Jamel Dean going pro

Better get that passport ready Jamel

Lol the dude has been riddled with injuries. Makes complete sense for him to go if he’s graded draftable. If Neiko Thorpe caught on for a while he can haha

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Man what agents are sniffing around Auburn giving these guys such awful advice? Holland, Tega, Dean... wtf

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Yeah. Who wants a 6'2 corner who can also play special teams?

I'm guessing people just haven't been keeping up but he's been projected mid round in the draft for a while now. He's battled multiple injuries so the fact that he's still projected that high should tell you something. Also for a CB you won't find many bigger than him. This is why getting a good DB class was important this year.

I'm happy for Dean.. He's earned every bit of it.

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He is a big corner and will get drafted.

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He will get drafted for much less compared to what he could be paid if possibly went first round next year. He wasn’t even all that good. Constantly getting burnt. He needs a big signing bonus.

He will be drafted. Would one more year help him? OSU almost ruined the kid and he almost lost football. Do not blame him one bit. Gave his all for Auburn. War Eagle, Jamel!

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Early entry third round picks have the opportunity to make first round money next year. So dumb

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This is such an over-exaggeration. There are guys who aren't draft eligible this year, who WILL be draft eligible next year, that are better than him and will go higher regardless of what he does. The logic that "he's 3rd round this year, that means he'll go 1st round next year" is oversimplified fantasy. Is it possible? Yes, however its also far more probable that he doesn't budge his stock at all, or even hurts it. Its also probable that a guy with a million injuries like Dean gets hurt again.

By the way; Dean's size is a positive AND a negative, which is why his his relative "draft upside" is LIMITED. He gets burned because he is so abnormally large that it naturally limits his hips, and while he's fairly fast for a guy his size, there will always be corners smaller than him who will be faster. He is stiffer than a typical corner, and again, that is the trade-off you take with size. None of this is going to magically change by him coming back to play another season of college football. He is still going to have the same physical strengths...AND LIMITATIONS.

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This is such an over-exaggeration.

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The king of CFB believes as I do. Do notice though that my logic didn’t include: “he’s a third round pick this year, therefore he must be first round pick next year.”

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Its also probable that a guy with a million injuries like Dean gets hurt again.

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On the other hand his three knee injuries were before he arrived at Auburn. Another upright year in the books may have shown that his knee shouldn’t be considered an immediate concern and as much a red flag.

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By the way; Dean's size is a positive AND a negative, which is why his his relative "draft upside" is LIMITED. He gets burned because he is so abnormally large that it naturally limits his hips, and while he's fairly fast for a guy his size, there will always be corners smaller than him who will be faster.

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I have seen this as well. Hopefully he can make that third round contract stretch throughout his career.

Good for dean. I hope he does well in the league but I just don’t quite see it. Hope he does get drafted as high as possible though.

We should be “ok” with Noah and Davis at corners. Hopefully they get some good off season coaching and stop this pass int tackle the wr bullshite we saw all season long