ESPN’s Todd McShay lists 4 SEC stars among his top 8 draft prospects
By Keith Farner
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This figures to be a banner draft class for the SEC, especially for prospects that call the West home.
ESPN’s Todd McShay has already taken notice as he listed Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa, WR Jerry Jeudy, LSU S Grant Delpit and Auburn DT Derrick Brown among his top 8 draft prospects, including Tagovailoa and Jeudy as the top 2.
Several of these players are products of the star-studded recruiting classes of 2016 and 2017.
For Tagovailoa, for example, McShay explains that he had a grade of 94, and is a “special talent.”
“The lefty has elite accuracy at all three levels, displaying a smooth delivery, solid arm strength and excellent touch. His high-end anticipation and fast eyes helped him to 3,966 passing yards, 43 touchdown passes and only six interceptions in 2018. Tagovailoa threw a touchdown on 12.1 percent of his passes, the highest in FBS history. And he does have some twitch to him, allowing him to add another five scores on the ground. Durability is a bit of a concern, but he’s my top prospect at this point in the process.”
McShay calls Jeudy, who has a draft grade of 92, “a really fun prospect to watch. He caught 68 balls for 1,315 yards and 14 touchdowns last season with the Crimson Tide, averaging almost 20 yards per catch. He’s a truly polished route runner with soft hands, and he does an excellent job tracking the deep ball. Though he might not have elite size and strength, Jeudy should be an immediate impact player in the NFL.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
