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Draft preview series: Top fullback prospects
April 23, 2009
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090423/PKR01/304230065/1058
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Del.icio.usFacebookDiggRedditNewsvineBuzz up!TwitterHere is a look at the top fullback prospects in this year's NFL draft as compiled by the Press-Gazette's Pete Dougherty. Information was gathered from conversations with scouts and other NFL personnel executives.
1. Tony Fiametta, Syracuse, 6-1, 245, Round 3/4: Caught 28 passes the past two seasons and has the makings of a good special teams player. “Tough guy, good body, big, pretty physical,” one scout said. Ran a good 4.65-second 40 and did 30 bench-press reps. Should be the first fullback off the board. “He’s got the natural tools, and he knows the position,” another scout said.
2. Brannan Southerland, Georgia, 6-0, 242, Round 4/5: Lost his starting job last year after having two surgeries on his foot the previous offseason. Caught 35 passes the previous two years. Well built, ran the 40 in 4.69 seconds, had an impressive 38-inch vertical jump. “You look at him and say, ‘Holy crap, this is a great-looking guy,’ but he’s just not physical,” one scout said. “He’s not afraid, but he’s just not a physical blocker.”
3. Quinn Johnson, LSU, 6-0 ¾, 246, Round 5/free agent: Moved from linebacker to fullback as a redshirt sophomore. Caught only five passes his two years at fullback but has power and a great physique. “If you stand right in his way he’s going to run through a brick wall and run you over,” a scout said. “But having to adjust, the subtleties of adjusting in line and searching for backers, he struggles with that. He doesn’t catch the ball good at all.”
4. Marcus Mailei, Weber State, 5-11 ¾, 248, Round 4/5: Team captain who caught 58 passes the past three seasons. Cousin of Baltimore nose tackle Haloti Ngata. Ran the 40 in only 4.97 seconds but is a banger. “He’s a pretty solid guy,” a scout said. “He’s a tough guy, doesn’t back down when they play the bigger competition.”
5. Chris Pressley, Wisconsin, 5-11, 257, Round 7/FA: Shared time at fullback with Bill Rentmeester, who also probably will go to a training camp. “(Pressley) is a big guy, but I don’t know if he’ll be drafted,” a scout said. “If he can transfer practice into games I think he has a chance, because he’s a big guy.”
April 23, 2009
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090423/PKR01/304230065/1058
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Del.icio.usFacebookDiggRedditNewsvineBuzz up!TwitterHere is a look at the top fullback prospects in this year's NFL draft as compiled by the Press-Gazette's Pete Dougherty. Information was gathered from conversations with scouts and other NFL personnel executives.
1. Tony Fiametta, Syracuse, 6-1, 245, Round 3/4: Caught 28 passes the past two seasons and has the makings of a good special teams player. “Tough guy, good body, big, pretty physical,” one scout said. Ran a good 4.65-second 40 and did 30 bench-press reps. Should be the first fullback off the board. “He’s got the natural tools, and he knows the position,” another scout said.
2. Brannan Southerland, Georgia, 6-0, 242, Round 4/5: Lost his starting job last year after having two surgeries on his foot the previous offseason. Caught 35 passes the previous two years. Well built, ran the 40 in 4.69 seconds, had an impressive 38-inch vertical jump. “You look at him and say, ‘Holy crap, this is a great-looking guy,’ but he’s just not physical,” one scout said. “He’s not afraid, but he’s just not a physical blocker.”
3. Quinn Johnson, LSU, 6-0 ¾, 246, Round 5/free agent: Moved from linebacker to fullback as a redshirt sophomore. Caught only five passes his two years at fullback but has power and a great physique. “If you stand right in his way he’s going to run through a brick wall and run you over,” a scout said. “But having to adjust, the subtleties of adjusting in line and searching for backers, he struggles with that. He doesn’t catch the ball good at all.”
4. Marcus Mailei, Weber State, 5-11 ¾, 248, Round 4/5: Team captain who caught 58 passes the past three seasons. Cousin of Baltimore nose tackle Haloti Ngata. Ran the 40 in only 4.97 seconds but is a banger. “He’s a pretty solid guy,” a scout said. “He’s a tough guy, doesn’t back down when they play the bigger competition.”
5. Chris Pressley, Wisconsin, 5-11, 257, Round 7/FA: Shared time at fullback with Bill Rentmeester, who also probably will go to a training camp. “(Pressley) is a big guy, but I don’t know if he’ll be drafted,” a scout said. “If he can transfer practice into games I think he has a chance, because he’s a big guy.”
