NFL Draft: 10 best players available after Round 1

2019 NFL Draft: 10 best players available after Round 1

GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 10: Florida Gators offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor (65) lines up for a play during the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Florida Gators on November 10, 2018 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 03: Delaware safety Nasir Adderley answers questions from the media during the NFL Scouting Combine on March 03, 2019 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

6. Delaware S Nasir Adderley

Another defensive back from a smaller school, Nasir Adderley is arguably the best safety in this draft class, even if Alabama’s Deionte Thompson gets more attention after having played at college football’s premier program.

Adderley turned heads during the pre-draft process, and he certainly qualifies as an impact player in the second round of the draft. With his shutdown coverage at the safety position, Adderley can shore up any team’s deep passing defense, and he is one of the better athletes at the position in this year’s class.

Safeties are still held in high value in this passing-focused league, and even the high volume of free agents at the position this offseason didn’t hold the likes of Tyrann Mathieu and Adrian Amos back from getting paid by the defensive back-needy Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers, respectively.

As far as NFL comparisons go, Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller likened Adderley to Cleveland Browns starting free safety Damarious Randall, and if Adderley can have that kind of impact in the NFL, he’ll be well-worth that second-round flier.

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