As the head of the Senior Bowl, Nagy has a unique perspective because he scouts college games in the fall and sees the top seniors for a week in Mobile, Alabama. Four of the Jets' nine picks played in the Senior Bowl. In an interview with ESPN's Flight Deck podcast, he shared his opinion/projection for each player:
Denzel Mims, WR, second round: "You go back to Denzel's tape at Baylor: In that league, they play a lot of soft man and zone coverage, so you didn't see him get pressed. You didn't see someone in his hip pocket and having to separate, which is where he made the jump in Mobile. You saw all that stuff. In one-on-one drills, he did a great job of shaking people at the line of scrimmage. ... At the top of routes, he consistently separated and he made a bunch of crazy plays on the ball. There probably wasn't a better guy during our week in terms of making contested [catches] and those acrobatic plays on the ball. ... He's going to be a really friendly target for [Jets QB] Sam Darnold."
Jabari Zuniga, DE, third round: "The thing I like most about him is his versatility as a pass-rusher. He can threaten off the edge and he's also a mismatch inside. He's a guy you can move around and he can get to the quarterback from multiple alignments. I think his weight can go up and down. He's one of those guys that has kind of a moldable body, so you can make him whatever you want to make him. ... [He] has a slippery knack as a rusher. ... It's just unfortunate he couldn't stay healthy this year. [Situational rusher] is the easiest path for him to get on the field."
La'Mical Perine, RB, fourth round: (On Perine's 4.6-second time in the 40) "I think speed and 40 times are the most overrated thing when it comes to that position. There are a ton of great 4.6 running backs that have played in the league. When I was with Seattle a few years ago, and Nick Chubb and those guys were coming out of Georgia, we did a study on 4.6 runners that have come out and, man, it's like a who's who of Pro Bowl lists. ... Short burst is a lot more important -- vision and burst. He's got those two things. ... He's really good in the pass game. I was at the LSU game last year and he made a couple of ridiculous catches. I would expect him to be [Le'Veon Bell’s] top backup next year. We've seen midround running backs emerge as 'the guy.' It wouldn't surprise me, in two or three years, if that's what La'Mical Perine is for the Jets."
Braden Mann, P, sixth round: "When we made our calls around the league last year about specialists, Braden was the consensus top guy. Everyone had draftable grades on him. ... He's not a real big guy, but he's got a really big leg. ... He's a guy that I think is going to punt in the league for a really long time."
Denzel Mims, WR, second round: "You go back to Denzel's tape at Baylor: In that league, they play a lot of soft man and zone coverage, so you didn't see him get pressed. You didn't see someone in his hip pocket and having to separate, which is where he made the jump in Mobile. You saw all that stuff. In one-on-one drills, he did a great job of shaking people at the line of scrimmage. ... At the top of routes, he consistently separated and he made a bunch of crazy plays on the ball. There probably wasn't a better guy during our week in terms of making contested [catches] and those acrobatic plays on the ball. ... He's going to be a really friendly target for [Jets QB] Sam Darnold."
Jabari Zuniga, DE, third round: "The thing I like most about him is his versatility as a pass-rusher. He can threaten off the edge and he's also a mismatch inside. He's a guy you can move around and he can get to the quarterback from multiple alignments. I think his weight can go up and down. He's one of those guys that has kind of a moldable body, so you can make him whatever you want to make him. ... [He] has a slippery knack as a rusher. ... It's just unfortunate he couldn't stay healthy this year. [Situational rusher] is the easiest path for him to get on the field."
La'Mical Perine, RB, fourth round: (On Perine's 4.6-second time in the 40) "I think speed and 40 times are the most overrated thing when it comes to that position. There are a ton of great 4.6 running backs that have played in the league. When I was with Seattle a few years ago, and Nick Chubb and those guys were coming out of Georgia, we did a study on 4.6 runners that have come out and, man, it's like a who's who of Pro Bowl lists. ... Short burst is a lot more important -- vision and burst. He's got those two things. ... He's really good in the pass game. I was at the LSU game last year and he made a couple of ridiculous catches. I would expect him to be [Le'Veon Bell’s] top backup next year. We've seen midround running backs emerge as 'the guy.' It wouldn't surprise me, in two or three years, if that's what La'Mical Perine is for the Jets."
Braden Mann, P, sixth round: "When we made our calls around the league last year about specialists, Braden was the consensus top guy. Everyone had draftable grades on him. ... He's not a real big guy, but he's got a really big leg. ... He's a guy that I think is going to punt in the league for a really long time."
