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Dave Syvertsen, Senior Draft Analyst

Syvertsen's All-Pro Team for 2022

NFL Draft

Ourlads’ 2023 NFL Draft Preview

This year at Ourlads’ we did not produce a Preview booklet, but instead have stacked up to 30 players for each position with more on some that have great depth. We have included snippets on the top five for each position – these are posted on our Draft Hub page. We also have posted a top 32. These lists are volatile and may be changed as the season goes on – right now it is just preliminary and may change several times. These snippets and stacks were written by our scouts Jon Cooper and Dave Syvertsen.

2023 NFL Prospect Rankings By Position

Ourlads Top 32

Ourlads' 2023 Top 32 - 2.0

Quarterback Ball Velocity at NFL Combine 2008-2020

NFL Mock Drafts

Post Early Entrant Deadline Mock Draft

"'Shonk' was not only a great evaluator of player talent but of coaches as well. 'Shonk' recommended Bill Callahan, Sean Payton, and John Harbaugh to Head Coach Ray Rhodes when he was with the Eagles."
--John Wooten
Cleveland Browns' Legend and first chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance

"Dan Shonka is the Outlier of Football Scouts"
--Malcolm Gladwell
Best Selling Author

Article from 4/20/2020 posted from the Gazette (Cedar Rapids):

Shonkas stay busy with draft prep (PDF)

NFL Football

2022 NFL Combine Rankings

College Football Depth Charts

All 131 FBS Teams, NFL Prospects Color Coded. Updates are Ongoing.

Ourlads' Guides at the NFL Draft

NFL Depth Charts

2022 NFL Depth Charts and Rosters

2022 NFL Football Depth Charts By Position

College Football

2022 NCAA Football Schedule (All 131 FBS Teams)

Football Radio Network

Ourlads' Football Radio Network

Greg DePalma, GM and National Scout Dan Shonka give pro and college football analysis...

Dan Shonka

One Scout’s Memory of Hall of Famer Kurt Warner

Kurt Warner is the type of athlete that scouts dream of uncovering, even if it took him six years to become an overnight sensation. More...

Kurt Warner's Full Scouting Report

Ourlads’ GM and National Scout Dan Shonka

Dan Shonka has been involved in player personnel work for over 4 decades. He is one of, if not the only, NFL Draft Analyst and Personnel Evaluator to have played the game, coached the game, recruited high school players on the major college level, and scouted professionally. Shonka scouted for National Football Scouting, the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL for a combined 16 years. Read Dan's Full Bio...
Dan has signed over 20 free agents that have made it on rosters in the NFL.
Pro Scout Confidential

Jake Hallum

The scouting and coaching professions lost one of its truly great members this week with the passing of John Jacob Hallum. We all knew him by his nickname “Jake”. Jake was genuinely one of the good guys from head to toe. When you were Jake’s friend, you were always a priority in his life and he was always looking out for you. He supported you and encouraged you when you were feeling down, and uplifted and kept you focused on the positive side of life. Simply put, he was there for you. Jake was a positive life force. I always loved listening to Jake because he imparted worthwhile opinions and valuable wisdom. Jake loved everything about football – the smell of newly cut grass on the practice fields, the early morning practices, the film study, player evaluations, the late night meetings, and most of all the camaraderie with the players and coaches.