My Favorite 2012 Prospects

[Chris in Arizona]

These are my favorite NFL prospects by position right now. Feel free to post your own or critique/praise mine.

Quarterback – Andrew Luck 6’4”/235 Stanford
It’s cliché to say now but he is the best college quarterback prospect I have ever seen and that includes Troy Aikman and Peyton Manning. Whichever franchise lands him gets an immediate game changer. The Cowboys have almost zero chance at landing him but he is too good to not include on my list. He will go #1 overall, no matter which team ends up with the pick.

Runningback – Trent Richardson 5’11”/224 Alabama
I would have been begging for this pick had we not just invested a recent high pick on DeMarco Murray. The kid is a freak in the weight room and will be a workhorse at the next level.

Wide Receiver – Nick Toon 6’2”/220 Wisconsin
Alshon Jeffery and Justin Blackmon are the top 2 guys but I like Toon. I’d really like it if he somehow slipped to the 3rd round and the Cowboys took him.

Tight End – David Paulson 6’3”/242 Oregon
Not a great draft for TE but with the likely departure of Martellus Bennett we may need to look here. Paulson isn’t a superstar but is very solid blocker and receiver.

Offensive Line – Peter Konz (C) 6’5”/315 Wisconsin
Konz was neck-and-neck with Ohio State’s Michael Brewster but Konz has really impressed me in his last 2 games. Either player would solidify the Center position for the Cowboys for the next decade.

Defensive Line – Jesse Williams (NT and DE) 6’4”/320 Alabama
A bit of a sleeper here who may not be come season’s end. He’s a JuCo transfer originally from Australia. He’s strong, surprisingly quick, and a little bit crazy.

Linebacker – Vontaze Burfict (ILB) 6’3”/250 Arizona State
Speaking of crazy. IMO he is exactly the kind of nasty, physical defender our defense needs. He is a bigger, stronger, faster Ray Lewis.

Cornerback – Brandon Boykin 5’10”/183 Georgia
If he was 2 inches talker he’s be a surefire 1st rounder. He still may fly up draft boards once they see what he does at the Combine. One of the better return men in college as well.

Safety – Markelle Martin 6’1”/198 Oklahoma State
I’m undecided between Martin and TJ McDonald but to protect you all from my USC homering I’ll go with Martin. He has great speed (4.47 40) and is not afraid to throw his 198 lbs. around. He would give the Cowboys the first pure Free Safety in years.

[GloryDaysRBack]

Great thread man..I can't get enough draft talk..even in October..thank you for your input.

Can you give us some info on McDonald? I've heard about him, don't know much about him and haven't really seen him play.

[supercowboy8]

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ILB Luke Kuechly
CB Morris Claiborne
CB Chase Minnifield
CB Desmond Trufant
FS T.J. McDonald
OG Cordy Glenn
OG Kevin Zeitler
OG David DeCastro
OG Rishaw Johnson

[supercowboy8]

Originally Posted by GloryDaysRBack

Great thread man..I can't get enough draft talk..even in October..thank you for your input.

Can you give us some info on McDonald? I've heard about him, don't know much about him and haven't really seen him play.

I like McDonald the best out of this safety class. HE seems to be all over the field.

[Chris in Arizona]

Originally Posted by GloryDaysRBack

Great thread man..I can't get enough draft talk..even in October..thank you for your input.

Can you give us some info on McDonald? I've heard about him, don't know much about him and haven't really seen him play.

TJ is fairly athletic (son of Tim McDonald, brother plays CB at UCLA), usually disciplined, and incredibly smart.

He had 2 picks last week vs Arizona which were the first interceptions thrown by Nick Foles this year.

The "usually disciplined" comes from the ASU games 2 weeks ago. Apparently TJ wanted to out-personal foul Vontaze Burfict or he watched some Taylor Mays YouTube highlights, but he had 3 costly late or illegal hit penalties.

[GloryDaysRBack]

Originally Posted by Chris in Arizona

TJ is fairly athletic (son of Tim McDonald, brother plays CB at UCLA), usually disciplined, and incredibly smart.

He had 2 picks last week vs Arizona which were the first interceptions thrown by Nick Foles this year.

The "usually disciplined" comes from the ASU games 2 weeks ago. Apparently TJ wanted to out-personal foul Vontaze Burfict or he watched some Taylor Mays YouTube highlights, but he had 3 costly late or illegal hit penalties.

Does He have the cover skills to play in today's NFL? Is he a big hitter?

[Chris in Arizona]

Originally Posted by GloryDaysRBack

Does He have the cover skills to play in today's NFL? Is he a big hitter?

Yes and yes.. but I think he is better suited for Strong Safety at the NFL level.. USC (Monte Kiffin's) Tampa 2 defense lists their safeties opposite of traditional thinking. They list TJ as Free Safety and the other guy (Starling, Jones, or Wright) at Strong Safety. That Strong Safety is usually 12 to 15 yards off the line of scrimmage and is the last line of defense. TJ is "free" to line up all over the place in an effort to give him more opportunities to make plays.

Similar to the way they used Eric Berry at Tennessee and John Lynch with Tampa Bay.

[UnoDallas]

Linebacker – Vontaze Burfict (ILB) 6’3”/250 Arizona State
Speaking of crazy. IMO he is exactly the kind of nasty, physical defender our defense needs. He is a bigger, stronger, faster Ray Lewis.


boy Chirs I say him againest ILL and he looked lost out there

and was chasing plays

did not impress me at all

[Chris in Arizona]

Originally Posted by UnoDallas

Linebacker – Vontaze Burfict (ILB) 6’3”/250 Arizona State
Speaking of crazy. IMO he is exactly the kind of nasty, physical defender our defense needs. He is a bigger, stronger, faster Ray Lewis.


boy Chirs I say him againest ILL and he looked lost out there

and was chasing plays

did not impress me at all

The coaches got on him after the first 3 games saying he had underperformed and was pressing too much. Since then he has settled down and looks like his normal, vicious self.

[Biggems]

Well let me get the Horns homerism out of the way first:

Defensive players: Kheeston Randall, Keenan Robinson, Emmanuel Acho, Alex Okafor, Blake Gideon

Offensive players: Cody Johnson, Fozzy Whitaker

Ok now on to the rest of my favorite players in the draft:

QB: Andrew Luck - Stanford
RB: Trent Richardson - Alabama
WR: Jarius Wright - Arkansas
WR/TE: Dwight Jones - UNC
OT: Jeff Adams - Columbia
OG: Kevin Zeitler - Wisconsin
C: Peter Konz - Wisconsin

DL: Devon Still - Penn St.
ILB: Luke Kuechly - Boston College
OLB: Courtney Upshaw - Alabama
CB: Morris Claiborne - LSU
FS: Aaron Henry - Wisconsin
SS: Mark Barron - Alabama

[Chris in Arizona]

Originally Posted by Biggems

Well let me get the Horns homerism out of the way first:

Defensive players: Kheeston Randall, Keenan Robinson, Emmanuel Acho, Alex Okafor, Blake Gideon

Offensive players: Cody Johnson, Fozzy Whitaker

How are you going to Longhorn Homer it up and not include Kenny Vaccaro?

[Biggems]

Originally Posted by Chris in Arizona

How are you going to Longhorn Homer it up and not include Kenny Vaccaro?

not sure if he is coming out this year.....all the rest will be in the draft. I have him on the 2013 list.

[Hoofbite]

I don't really follow college ball.

I didn't know who Burfict was until just recently but just watching some videos of him, he seems like a dousche.

[RS12]

Originally Posted by Hoofbite

I don't really follow college ball.

I didn't know who Burfict was until just recently but just watching some videos of him, he seems like a dousche.

Sucker punched a team mate before the season.

[UnoDallas]

Vontaze Burfict (ILB) 6’3”/250 Arizona State
Speaking of crazy. IMO he is exactly the kind of nasty, physical defender our defense needs. He is a bigger, stronger, faster Ray Lewis.


I bet Ray could out run the kid

he looks slow an lost

IMO

againest Utah