Matt, we talked about this on Peacock and Williamson all the time. Like, they're not selling jeans, right? No, right. I mean, but as I think it was Kyle that mentioned, he does get outreached. And it's only going to get harder at the next level as well. All the velociraptors, he's going to have to try to block at the next level. Everyone has D. Lyman with length and explosion. And it's only going to get harder.

So I do think he's a guard. In a pinch, he's a tackle. And there's a misconception out there. There really aren't 64 prototypical offensive tackles on the planet right now, but every Sunday, 64 of them go out there and play tackle. That's a great point. I love that. Next, we've got the New England Patriots at pick 14.

Mike DeBate standing by in the locked-on Patriots war room getting ready to make this selection. What do we think about the New England Patriots roster? It's a team that has plenty of holes. A lot of directions. You go best player available. Keith, is there a player that you like that's the best guy that's still out there? The Patriots are a hair-scratcher, man,

because Bill Belichick has consistently marched to the beat of his own drum, right? So he can very well just go interior defensive lineman here, somewhere off the beaten path. Last year we were surprised by Cole Strange, right? And everybody probably had like a second, third-round grade on. So I'm projecting him to possibly go offensive line, maybe a Broderick Jones or something, just because the tackle situation,

I think one of the tackles that they have, they plan on moving on from him after this year. So maybe they go offensive line, but then you think about Mack Jones. We have no idea. We've heard a bunch of rumors this entire time about the disruption between him and Bill Belichick and what happened last year.

So are they going to go a wide receiver to help him out? Because I'll be honest, the Taequann Thornton situation, I didn't think Taequann Thornton should have been a second round pick and it didn't show much last year. So if they're going to develop Mac Jones and he's going to be content and happen in some way, they have to try to get him a wide receiver that is capable of being a number one guy. Interesting. I didn't think about

the quarterback angle as well potentially that that's a sneaky pick here of course bill belichick always willing to move down in the nfl draft as well what do you like here for the pats man roger jones leaps off the page as you know one of the top prospects that's still available that's the best value that meets a need um that being, I hope they're not done at wide receiver. I'm not really fond of this roster overall. I bet they like Joey Porter Jr. They like big press man coverage corners. They believe those guys on island's a fair amount. And a sleeper that I bet Belichick adores is Brian Branch from Alabama. With his Saban connection, all the little things Branch does,

I mean, he'd be a welcome addition on any team, but he's as safe a pick as you're going to get, too. Yeah, fantastic tape for Branch. This Patriots team, and I don't know if you feel the same way, Matt, that it's kind of built old, right? In the sense of the fact, though, if this was 1995, right, and it was defense and run game, but there's no explosive playmakers that you can consistently rely on like i know they brought in davante parker last year which is a head scratch for me because

you play against davante parker twice a year every single year and his production was minimal so to bring him over and think that he's going to just put on a patriot uniform and immediately be this pro bowl level football player i thought was um insane kind of bank on. So I agree with you. They just need to add playmakers or they need to add to this offensive line. And I don't blame Mac Jones for not liking the situation he was put in. He was on offense and the playmakers he has to throw the ball to. So I'd be kind of upset there. And if they wanted to trade me maybe to a better situation,

I wouldn't be too upset, I guess, if I was Mac Jones. And it's odd to think that the Patriots might not be the best situation for the quarterback. But, man, the way that they drafted recently and, you know. Will Levis is still on the board. I wouldn't hate it here for the Pats to go Will Levis. If they truly are done with Mac Jones, then there's tons of trade opportunities for Mac Jones as well.

That might scare me because I view Will Levis as a analysis by paralysis or however you go. I just think he overthinks stuff. You put him in his Patriots offense that's based off of Lincoln. It can get scary. It can get real scary. Well, let's find out who the pick is at 14. Mike DeBate ready to go. The host of Locked On Patriots with the selection at 14 in the 2023 Locked On NFL Montreux. With the 14th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots selected Georgia tackle Broderick Jones, and he fills a huge void for the New England Patriots at the tackle position. A little bit of an interesting fit for New England. Typically, the Patriots like

their linemen a little bit more seasoned. Don't forget, the Georgia Bulldog only has 19 games worth of experience at the position. However, there is tremendous physical upside and athleticism that could make him a future all-pro at the position. Great size, measuring in at just over 6'4", 310 pounds, posting a 1.97 second 10-yard split at the combine to block on the move or in space. It solidifies their ability to be able to block for whoever is playing quarterback. Skill position players are unquestionably going to get the headlines, but games are one of the trenches, and it's not going to matter who's throwing passes or who's catching them if the quarterback is not getting the protection they need. That quarterback will get that protection with Broderick Jones

anchoring that offensive line. For more on the Wingman Patriots, please be sure to stay locked in to the Locked On Patriots podcast, proud part of the Locked On podcast network, your team, every day. All right, Broderick Jones. So the offensive lineman flying off the board here in episode three of the mock draft, Broderick Jones out of Georgiaorgia to the new england patriots i love the pick i really like the player a lot i like the upside there and the potential of what broderick jones

could be both as a run blocker and a pass blocker and uh and just his athletic ability and if you like long arms he's got those too and i also am starting to see a point in the draft guys and correct me if i'm wrong there's probably 15 to 18 you know quote unquote first round clean first round prospects in this draft and at some point i think these teams in this area are gonna have to start throwing need out the window and just going with the best player available because there might be a drop off in talent when you get to the the end of the second round or the end of the first round. Oh, I 100% agree. I don't think it's a loaded blue chip group or a loaded surefire first round pick any year they come out group.

And that crop is drying up pretty quickly. So maybe teams will want to trade up to get what's left of that group. Who knows? Yeah, or if you're that team, right, you want to trade out. You know, I could find the same type of player at pick 17 and 18. I could find that at pick 35, right? So maybe I can trade back just a little bit, maybe recoup a draft pick for the 2024 draft,

maybe a second or third rounder, you know, for that draft. BP knows I do this all the time. I always bring it back to the Steelers. i always bring it back to the steelers he always brings it back to the niners but the steelers picked 17 and they picked 32 and i tell steeler fans all the time they're kind of the same pick yeah they're all like you can you can because you think about the corner you can get deontay banks at 17 you get deontay banks at pick 30 right right i mean they're not much different that's really interesting yeah and then some teams might say they may have 17 guys with that says 17, you get Deontay Banks at pick 30. Right, right. They're not much different. That's really interesting. Yeah, and then some teams might say they might have 17 guys with that grade.

Some teams might have 15 guys with that grade. So there's trade possibilities right in that little area too, depending on which draft analyst you list to and depending on how all 32 draft boards are put together. Really quick on Broderick Jones, Keith. You like him a lot, I know.

What's, if he does reach his ultimate upside, like how good is that? How good could he be? I think this is a potential Pro Bowl guy, and I like him in his schemes. I think about the Patriots historically, right? And they've always been a pretty good screen team,

right? Like they can throw screens, especially when they had Tom Brady, and you think about a really good athlete putting him in space. I think this is one of those guys that will have one of those highlight, you know, because we don't put offensive linemen on highlights, right? But he's one of those guys that can block, you know, 20, 30 yards down the field, get down there comfortably and play some really good blocks. So I think his ceiling is a Pro Bowl guy, like a multiple Pro Bowl guy. And I think he fits really well in this offense.

I love how he blocks on the move. I love him in the run game. He has all kinds of potential in the pass game. What's crazy is Georgia listed him at 6'4", and he came in the combine taller than what he was in the program. I was like, that never happens. That never happens. You always kick off an inch and a half, right?

Right, and he added over an inch. And he does have one really bad habit that people should pay attention to and he needs to fix is when he's in protection, he drops his head a lot and takes his eyes off the target. But that's correctable. Yeah. Excited for Broderick Jones in the NFL. I'm sure Clint Shamblin is as well.

He's the host of Locked On Bulldogs to tell us more about Jones, the former Georgia Tech. This is Clint from Locked On Bulldogs, tell us more about Jones the former Georgia Tech Clint from locked on Bulldogs part of locked on podcast Network and we are talking Broderick Jones offensive tackle prospect out of University of Georgia and what more is to say other than this guy should be a top 20 pick he is a linchpin type tackle of any offensive line that you need with this guy gets on a team that is power run. He can do that very well. He is tall. He is big. He is strong, but what's incredible about him is his finesse in the past game. The guy does not give up sacks at his time in Georgia. He was the paramount piece of an offensive line that kept sets and Bennett clean in a pocket.

He was a captain. He was the type of guy that you just love having all the intangibles with every bit of freakish athleticism. Fast 40 time, go check out the combine, which means this guy can haul on screens, on run plays. He is strong, and Georgia has had its run of offensive tackles who are coming out into the league and making cases for cornerstone players on their teams.

Ridiculous amount of talent coming out of Georgia right now into the NFL. And more on Broderick Jones, the half of, I said the better half earlier, and I think that was wrong, Keith. We had the better half here, clearly. At the anchor desk. Plus, I didn't have to talk to him face-to-face. We've got Damian Parson, though, hanging out. And to give us more information on Broderick Jones

in the Locked On NFL Draft Word. Bill Belichick loves to run the football. Power football is the name of the game for that New England Patriots offense. Adding up Broderick Jones at the offensive tackle position, a guy that can play left tackle because he's a natural left tackle and kick Trenton Brown over to right tackle and just continue to improve this offensive

line and the physicality that it plays with, with the run game for Mac Jones and the play action pass. When you look at Broderick Jones, he's my OT1. I think he has an extremely high season. Reminds me of Iki Okonu that was selected last year by the Carolina Panthers. Arm length, power, athleticism, physicality. He just plays with a hunter's mentality. And when you pull him off the line

and he's a lead blocker in screens on the perimeter or toss sweeps on the perimeter, he hunts downs those second and third level defenders. So I really love him as a prospect. And I think this is a really good fit for the New England Patriots. We've got a ton more to go here on the 2023 Locked On NFL Mock Draft. Peter Bukowski and the Green Bay Packers are on the clock next at pick number 15,

and he was trying hard to move up earlier. I'm getting word that there's some trade conversations happening now with him as well, maybe trying to move down in this draft. A few teams at the end of round one that might be willing to come up here. The Jaguars are a team that have been talking with them. A few other hosts have been talking about moving up to pick 15, maybe to get one of the last of those clean first round grades on their board. So we'll find out next what's happening with pick 15 in the Green Bay Packers.

OK, we're back in the 2023 locked on nfl mock draft and we do have some action here at pick 15 and a trade has been consummated the packers are no longer on the clock fellas and the team that jumped up is the jacksonville jaguars from 24 to 15 and a big time player on the move former first round pick Josh Allen the pass rusher going from Jacksonville to Green Bay the Jags are trading pick 24 and edge player Josh Allen is going to the Packers Packers are giving up fifth pick 15 and their second rounder pick 45 so So interesting turn of events here. And that tells me maybe that the Packers probably would have taken an edge rusher with this pick and instead get themselves an extra draft pick and a pass rusher for pick 15.

So no longer the Packers. Now the Jags are here. Guys, what do you think the Jags are doing trying to move up to pick 15 in this draft? Well, first off, BP, I was getting a little worried when you were going to ask us, what should the Packers do here? Because I didn't see a logical fit. You know, I mean, so I think moving back makes a ton of sense for them.

You pick up Josh Allen in the meantime, you get his fifth-year option, then you figure it out from there. So he's a nice addition to their defensive front that has first-round picks everywhere on that defense. It hasn't fulfilled the first round history of that defense, but he's a nice pickup. So I would imagine when I heard Jacksonville was moving up, I thought, who's their target? You know, is it Darnell Wright? Is it Joey Porter? But maybe it's an edge guy now. I mean, Miles Murphy, Lucas Van Ness, somebody along those lines since they dealt out.

Yeah, I think it should be Darnell Wright, right, so he can solidify that offensive line in front of Trevor Lawrence. But the one key part of this is them trading away Josh Allen, right? And you think about last year they drafted Trayvon Walker, and I don't know how you felt, Matt, even Brian, right? I thought Trayvon Walker was more of an interior defensive lineman than he was an edge guy, but they played him on the edge and they had minimal production.

Them trading away John Sheldon, they need an edge person, right? They need somebody to get after the quarterback, pressure the quarterback. So while I think they should go offensive tackle, I'm kind of leaning towards I think this would probably be one of those edge rushes, whether that's Miles Murphy, Van Ness, or maybe we can, you know, things get wild and we go Byron Young to somebody. Who knows where they decide to go. I thought even Will McDonald might even be in play.

What about Nolan Smith? Nolan Smith is a good one, too. If Walker might be a better fit playing more of an inside role, then you just go ultimate speed rusher coming from the outside. Maybe that's the direction they're going. I don't know. This is an interesting one. playing more of an inside role than you just go ultimate speed rusher coming from the outside. Maybe that's the direction they're going. I don't know. This is an interesting one.

Let's see what Tony Wiggins is up to, the host of Locked On Jaguars, who is ready to go. Who did he move up for in the 2023 Locked On NFL mock draft at pick number 15? I'm Tony Wiggins with Locked On Jaguars. I have the Jaguars selecting Iowa defensive lineman Lucas Van Ness for a lot of reasons. Because Trent Baalke loves traits, and I think where the Jaguars are selecting,

he will be the last quote-unquote traits guy with upside that the Jaguars will have a chance to get. The other thing is, look, they flat-out said it. They need to improve their pass rush. It is the number one priority. It's the part of their team that has to actually be improved. This team is going to take a step further. Josh Allen is on his fifth year deal, his fifth year

option. He only has one year left. And I think the Jaguars are going to need options beyond this year for who they select at this pick. And look, I honestly don't know if they can afford to pick another edge rusher when they already have two guys that are playing and they use priority resources to get them. But I do think it's so important to get guys off the field. I think it's so important with all of these quarterbacks in the AFC that the Jaguars take full advantage

of the fact that if Lucas Van Ness is there when they have theFC, that the Jaguars take full advantage of the fact that if Lucas Van Ness is there when they have the selection, that's who they need to pick in order to have as many pass rushers as possible. Gives you a little bit of flexibility like Trayvon where he can slide inside also, and I think that's who will be the pick if it falls this way. Lucas Van Ness, defensive lineman out of Iowa.

So certainly Lucas Van Ness is a player that I could see going pick 15 in the draft in this range in the NFL draft, could even go higher in the top 10 and does have a lot of traits. And as someone who covered Trent Baalke with the 49ers, I know he loves traits. I know he loves arm length and I know he loves power rushers. But my big question here, guys, is, is he too similar to Trevon Walker? big question here guys is is he too similar to Trevon Walker could be I don't love Van Ness we talked about this earlier both Tony and I prefer Miles Murphy I do think you know Tony made a good point though that you could push him inside with Walker and that gives you a lot of length physicality against you know slower footed heavier guards especially on passing downs

and you know they basically buy four years from turning allen into van ness contractual yeah i agree this is when the draft get weird right this is when the risk is is all the same we're talking about 15 through 45 or something like that so i i understand the thought process but the the part that scares me is that you're getting a very similar thing like you talked about, Brian, with Trey Bonewalker, a guy that can play outside athletically, but how much will he actually dominate as an edge rusher? He's probably better suited to be an interior defensive lineman and win athletically from the inside.

Yeah, who's going to turn the corner on that defense coming off the edge would be my question with the Jacksonville Jagu, if they added Van Ness to that group. Locked on Hawkeyes has a lot of good information. Watched Lucas Van Ness for a long time there at the University of Iowa. Lucas Van Ness, defensive line out of the University of Iowa. He departs after his redshirt sophomore year as he is a potential first rounder in the NFL draft. year as he is a potential first rounder in the NFL draft. I'm Trent Condon with the Locked On Hawkeyes podcast watching the short career of Van Ness at the University of Iowa. An impactful player right away when he stepped on the field as a redshirt freshman. He made plays all over

the place. He's nicknamed Hercules and he can certainly see it. A guy that didn't even play football until he was an upperclassman in high school. He was a hockey player. His dad, a chiropractor. He has put together physically as well as any prospect that you're going to find. And many people believe that his best football is still in front of him. So Lucas Van Ness, Hercules as they call him. I know they talk big about the he never started a game thing, but he was their dude, right?

Keith at Iowa and the way they used him. He wasn't a senior, so he didn't quote unquote get the starts, but he came in very soon after and was the main guy on the defensive line. So I don't put any stock into it. Didn't start any game stuff, but I do put some stock into him being a really young player. Has a lot of tools. I love the workout numbers that really made you believe he could be more, but there's more that needs to come for him to be worth a top 15 selection yeah that's the position

you're in i hope that the jaguars aren't necessarily drafting him expecting a immediate impact i think this is a player whose year two and year three should be better than year one but obviously they're in a position where they can take over the afc south so it'll be fairly interesting to see how they use this combination of lucas van ness and trayvon walker moving forward what do you think about lucas van ness matt you like the pick you like the fit you uh you think he's one of those top 15 guys so it's just like let's draft the best guy here um i don't love him i mean mean, I think he's a bully. I think he runs through people with extreme power. He's a bull in the China shop, and that works a lot better in the Big Ten

than it does in the NFL. I mean, I think you need more bend, you know, more counters, more flexibility. But I think he's also disruptive. You know, no matter where you line him up he's a handful and i just hope that he works on his craft you know and he's there's some stiffness there as well disruption equals production damian parsons walked on nfl draft on lucas vaness and the fit to the jacksonville jaguars. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded up for edge rusher, defensive tackle, whatever he is, Lucas Van Ness out of Iowa.

I'm out on this pick. You know, trading away Josh Allen at edge to get a guy that's probably not a true edge. I just don't see it because I think it puts you in a position where you don't have a true go-getter on the edges. I think Lucas Van Ness is probably more of a tweener that his best reps will probably be reduced at a three tech inside where he's kind of used to playing because he's very, very raw on the outside, on the perimeter, rushing offensive tackles. And I just don't know if he's going to make a big enough impact for a team that he's impact players to continue to build towards not just winning a playoff game, but getting to the AFC championship game. Yeah.

I'm out on Lucas Van Ness to the, to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Up next. We've got the Washington commanders with pick 16, the final selection of episode three here in the 2023 NFL locked on mock draft. And David Harrison is going to make that selection, unless he trades it away. We've had a few trades here in this mock draft,

which has been a lot of fun. So, you know, your favorite team might move up at any moment. So, yeah, y'all better make sure you're paying attention to every pick and every episode of the Locked On Mock Draft special. As it pertains to Washington, they got new ownership. Is that going to mean new direction? does that mean new quarterback Matt what are your thoughts on Washington's pick at 16th yeah and I think their roster is actually in better shape than people realize I don't see a ton of glaring needs I think some names to think about are are Levis

and I'm just not super high on levis but i could see that being the approach um how about bijon here you know i mean with all respect to robinson and gibson he'd be a massive upgrade and would be very sam howe friendly or next year's quarterback friendly i could see osiris torrence you know just coming in and really completing their own line maybe right at right tackle or even bump him into guard until he's ready to move the right tackle. So there's a lot of options, maybe even the first tight end off the board. I mean, Logan Thomas is really up in age. And I think Joey Porter Jr. should be in play here as well.

Yeah, tight end run could start any time. That's a really good tight end class. Is there one prospect that stands above the rest for you here, Keith? Ah, man, this is tough. Like Matt said, this is a pretty decent roster. I like the B. John pick, though, and I like the B. John because this is where the fall off for the running back value per positional value kind of conversation gets weird

because I don't know if I'm selecting any other player and feel good about selecting him over B. John Robinson at this point, because he's probably one of three or four blue chip prospects that I have in this draft. And we're at pick number 16. So, you know, you're talking about a good value. You're talking about, like Matt said, quarterback friendly, hand the football off. You have two wide receivers and Terry McLaurin, Josh Dotson. Maybe you can go tight end, but I think in this tight end class, you can also find a similar caliber player in the second round. And I think the same thing with corners.

So I would go B. John Robinson. If not, I try to trade out of this pick and get down maybe to like 25 or 26, somewhere around there, and possibly pick up an interior offensive lineman or maybe a corner. That's a good point about this point in the draft because one of the things that if teams have a big drop off in their grades on their draft board trading becomes an option and at the end and then maybe an a position that and look i i've sort of been driving the bus on the running backs don't matter thing and i still think 16 is too high for a running back but if there is a significant drop off in your draft board,

and now you're into those second round grade players, then maybe running back does start to make more sense, even though the positional value might not be there for running backs like it once was. And you know you're getting a heck of a football player as well if you do get the best running back in this class, which is Bijan Robinson. And there's probably a pretty significant drop to the next best running back in this class. So interesting things to think about here for Washington. And David Harrison, who's ready with the pick at number 16 in the 2023 Locked On NFL mock draft.

With the 16th pick in the Locked On mock NFL draft, the Washington Commanders select Alabama defensive back Brian Branch. I'm David Harrison of the Locked On Commanders podcast. And the big question with the Washington Commanders secondary really is, is Benjamin St. Juice going to stay outside where he moved last season and thrived until injuries kind of derailed the rest of the season? Or are they going to move him back inside where he started training camp and was getting coached up to play, start, and thrive

before William Jackson ultimately fell apart for the Commanders, and they had to move on and find a different answer on the outside. I think that the Washington Commanders should not fix what isn't broken, keep Benjamin St. Juice on the outside, continue his development there, let him get healthy, maybe draft another backup to be a little bit of insurance, but address the nickel position. Right now, the Washington Commanders starting nickel, penciled in to be a little bit of insurance, but address the nickel position. Right now, the Washington Commanders starting nickel penciled in to be Danny Johnson.

Danny Johnson is a solid, good player, but let's go get a great player. Alabama defensive back Brian Branch immediately comes in as a favorite to be the starting nickel for the Washington Commanders defense, who spent over 70% of the last season in nickel coverage. And in a pinch, whether it be from injury, performance, what have you. He can play free safety as well. For more on this, the NFL draft and everything. Washington Commanders, check me out five days a week on the Lockdown Commanders podcast. Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.

I love this pick for the Washington Commanders, Brian Branch. The more I watch him, the more I love him. And it's funny because you go through the draft process. And Keith, I don't know what it's like for you to build your board and and how you like players you watch all the tape through all the college season and past seasons and you say ryan branch one of the best players in this draft and then maybe some other things happen the combine happens and he doesn't run amazing he's not the biggest guy so it's hard to say oh he's a freak of nature is going to be a top 10 pick and then you go again back to the tape and you're like oh yeah that's right he's one of

the best players in this draft because he doesn't miss tackles he's everywhere you watch alabama's defense and number 14 shows up time and time again yeah no i agree with you from a talent perspective i would ask from a like from the value right like was any other team behind you going to draft this guy and that's why we talked about moving down right i just don't know if this is a guy that was still going to fall to the top end of the second round. I likened this class to that 2020 class, I think, where they had Xavier McKinney and Grant Delpit and Antoine Winfield.

I think you're going to see a very similar thing to where I think if the commanders wouldn't have drafted him, I think he would have failed to the second round and he could have possibly gotten there. So good football player. I just think as far as value, this was kind of a bit of a reach because this is the one thing I question. We want our

defensive backs to be so versatile, but the one question mark I did have about Brian Branch was his ability to play man-to-man, understand his technique, don't get stemmed by wide receivers and slot wide receivers. So that's the only question mark I have about him, but I do like Brian Branson. I think he's a good football player.

Matt, is he a nickel corner? Can you project him to safety? Is he an every-down player? And does it matter with how much sub that teams are playing in the NFL? Yeah, I had mentioned Porter as a possibility, but I thought David had some really good points about the St. Juice angle. You know, St. Juice should be better on the outside. They need a slot more than they need an outside.

So I get it. And I thought David laid this out pretty well. I think I said earlier in the episode that anyone that takes Brian Branch, I'm not going to criticize him. You know, like he's a welcome addition to any defense, any secondary, as a slot, as a deep safety, quarterback of the defense, Saban's favorite guy, has a lot of minkah to his game. So I think it's a very safe pick.

I think it's a leadoff double. Jimmy Stein once again standing by, locked on Bama host to give us some insight on Brian Branch out of Alabama. Let's talk about Brian Branch. It's a nickel corner from Alabama. Let's talk about Brian Branch. It's a nickel corner from Alabama. Brian is very, very good friends with Will Anderson, and I'm sure they would like to play with each other, but both will be drafted maybe in the first rounds,

and that's very unlikely. This is Jimmy Stein from Locked on Bama to talk about Brian. What makes Branch such a spectacular NFL prospect is he checks every box as a defensive back. He's good in coverage. He's very good against the run. He's a good blitzer. He's a good zone defensive back. He can even play man coverage on outside wide receivers. He's a real talented kid. He's an excellent tackler. He may have been the best tackler on Alabama's defense. To Damian Parson, we go checking in from locked on NFL draft.

And Keith, I'm sensing a little bit of some groupthink maybe between the two of you guys. You seem to like and dislike a lot of the same prospects. So I'm interested to hear what Damian Parson has to say about Brian Branch to Washington at 16. Solid pick, but I mean, is safety a need? You have Derrick Forrest and Cam Curl. I don't foresee this is a pick that's a necessary move for this team where they need cornerback help. With the top corners, some of the top corners still available,

Jory Porter Jr. and Julius Brents and so forth and so on, still on the board to select Brian Branch, who I really like, but he's a nickel. He's a nickel, strong safety-esque type of player, and I just don't see the need to draft him here. So I'm out on adding him to this defense where you really need an outside corner, a true potential to become a CB1 for your defense.

Yeah, I just don't understand the pick. I had a feeling there that Damian was going to agree with you, Keith. I sensed it that you guys weren't super big on Brian Branch here. That's locked on NFL Draft Podcast, man. You know, we just have those discussions. Some of them we agree, some of them we disagree. So I'm sure later on in the draft, you're probably here to where me and Damianian parsons we don't agree on everything so we've

been talking a lot about a former stealer great son that is uh that is maybe someone that could go in this area of the nfl draft and the pittsburgh stealers are the team that's up next in this draft so matt we're to have some fun tomorrow talking about more Steelers and more draft picks here as we get to the second half of the Locked On NFL Draft Mock Draft Special. Actually, we're beyond halfway now because thanks to the Miami Dolphins, there's only 31 first-round picks this year. But we will get to the Dolphins' first pick.

We'll get to all the team's picks that did not have first-round selections in this mock draft as well next time but before we wrap up this episode three let's check in with the draft dudes for their thoughts on all the recent picks so we've got about half of the first round done here and I'll tell you what really stands out to me is this trade that just came through the Jaguars moving up nine spots 24 to 1515 to draft Lucas Van Ness, the edge out of Iowa. Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers acquire Josh Allen, the edge rusher from the Jaguars. The edge rusher from the Jaguars is now a Green Bay Packer. I really like this for the Packers.

Yeah, me too. To get a player like that, that I think is a really good scheme fit for what they like to do, Rashawn Gary coming back from injury. And I think this adds to that. It gives them a nice hedge there for, you know, you just never know how guys come back and how they bounce back.

But Josh Allen, I think, is an extremely versatile front seven player that they can really use to boost that edge rush and give them an overall playmaker for that defense and they still are picking in the first round just nine spots later and meanwhile i mean jacksonville comes up for lucas van nash and i i just i don't know if that's a great trade-off maybe you didn't know come on josh allen trent trent bulky's running the show over there come on now well i they just drafted number one overall last year.

It makes sense from that perspective. But did we get better? Did we get better? I don't think we did. I think you financially reset the deck on some spending when you are wanting to spend around Trevor Lawrence. So I get it. I'm not advocating because I don't think you got better at that position.

But I'll echo your sentiments real quick before I talk about the biggest thing for me in the first half of this first round for the fact that the Green Bay Packers, this frees up Preston Smith to play inside a little bit more frequently. You think about Josh Allen and the versatility and how the Packers really got a lot of run out of Z'Darrius Smith when he was at his peak there. That's a really exciting development for the Packers. But the biggest move for me in the first half of the first round is the move that hasn't been made. Quarterback Will Levis is still on the board and we're wondering when this slide is going to stop. Now you have a couple teams in the next probably eight picks that you could maybe justify looking at. The Detroit Lions passed over quarterback the first time around,

and they've got Jared Goff on a big contract. Tom Brady left the Buccaneers high and dry. You think about potentially the same deal with the Seattle Seahawks with Geno Smith on a short-term deal, the Minnesota Vikings. There's a lot of teams that are coming up that you could potentially make the case for a long-term play at quarterback which one's going to make the decision that this is the way that we need to go and stop the slide for Will Evans. Next up is the Pittsburgh Steelers at pick 17 we'll get to on the next episode of the Locked On NFL Mock Draft we have the second first round selections for both the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions.

There's more trade talk happening within those picks between pick 17 and 22. Bijan Robinson, a lot of people's favorite player in this draft that certainly in other eras would have already been off the board is still available. Joey Porter Jr. still out there at cornerback. We haven't had a run on tight ends yet in this draft. And there's a lot of chatter, maybe some more trades, a lot of good players still out there. And don't forget, you can find the entire special on both audio and video at the Locked On NFL Mock Draft, Locked On NFL Podcast feed, and of course, the Peacock and Williamson NFL show feeds. For Matt Williamson and Keith

Sanchez, I'm Brian Peacock. We'll see you for the rest of the first round and beyond of the Locked On NFL Draft Mock Draft Special. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Thank you for listening to this bonus episode of the 2023 NFL

Mock Draft Special, your ultimate mock draft experience. For the remaining episodes of the opening round selections, check out Locked On NFL Draft. Available wherever you get your podcasts. All part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team

every day.