The Wait List -- Saturday Deadline for Underclassmen

[zagnut]

This seems to be shaping up to be a somewhat weak underclassmen group, and a weak draft overall. There have been some guys that have decided to stay in school who would have pushed someone we want down to 11.

Here's an informal list of remaining names that have until Saturday to enter the Become a Dallas Cowboy Sweepstakes, in order of likelihood to leave:

QB
Matt Leinart, USC (6-5/240) - Come out Matt. Push big Mike down to us.

RB
Marion Barber, Minnesota (5-11/215)
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (5-10/220)

WR
Martin Nance, Miami O. (6-4/210)
Steve Breaston, Michigan (6-1/175) - rSoph. or Jr.
Derek Hagan, Arizona St (6-2/190)
Jason Avant, Michigan (6-1/210)

TE
Mercedes Lewis, UCLA (6-5/255)

OL
Marcus McNeil, OT, Auburn (6-8/340)
Eric Winston, OT, Miami (6-7/305)
Winston Justice, OT, USC (6-6/300)
Jon Scott, OT, Texas (6-7/315)
Andrew Whitworth, OT, LSU (6-6/325) - Said he's returning, but before Saban left.
Justin Blalock, Texas (6-4/330) - rSoph.

DT
Rodrique Wright, Texas (6-5/325)
Haloti Ngata, Oregon (6-5/345)
Gabe Watson, Michigan (6-3/340)
Orien Harris, Miami (6-4/300)
Claude Wroten, LSU (6-3/295)
Santonio Thomas, Miami (6-4/310)
Anthony Montgomery, Minnesota (6-5/315)
Babatunde Oshinowo, Stanford (6-2/320) - Might be a soph.
Kwakou Robinson, Virginia (6-4/310)

DE
Justin Tuck, Notre Dame (6-5/245)
Loren Howard, Northwestern (6-3/280)
Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech (6-3/265)
Baraka Atkins, Miami (6-4/275) - rSoph. Played some DT too.
Devan Long, Oregon (6-4/265)
Moe Thompson, South Carolina (6-3/280)
Thomas Carroll, Miami (6-5/240)

OLB
Chad Greenway, Iowa (6-4/240)
Darryl Blackstock, Virginia (6-4/235)
Parys Haralson, Tennessee (6-2/255) - Starts at DE
Spencer Havner, UCLA (6-4/240)
Manny Lawson, NC St (6-5/230) - Starts at DE
Gerris Wilkinson, GA Tech (6-4/235)
Roger McIntosh, Miami (6-3/230)
Pierre Woods, Michigan (6-5/245) - Disappeared this year.

ILB
Abdul Hodge, Iowa (6-2/240)
Gabe Toomey, Kansas (6-4/235)
Leon Williams, Miami (6-3/240)
Fred Roach, Alabama (6-2/245)

FS/SS
Jimmy Williams, VA Tech (6-3/205)
Brodney Pool, Oklahoma (6-3/200)
Darnell Bing, USC (6-2/220)
Josh Bullocks, Nebraska (6-0/190)
Michael Huff, Texas (6-0/205)
Lofa Tatupu, USC (6-0/225) - Starting LB

CB
Will Blackmon, Boston College (6-0/190)
Darrell Hunter, Miami O. (6-1/200)
Chijioke Onyenegecha, Oklahoma (6-2/205)
Charles Gordon, Kansas (5-11/170) - rSoph.

Anyone else?

[dstew60105]

This seems to be shaping up to be a somewhat weak underclassmen group, and a weak draft overall. There have been some guys that have decided to stay in school who would have pushed someone we want down to 11.

Here's an informal list of remaining names that have until Saturday to enter the Become a Dallas Cowboy Sweepstakes, in order of likelihood to leave:

QB
Matt Leinart, USC (6-5/240) - Come out Matt. Push big Mike down to us.

RB
Marion Barber, Minnesota (5-11/215)
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (5-10/220)

WR
Martin Nance, Miami O. (6-4/210)
Steve Breaston, Michigan (6-1/175) - rSoph. or Jr.
Derek Hagan, Arizona St (6-2/190)
Jason Avant, Michigan (6-1/210)

TE
Mercedes Lewis, UCLA (6-5/255)

OL
Marcus McNeil, OT, Auburn (6-8/340)
Eric Winston, OT, Miami (6-7/305)
Winston Justice, OT, USC (6-6/300)
Jon Scott, OT, Texas (6-7/315)
Andrew Whitworth, OT, LSU (6-6/325) - Said he's returning, but before Saban left.
Justin Blalock, Texas (6-4/330) - rSoph.

DT
Rodrique Wright, Texas (6-5/325)
Haloti Ngata, Oregon (6-5/345)
Gabe Watson, Michigan (6-3/340)
Orien Harris, Miami (6-4/300)
Claude Wroten, LSU (6-3/295)
Santonio Thomas, Miami (6-4/310)
Anthony Montgomery, Minnesota (6-5/315)
Babatunde Oshinowo, Stanford (6-2/320) - Might be a soph.
Kwakou Robinson, Virginia (6-4/310)

DE
Justin Tuck, Notre Dame (6-5/245)
Loren Howard, Northwestern (6-3/280)
Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech (6-3/265)
Baraka Atkins, Miami (6-4/275) - rSoph. Played some DT too.
Devan Long, Oregon (6-4/265)
Moe Thompson, South Carolina (6-3/280)
Thomas Carroll, Miami (6-5/240)

OLB
Chad Greenway, Iowa (6-4/240)
Darryl Blackstock, Virginia (6-4/235)
Parys Haralson, Tennessee (6-2/255) - Starts at DE
Spencer Havner, UCLA (6-4/240)
Manny Lawson, NC St (6-5/230) - Starts at DE
Gerris Wilkinson, GA Tech (6-4/235)
Roger McIntosh, Miami (6-3/230)
Pierre Woods, Michigan (6-5/245) - Disappeared this year.

ILB
Abdul Hodge, Iowa (6-2/240)
Gabe Toomey, Kansas (6-4/235)
Leon Williams, Miami (6-3/240)
Fred Roach, Alabama (6-2/245)

FS/SS
Jimmy Williams, VA Tech (6-3/205)
Brodney Pool, Oklahoma (6-3/200)
Darnell Bing, USC (6-2/220)
Josh Bullocks, Nebraska (6-0/190)
Michael Huff, Texas (6-0/205)
Lofa Tatupu, USC (6-0/225) - Starting LB

CB
Will Blackmon, Boston College (6-0/190)
Darrell Hunter, Miami O. (6-1/200)
Chijioke Onyenegecha, Oklahoma (6-2/205)
Charles Gordon, Kansas (5-11/170) - rSoph.

Anyone else?


Eric Winston OT Miami announced he's returning for his senior year. Did that a month or so ago.

[jterrell]

Excellent list.
Hopefully about a 1/3rd of it declares.

[AdamJT13]

Winston Justice said he is returning to school.

[Portland Fanatic]

IMO some of the names we would want to see...

Matt Leinart
Rodrique Wright, Texas (6-5/325)
Haloti Ngata, Oregon (6-5/345)
Gabe Watson, Michigan (6-3/340)
Orien Harris, Miami (6-4/300)

[AdamJT13]

Gabe Watson said he's returning to school. But that was a few weeks ago, so he could change his mind.

[Rush 2112]

Justice is supposedly leaning on coming out.

[lkelly]

Blackmon is going back to BC.

I wouldn't expect Breaston to come out, nor Blackstock.

[VThokie7]

All reports i've been seeing incididate Jimmy Williams is coming back to Blacksburg for his senior season. Even after the Sugar Bowl he was quoted saying he wanted to be a leader for the Hokies next season. The only twist is he doesn't want to play corner next year, he'd rather focus on safety again.

[boysfanindc]

All reports i've been seeing incididate Jimmy Williams is coming back to Blacksburg for his senior season. Even after the Sugar Bowl he was quoted saying he wanted to be a leader for the Hokies next season. The only twist is he doesn't want to play corner next year, he'd rather focus on safety again.

Why would he want to go back to safety when the pay corners a WHOLE lot more?

[lkelly]

Why would he want to go back to safety when they pay corners a WHOLE lot more?

At Virginia Tech?