T.J. Sanders

Sanders plays with edge-rusher urgency from inside. The hands and motor are real; now Buffalo needs the young tackle to turn those traits into a healthy, steady NFL rush plan.

Strengths: Quickness, hands, effort, pass-rush upside and versatility.

Weaknesses: Knee procedure interrupted his rookie year and he must improve consistency against NFL power.

Sanders' rookie year was choppy, but the flashes were good enough to keep the optimism intact. He returned from IR, got his first sack and showed the movement skills that made him a second-round pick. South Carolina's 9.5 career sacks are a better indicator of his rush upside than one rookie sack. I have him at a six because the role should grow, but he still needs to turn quickness into weekly interior disruption.

Strengths: He has a good first step for a 297-pound tackle, a high motor and a college history of creating pressure. Sanders can play with alignment flexibility and gives Buffalo a young interior rusher to develop.

Weaknesses: The rookie production was modest and interrupted by injury. He must improve his anchor and counter moves against NFL guards before he can sustain an every-down role.