What Mike Macdonald And John Schneider Said About All Eight Draft Picks

Round 5, Pick 136 overall: CB Nehemiah Pritchett, Auburn and Round 6, Pick 192 overall: CB D.J. James, Auburn

John Schneider on drafting both Nehemiah Pritchett and D.J. James: “Yeah, we only scouted DBs at Auburn. (Laughter) Yeah, no, it just literally fell that way. We had those guys right together so it was amazing that we ended up selecting both of them, both really cool young men and competitors and to add to that room, those two guys, it’s a big deal. Excited to get them here and get them going.”

Mike Macdonald on where he sees both Pritchett and James fitting in: “Come in and compete, that’s the theme for the whole draft class. Nehemiah is probably more of an outside guy. Definitely early both guys on special teams we anticipate to come in, make a huge impact for us. D.J. probably both inside and outside, but, come in, compete, we’ll figure it out. Kind of like the offensive line. Let’s go defensive line. We got a lot of reps to be had out there, so it’ll hash itself out.”

John Schneider on each of their abilities: “It wasn’t necessarily scheme, quite honestly. It was just the skill set with Pritchett, the speed. D.J., he can play nickel, he can play outside, too, so it wasn’t necessarily a scheme evaluation. They’re both talented cover guys. There’s things both of them need to clean up and once they get here, they’ll understand that and they’ll have a clear vision for where they’re headed.”