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Immediately after the draft, lots of us rush to compile our lists of undrafted rookie free agents for the Boys to pursue... well, I figured with all the analyzating I've been doing here lately (LOL), this might be a good time to get a head start on that list...
Each year, there are players everybody expects to be drafted who aren't, and I obviously don't know who those players are yet... when the draft is over, I'll add a number of them to my watch list... conversely, some of the players I mention here might wind up getting drafted by some team, though at this point I consider it unlikely... I'll be identifying players who might be drafted by putting them in blue fonts... in each position, players are rated according to my draft grades for each, the highest rated players being listed first...
QUARTERBACK:
David Johnson, Tulsa... 6-2, 220 pounds, 4.9 second 40...
Drew Willy, Buffalo... 6-3, 216 pounds, 4.85 second 40...
Chase Holbrook, New Mexico State... 6-4, 240 pounds, 5.06 second 40...
Greg Micheli, Mount Union... 6-1, 210 pounds, 4.95 second 40...
Keith Null, West Texas A&M... 6-3, 225 pounds, 4.95 second 40...
Billy Malone, Abilene Christian... 6-2, 235 pounds, 5.05 second 40...
IMO, there's an usually high number of intriguing QBs who might not be drafted this year...
RUNNING BACK:
Chris Ogbonnaya, Texas... 6-0, 220 pounds, 4.5 second 40... especially effective as a receiver out of the backfield...
Bernard Scott, Abilene Christian... 5-10, 200 pounds, 4.45 second 40...
Jamall Lee, Bishop's... 6-1, 220 pounds, 4.4 second 40... perhaps the best RB prospect to ever come out of Canada, rare size/speed ratio...
Tyler Roehl, North Dakota State... 5-10, 235 pounds, 4.55 second 40... could also be a prospect at FB, but I think he has skills as a power ballcarrier...
Stan Zwinggi, Texas State... 5-10, 186 pounds, 4.35 second 40... raw speed, he might get a look at WR if he can't cut it at RB...
The Boys don't have much of a need at RB, but one of these players might interest them after the draft...
FULLBACK:
Marquez Branson, Central Arkansas... 6-2, 245 pounds, 4.55 second 40... unusual speed for a fullback...
Frank Summers, UNLV... 5-9, 240 pounds, 4.65 second 40... squat, compact, powerful...
David Johnson, Arkansas State... 6-2, 260 pounds, 4.7 second 40... has the size I like in a FB...
Jason Cook, Mississippi... 5-11, 245 pounds, 4.7 second 40...
Zeek Zacharie, Lousiana-Monroe... 6-2, 235 pounds, 4.65 second 40... may eventually wind up moving to H-back...
Jake O'Connell, Miami-Ohio... 6-3, 250 pounds, 4.65 second 40... another possible H-back conversion??
If one of the 3 players in blue slides out of the draft, I sure hope the Boys show an interest...
TIGHT END:
Carson Butler, Michigan... 6-5, 250 pounds, 4.7 second 40... moved to DE as a senior, which suggests he's a physical player...
John Nalbone, Monmouth... 6-4, 250 pounds, 4.65 second 40...
I'm not real impressed with the TEs this year...
WIDE RECEIVER:
Jamarko Simmons, Western Michigan... 6-2, 230 pounds, 4.5 second 40... is he a king-sized receiver, or a super-swift TE??
Marko Mitchell, Nevada... 6-4, 216 pounds, 4.4 second 40... a favorite of mine...
Dudley Guice, Northwestern State (La.)... 6-3, 210 pounds, 4.4 second 40... I'm not shocked to learn he's rising on a lot of draft boards, not with those computer numbers...
Jason Chery, Louisiana-Lafayette... 5-11, 190 pounds, 4.45 second 40... coveted more for is abilities as a kick returner than his skills as a receiver...
Brennan Marion, Tulsa... 6-0, 186 pounds, 4.5 second 40... might not be a burner, but he can apparently stretch the field, as evidenced by his amazing 27.6 yards per reception average the last 2 seasons...
Charly Martin, West Texas A&M... 6-1, 206 pounds, 4.5 second 40... pretty much dominant at a low level of competition...
Julian Edelman, Kent State... 5-11, 195 pounds, 4.5 second 40... a conversion project from QB, seems to be similar to Patrick Crayton coming out of college...
There are a few nice WRs still likely to be looking for work when the 09 draft concludes...
CENTER:
Robby Felix, UTEP... 6-3, 305 pounds, 5.2 second 40... a little smaller than I generally like my offensive linemen, but he compensates by being hardnosed, and scores major points with me for being a Miner... LOL...
David Washington, Oklahoma State... 6-3, 310 pounds, 5.25 second 40... can play guard too...
Jonathan St. Pierre, Illinois State... 6-3, 310 pounds, 5.3 second 40... another who can play guard...
Jonathan Bedore, Kansas State... 6-3, 310 pounds, 5.25 second 40... and a third center who can swing to guard in a pinch...
Brandon Johnson, Iowa State... 6-3, 320 pounds, 5.25 second 40... the biggest of my sleeper center prospects...
As far as I'm concerned, there aren't a lot of centers out there who would be worth a look after the draft, but this bunch isn't too shabby...
OFFENSIVE GUARD:
Matt Slauson, Nebraska... 6-5, 316 pounds, 5.25 second 40... might be able to play tackle as well...
Travis Bright, BYU... 6-4, 320 pounds, 5.25 second 40...
Juan Garcia, Washington... 6-2, 306 pounds, 5.3 second 40... had his last two seasons ruined by injury, but if he's past that injury bug, he might be a steal... can play center too...
Cedric Dockery, Texas... 6-3, 316 pounds, 5.3 second 40... I can't figure out why Dockery isn't higher rated, to this Horns fan he looks as good as his brother Derrick did coming out of college... I'd definitely be targeting Dockery if he goes undrafted...
Tim Henderson, Northwestern State (La.)... 6-3, 325 pounds, 5.3 second 40... love his size, worry about his level of competition...
Calvin Dority, North Carolina... 6-3, 310 pounds, 5.3 second 40... another guard who can play some center...
Ben Person, Ohio State... 6-3, 325 pounds, 5.3 second 40... I wonder why he wasn't more dominant in college...
Chris Jamison, Troy... 6-2, 316 pounds, 4.95 second 40... any time you're over 315 pounds and can run the 40 in under 5 seconds, you're gonna wind up on my draft list...
Terrell Nemons, Tulsa... 6-2, 330 pounds, 5.35 second 40... a DT in college, he's too slow to stay on the defensive side of the ball in the NFL, but might make a nice guard...
Matt Eichelberger, Washington State... 6-4, 316 pounds, 5.25 second 40... another DT conversion project...
Sam McNaulty, Clark (Atlanta)... 6-4, 320 pounds, 5.1 second 40... from a very small school, he can really motor for such a big guy...
Chet Hartley, Kansas... 6-4, 316 pounds, 5.25 second 40...
Jovan Potter, Central State (Okla.)... 6-1, 316 pounds, 5.3 second 40... I worry about how short he is...
Curtis Crouch, North Carolina State... 6-5, 325 pounds, 5.05 second 40... terrific computer numbers, but was a huge disappointment for the Wolfpack... should be better than he was...
Brent Todd, Memphis (I didn't know they played football there, LOL)... 6-3, 320 pounds, 4.95 second 40...
That's a pretty big group of guard types who should still be on the board after the draft...
OFFENSIVE TACKLE:
Jose Valdez, Arkansas... 6-5, 316 pounds, 5.15 second 40... one of my pet cats...
Ryan Delrosal, Dixie State... 6-5, 316 pounds, 4.95 second 40... terrific workouts the last few weeks may have boosted his stock to the point where he'll be drafted...
Sean Sester, Purdue... 6-8, 325 pounds, 5.3 second 40... tall, and from a passing offense, his career has been derailed by a series of injuries...
Jeremy Ashcraft, Arkansas Tech... 6-7, 316 pounds, 5.25 second 40... hope Jerry has his Hillbilly Mafia working overtime, keeping him up to date on all the small college prospects from the great state of Arkansas...
Bob Swift, Northern Iowa... 6-7, 316 pounds, 5.2 second 40... obviously, I like my tackles tall...
Kyle Howard, Wyoming... 6-6, 316 pounds, 5.2 second 40... can play some guard, too...
All in all, I'm not impressed with the quality of the tackles likely to still be on the board at the end of the draft, but these few caught my attention...
Next up, the likely defensive undrafted rookie free agents (probably tomorrow)...
Each year, there are players everybody expects to be drafted who aren't, and I obviously don't know who those players are yet... when the draft is over, I'll add a number of them to my watch list... conversely, some of the players I mention here might wind up getting drafted by some team, though at this point I consider it unlikely... I'll be identifying players who might be drafted by putting them in blue fonts... in each position, players are rated according to my draft grades for each, the highest rated players being listed first...
QUARTERBACK:
David Johnson, Tulsa... 6-2, 220 pounds, 4.9 second 40...
Drew Willy, Buffalo... 6-3, 216 pounds, 4.85 second 40...
Chase Holbrook, New Mexico State... 6-4, 240 pounds, 5.06 second 40...
Greg Micheli, Mount Union... 6-1, 210 pounds, 4.95 second 40...
Keith Null, West Texas A&M... 6-3, 225 pounds, 4.95 second 40...
Billy Malone, Abilene Christian... 6-2, 235 pounds, 5.05 second 40...
IMO, there's an usually high number of intriguing QBs who might not be drafted this year...
RUNNING BACK:
Chris Ogbonnaya, Texas... 6-0, 220 pounds, 4.5 second 40... especially effective as a receiver out of the backfield...
Bernard Scott, Abilene Christian... 5-10, 200 pounds, 4.45 second 40...
Jamall Lee, Bishop's... 6-1, 220 pounds, 4.4 second 40... perhaps the best RB prospect to ever come out of Canada, rare size/speed ratio...
Tyler Roehl, North Dakota State... 5-10, 235 pounds, 4.55 second 40... could also be a prospect at FB, but I think he has skills as a power ballcarrier...
Stan Zwinggi, Texas State... 5-10, 186 pounds, 4.35 second 40... raw speed, he might get a look at WR if he can't cut it at RB...
The Boys don't have much of a need at RB, but one of these players might interest them after the draft...
FULLBACK:
Marquez Branson, Central Arkansas... 6-2, 245 pounds, 4.55 second 40... unusual speed for a fullback...
Frank Summers, UNLV... 5-9, 240 pounds, 4.65 second 40... squat, compact, powerful...
David Johnson, Arkansas State... 6-2, 260 pounds, 4.7 second 40... has the size I like in a FB...
Jason Cook, Mississippi... 5-11, 245 pounds, 4.7 second 40...
Zeek Zacharie, Lousiana-Monroe... 6-2, 235 pounds, 4.65 second 40... may eventually wind up moving to H-back...
Jake O'Connell, Miami-Ohio... 6-3, 250 pounds, 4.65 second 40... another possible H-back conversion??
If one of the 3 players in blue slides out of the draft, I sure hope the Boys show an interest...
TIGHT END:
Carson Butler, Michigan... 6-5, 250 pounds, 4.7 second 40... moved to DE as a senior, which suggests he's a physical player...
John Nalbone, Monmouth... 6-4, 250 pounds, 4.65 second 40...
I'm not real impressed with the TEs this year...
WIDE RECEIVER:
Jamarko Simmons, Western Michigan... 6-2, 230 pounds, 4.5 second 40... is he a king-sized receiver, or a super-swift TE??
Marko Mitchell, Nevada... 6-4, 216 pounds, 4.4 second 40... a favorite of mine...
Dudley Guice, Northwestern State (La.)... 6-3, 210 pounds, 4.4 second 40... I'm not shocked to learn he's rising on a lot of draft boards, not with those computer numbers...
Jason Chery, Louisiana-Lafayette... 5-11, 190 pounds, 4.45 second 40... coveted more for is abilities as a kick returner than his skills as a receiver...
Brennan Marion, Tulsa... 6-0, 186 pounds, 4.5 second 40... might not be a burner, but he can apparently stretch the field, as evidenced by his amazing 27.6 yards per reception average the last 2 seasons...
Charly Martin, West Texas A&M... 6-1, 206 pounds, 4.5 second 40... pretty much dominant at a low level of competition...
Julian Edelman, Kent State... 5-11, 195 pounds, 4.5 second 40... a conversion project from QB, seems to be similar to Patrick Crayton coming out of college...
There are a few nice WRs still likely to be looking for work when the 09 draft concludes...
CENTER:
Robby Felix, UTEP... 6-3, 305 pounds, 5.2 second 40... a little smaller than I generally like my offensive linemen, but he compensates by being hardnosed, and scores major points with me for being a Miner... LOL...
David Washington, Oklahoma State... 6-3, 310 pounds, 5.25 second 40... can play guard too...
Jonathan St. Pierre, Illinois State... 6-3, 310 pounds, 5.3 second 40... another who can play guard...
Jonathan Bedore, Kansas State... 6-3, 310 pounds, 5.25 second 40... and a third center who can swing to guard in a pinch...
Brandon Johnson, Iowa State... 6-3, 320 pounds, 5.25 second 40... the biggest of my sleeper center prospects...
As far as I'm concerned, there aren't a lot of centers out there who would be worth a look after the draft, but this bunch isn't too shabby...
OFFENSIVE GUARD:
Matt Slauson, Nebraska... 6-5, 316 pounds, 5.25 second 40... might be able to play tackle as well...
Travis Bright, BYU... 6-4, 320 pounds, 5.25 second 40...
Juan Garcia, Washington... 6-2, 306 pounds, 5.3 second 40... had his last two seasons ruined by injury, but if he's past that injury bug, he might be a steal... can play center too...
Cedric Dockery, Texas... 6-3, 316 pounds, 5.3 second 40... I can't figure out why Dockery isn't higher rated, to this Horns fan he looks as good as his brother Derrick did coming out of college... I'd definitely be targeting Dockery if he goes undrafted...
Tim Henderson, Northwestern State (La.)... 6-3, 325 pounds, 5.3 second 40... love his size, worry about his level of competition...
Calvin Dority, North Carolina... 6-3, 310 pounds, 5.3 second 40... another guard who can play some center...
Ben Person, Ohio State... 6-3, 325 pounds, 5.3 second 40... I wonder why he wasn't more dominant in college...
Chris Jamison, Troy... 6-2, 316 pounds, 4.95 second 40... any time you're over 315 pounds and can run the 40 in under 5 seconds, you're gonna wind up on my draft list...
Terrell Nemons, Tulsa... 6-2, 330 pounds, 5.35 second 40... a DT in college, he's too slow to stay on the defensive side of the ball in the NFL, but might make a nice guard...
Matt Eichelberger, Washington State... 6-4, 316 pounds, 5.25 second 40... another DT conversion project...
Sam McNaulty, Clark (Atlanta)... 6-4, 320 pounds, 5.1 second 40... from a very small school, he can really motor for such a big guy...
Chet Hartley, Kansas... 6-4, 316 pounds, 5.25 second 40...
Jovan Potter, Central State (Okla.)... 6-1, 316 pounds, 5.3 second 40... I worry about how short he is...
Curtis Crouch, North Carolina State... 6-5, 325 pounds, 5.05 second 40... terrific computer numbers, but was a huge disappointment for the Wolfpack... should be better than he was...
Brent Todd, Memphis (I didn't know they played football there, LOL)... 6-3, 320 pounds, 4.95 second 40...
That's a pretty big group of guard types who should still be on the board after the draft...
OFFENSIVE TACKLE:
Jose Valdez, Arkansas... 6-5, 316 pounds, 5.15 second 40... one of my pet cats...
Ryan Delrosal, Dixie State... 6-5, 316 pounds, 4.95 second 40... terrific workouts the last few weeks may have boosted his stock to the point where he'll be drafted...
Sean Sester, Purdue... 6-8, 325 pounds, 5.3 second 40... tall, and from a passing offense, his career has been derailed by a series of injuries...
Jeremy Ashcraft, Arkansas Tech... 6-7, 316 pounds, 5.25 second 40... hope Jerry has his Hillbilly Mafia working overtime, keeping him up to date on all the small college prospects from the great state of Arkansas...
Bob Swift, Northern Iowa... 6-7, 316 pounds, 5.2 second 40... obviously, I like my tackles tall...
Kyle Howard, Wyoming... 6-6, 316 pounds, 5.2 second 40... can play some guard, too...
All in all, I'm not impressed with the quality of the tackles likely to still be on the board at the end of the draft, but these few caught my attention...
Next up, the likely defensive undrafted rookie free agents (probably tomorrow)...
