Senior Bowl Day 3 Practice Report
The Senior Bowl practice week has wrapped up, and now there's nothing left for these draft prospects this week other than meetings with teams and then the game itself. Let's get to who we thought stood out on Day 3.
WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia
Ladd McConkey genuinely could’ve been on this list every day this week. He excelled as a route runner and showed the ability to beat press coverage fairly consistently during both one-on-ones and team drills.
This is a stacked receiver class at the Senior Bowl and just in the Draft in general, so that could help the Giants land an impact player at great value. If McConkey is available early on day two, he could very well be the move at receiver if the Giants make it through day one without drafting one.
RB Dylan Laube, New Hampshire
Few players helped themselves as much as Dylan Laube did at Senior Bowl practices. Small-school players like Laube come to Mobile to show what they can do against elite college and soon-to-be NFL talent.
For Laube, where he showed out this week was as a receiver out of the backfield and as a pure athlete who can be used all over the formation. He’s a legitimate three-down back who should be able to contribute early. His pass-blocking is a slight concern, as well as his ability between the tackles. The effort and talent are there, but NFL competition will test him.
DB Javon Bullard, Georgia
As a general rule of thumb, if someone is a starter for the Georgia Bulldogs over the past few seasons, they’re probably pretty good at football, especially on defense. Georgia’s modern defense isn’t easy to execute at a high level, but players like Bullard make it possible when they can execute their assignments.
Bullard worked out of the nickel for a good portion of this week and thrived. It’s not uncommon for players to work at different positions they might be used at in the NFL, so it was important for someone like Bullard to show his skillset in the slot. He played there at Georgia, situationally, so it isn’t entirely new.
QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina, and QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame
Quarterback play, in general, at the Senior Bowl was sub-par, although they generally deserve a mulligan here since there’s no chemistry with receivers. There were the exceptions, like Bo Nix throwing flat-footed, leading to frequent inaccurate passes.
Two names that stood out were Spencer Rattler and Sam Hartman. Rattler grew more confident as the week went on, and it showed once he started gaining a rhythm with receivers. Hartman showed a nice touch on his deep ball and also played with confidence, running for a touchdown and waving his finger at a linebacker who fell for a pump fake.
I don’t think either will be franchise quarterbacks, but in the battle for that tier of quarterback, they’re in the mix of it.
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