Brandon Dorlus, Jaden Hicks, Troy Franklin remain options from the top half of the Harris 100 heading into Day 3 of the NFL Draft

From my scouting report on Wilson…At the Senior Bowl, he was a REALLY tough cover. He showed how strong his hands are and was difficult to cover in all areas of the field. Trying to figure out where to put him in my Harris 100 is a bit confusing because he's not twitchy but he's fast enough when he can build up his speed. But, in Mobile, he was efficient in and out of his breaks, snatched the ball away from his body and got separation throughout the week.

From my scouting report on Johnson…Johnson's testing profile jumps off the page. As a 6-6 ⅛, 259 lb tight end, he produced F-TE like testing numbers. I'm not sold on him as an in-line blocker because he wasn't used in that way at Penn State. He was typically used in the fullback role or as an H-back, in motion on split zone. He has physicality in his heart and athleticism oozing out of him. He just has to tap in against the best big athletes in the world. That'll be tough, but doable.

From my scouting report on Wiley…When he's isolated one-on-one on a safety is a definite win. He ran over, around and through LB at the Senior Bowl as well. I thought he was even better at the Senior Bowl than he was at TCU. He got separation in his routes against nickels and safeties. He ran well after the catch as well. He showed soft hands, but seeing him in person, though, I was impressed with his sheer size. I've been around some seriously impressive dudes in an NFL locker room, but Wiley made me look twice.

From my scouting report on Booker…At the Senior Bowl, Booker unleashed a can of whoop a-- on edge protectors every single day. Given that he hadn't played much in his first two years at Minnesota, he was not on my radar screen at all. But, I'll be damned, he was a serious problem, my goodness. Twitch. Length. Relentlessness. He knows how to use his length and showed that when he used that stab move during one-on-ones to get the QB easily. He did that again in team drills to get another sack. He's lithe and long, so he needs to add a bit more weight but I'm willing to see where it goes given his pass rush acumen.

From my scouting report on Taylor III…He's POW-ER-FUL, quick and nasty. Taylor has the holy trinity of interior defender traits. I know there's going to be some team in the NFL that'll just bet on those three traits and it'll pay off. The three assets all elite interior defensive MUST have are sitting right there and Taylor has those in spades. My goodness, I've seen him win up front featuring all three assets individually and in the aggregate.

From my scouting report on Gray…Watching him in man coverage, wow. He can absolutely jet. Against NC State in 2022, they tried to run him off on a pick route on a wheel route. He hesitated for a split second, but got back in phase to force an incompletion. That dude can fly. He's so fluid in coverage on backs and in zone coverage. He just makes it look easy and I've seen so many college linebackers that screw that part of the game up in a quick second.

From my scouting report on Trotter Jr…I don't think Trotter Jr had a better 2023 season than he did in 2022. He just seemed to miss more tackles and be a bit more robotic, I guess, for lack of a better way of saying it. But, there's still a ton to like about his game, including how he can impact the passing game with his blitz ability. Case in point, his pick six against Notre Dame in 2023; it was perfect, PERFECT pass coverage technique. He dropped into his zone, read Sam Hartman's eyes and broke on the pass, taking it to the house for a touchdown. Brilliant, just brilliant work.

From my scouting report on Ulofoshio…there's a TON to like about the Huskies best interior player, even after the ACL tear. He's still a bit raw, but he's got instincts and athleticism that help fill any gaps in his game. He won't false step and he won't get caught chasing ghosts. He plays with excellent eye discipline. Like many college backers, he's got to be more effective shedding big fellas inside, but he does play with the requisite violence to make him a big time player on the inside. He's agile and moves laterally extremely well and I love his feet. He rarely gets caught in concrete.

From my scouting report on Hicks…Smooth and fluid, he changes direction extremely well. He seems to glide explosively to the ball. He has an easy acceleration but he's closing in a hurry. He possesses more than adequate closing speed on ball carriers. He has to come under control sooner so he doesn't overrun tackles as I've seen him do that a few times in the 2023 season. I don't love him playing down near the box as he doesn't seem to have innate linebacker instincts. He does have lazy and undisciplined eyes too often and that must improve. But, when he's honed in on his target, my goodness, he's a heat seeking missile and fearlessness in his heart.

From my scouting report on Williams…Williams plays a lot like his hero - Tyrann Mathieu. He plays with that same spark and juice as Tyrann. I have an even more apt comparison, which I'll discuss later. Williams transferred to Oregon from Fresno State and jumped into the Oregon lineup for his brother, who graduated in 2022. Evan was fantastic all season long, earning 2nd Team All-Pac-12 honors, leading the Ducks in tackles (82). He gives me a Jessie Bates-vibe and he's going to be higher in the Harris 100 than on other people's/teams' boards as I love how Williams impacts games from the safety position.

From my scouting report on Taylor-Demerson…He does need to stay disciplined. There have been a few misses over the years, some of the "WHEW, got away with one" variety because he's gotten his eyes locked on one receiver and let that receiver take him away from his main responsibility in coverage. But, in man coverage in the slot, his speed makes him a legit threat in coverage because he can explosively click and close on the football. That transitional quickness is evident on film.

From my scouting report on Tampa…Tampa is the prototype height, weight, speed guy, well, I think "speed", even though he didn't test at the Combine. Excellent hips and fluid which makes it difficult to escape from him in press man coverage. Smooth feet, light and fluid. All day fast. His transitional quickness out of his backpedal, wow! There is no panic in press man coverage. Absolutely zero. He has excellent vision and understanding of route concepts when in zone coverage.

From my scouting report on Richardson…Take your pick. Length? Size? Speed? For Richardson, he has all three. His closing speed is legit. He can stay on top of go routes as well as anyone in this draft class, my goodness. He'll match speed with outstanding speed. He can flip his hips from shuffle or backpedal to a turn and run instantly.