Showing posts with label NFL draft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NFL draft. Show all posts

Monday, March 29, 2010

2010 NFL Draft – Undervalued Tackle Prospects

In the 2010 NFL Draft, here are some undervalued prospects, according to the various draft publications.

Jason Fox, OLT, Miami (Fla.) – Fox started 47 games for the Canes. He is a quick, talented, athletic left tackle. He is 6-6, 300 pounds. Rated as the No. 11 tackle and a 4-5 round pick by Pro Football Weekly, No. 9 and a 4th by USA Today, No. 14 and a 56 grade by ESPN, No. 14 and a 6th round pick by The Sporting News. He needs to work on his size and strength, but he has the physical tools to be able to play left tackle in the NFL. I can see him in Indianapolis. He should be a late second-early third round pick. The image of Jason Fox is from bleacherreport.com.

Adam Ulatoski, OT, Texas – Ulatoski started 44 games in his career for Texas as a left tackle. He probably projects to the right side in the NFL. He is 6-8, 295 pounds. Rated as the No. 13 tackle and a 4-5 round pick by PFW, No. 11 and a 4th rounder by USA Today, No. 10 and a 68 grade by ESPN, No. 11 and a 5th round pick by TSN. He needs to work on his footwork, and again, he may be someone who has to continue to work on his strength. But he is a future starting right tackle, and he may be able to play the left side. He should be a solid third rounder.

Ed Wang, OT, Virginia Tech – Wang started 37 games, both at right tackle and left tackle. He has the tools to play left tackle in the NFL, though he may be a better fit as a right tackle. He is 6-4 and change, 315 pounds. He is rated as the No. 17 tackle and a 5-6 round pick by PFW, No. 18 and a 7th by USA Today, No. 17 and a 47 grade by ESPN, and No. 18 tackle and a 7th rounder by TSN. I would see a 4th round as a good destination, maybe a 5th rounder. He is more of a developmental project. He also may be able to move inside at guard for a couple of years before moving outside to tackle.

Monday, April 28, 2008

OldCleat's All Did Not Get Drafted Team

Here are the guys that didn't get drafted who should have. It is The OldCleat All Did Not Get Drafted Team, The OldCleat All Did Not Get Drafted Team 2008. The biggest surprises to me are Ali Highsmith and Vince Hall. Not all of these guys will make an NFL team (especially Xavier Lee), but most will. I'll bet there are five to ten potential starters.

The players in bold are my best bets to become an NFL starter.

Lee, Xavier QB 6'4" 232 Florida State
Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB 5'11" 220 Mississippi
Johnson, Dionte FB 6'0" 238 Ohio State
McRae, Kalvin RB 5'9" 208 Ohio
Lumpkin, Kregg RB 6'0" 226 Georgia
Savage, Dantrell RB 5'8" 187 Oklahoma State
Temple, Tony RB 5'9" 210 Missouri
Bryant, Dorien WR 5'10" 169 Purdue
Hall, D.J. WR 6'2" 190 Alabama
Purify, Maurice WR 6'3" 224 Nebraska
Smith, Taj WR 6'1" 187 Syracuse
Bujnoch, Digger OT 6'5" 290 Cincinnati
Felton, Robert OG 6'4" 313 Arkansas
Kraus, Adam OG 6'6" 305 Michigan
Miller, Drew OT 6'5" 302 Florida
O'Donnell, Martin OG 6'5" 312 Illinois
Polumbus, Tyler OT 6'8" 312 Colorado
Radovich, Drew OT 6'5" 305 Southern Cal
Spanos, Matt C 6'5" 305 Southern Cal
Blake, Tommy DE 6'3" 272 TCU
Geathers, Jeremy DE 6'2" 256 UNLV
Gilberry, Wallace DE 6'3" 263 Alabama
McClinton, James DT 6'0" 289 Kansas
McDuffie, Chris DT 6'4" 330 Clemson
Robertson, Darrell DE 6'5" 245 Georgia Tech
Brown, Titus OLB 6'3" 239 Mississippi State
Hall, Vince ILB 6'0" 238 Virginia Tech
Highsmith, Ali OLB 6'0" 226 LSU
Leman, Jeremy LB 6'2" 240 Illinois
Moffitt, Ben OLB 6'1" 234 South Florida
Woodyard, Wesley OLB 6'1" 227 Kentucky
Castille, Simeon CB 6'0" 190 Alabama
Wolfe, D.J. CB 5'11" 207 Oklahoma
Adams, Jamar S 6'2" 212 Michigan
Brown, Cornelius S 5'11" 200 Missouri
Griffin, Marcus FS 5'10" 201 Texas
Joiner, Tony FS 6'0" 215 Florida
Warrick, Nehemiah SS 6'1" 210 Michigan State