2020 Packers 3rd round pick: Josiah Deguara, TE

[PackAttack12]

discuss.

 

[Dantés]

I would guess that he is meant to fill an H-Back role. This would probably be LaFleur's Juszczyk.

 

[PackinMSP]

Mercedes Lewis type player

 

[AmishMafia]

Well the guy was productive. Not much out there about him.

 

[Mondio]

Know nothing about him, BIL says he’s pretty fast for a Te, does that count?

 

[Favre>Rodgers259]

I'm convinced Gute is either injecting lysol in his veins or the Vikings have hacked his computer.

6th Round Grade.

 

[GreenNGold_81]

Gets his run blocking TE/H-Back. We're gonna have a heavy run game this season boys. That's why we're not jumping on WR's.

 

[Mondio]

Because the round grades are always accurate?

i have never seen this kid do anything. Why shouldn’t I go see what he can do. Tell me why he’s a terrible pick.

 

[Dantés]

I expected him to go later, but recently saw a day 2 projection. I'll try to track that down.

He's a sturdy, energetic blocker despite being undersized for a Y tight end spot. So he's probably an H Back candidate-- would replace Vitale, but with a larger role in the passing game.

He's a good athlete-- 8.47 RAS-- and a productive receiver-- 39/504/7 last year.

 

[Mdos19]

I’m knew but terrible draft imo

 

[gopkrs]

I did not want a TE and this guy is pretty short for a TE. Did we just draft a professional special teams player?

 

[Mdos19]

Back up qb, back up running back, back up tight end. Good god!

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

I'm still amazed that with our first 4 draft picks, we take a QB, a RB and a TE.....I would have had a better chance at winning the lottery if someone asked me to have predicted that.

Its like nobody in the organization is acknowledging their weaknesses from last season or am I missing something and all the solutions are on the current roster?

See you in Round 5! There are plenty of first round WR's left to pick from!

 

[Do7]

Yeah we're definitely shifting into a ground and pound offense.

 

[Do7]

So far all our needs that have been addressed...

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[Favre>Rodgers259]

Because the round grades are always accurate?

i have never seen this kid do anything. Why shouldn’t I go see what he can do. Tell me why he’s a terrible pick.

I expected him to go later, but recently saw a day 2 projection. I'll try to track that down.

He's a sturdy, energetic blocker despite being undersized for a Y tight end spot. So he's probably an H Back candidate-- would replace Vitale, but with a larger role in the passing game.

He's a good athlete-- 8.47 RAS-- and a productive receiver-- 39/504/7 last year.

Lance Zierlein gave him a 6th Round Grade. Honestly I thought we could find him as an UDFA but 6th would be ok to secure him.

For a guy to jump a whole 3 rounds? I dunno....This guy better post 650+ yards of total offense by Year 2 with that kind of vote of confidence.

 

[armand34]

Doesn't seem like a best available player to me

 

[Mdos19]

Terrible draft imo

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Back up qb, back up running back, back up tight end. Good god!

Yup. Before the draft Gute asked me to make him a priority list by position of the Packers needs. I should have given him better instructions, I am afraid he is working from the bottom of the list up!

 

[Dantés]

Lance Zierlein gave him a 6th Round Grade. Honestly I thought we could find him as an UDFA but 6th would be ok to secure him.

For a guy to jump a whole 3 rounds? I dunno....This guy better post 650+ yards of total offense by Year 2 with that kind of vote of confidence.

This may prove in time to be a terrible pick, but I simply cannot understand comments like this.

Jump three rounds? Are Zierlein's projections the standard that NFL teams are working from?

 

[Dantés]

Deguara and Keene were projected near one another nearly everywhere as comparable prospects. New England just traded back into round 3 to take the latter. I guess he didn't get the memo about the 6th round.

 

[Favre>Rodgers259]

This may prove in time to be a terrible pick, but I simply cannot understand comments like this.

Jump three rounds? Are Zierlein's projections the standard that NFL teams are working from?

I'm not saying he is, you could probably find a handful of other "experts" who would agree as well. I honestly thought Deguara was a UDFA. I doubt you could find any article that gave him a Day 2 Projection. But before you say it, yes I understand these are not NFL GMs, but still, that's a strong leap.

 

[CanadaCheese]

I'm convinced Gute is either injecting lysol in his veins or the Vikings have hacked his computer.

6th Round Grade.

Best post tonight award!!!!....awesome sir

 

[OldSchool101]

I bet Deguara was excited!

is it possible Gute is experiencing A-symptomatic atropobia myalgia? It’s very very very rare but this draft shows the exact symptoms.

 

[Dantés]

I'm not saying he is, you could probably find a handful of other "experts" who would agree as well. I honestly thought Deguara was a UDFA. I doubt you could find any article that gave him a Day 2 Projection. But before you say it, yes I understand these are not NFL GMs, but still, that's a strong leap.

That right there. That's what makes no sense to me. If the teams had him graded in that range, there was no leap. Doesn't make it a good or bad pick, but when you talk about leaps, reaches, and slides, you're assuming that NFL teams and the media are working off the same boards.