Jeff Samardzija

[CrazyCowboy]

If he chooses football over baseball. Signed with the Cubs I believe.

Yes...you are correct....but, he is fun to watch in football, but, baseball is his best deal

 

[Muhast]

hes a first round wr. prob 2nd best behind Calvin "i cant be stopped" johnson

 

[ghst187]

There are sooo many good WRs in college this year and a good number should stockpile this draft...
C Johnson, Dwayne Jarrett, Steve Smith,....Ted Ginn, S Rice...
and there are a TON of underclassmen...
Manningham, A Bowman (second coming of TO IMO), R Meachum (I think he's underclassman) Dude from Oregon St,

Its a shame but I don't think we'll draft a WR unless he's a phenomenal KR/PR also. I think our coaches really like Austin and Hurd...and TO, TG, and Crayton will be here for at least another year or two.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

For his sake, I hope he throws a baseball better than he threw that WR option today.

 

[Cornish83]

samardzija has said that he plans to play both sports professionally

 

[the kid 05]

WOW... had no idea he wanted to be a two-sporter in the pros.

I'd have to think his baseball club won't like that, especially if he's a pitcher. An outfielder a la Bo, Deion, or Brian Jordan would be no big deal. But as hard as it is to find good pitchers, and with the Cubs' recent luck with young ones, I'd be surprised if a big league contract didn't have a Henson type "You Can't play Football" clause.

henson wasn't a pitcher though, Quincy and Hutch were, henson played 3rd

 

[kTXe]

Samardzjia was the second best WR on the field today. He dropped a very easy TD, too.

Look out for my boy Hakeem Nicks.

Oh, and Brady Quinn wasn't very impressive today, IMO.

 

[the kid 05]

Laura Quinn for Cowboys QB.

Who is with me?

she can be the qb in my room :

 

[Dat Dude]

Speaking of Laura Quinn.. I mean Laura Hawk here she is with AJ

Roy is on here too..

http://www.seehowtheylive.com/ajHawk.php

 

[Dayton Cowboy]

There are sooo many good WRs in college this year and a good number should stockpile this draft...
C Johnson, Dwayne Jarrett, Steve Smith,....Ted Ginn, S Rice...
and there are a TON of underclassmen...
Manningham, A Bowman (second coming of TO IMO), R Meachum (I think he's underclassman) Dude from Oregon St,

Its a shame but I don't think we'll draft a WR unless he's a phenomenal KR/PR also. I think our coaches really like Austin and Hurd...and TO, TG, and Crayton will be here for at least another year or two.

Calvin Johnson,Dwayne Jarrett, Sidney Rice and Ted Ginn are all underclassman.. Rice is an eligible sophomore, but the rest are all juniors.
here is a listing that came out in August from GBN Draft's site. I think there may have been a bit of jockeying since this list came out but GBN is usually a decent site IMO.

http://www.gbnreport.com/2007wrpreview.html

August 16, 2006
by Colin Lindsay and Josh Buchanan

Overview: Remember a couple of years back when the WR crop was thought to be the best individual class at any position in history. In the end it didn't work out that way, but this may be the year. There is still one big IF involved and that is that the ultimate quality of the WR crop at the 2007 draft will be largely dependent on underclassmen entering the draft. However, junior receivers Calvin Johnson of Georgia Tech, Ted Ginn of Ohio State, and Dwayne Jarrett of Southern Cal, along with South Carolina super sophomore Sidney Rice all have top 5-10 potntial for the upcoming draft if they opt to pass on their final years of eligibility and turn pro this winter. Johnson and Jarrett are both tall rangy receivers who have the physical skills to be will be immediate match-up problems at the next level, while the Buckeyes' Ginn has warp speed and is one of the most electrifying players in the country. Rice, meanwhile, also has a unique size/speed combination and was uncoverable at times last fall as a freshman in the tough SEC. Indeed, Rice, along with Tech's Johnson could both ultimately challenge the likes of Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn and Oklahoma RB Adrian Peterson to be the first player selected this coming April. And the 2007 WR class could get even richer if either of draft-eligible sophomores Mario Urruttia of Louisville or James Hardy of Indiana join classmate Rice and decide to turn pro early this year.

And there should be plenty of incentive for the young receivers to enter the upcoming draft because there isn't much in the way of elite talent among this year's senior WRs, although veteran receivers live Jason Hill of Washington State, Jeff Samardzija of Notre Dame, and Steve Smith of Southern Cal could attract some late first-round or early second interest this coming April, while Jarrett Hicks of Texas Tech, Dwayne Bowe of LSU, speedy Vincent Marshall of Houston, the Florida duo of Dallas Baker and Andre Caldwell, and Paul Williams of Fresno State will be in the first-day mix. Same for Michigan's Steve Breaston and Ryne Robinson of Miami of Ohio who double as outstanding kick returners. Meanwhile, other top juniors that could impact the early going at the 2007 draft if they were to opt to leave school this winter include 6-5 Todd Blythe of Iowa State, 6-5 Limas Sweed of Texas, athletic Robert Meacham of Tennessee, and Dorien Bryant of Purdue.


And in another of those the rich get richer moments, there are several intriguing WR prospects outside the ranks of D1A football including prime Payton Award candidates David Ball of New Hampshire and Illinois State's Laurent Robinson, while Mississippi Valley State's Tyrone Timmons isn't going to be the second coming of Jerry Rice, another former MVSU receiver, however, he has the kind of size and speed to impress pro scouts. Pro scouts are also going to be intrigued by Central Arkansas WR Aaron Fairooz whose team moves up from DII football last year to the DIAA ranks this fall. The rangy 6-6 Fairooz dominated at the lower level last season hauling in 76 catches for almost 1,200 yards and 12 touchdowns. Other lower level WRs to watch include Grambling State's Henry Tolbert, UC Davis' Tony Kays, Brandon London from Massachusetts, Appalachian State's William Mayfield, Emanuel Hassell of Tennessee-Chatanooga, Andy Birkel of Northern Colorado, Charlie Spiller of Alcorn State, Hampton's duo of Marquay McDaniel and Dereck Faulkner, and former North Carolina receiver Mike Mason who has landed at Tennessee State for this season.


Top 20 WR Prospects
#
Player
H/W
School
CL
#
Player
H/W
School
CL

1
Calvin Johnson 6-4, 235 Georgia Tech JR
2
Sidney Rice 6-3, 200 South Carolina SO 12
3
Dwyane Jarrett 6-5, 210 Southern California JR
4
Ted Ginn 6-0, 180 Ohio State JR
5
Jeff Samardzija 6-5, 215 Notre Dame SR
6
Steve Smith 6-0, 195 Southern California SR
7
Jason Hill 6-2, 210 Washington State SR
8
Jarrett Hicks 6-3, 210 Texas Tech SR
9
Dwayne Bowe 6-2, 220 LSU SR
10
Dallas Baker 6-2, 205 Florida SR
11
Vincent Marshall 5-8, 175 Houston SR
12
Paul Williams 6-2, 210 Fresno State SR
13
Andre Caldwell 6-1, 200 Florida SR
14
Joel Filani 6-3, 222 Texas Tech SR
15
Evan Moore 6-7, 235 Stanford SR
16
Ryne Robinson 5-10, 170 Miami (Ohio) SR
17
Johnnie Lee Higgins 6-0, 180 UTEP SR
18
Johnny Quinn 6-0, 200 North Texas SR
19
Scott Mayle 6-1, 175 Ohio SR
20
Chansi Stuckey 5-11,185 Clemson SR


Sleeper file: UTEP WR David Sutton has a freakish size/ speed combination - he's 6-4, 225 with a 4.35 clocking - but only recently started playing football after majoring in volleyball in high school. Meanwhile, Mike Walker of Central Florida is an outstanding athlete who has starred at both receiver and DB. Pro scouts would also like to see more of Nebraska WR Isaac Fluellen, a real speedster who hasn't played much the past couple of years because of injuries, while Chad Schroeder of Texas A&M is a converted QB who scored TDs the first 5 times he touched the ball last fall. There are also a couple of real sleepers deep in the lower levels of college football in Derek Stanley of DIII Wisconsin-Whitewater who used his reported 4.35 speed to average over 25 yards per recption in 2005, while Southern Oregon WR Gabe Hatchett is a man among boys playing at the NAIA level.

Future file: Even when factoring sophomores Sidney Rice of South Carolina, Mario Urruttia of Louisville and James Hardy of Indiana into the 2007 draft mix, there is still some awesome young talent at WR across the country including sophomores like Derrick Williams of Penn State, DeSean Jackson of California, Davonne Bess of Hawaii, Earl Bennett of Vanderbilt, 6-6 Greg Carr of Florida State, Mohammad Massaquoi of Georgia, Mario Manningham of Michigan, and 6-5 Patrick Turner of Southern California, while emerging freshman receivers include Pittsburgh redshirt Cedric McGee and recruits Vidal Hazelton of Southern Cal and Percy Harvin of Florida.

 

[Dayton Cowboy]

I couldn't agree more about the pic.

When talking about WRs in college now though someone that gets no pub, but I think could turn out very good is Anthony Gonzalez. He makes big plays in big games, runs great routes and has very good speed. The guy is just a great football player that nobody talks about.

Gonzo is a JR. 6'0" 195#.. I don't know that anybody at this point knows how fast he actually is. Butch Reynolds who is the Buckeye's speed coach says that he's right there with Ginn.. So we'll see come combine time. I like Gonzo.. All he does is make plays. I think it will depend on what the Bucks do in the bowl games as well as what other underclassmen come out that will determine if Gonzo comes out early...

 

[Hostile]

Speaking of Laura Quinn.. I mean Laura Hawk here she is with AJ

Roy is on here too..

http://www.seehowtheylive.com/ajHawk.php

Based on what people were saying about her, I expected her to be hideous. She isn't.

 

[peplaw06]

henson wasn't a pitcher though, Quincy and Hutch were, henson played 3rd

yeah I know... that wasn't my point at all.

My point was if Henson, as a 3B, had such a clause in his contract, I'd think a club would want a young pitcher to sign a contract with a clause like that even worse.

Q and Hutch didn't have the talent to play either sport at the highest level, much less both at the same time. It looks like Henson didn't either.

 

[tomson75]

Oh, and Brady Quinn wasn't very impressive today, IMO.

Seriously? While he didn't move in the pocket as well as he normally does, he put together a pretty solid game IMO...

23/35 (66%) 346 yds 9.9 avg. 4 TD 0 INTs

Given it was UNC, but c'mon, thats really not a bad game...

 

[joseephuss]

henson wasn't a pitcher though, Quincy and Hutch were, henson played 3rd

I didn't think Quincy was a pitcher.

 

[joseephuss]

There are sooo many good WRs in college this year and a good number should stockpile this draft...
C Johnson, Dwayne Jarrett, Steve Smith,....Ted Ginn, S Rice...
and there are a TON of underclassmen...
Manningham, A Bowman (second coming of TO IMO), R Meachum (I think he's underclassman) Dude from Oregon St,

Its a shame but I don't think we'll draft a WR unless he's a phenomenal KR/PR also. I think our coaches really like Austin and Hurd...and TO, TG, and Crayton will be here for at least another year or two.

Isn't Ginn a junior?

 

[joseephuss]

wow can you imagine the marketing carrer a guy like that could have off of these three things

Attended ND
Pitcher for the Cubs
Playing WR for the Cowboys

Insane he would get big bucks

It didn't help Quincy.

Attended Georgia.
Played for Cubs minor leagues.
QB for Cowboys.