Fire Keith Butler

I just found out Hooker has had multiple surgeries and will miss the combine and be in rehab for multiple months, so he will drop in the draft but could still be a prospect with a team who can keep him on IR until he is healed up, too bad....

1. Malik Hooker**, S, Ohio State
   Height: 6-2. Weight: 205.
   Projected 40 Time: 4.47.
   Projected Round (2017): Top-10 Pick.
   1/7/17: Hooker was one of the breakout draft prospects in 2016. He totaled 74 tackles with 5.5 for a loss, .5 sacks, four passes broken up and seven interceptions with three returned for touchdowns this season.
   
   The evaluators who love Hooker feel he is a safety who can do it all. In coverage, he is fast and athletic with the skills to defend the deep part of the field. Sources also say Hooker has the length and strength to play in the tackle box. They also like how Hooker drives down on the ball. They feel he is a fast, rangy defender with good ball skills.
   
   Two top national scouts from NFC teams said that Hooker's skill set is the best they've seen from a safety since Eric Berry. They like Hooker more than Jamal Adams or Jabrill Peppers. One scout said, in his opinion, Hooker could end up being an elite safety prospect comparable to Berry or the late Sean Taylor. Many in the scouting community feel that Taylor was the best of the best in terms of safety prospects this century. Multiple teams graded Hooker as a top-10 pick, and others have him as a top-20 selection.
   
   Some other team sources said they have been impressed by Hooker, but at this point, think he would be rated behind Adams and Peppers for them. Numerous team sources believe that Hooker is going to end up being their top-rated safety for the 2017 NFL Draft