If he comes back next year and looks anything like the player he was in the first 3 games of 2020 then he has 1st round upside rather than a team gambling on him with a 7th round pick (of course he also risks injury so I wouldn’t fault him if he just went for it right now with a new coaching staff coming in). Really the only other candidate at all is Zion Tupuola-Fetui but I just don’t see how he showed enough coming back from his Achilles injury to justify anything but a late round flier. Gordon yesterday had an article he was interviewed in come out that states he is leaving for the draft but he has not publicly released a statement. I have seen all 3 in the top-25 of various big boards at some point this year and think barring an injury in the next few months should be picked in the first 3 rounds of the draft. Then we have the other early entrants not on that list which I expect to be OL Jaxson Kirkland, CB Trent McDuffie, and CB Kyler Gordon. Especially Bookie who transferred to UW largely to be under Lake’s tutelage and who has a longer track record of success.
I personally don’t know if either Bookie or Bainivalu would get drafted in the 6th or 7th round but it wouldn’t surprise me if they try. I could see the other 2 on this list going either way. Meanwhile Terrell Bynum stated directly he’s returning for 2022 and Alex Cook’s post on twitter this morning certainly suggests he’s returning. Cade Otton published a thank you to Husky fans this week on social media and will certainly be entering the NFL draft.
All of them have one more year of eligibility thanks to the mulligan for the 2020 pandemic year. There were several other players who walked at senior day including: WR Terrell Bynum, OL Henry Bainivalu, TE Cade Otton, CB Bookie Radley-Hiles, and S Alex Cook.
All except for O’Brien ended up being key contributors on this year’s team even if McGrew, Pleasant, and Bowman all missed time due to injury and/or staff incompetence. That list is: QB Patrick O’Brien, RB Sean McGrew, RB Kamari Pleasant, OL Luke Wattenberg, OLB Ryan Bowman, and P Race Porter. Which players have no more eligibility? Which ones do we know have graduated with eligibility but won’t be coming back? And which ones do you think leave early for the NFL? - UWDadVancįirst we have the super seniors who have exhausted their eligibility and cannot come back next year. If you missed Part One of the mailbag you can find it right here.
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