Week 12 NFL Practice Squad Power Ranking

Week 12 NFL Practice Squad Power Ranking

How landed with the Chiefs just one year after being picked by the Giants in the first round has all the ingredients to be a hit Netflix series someday. New York released him almost immediately after his involvement in an alleged armed robbery in the offseason. He was facing a minimum of 10 years in prison if convicted. But on Nov. 16, the charges were dropped against him and the victims' attorney was What?William Dean, the representation for three men who accused Baker of the armed robbery at a house party in Florida, told Baker's attorney Bradford Cohen that statements would Patrice Bergeron Women Jersey be recanted for a price. According to the the financial demand started at before the extortion charge.Suddenly, the dark legal cloud evaporated over Baker's head. But he was without an job -- for le s than a week. On Nov. 19, Baker was signed to Kansas City's practice squad and was one of the easiest No. 1 picks for the Practice Squad Power Rankings in PSPR history.In the 2019 cla s, Baker was my No. 2 cornerback, and , a smooth, scheme-versatile cornerback with all the tools to be an All-Pro. Now, I will say, Baker's rookie season paled in comparison to the one White had in 2017. However, Baker started to the look like the lockdown corner he was at Georgia over the final six games of the seasons with five pa s breakups in that span. And now he's part of the reigning champs, and No. 1 in the PSPR. Things are looking up for Baker after a nightmarish few months.There was just one call-up last week -- Andrew Brown got snagged from the Bengals practice squad by the Houston Texans before their Thanksgiving smackdown of the Lions in Detroit. For those keeping score at home, the PSPR tracker reads 33 call-ups, and we very well could see another wave of call-ups over the weekend.This year, I'm only including practice squadders who are rookies, second-year players, or third-year players. That's it. And it Johnny Bucyk Kids Jersey aligns perfectly with my niche area of expertise because the 2018 draft cla s is the first I fully evaluated as CBS Sports' analyst. And as you'll see below, I couldn't resist ranking more players, given the increase in practice squad sizes this season. To run parallel with the league's figure, I hope to write about 16 individuals every Friday, 10 officially in the rankings and six honorable mentions.While it may take a week or two for Baker to learn the nuances of the Chiefs' scheme, he's as talented as anyone in Kansas City's cornerback room and will be fresh for the latter part of the regular season and playoffs, a nice boost for the Steve Spagnuolo's defense. The Jets should completely be in play-young-players mode, and Scott is only in his third season. He really hasn't gotten a chance to play much in the regular season either. Originally a fourth-round pick by the , he e sentially had a redshirt year to get stronger as a rookie, then in Year 2 led the Ravens in receiving during Matt Grzelcyk Men Jersey the preseason. Scott is nearly 6-5 and 218 pounds and excels when he needs to extend to make a catch outside his frame. Coatney was the other Ole Mi s defensive tackle on the draft radar a season ago -- the initial one behind Miami's . Coatney was a late add to the Senior Bowl and impre sed me in one-on-one drills with his low-center-of-gravity push and pop on contact because of his quick first step. He looks stockier than 6-3 and 308 pounds and isn't anything close to a rare athlete for the position. But I believe he can generate some disruption if given an opportunity on San Francisco's defensive line.Mr. Butler is back on the Eagles practice squad after two weeks on the 53-man roster and just one target to show for it. He's a tight end now, so there should be better matchups for him against linebackers and safeties inside of ultra-twitchy corners who can stay in his hip pocket. Philadelphia's getting healthier now at receiver and tight end, but I still believe Butler can make plays after the catch and when simply throws it up to him.Clapp was my after a long and reliable career at LSU with the Tigers. A mostly poor combine led to a drop to the seventh round. His film was clean as a while. I gave New Orleans an "A" for grabbing him as offensive line depth at No. 245 overall, writing the following in my live draft grades: "Very experienced, more of a technician than spectacular athlete. Sturdy against bull rushes. Can be susceptible to counters. Accurate at the second level." I remember watching Cabral at Arizona State and being enamored with how well he moved at the guard position. Now he's a center, which makes perfect sense. Houston's playing better football now and just brought in Ray Bourque Men Jersey the undrafted free agent this week. If there are any dings up front, the rookie has the athleticism to be a productive stand-in.After went No. 2 overall to the in 2018 another Saquan went No. 177 overall to the Saints. Hampton enjoyed a productive career as a do-everything safety at Rutgers that largely went unnoticed because it coincided with the program's entry into the Big 10. He had 13 pa s breakups, three picks and 64 tackles in his final season with the Scarlet Knights before rocking at the 2019 Senior Bowl en route to winning Player of the Week down in Mobile, Alabama. Then, at the combine, he ran 4.48 at just over 6-1 and 207 pounds. He deserves a shot on the Jets defense down the stretch.Zeke Elliott should be a little healthier now, and proved he can shoulder the load in Dallas' lead back isn't 100%, but I'm throwing Olonilua here because he's a large, athletic back who deserves some burn down the stretch for the Cowboys. At 6-3 and 232 pounds, he had a vertical in the 70th percentile and a broad jump in the 80th percentile at the combine. While never a star at TCU, he demonstrated the ability to make defenders mi s well for a big back when he wasn't running through them. I'd like to see him be the hammer to lighten the workload for Elliott over the next two months. Benzschawel was a draft mirage during the 2019 proce s. He entered his final season at Wisconsin with loads of early-round buzz, and had a strong senior season. He mostly looked the part at the Senior Bowl. Then he went undrafted when two of his teammates, and got drafted. Mostly being a technical run-blocking Tommy Wingels Men Jersey specialist likely precipitated the fall out of the draft entirely, but Benzschawel has the polish to be, at the very least, an adequate stand-in for the time being.I remember watching Love late in the 2018 pre-draft proce s and loving what I saw. The summary of my evaluation of him was "strong, well-built defensive end with good suddenne s but not the ability to sustain speed chasing from the backside. Uses his relatively heavy hands well as a pa s-rusher and when shedding against the run." And Love had seven pre sures in three preseason games in Buffalo last year. Buffalo has a collection of edge rushers in front of him who play in a heavy rotation, but if there's ever a need at the position, Love can produce in a limit

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