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Yahoo
28-04-2025
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Where will Kansas State football players go in the NFL draft? Here are some projections
If there is any question that NFL draft predictions are an inexact science, look no further than Kansas State football safety Marques Sigle. While Sigle, one of three Wildcats appearing on most mock draft boards, is a consensus late-round selection in this weekend's draft, one prognosticator has him going as early as the third round. Then there is running back DJ Giddens, who is projected to go anywhere from the third to the fifth rounds, a span of about 170 picks. Advertisement The only relative certainty about Sigle, Giddens, and cornerback Jacob Parrish, K-State's highest-rated prospect, is that they won't need to tune in for the opening round on Thursday. The 2025 NFL Draft gets underway at 7 p.m. CT on Thursday for Round 1. Rounds 2-3 start at 6 p.m. Friday, and Rounds 4-7 wrap things up with an 11 a.m. start Saturday. All seven rounds will be televised on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network, with streaming available on ESPN+ and NFL+. Related: Kansas State football assistant Brian Lepak embraces new challege with offensive line Related: Kansas State football is taking proposed new roster limits seriously Kansas State cornerback Jacob Parrish (10) celebrates with teammates Marques Sigle (21) and Asa Newsom (23) after intercepting a pass during last year's game against Oklahoma State at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Parrish, Giddens, and Sigle all participated in the NFL Scouting Combine in late February and early March and performed well. Parrish and Giddens are virtual locks to hear their names called on Friday or Saturday, while experts suggest that Sigle could have some anxious moments when the seventh round rolls around. Advertisement Here are some projections for K-State's top NFL prospects as of Tuesday, April 22: CB Jacob Parrish (5-10, 191 pounds) The Athletic: 3rd round, 84th overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ESPN: 3rd round, 87th overall to the Green Bay Packers. 4th round, 115th overall to the Arizona Cardinals. Pro Football Focus: 3rd round, 90th overall to the Los Angeles Rams. Sporting News: 4th round, 111th overall to the Carolina Panthers. Parrish was a two-year starter and K-State's No. 1 cornerback as a junior in 2024, recording a career-high 50 tackles with one interception and seven pass breakups. He had three interceptions and nine PBUs as a junior in 2023, when he was challenged more frequently by opposing offenses. Advertisement Parrish turned heads with his athleticism at the NFL Scouting Combine, running a 4.35-second 40-yard dash. He showed his ability on special teams as a true freshman reserve in 2022, which gives him added value in the NFL. RB DJ Giddens (6-1, 212 pounds) The Athletic: 4th round, 128th overall to the Washington Commanders. ESPN: 3rd round, 94th overall to the Cleveland Browns. 5th round, 165th overall to the Philadelphia Eagles. Pro Football Focus: 3rd round, 97th overall to the Minnesota Vikings. Sporting News: 4th round, 138h overall to the San Francisco 49ers. Giddens is another early draft entry after rushing for 1,343 yards and seven touchdowns while breaking the school single-season record with 6.55 yards per carry. After backing up All-American Deuce Vaughn as a redshirt freshman, he was a two-year starter for the Wildcats, and in three seasons, he moved into third place on the school's career rushing list with 3,087 yards. Advertisement Giddens graded out well at the NFL Scouting Combine by running a 4.43 40-yard dash and ranking near the top among running backs in both the vertical and broad jumps at 6 feet, 212 pounds. He also caught 50 passes for 581 yards and four touchdowns in his last two seasons. S Marques Sigle (5-11, 199 pounds) The Athletic: 7th round, 255th overall to the Cleveland Browns. ESPN: 7th round, 217th overall to the Dallas Cowboys. 3rd round, 84th overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pro Football Focus: 7th round, 230th overall to the Carolina Panthers. Sigle was a starter both years at K-State after transferring from North Dakota State, recording 60 tackles with three interceptions and 6.5 tackles for loss as a senior in 2024. He tied for the team lead with 63 tackles in 2023. Advertisement Sigle's 40-yard dash time of 4.37 was among the fastest by a safety at the combine. As a former cornerback, he has the versatility to play multiple positions in the secondary at the next level as well as contribute on special teams. predicting that Sigle goes in the third round was an outlier, with most other outlets slotting him in the seventh. Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@ or on X (formerly Twitter) at @arnegreen. This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: NFL Draft 2025: A look at where Kansas State football players might go
New York Times
27-04-2025
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- New York Times
49ers' Malik Mustapha to miss start of season with knee injury: Source
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers fifth-round draft pick Marques Sigle might have a better-than-expected shot at a prominent role this season after it was revealed that one of last year's top safeties is recovering from a serious knee injury. ESPN reported Saturday that Malik Mustapha, who started 12 games as a rookie in 2024, damaged the graft that was used to repair an ACL tear he sustained while at Wake Forest in 2022. Mustapha is believed to have suffered the injury in the 49ers' season finale against the Arizona Cardinals on Jan. 5. He left that contest in the second quarter and didn't return. Advertisement While the injury isn't considered as severe as a complete rupture, which can affect the meniscus in the knee, he's still expected to be out until roughly the midpoint of the season, a league source confirmed. Meanwhile, another 2024 starter at safety, Talanoa Hufanga, signed a three-year deal with the Denver Broncos last month. That likely leaves the 49ers with Ji'Ayir Brown as the front-runner for one of the safety spots with an offseason competition for the other. Among the contenders are George Odum, who started two games for the 49ers last year, and free-agent additions Jason Pinnock and Richie Grant, who have 39 and 33 career starts, respectively. Sigle is another option. He was one of the fastest defensive backs at the combine, running his 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds. He played cornerback at North Dakota State before transferring to Kansas State, where he was used as a hybrid safety/nickel cornerback. Sigle said his versatility was one of his best attributes. 'I can play multiple positions,' he said Saturday. 'I can play free safety, strong safety, nickel and dime.' General manager John Lynch agreed. 'First of all, he's a bow-legged safety and like I told him, you can't go wrong with the bow-legged safety,' Lynch said. 'He's a good tackler. A term we use is 'taking the grass' and this is a guy who takes the grass. He takes the fight to the ball carrier to the receiver. I think he's going to be a really good fit for us.'
San Francisco Chronicle
27-04-2025
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- San Francisco Chronicle
49ers safety Malik Mustapha will miss extended time recovering from ACL surgery
There's a reason the San Francisco 49ers have added several safeties this offseason: Their attrition-filled 2024 season included more injuries than previously realized. Safety Malik Mustapha, 2024 fourth-round pick, ended his impressive rookie season by suffering an injury to the ACL he tore in 2022 when he was at Wake Forest, a league source said. The graft that was placed in Mustapha's knee was torn during a loss at Arizona in the regular-season finale and was surgically repaired. Mustapha is expected to be sidelined until the middle of the 2025 season. His injury was first reported by ESPN. With Mustapha recovering, the 49ers signed safeties Jason Pinnock and Richie Grant in March before they used a fifth-round pick on Kansas State safety Marques Sigle on Saturday. The 49ers finished last season with Mustapha and Talanoa Hufanga as their starting safeties, but they'll open 2025 with two different players patrolling their back end after Hufanga signed a three-year, $39 million deal with the Broncos in March. The candidates include Ji'Ayir Brown, a 2023 third-round pick who was supplanted by Mustapha on the depth chart last year and Pinnock, who made 32 starts with the Giants the past two seasons. The 49ers selected Sigle on Saturday after he bolstered his draft stock by running the 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds at the combine. Sigle spent his final two seasons at Kansas State and had 123 tackles, 10 behind the line of scrimmage, with four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. General manager John Lynch, a Hall of Fame safety with a distinct gait, joked to head coach Kyle Shanahan that he was feeling optimistic after the 49ers selected Sigle. 'Like I told (Shanahan), you can't go wrong with a bow-legged safety,' Lynch said. 'He's played nickel (cornerback). He's a guy who can really run. Watching him on the field, I knew he was fast. I didn't see (4.37). That is a blazing time. He's got a lot of versatility to his game, he's a good tackler.' This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
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49ers select Kansas State safety Sigle at No. 160 in 2025 NFL Draft
49ers select Kansas State safety Sigle at No. 160 in 2025 NFL Draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers entered the draft with three legitimate starting candidates at the safety positions: Malik Mustapha, Ji'Ayir Brown and Jason Pinnock. Advertisement In the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the 49ers added some depth at safety with the selection of Marques Sigle of Kansas State with the No. 160 overall pick. Sigle (5-foot-11, 199 pounds) ran a blistering time of 4.37 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. He had 60 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and three interceptions in his final season at Kansas State. He played his first three college seasons at North Dakota State before transferring to Kansas State. Sigle should be able to make an immediate contribution on special teams while he learns the 49ers' defense and places himself in a position to compete for playing time on defense. Advertisement It will likely be difficult for him to make a move for a starting role as a rookie. Mustapha, a fourth-round pick last year, started 12 of the 16 games in which he appeared. Brown was a third-round pick in 2023. He started 13 games last season. The 49ers signed Pinnock as a free agent. Pinnock started 32 games over the past two seasons with the Giants. He signed a one-year, $2.2 million contract with the 49ers as an unrestricted free agent. Download and follow the 49ers Talk Podcast
USA Today
22-04-2025
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- USA Today
2025 Draft Mid-round picks the Bucs could target
2025 Draft Mid-round picks the Bucs could target Every year, NFL draft coverage focuses on the top prospects, in particular players with real chances to be taken in the first round. This covers only a fifth of the draft class at best. In truth, the bones of NFL rosters are built in the middle rounds, where reliable starters and key depth are found. Like most good teams, the Buccaneers' 2020 Super Bowl team relied heavily on mid-round picks like Ali Marpet, Carlton Davis III and Chris Godwin. This year, the Bucs will be on the lookout for future starters and rotational pieces to help maintain their dominance of the NFC South and take the next step towards Super Bowl contender status. These are the mid-round picks the Bucs could select in the 2025 NFL Draft: CB Nohl Williams Cal CB Nohl Williams fits Tampa Bay's established requirements for an outside cornerback: big and long. He also has something the Bucs' current cornerback room lacks: ball skills. Williams recorded 14 interceptions in college, including seven in 2024. While he does not possess top-end speed, he is savvy enough in coverage to disrupt routes and position himself to make plays on the ball. Williams is also a solid run defender and has radically improved as a tackler, missing just 5.3% of his 2024 tackle attempts after missing 19.4% in 2023, according to Pro Football Focus. Williams's lack of speed and age may prevent him from being a top-50 pick, but the Bucs may not be able to wait beyond their second-round pick to acquire him. WR Jaylin Lane While the Bucs are largely set at wide receiver, they may be looking for a deep option beyond Trey Palmer, who has done little as either a receiver or a returner. Virginia Tech WR Jaylin Lane is shorter than Palmer at 5'9" but is just as fast and overall is a more explosive athlete. While he was not particularly productive at Virginia Tech, much of that could be blamed on the offense around him. Lane's more multifaceted athleticism would definitely threaten Palmer's place on Tampa Bay's roster. Lane's small stature and lack of college production may push him to Day 3 of the draft, which should suit the Bucs fine if they are looking to add him to their roster. S Marques Sigle With Jordan Whitehead and Mike Edwards again off the roster, the Bucs will be on the lookout for a safety to pair with Antoine Winfield Jr. Marques Sigle converted from cornerback to safety after transferring to Kansas State, though he played mostly nickel corner. He is sticky in coverage and is usually looking for an angle on the ball in the air, recording seven career interceptions and 16 pass breakups. Sigle compares favorably to Edwards, though Sigle is faster if a bit lighter than Edwards. Sigle could be available as late as round five or even six, which a small price to pay for a potential ballhawk. OLB Bradyn Swinson Even with the addition of Haason Reddick, the Bucs are all but guaranteed to draft an edge rusher this year. If they choose to wait until after the first round to take one, they could do much worse than LSU's Bradyn Swinson. Although he is on the lighter side at 255 pounds, he has decent length at 6'4" with an 81-inch wingspan. Swinson also has decent bend and burst, certainly enough to make him a threat to either shoulder of NFL offensive tackles. As an older prospect with just one full season of starting experience, Swinson's upside comes with a bit of a clock, though that shouldn't deter the Bucs if he's available in the third round. DT Ty Robinson At some point, the Bucs will need to find a successor to long-time defensive lineman Will Gholston. Nebraska's Ty Robinson shares some key traits with Gholston, namely his incredible strength and relentless motor. Robinson is not as long as Gholston, though few players are, but he is long enough to leverage offensive linemen and hold the point of attack. Like Gholston, Robinson is not likely to light up the scoreboard with sacks, but he would be an immediate asset in the run game and help compress the pocket in passing situations. As a fringe top-100 player, the Bucs may not be able to wait until Day 3 to select Robinson like they did with Gholston.
