The draft is past and over. I would like to chat some about the free agents signed and picked out a few noteworthy ones to talk about.
Tyler Batty, OLB. I see a future T.J Watt playing for the Vikes. It will be exciting to watch him.
Mishael Powell, S. Powell has good strength and speed. He will make the 53 cut-off and become a valuable team player.
Logan Brown, OL. A good steal in the free agency. Shows good flashes against the rush. Has great potential.
Silas Bolden, WR. He will be a nice fit on special teams and returns. Good speed.
Ben Yurosek, TE. A good and beefy TE. Has good ability to get the relief passes from the QB and make a first down. Move over T.J., you have competition now.
Max Brosmer, QB. Interesting signing to say the least. He could become the third or even the second-string QB following a year on the practice team polishing some rough edges off a sleeper diamond. Possible another Sam Darnold. (I’ll miss Sam).
Looking overall at the free agents signed, everyone has unique and valuable strengths and some weaknesses. It will be some big, tough decisions to make come the 53-cut-off time and K.O. will have his hands full. I bet he wishes to keep them all. Good luck to everyone and have a great year.
Appreciate Jerry looking over so many prospects, but I’m not sure it’s completely fair to Batty or Yurosek to immediately project them as the T.J.s (Watt and Hockenson), who were both first-round picks.
Coaches and teams want to build as much quality depth as possible to maximize the value of every practice rep, even if that means having to make difficult decisions when reducing the roster before the regular season—and even potentially seeing another player the team is trying to re-sign to the practice squad get poached by another team.
We initially posted the list of UDFAs and have now added some details on each player. We’ll look forward to following along with their journeys beginning Friday and seeing where things go during the preseason.