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Moehrig

Washington may look into moving up in the draft order, as the team would like to address its need at the quarterback position. While the Football Team did engage in trade conversations regarding QB Matthew Stafford and OT Orlando Brown Jr., they ultimately pulled out. GM Martin Mayhew spent time in Fargo with North Dakota State QB Trey Lance, so it’s possible that Washington will look to move up if they’re set on him as their quarterback of the future. But if Washington stays put Moehrig, who they’re believed to be quite high on, could be the choice. The former TCU standout is expected to be the first safety off the board.

Moehrig checked in at 6-foot-2, 202 pounds as he ran a very respectable 40-yard dash with a 10-yard split of 1.59, showing impressive acceleration off the line. The TCU safety also posted a 33" vertical jump, which is considered below average for the safety position. His range and awareness as a coverage defender is a huge premium in today’s pass-heavy NFL. Moehrig has been steadily rising up draft boards in the post-season evaluation process and projects to be one of the first safeties selected in the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft.

Nothing is set in stone just yet. For now, Pauline is merely reporting that Moehrig is “likely” to declare, not that he has done it just yet. Moehrig still has a couple of months to make a final decision, but with so much uncertainty swirling around college football right now, it makes sense that a player as talented as Moehrig may just want to leave. Moehrig, a 6-foot-2 and 202-pound S, is expected to be one of the first DBs off the board in April, if he were to actually declare. His range and awareness as a coverage defender is a huge premium in today’s pass-heavy NFL.

Moehrig (6'2"/202) is coming off of an excellent 2019 season in which he tallied 62 total tackles (43 solo, 1.5 for loss), four interceptions, 15 passes defensed and two forced fumbles. As a result he was named first team All-Big 12, and last month he was named to the preseason watch list for the Nagurski Award. As for his NFL prospects, Moehrig has a shot at being a first round pick next spring according to Brugler. “In coverage, he smoothly unlocks his hips to quickly transition, using his long strides to accelerate with deep patterns,” Brugler wrote in his analysis of Moehrig. “Along with his field range, Moehrig is always ball searching, showing a knack for disrupting the catch point.”

Let’s just say that safety play was not one of the reasons TCU had a mediocre -- at best -- 2019 season. Moehrig (6'2/208) was rated the top safety in the Pro Football Focus rankings, and Ar’Darius Washington came in second. So yes, the Horned Frogs are bringing back the top two safeties -- at least analytically -- in college football next year. “Regardless of where he lined up on the field, Moehrig was elite in coverage by forcing an incompletion on 32% of his 47 targets and picking off four passes,” Treash writes. Sounds like Big 12 quarterbacks better be careful when targeting the middle of field in 2020.