2019 NFL Draft: Top 150 draft prospects big board, surprise in top three
By Ian Cummings
No. 121-125
125. Vanderbilt CB Joejuan Williams (CB14)
Joejuan Williams, much like unranked NFL Draft cornerback Lonnie Johnson Jr., is a pass defender who offers an enticing long, disruptive frame for the position, but lacks the change-of-direction skills to adequately mirror receivers in man coverage situations. Williams is better in press, but the general gap in mobility between Williams and his opposing receivers will limit him, from a schematic standpoint. He projects well as a starting zone cornerback, but teams at the NFL Draft must be wary of the matchups they put him into.
124. Eastern Michigan EDGE Maxx Crosby (EDGE11)
Here’s what I had to say about Maxx Crosby in my recent edge rusher big board article: “The middle rounds are particularly confusing in this year’s edge rusher crop, but one player who offers a particularly exciting skill set is Eastern Michigan’s Maxx Crosby. Crosby flashes the necessary athletic traits, with good burst and ankle flexion around the edge. At 6-foot-5, 255, his frame is long, but relatively lanky, and if he can add more muscle at the next level, he has the work ethic and motor to maximize his traits and potentially find a role as a rotational pass rusher”.
123. Boise State RB Alexander Mattison (RB9)
In the age of the running back committee, Alexander Mattison is a sleeper to bring the old ways back, and emerge as a solid lead back option with a combination of modest traits. While he doesn’t stand out above the competition with any one trait, he doesn’t completely lack anything, and he has the vision to maximize other traits, like his nimble style and physicality at the contact point.
122. North Carolina State WR Jakobi Meyers (WR21)
Jakobi Meyers helped make Ryan Finley look good with some of his body control catches, and at the next level, Meyers could pair well with a quarterback who lacks pinpoint precision, and requires the receiver to do some of the work at the catch point for them. Meyers is one of the better receivers in the 2019 NFL Draft at the catch point, and he offers good upside with his combination of size and fluidity, even if he might never be a burner.
121. UCF IDL Trysten Hill (IDL15)
A raw defensive lineman with a good amount of athleticism to back up his modest production, UCF’s Trysten Hill flashes solid burst and interior bend, and while he’s very underdeveloped, he has the developmental upside to become a starter in the right situation.