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ESPN Draft Profile: Des Moines Dragons

With a good blend of veterans and rising young pieces, the Des Moines Dragons are a team built to win now. But there are a few glaring weaknesses on the roster preventing the former NFC champs from getting back to the big game. Chief among the roster holes is runningback, as the Dragons desperately need to score more points, while taking pressure off their turnover-prone quarterback. The team could use a shutdown corner to pair with its elite safety tandem and needs depth at defensive tackle and offensive guard.

Unfortunately for the Dragons, their Iowa-only policy in the draft will prevent them from addressing their top weaknesses. Iowa high schools and colleges aren't producing elite talents at positions of need for the Dragons.

Assuming Des Moines' sticks to its policy, here are players expected to be potential draft targets for GM Jack Ledger:

1st Round:
DE Bo Tremmel, Iowa – Defensive end isn't a position of need for Des Moines, but Tremmel does fit the Dragon mold perfectly. At 6'4" and 281 pounds, he's a beefy, athletic freak in the mold of current Dragon pass rushers Elias Reese and Ricardo Huering. Tremmel, however, doesn't have the elite twitch speed of a top-10 prospect, so the Dragons might be able to trade down and still land him.

1st/2nd Round:

WR/RB Carlton Agree, Oklahoma State – Agree is the one player we're most curious about. A high school running back out of Wilton, Iowa, the 6'1" Agree switched to wideout at OK State. But despite elite athleticism, Agree never became a polished route runner. Where he falls in the draft depends on how teams view this project player, and with the Dragons in desperate need of a running back, will they go after him and roll the dice on converting him back into a feature back? If so, the Dragons may need to pull off a trade, because he'll be a hot commodity at the top of the second round.

Middle/Late Rounds:

QB Lester Fox, Iowa – An athletic QB with a solid arm, but he's a 1-year starter and his field vision shows it.
DT Harris Fredrickson, Iowa – Harris has the size to fill a need position for Des Moines, but his film doesn't show him dominating the way an NFL DT should.
SLB Zachery Patmon, Iowa – A big linebacker with strength and speed, but needing polish. He should be considered an instant special teams contributor with some potential to develop.