Gopher Watch: The 2022 NFL Draft!

[hungan1]

Falling? He was an end of the 1st or 2nd round pick. He was taken 40th.

He is no. 40 out of 262 players to be drafted this year. That is quite an accomplishment.

 

[hungan1]

Big Dan is next! He will be gone before the end of the night.

 

[Wehatebadgers]

Big Dan is next! He will be gone before the end of the night.

Doubtful, to slow could have used one more year in college. Drop some weight get some more reps and probably top two rounds next year. JMO

 

[#2Gopher]

Very happy to see Mafe heading to Seattle! Crush em out there!

 

[BroncoRedux]

Dan will have a long career in the NFL. He goes early Saturday to a very fortunate team.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Dan will have a long career in the NFL. He goes early Saturday to a very fortunate team.

Surprised he didn't get taken today but agree he should be off the board quickly on Saturday.

 

[hungan1]

This is a deep draft for other positions in this Covid exemption cluttered draft. With an extra year in college, his stock would have risen.

We hope he goes to a team that is a good fit.

 

[WorkingMyTailOff]

Congrats to Boye. He was so fun to watch in 2021. The dline had a slow start but then beginning with the Purdue game he and Otomewo were dominant.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Dan will have a long career in the NFL. He goes early Saturday to a very fortunate team.

Surprised he didn't get taken today but agree he should be off the board quickly on Saturday.

Best player left on the board according to CBSsports.com! I would expect the Texans will grab him with the second pick Saturday. Possibly could join Mafe in Seattle.

 

[fmlizard]

Faalele is not an ideal fit with today's pass-happy game and that could be causing his stock to drop some. His best fit is probably somewhere that prioritizes the run game.

The Ravens have a couple early 4th rounders and he strikes me as their kind of guy.

 

[Unregistered User]

Happy to see very few (maybe two?) highlight reels for B10 players being selected with the Gophers featured as the opponent.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

He is no. 40 out of 262 players to be drafted this year. That is quite an accomplishment.

Agreed. I was wondering why someone thought he was falling down the draft board. 40 is great for him.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Maybe I’m wrong but it doesn’t seem like a lot of OL have been taken in the first few rounds.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Maybe I’m wrong but it doesn’t seem like a lot of OL have been taken in the first few rounds.

2021 - 23 OL in first 3 rounds, 14 were tackles
2022 - 20 OL in first 3 rounds, 10 were tackles

So not a big difference.

 

[50PoundHead]

Maybe I’m wrong but it doesn’t seem like a lot of OL have been taken in the first few rounds.

I've watched the pre-draft stuff a little more closely this year and it must be difficult to grade OLs. Some highly-ranked guys in the amateur scouting community still on the board (Faalele, Kinnard, Tom, Salyer). OL must be getting more complicated to project.

 

[highwayman]

Dan will have a long career in the NFL. He goes early Saturday to a very fortunate team.

NFL.com has him rated as “6.20-6.29
Will eventually be average starter”.

We’ll see.

 

[50PoundHead]

Faalele is the fifth pick in the fourth round to the Ravens.

 

[pharmacygopher]

Thankfully the streak of not having an OL drafted is over! Hopefully Blaise can get drafted yet as well.

 

[#2Gopher]

Faalele is not an ideal fit with today's pass-happy game and that could be causing his stock to drop some. His best fit is probably somewhere that prioritizes the run game.

The Ravens have a couple early 4th rounders and he strikes me as their kind of guy.

Nailed it.

 

[Nax5]

Cool. Dan reunited with Bateman

 

[MNVCGUY]

Awesome. Two gophers drafted so far and neither ended up with the Packers. So good news on both fronts.

Hopefully a couple others hear their names called as well or find good UDFA deals somewhere.

 

[fmlizard]

Nailed it.

The Ravens have good taste. It's a good franchise that usually seems like one of the sharps at the table.

I'm getting my tickets for the Baltimore at Tampa Bay game this season, at a date TBD. Gopher reunion at the site of the Outback Bowl!

 

[stocker08]

Since the Viking have already taken two CBs....I would be surprised to see them take a third....but I was hoping they'd look at Durr. But Andries, Otomewo, Kieft, Gibbens, and Pickney all could still go at some point.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Faalele is the fifth pick in the fourth round to the Ravens.

I called it Dinkytown on the Chesapeake back in October, now here we are. Congrats, Big Dan!

NFL 2022 mock draft update thread:

Kiper and McShay have their early mock drafts out. Kiper posted a top 25 and McShay has a top 32 prospect list. Faalele broke into Kiper's list at 22, no Gophers in McShay's list. Kiper: Faalele has an absolutely massive frame at 6-foot-9, 380 pounds. He started 19 games at right tackle for...

gopherhole.com

 

[hungan1]

Spring Game is on BTN at 1:00 PM.

 

[WAGopher]

I'm getting my tickets for the Baltimore at Tampa Bay game this season, at a date TBD. Gopher reunion at the site of the Outback Bowl!

Great idea! I’ll coordinate our Florida trip with the game.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Was there a P5 team with a longer drought of having an OL drafted than the Gophers? I can’t believe there was.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Esezi to the Vikings.

 

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Big O is a Viking----5th round.

 

[stocker08]

Yay! Odofo-Mensah is one of us! Drafted Otomewo!