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Sleeper: Western Ontario DT Vaughn Martin
3:00 PM Sun, Apr 12, 2009 | Permalink
Rick Gosselin E-mail News tips
There's risk involved for an underclassman applying for early admission to an NFL draft. There's no turning back. If you become a late-round selection or even go undrafted, you can't go return to college and finish up. The moment you sign off for early entry to a draft, you become a professional.
But there's no risk involved for defensive tackle Vaughn Martin. He's leaving three years or eligibility on the table to turn pro -- but he's the only one of the 53 early applicants in 2009 who can return to school if he doesn't like his draft round. That's because Martin is the only one of the 53 who plays his college football outside of the United States and thus outside of NCAA jurisdiction. Martin plays at Western Ontario.
Canadian colleges allow players five years of eligibility and Martin has played only two seasons. If he goes undrafted, he can return to Western Ontario to finish out his college eligibility. He's not even eligible for the CFL draft until 2011.
Look for Martin to become a late-round selection. He signed with Michigan State out of high school, so he has big-school talent. He wound up playing at a prep school (Milford Academy) for a year before enrolling at Western Ontario. He has been a starter in each of his first two seasons, at end in 2007 and tackle in 2008. He's viewed as an NFL project -- but certainly a worthwhile project because of the measurables. He goes 6-4, 335 and gave the NFL a bench press of 33 times at 225 pounds at his campus workout.
3:00 PM Sun, Apr 12, 2009 | Permalink
Rick Gosselin E-mail News tips
There's risk involved for an underclassman applying for early admission to an NFL draft. There's no turning back. If you become a late-round selection or even go undrafted, you can't go return to college and finish up. The moment you sign off for early entry to a draft, you become a professional.
But there's no risk involved for defensive tackle Vaughn Martin. He's leaving three years or eligibility on the table to turn pro -- but he's the only one of the 53 early applicants in 2009 who can return to school if he doesn't like his draft round. That's because Martin is the only one of the 53 who plays his college football outside of the United States and thus outside of NCAA jurisdiction. Martin plays at Western Ontario.
Canadian colleges allow players five years of eligibility and Martin has played only two seasons. If he goes undrafted, he can return to Western Ontario to finish out his college eligibility. He's not even eligible for the CFL draft until 2011.
Look for Martin to become a late-round selection. He signed with Michigan State out of high school, so he has big-school talent. He wound up playing at a prep school (Milford Academy) for a year before enrolling at Western Ontario. He has been a starter in each of his first two seasons, at end in 2007 and tackle in 2008. He's viewed as an NFL project -- but certainly a worthwhile project because of the measurables. He goes 6-4, 335 and gave the NFL a bench press of 33 times at 225 pounds at his campus workout.
