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23 Notable F.B.S. (Formerly Division 1-A) stars that did not receive invites to the 2009 N.F.L. Combine:
QB Willie Tuitama ~ Arizona
RB Devin Moore ~ Wyoming
FB Brock Bolen ~ Louisville
WR Michael Jones ~ Arizona State
WR Andy Brodell ~ Iowa
TE Mark Hafner ~ Houston
OL Andrew Hartline ~ Central Michigan
OL Fred Roland ~ Duke
OL Rich Ohrnberger ~ Penn State
OL Cedric Dockery ~ Texas
OL T.J. Lang ~ Eastern Michigan
KR Aaron Brown ~ Texas Christian
DL Josh Gaines ~ Penn State
DL Phillip Hunt ~ Houston
DL Clinton McDonald ~ Memphis
DL William Johnson ~ Michigan
LB Anthony Heygood ~ Purdue
LB Brian Toal ~ Boston College (Injured)
LB Frantz Joseph ~ Florida Atlantic
CB Ellis Lankster ~ West Virginia
CB DeAngelo Willingham ~ Tennessee
SS Trimane Goddard ~ North Carolina
FS Anthony Scirrotto ~ Penn State
DD.comment: As we noted before, about 40 non-Combine invites can expect to be drafted, if the same trends since 2004 continue. And, if recent history is any guide, the majority of the drafted non-Combine invites will be selected after round four and most will not be big conference prospects who's names are well known to college football fans and seem like obvious "snubs" (i.e. Willie Tuitama or Brad Lester). Instead, they will be most likely be under the radar small school (F.C.S. & D-II) and mid-major stars that turn in eye-popping workouts at their respective Pro Days.
So, does that mean a "Combine snub" is bad news for most of the bigger school players listed above, who were more thoroughly scrutinized during their college careers than the small schoolers that got significantly less attention from scouts? Probably, because the same dynamics that led to the "Combine snub" (i.e. size, speed & injury concerns) will probably carry over to draft weekend. But all is not lost, even if they are not selected, as in recent years many former Division 1-A stars have gone undrafted and become notable N.F.L. players -- Willie Parker, Wes Welker, Josh Cribbs, Jeff Saturday, Shaun O'Hara, Jason Peters, James Harrison, London Fletcher, Gary Brackett, Antonio Pierce, Ryan Clark, Jim Leonhard, Quintin Mikell, ect.
Soon, we will make a list of 23 notable small schoolers that did not receive invites to the 2009 N.F.L. Combine.
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23 Notable F.B.S. (Formerly Division 1-A) stars that did not receive invites to the 2009 N.F.L. Combine:
QB Willie Tuitama ~ Arizona
RB Devin Moore ~ Wyoming
FB Brock Bolen ~ Louisville
WR Michael Jones ~ Arizona State
WR Andy Brodell ~ Iowa
TE Mark Hafner ~ Houston
OL Andrew Hartline ~ Central Michigan
OL Fred Roland ~ Duke
OL Rich Ohrnberger ~ Penn State
OL Cedric Dockery ~ Texas
OL T.J. Lang ~ Eastern Michigan
KR Aaron Brown ~ Texas Christian
DL Josh Gaines ~ Penn State
DL Phillip Hunt ~ Houston
DL Clinton McDonald ~ Memphis
DL William Johnson ~ Michigan
LB Anthony Heygood ~ Purdue
LB Brian Toal ~ Boston College (Injured)
LB Frantz Joseph ~ Florida Atlantic
CB Ellis Lankster ~ West Virginia
CB DeAngelo Willingham ~ Tennessee
SS Trimane Goddard ~ North Carolina
FS Anthony Scirrotto ~ Penn State
DD.comment: As we noted before, about 40 non-Combine invites can expect to be drafted, if the same trends since 2004 continue. And, if recent history is any guide, the majority of the drafted non-Combine invites will be selected after round four and most will not be big conference prospects who's names are well known to college football fans and seem like obvious "snubs" (i.e. Willie Tuitama or Brad Lester). Instead, they will be most likely be under the radar small school (F.C.S. & D-II) and mid-major stars that turn in eye-popping workouts at their respective Pro Days.
So, does that mean a "Combine snub" is bad news for most of the bigger school players listed above, who were more thoroughly scrutinized during their college careers than the small schoolers that got significantly less attention from scouts? Probably, because the same dynamics that led to the "Combine snub" (i.e. size, speed & injury concerns) will probably carry over to draft weekend. But all is not lost, even if they are not selected, as in recent years many former Division 1-A stars have gone undrafted and become notable N.F.L. players -- Willie Parker, Wes Welker, Josh Cribbs, Jeff Saturday, Shaun O'Hara, Jason Peters, James Harrison, London Fletcher, Gary Brackett, Antonio Pierce, Ryan Clark, Jim Leonhard, Quintin Mikell, ect.
Soon, we will make a list of 23 notable small schoolers that did not receive invites to the 2009 N.F.L. Combine.
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