Could Melvin Siani End Up Being A First Round Draft Pick?
Ryan Roberts and Joe Deleone of The Best Pod Available lay out the future for the Texas Longhorns and the vast possibilities they have in the 2027 NFL Draft and specifically the first round. Melvin Siani is flying under the radar after transferring in but with a big year at tackle protecting Arch Manning, Siani could hear his name called early next April.
Video Transcript
I think it's really interesting that Texas has the potential to have There's a, there's a real world they could have two first-round tackles.
I don't think that that's- Possible.
Mm-hmm hyperbolic.
Yeah, Siani goes under the radar 'cause he was at Wake Forest.
I don't think a lot of people really knew much about him outside of the scouting world because, again, he was at Wake Forest.
It's just hard to generate a lot of buzz when you're playing on a team with no media market in the ACC.
It's just kind of part of what happens.
But, you know, he's been regarded pretty highly recently.
A lot of people have been generating a lot of buzz around Siani.
What, why did you, why did you like Siani so much that you put him at number five?
I think he's got core strength, I think he's got length, and, like, those things always will sell to me.
I think that he's a good overall athlete as well.
My hangups with him right now are just I think he plays generally too high in pass protection- Mm-hmm and the run game.
I think he needs to play with a, with a lower base consistently.
And I think he just needs to continue to get stronger.
Like, you see that there's anchor there, but I want there be more hand violence, more physicality at the point of attack
