2019 NFL Draft: Top 150 draft prospects big board, surprise in top three
By Ian Cummings
No.141-145
145. Northern Illinois OT Max Scharping (OT11)
At 6-foot-6, 320, with four years of starting experience at Northern Illinois under his belt, Huskies product and NFL Draft prospect Max Scharping has some appealing qualities as a mid-to-late round pick. He doesn’t have overwhelming length or a particularly strong anchor, but he flashes fast hands and decent lateral mobility, and he has a good enough understanding of what it takes to win in the trenches. While he needs technical refinement, his I.Q. alone should earn him a roster spot in year one.
144. Notre Dame iOL Alex Bars (iOL12)
Alex Bars is an interesting NFL Draft evaluation, as he has some limitations, but could project well as an interior lineman in the NFL. At 6-foot-5, 315, Bars has the size that the Redskins often desire from their interior linemen. He’s relatively mobile for that size, even if he has some degree of viscosity to his movement. Widening his base could have an optimal effect at the next level, and if he can clean up his lower body, he has a modest degree of potential.
143. Akron LB Ulysses Gilbert III (LB9)
Ulysses Gilbert’s combination of broadness and athletic talent gives him a sizable boon on these rankings, as the Akron product has a good amount of development to do before he can be considered a stable contributor. That said, Gilbert’s skill set is one that leaves room not just for improvement, but for relatively high heights to reach. He’s not consistently technically refined in many situations, but his athleticism on all planes, combined with his frame as a hybrid linebacker, could be worth investing in at the NFL Draft.
142. Miami IDL Gerald Willis (IDL17)
Only a one-year starter with the Miami Hurricanes after numerous character-related events kept him from the field in 2016 and 2017, Willis, by all accounts, underwent some form of character development by his final season. The hope is that he can compound his mental growth with physical development, and hone his decent burst and chip-on-the-shoulder mentality in the trenches. If he can do that, he has rotational starting ability in the right scheme.
141. Washington OT Kaleb McGary (OT10)
Offensive linemen are at their best when they understand leverage and how to maximize that leverage with good technique. Kaleb McGary isn’t there yet, and he might not ever be. But he has enough of an anchor to be considered in the NFL Draft, despite his many technical flaws.