Joseph Austin Mann

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@JoeGoodberry What percentage of safeties test? If you have 20 safeties per class and 18 test, the chance of having one pro bowler out of 18 attempts is going to be better than having one out of 2.

1 out of 42 Pro Bowl safeties (2.4%) 3 out of 55 Pro Bowl DEs (5.5%) 4 out of 61 Pro Bowl CBs (6.6%) On the flip side, Pro Bowlers that tested well - 8.5 or better RAS 12/42 Safeties score 8.5+ (28.6%) 34/55 DEs score 8.5+ (61.8%) 32/61 CBs score 8.5+ (52.5%)

There's been just 1 Pro Bowl Safety in the last 20 drafts that didn't have an RAS card. Eddie Jackson, 4th Round, 2017 Safeties that didn't do athletic tests and still went in the 1st Round: Malik Hooker & Karl Joseph The Safeties that didn't test this year projected to go top 180? Caleb Downs AJ Haulcy

@JoeGoodberry @TBW5150 Exactly with the 10th pick there is zero reason not to be able to get an impact player unless our scouts refuse to watch CFB on Saturdays. Caleb Downs would be the best player on our defense week 1.

@jamamann1995 @TBW5150 We have the 10th pick. I'm giving you the middle ground. Again, I know the stats. Or else I wouldn't have said what I said.

Big jump in Mansoor Delane to the Bengals mocks this week. Caleb Downs 📉

@JoeGoodberry @TBW5150 And Malaki Starks

@JoeGoodberry @TBW5150 Forgot about James Pierce as well

@DocStripes @JoeGoodberry Downs would be BPA at #1 in most drafts.

@JoeGoodberry Why do Bengal fans insist Downs would be BPA at 10 with McCoy still on the board... genuinely confused.

@JoeGoodberry @TBW5150 That’s ridiculous. It’s a top 10 pick. They should absolutely be able to get an impact player with a top 10 pick

@TBW5150 The idea is that this pick needs to be an impact player in 2027-2030

@Jackson37863605 @gamscout Perkins was an absolute game wrecker Freshman year and then….. who knows what happened but he vanished

@gamscout Cough cough Drew Allar and Harold Perkins. Plenty of players their own fans hated but the highlights are awesome

Dane Brugler brought up a great point the other day. Guys who watch college football and watch players every single week and get to see the flow of the season have a way different opinion on prospects than the guys who watch no ball and just watch some cutups in March and April.

@CaldAngel01 @Scuba_Steve161 @gamscout CFB is 100x more entertaining than the NFL. Players and coaching actually deciding the games instead of a bad flag or missed FG. It’s electric.

@Scuba_Steve161 @gamscout College football isn't fun to watch, but pretending to be a GM and thinking of the ways you can fix your team is a lot of fun. The draft is where teams can go from bottom feeders to contenders, it's inherently a fun time for NFL fans

6 minutes of Syracuse commit Mark Morano tape. 19-year-old from Slovenia. He averaged 20 ppg during FIBA U-18 competition. Also shot 49% from 3. “…the greatest talent Slovenia has produced since Luka Doncic,” according to @AkyolMustafa. This guy is an NBA talent coming to SU.

@BengalsTalk @BGWhitefield Downs has to be #1 on the Bengals board. Best player in the draft.

The #Bengals had good #options in this mock at pick 10: @BGWhitefield went with Caleb Downs for Cincinnati (which I’d be very happy about) with Arvell Reese, Mansoor Delane, and Jermod McCoy still on the board.

@msbean_617 @11point7 We would have the SS or 2B (whoever wasn’t covering the bag) cut the throw. Wild fooling them with the pitcher cutting it.

@11point7 Ngl I’m pretty sure every high school baseball team in the country has this as one of their 1st and 3rd plays…

THERE IS NO WAY THIS PLAY JUST WORKED Coaches across America will be playing this on loop.

@ClayTravis Needs to be no “free transfer” from P4 to P4. Make them sit and lose year of eligibility. Only “free transfer” should be moving up from G5 or D2/D3.

President Trump’s executive order on college sports is below. Three key provisions: 1. Five years of total eligibility 2. Only “one” free transfer without sitting. 3. No players can return from pros. Goes into effect on 8/1. Common sense & solid: whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

@Little_Lebby_ @Doggywood247 @SECUnfiltered He beat Georgia and nearly beat Miami in the CFP. I could tell from his interviews in The CFP he’s going to be a great coach.

@jamamann1995 @Doggywood247 @SECUnfiltered That’s a reach… he hasn’t proven anything yet and their defense isn’t what got them that far. Their defense has been serviceable. I’d say pretty good but not elite.

11 SEC teams in the initial 2026 SP+ Top 25 ... 1. OSU 2. Oregon 3. ND 4. UGA 5. Indiana 6. Texas 7. TTU 8. UM 9. A&M 10. LSU 11. Bama 12. OU 13. USC 14. Michigan 15. Tennessee 16. Ole Miss 17. PSU 18. BYU 19. UF 20. Mizzou 21. UW 22. Iowa 23. Clemson 24. South Carolina 25. Utah

@codiki @Brooksob53 @BengalsTalk Doesn’t matter much cuz I’d take Hamilton at #10 on a rookie deal but Downs has an exponentially better resume going into the draft. He’s dominated the B10 for 3 straight years

@jamamann1995 @Brooksob53 @BengalsTalk Hamilton didn’t have nearly the same talent in front of him either. As a safety that makes the job harder

Y’all reading the yea leaves yet? Need my help? Downs “no comment” at pro day Bengals sign Dugger Links with them to DE, and CB by big media. Late surge of teams “have Dillan T” higher on their board. The Bengals aren’t that high on Downs They aren’t taking him at 10 IMO

@Brooksob53 @codiki @BengalsTalk Hamilton is a great player. But he wasn’t the best player on the best defense in the country for his entire tenure at ND.

@jamamann1995 @codiki @BengalsTalk No he is not. Kyle Hamilton clears him easily.

@Doggywood247 @Little_Lebby_ @SECUnfiltered Golding is a better coach. Saw it when Kiffin abandoned a playoff team

@Little_Lebby_ @SECUnfiltered Kiffin ain’t there no more

@codiki @BengalsTalk What’s he need to test for? He hasn’t given up a TD in 3 seasons of coverage in the BIG10. His athleticism shows on tape.

@jamamann1995 @BengalsTalk Why didn’t he test then? You think he didn’t run them in practice

@codiki @BengalsTalk He’s the best safety prospect since Jamal Adams. Plenty good enough athlete

@jamamann1995 @BengalsTalk He is a great instinctual player he has limited ceiling due to the fact he’s not an elite athlete. He’s a great player certainly top 10 but his position hurts him too.