Wonder if Flowers is thinking NFL already (seems like we just got you man, please stay for 4 years
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He's gone next year
He might be leaning that way right now, but it could be better business to stay for 4. I think Flowers is a really good player, but he did struggle at times last year
The last 7 years, the number of Tackles drafted in Round 1....5, 2, 6, 4, 4, 7, 3.....average of 4.4, so let's round up and say 5.
Let's look at the seniors in next year's draft.....
Brandon Scherff - Iowa
Cam Erving - FSU
La'el Collings - LSU
Cedric Ogbuehi - Texas A&M
The following year, there's:
Andrus Peat - Stanford
Tyler Johnstone - Oregon
Brandon Shell - South Carolina
Donovan Smith - Penn State
I would say all 4 seniors are currently ranked above Flowers. If Peat declares, i think he's rated better than some of those seniors. That would put 5 guys in from of Flowers, unless he comes out and has a monster year next season and one of those guys struggles. If he waits, like Jake Matthews did last year, he could go from just being in the mix for Round 1 to Top 10.....so while that means he gets a later start on his free agent deal, his 1st contract would be MUCH better.