NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, a former NFL scout, talked about several of Alabama’s NFL draft prospects during a conference call on Thursday.

Here’s a rundown of what he said:

— He said he views Jonah Williams as the safest pick out of the top offensive linemen in this year’s draft. “Jonah has played a lot of ball at a very high level against elite players,” he said of Williams, whom he has going No. 8 overall to the Detroit Lions in his most recent mock draft. “He’s played right tackle. He’s played left tackle. I believe he can kick inside. That’s personally where I think he’s going to end up. I think he’s going to be a very good player in there. But when you consider the number of snaps, the level of competition, the way he’s come across in interviews with teams around the league, I’ve heard some very impressive (things). To me, he’s the high floor guy. ... He doesn’t have that type of size or elite athleticism that I would put the ceiling really high, but I think he’s got a chance to be a real solid player, maybe could even be a Pro Bowl player on the inside in my opinion.”

— While he has the New York Jets passing on Quinnen Williams in favor of another defensive lineman, Houston’s Ed Oliver, in his most recent mock draft, he said he would take Williams at No. 3 if he were the one making that pick. “If the question is what would I do, I would take Quinnen Williams and I wouldn’t turn back. I would pair Quinnen Williams with Leonard Williams, and I think you’d be not only (have) guys that can rush a little bit, you’ve got guys that can hold the point of attack. And in a division with a Patriots team that’s becoming increasingly interested in running the football, you’ve got something that could hold up inside. ... I just think who impacts the game the most out of all those (top defensive guys), I would still stick with Quinnen because I think he impacts the game on every single down.”

— He said he views defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs and outside linebacker Christian Miller as middle round type guys. “You start with Buggs. Look, you’re always trying to find some interior pressure. A little bit surprised there hasn’t been as much love for him around the league as I thought there might be in talking to guys. But he’s somebody that can move around up and down the line of scrimmage. He’s got some power. He’s got pretty good get-off. The effort was a little bit inconsistent. I didn’t love that. But I had him kind of in that fourth-round range, and all the teams I’ve talked to when his name has come up, I’ve got that he’s more than likely to go after that. So I think you’re probably talking fifth- or sixth-round pick on him. Miller does have some love around the league. I like him, too. I think he’s a good player. When he’s been healthy, he really had an impact on that group, on that front. Again, I have him kind of in that fourth-round range. Maybe he could sneak in the third, but I would say kind of third to fifth is where you see him. A lot of push-pull pressure there. Really good with his hands. Really strong at the point of attack. For teams, 3-4 teams, asking him to drop, he’s a little bit stiff there. That’s going to be an effort for him. But he’s got some pass rush potential, and that’s why I think you’ll see him in the middle rounds.”

— He’s still very high on running back Josh Jacobs, whom he had going No. 5 overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his first mock draft early in the draft process. “Early on in the process, I go off of ... these teams haven’t assembled yet (and) you don’t know where they have players. We still have also to see what happens in free agency. There’s so much that changes. So on an early mock draft, a lot of times if I don’t have any intel, I just go, hey, this is a player I’m high on, and I’ve been a Josh Jacobs guy from the jump. He’s still in my top 10 overall players, how I rank them. But as you go deeper into mock drafts, you start hearing things. You start talking to people with teams. You start talking to people who know people. You follow who’s spending time with players. You just get more information. And the way I try to explain it is for the most part I try and do my mock drafts with my ears based off what I’m hearing and I do my top-50 list off my eyes, what I think of a player. So I personally think Josh Jacobs is one of the 10 best football players in this draft, and I can say that while also saying I don’t believe he’s going to go in the top 10. I think he’s likely to go in the 20s or the 30s when it’s all said and done. But that’s why when I looked at that team, Ronald Jones being a big disappointment (for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and still having a need at that spot, I thought, man, this guy is plug and play and he’d be a great fit for that football team. But as you go through the process, you realize, OK, what I’m hearing does not match up with them taking him at that point in time.”

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama and Auburn reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.