NFL Draft Anybody still hopeful that we can miraculously land Tajae Spears? (2 Viewers)

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I took him out of my last draft in the top 4 rounds when I found out about the knee... and took Achane.
 
Saint Spud said:
Apparently he doesn’t have an ACL and is falling because of it. Projected 4th-6th round.

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9. TYJAE SPEARS, Tulane (5-9 ½, 200, 4.57, 4-6): According to several team sources, he doesn’t have an ACL in one of his knees after a pair of surgeries and cartilage damage as well. He missed most of 2020 after suffering the injury but started all 14 games in ’22. “The medical will drop him,” said one scout. “But he is the third-best back.” Stood out throughout Senior Bowl week with his acceleration and the ability to make tacklers miss. “When you watch the guy’s cutting ability you wouldn’t think you were watching a guy who has a bad knee,” said a second scout. Fourth-year junior, three-year starter. “He put on a show in the (Senior) bowl game,” a third scout said. “He will try to run over you. He never got knocked back on a tackle. Not that he’s playing great competition. He does have good hands, he will block and all that. I thought he was a nice college running back. I didn’t see anything special in terms of quickness or speed.” Finished with 427 carries for 2,910 (6.8) and 31 TDs plus 48 receptions and three TDs. “He’ll be really good as a No. 2,” said a fourth scout. “He’s got three-down ability. He’d be a better complement than a lead horse.” From Ponchatoula, La.
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That's a big nope. Sign him UDFA and there's minimal investment.
 
Saint Spud said:
Apparently he doesn’t have an ACL and is falling because of it. Projected 4th-6th round.

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9. TYJAE SPEARS, Tulane (5-9 ½, 200, 4.57, 4-6): According to several team sources, he doesn’t have an ACL in one of his knees after a pair of surgeries and cartilage damage as well. He missed most of 2020 after suffering the injury but started all 14 games in ’22. “The medical will drop him,” said one scout. “But he is the third-best back.” Stood out throughout Senior Bowl week with his acceleration and the ability to make tacklers miss. “When you watch the guy’s cutting ability you wouldn’t think you were watching a guy who has a bad knee,” said a second scout. Fourth-year junior, three-year starter. “He put on a show in the (Senior) bowl game,” a third scout said. “He will try to run over you. He never got knocked back on a tackle. Not that he’s playing great competition. He does have good hands, he will block and all that. I thought he was a nice college running back. I didn’t see anything special in terms of quickness or speed.” Finished with 427 carries for 2,910 (6.8) and 31 TDs plus 48 receptions and three TDs. “He’ll be really good as a No. 2,” said a fourth scout. “He’s got three-down ability. He’d be a better complement than a lead horse.” From Ponchatoula, La.
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Glass half full? He doesn’t have an ACL to tear! Go get ‘em
 
ndcc said:
Would love to have him, but I see no likely scenario where it could happen.

Then again, last year I didn’t see any way for Abram Smith to drop to UDFA.

There are always surprises in the draft. My hope is for a miracle in getting Tulane’s star RB. 🤔

Just my :tpenny:

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Yes, my hope is that we don't give up 71 today to move up in the first. That's what I want pick 71 for.
 
If Spears has failed two ACL surgery as reported, he’s going to fall. He’s very likely going to be medically red flagged by the majority of the teams, and he could easily be a day 3 guy or UDFA.

You indeed need an ACL as an NFL RB. Even if he isn’t limited functionally and he’s not having symptomatic episodes of instability, he could still be creating arthritis in his knee, so his shelf life may be significantly reduced.

While some of you are praying that the Saints draft him, be careful what you wish for.
 
sammymvpknight said:
If Spears has failed two ACL surgery as reported, he’s going to fall. He’s very likely going to be medically red flagged by the majority of the teams, and he could easily be a day 3 guy or UDFA.

You indeed need an ACL as an NFL RB. Even if he isn’t limited functionally and he’s not having symptomatic episodes of instability, he could still be creating arthritis in his knee, so his shelf life may be significantly reduced.

While some of you are praying that the Saints draft him, be careful what you wish for.
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Depends where the Saints (hypothetically) draft him. If we were to get him in the 4th round, I’d have no issue with us taking a chance on him. He imo is a top 3 RB in this class in terms of pure talent. Obviously the medical stuff is going to play a factor though. With that said, if we were to get 3-4 good years out of him, that would be a quality use of a 4th round pick.

A guy like Todd Gurley had about 4 great years before his knee started to become an issue then had a couple decent years after. We obviously wouldn’t be putting in anywhere near that investment with a day 3 pick on Spears in this scenario and if we got a quality RB (even if it’s just for 1 contract) that would be well worth the pick. We’ve seen he is capable of playing at a high level this past year with the knee issue, so this doesn’t concern me much in the short term.
 
tyler735 said:
Depends where the Saints (hypothetically) draft him. If we were to get him in the 4th round, I’d have no issue with us taking a chance on him. He imo is a top 3 RB in this class in terms of pure talent. Obviously the medical stuff is going to play a factor though. With that said, if we were to get 3-4 good years out of him, that would be a quality use of a 4th round pick.

A guy like Todd Gurley had about 4 great years before his knee started to become an issue then had a couple decent years after. We obviously wouldn’t be putting in anywhere near that investment with a day 3 pick on Spears in this scenario and if we got a quality RB (even if it’s just for 1 contract) that would be well worth the pick. We’ve seen he is capable of playing at a high level this past year with the knee issue, so this doesn’t concern me much in the short term.
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Great pov.
 

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