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8. Justyn Ross and Carson Strong
Michigan edge defender David Ojabo tore his Achilles at the Michigan Pro Day, but at least there’s a clear track record of how players are able to come back from it. That’s why he still went in the middle of the second round. LSU linebacker Damone Clark recently underwent spinal fusion surgery but was drafted late in the fifth round.
The two players who never got a call were Clemson wide receiver Justyn Ross and Nevada quarterback Carson Strong.
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Ross looked like a future first-round pick, and he is still probably in the nightmares of Nick Saban and those Alabama defensive backs with all the huge catches he made on third downs against them back in the national title game as a freshman.
He has the ability to defeat press with footwork and power, he can run the full route-tree from the outside or the slot, he’s tough to bring down with the ball in his hands, and he has an innate feel for how to position his body as the pass is in mid-flight to win in contested situation. Yet, the worries with him are real as he suffered a career-threatening neck injury back in 2020.
Strong, on the other hand, did not come into college football as highly regarded, being outside the top-2000 overall recruits back in 2018. But he improved throughout his time with the Wolfpack.
His doctors advised him to not play last season, but he did anyway. He was throwing off one leg a lot of times, yet still threw bullets all over the field. Even without the injury, he can be a bit of a statue back there, but he showed great peripheral vision in that Air Raid-based offense. He has some throws on tape that arguably nobody else can consistently deliver in this class. He’s already had three major knee surgery for a condition where the cartilage gets detached from the bone, which is frightening.
Other questionable drafts
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears
New York Giants (after day one)
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