S Kyle Hamilton is TDN's top overall prospect but his pro day numbers fell short of expectations. Even so, jfmckessy is here to say why Hamilton is still a top five pick. FrontOffice33 | NFLDraft
For several months now—and for a large part of the 2021 college football season—Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton has been the number one overall prospect on. Regardless of positional value as a safety, he deserves to be a top five pick in this year’s draft.has Hamilton ranked #2, as does PFF. However, as highly touted a prospect as Hamilton is, you’d be incredibly hard-pressed to find a single mock draft that has the Notre Dame product going first overall.
As the game of football evolves though, we’re already starting to see how positional values evolve with it. The NFL has become more of a passing league in recent years, and quarterbacks have never been valued higher. Theare generally the ones who can do the most with their arms but that position has evolved as well. Quarterbacks who are double threats and can create with their legs as well as their arms are valued even higher.
As expectations for safeties grow, we’ve already seen how teams are beginning to pay up for that extra value. Adams signed a pricey contract extension last offseason, as did the Vikings’ Harrison Smith. We’ve also already seen a big payday during this offseason, as Marcus Williams cashed in on his stellar play to begin his time with the Ravens.