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THE SLEEPER FILE
PROSPECTS TO WATCH FOR THE 2010 DRAFT
8. E. J. Morton-Green, WR, Morgan State, 6-3.5, 208, 4.48 … A number of NFL teams looking for the next Marques Colston, the one-time obscure 7th round pick by New Orleans who has gone on to become one of the most productive wideouts in the game these days, have been giving Morgan State WR E.J. Morgan-Green an extra look or two in the weeks leading up to the draft. Morton-Green certainly looks the part. He's a physical 6-3.5, 208-pounder who registered some very athletic numbers at the team's pro day last month. For example, Morton-Green ran a sub-4.5 40 at the Bears' workout. Morton-Green, though, wasn't quite as quick in the agility drills where he posted a 4.30 time in the short shuttle which would have put him about a tenth of a second off a top 10 time at the combine. Morton-Green, though, also had a pretty good 37.5-inch vertical leap which suggests he has some potential as a red-zone target at the next level. And potential is the operative word for Morton-Green who was never able to translate his athletic skills into dominating productivity on the field. Morton-Green was actually originally recruited by Miami of Ohio, but never played much at the MAC school before transferring to D1AA Morgan State. In fact, Morton-Green has never played much period as he sat out the 2007 and 2008 seasons and then was slowed the first half of the 2009 season with a leg injury. Indeed, it was only in the final 4 games last season that Morton-Green finally found his stride as he caught 16 passes, while averaging just under 15 yards per catch. And that was enough to catch the attention of several teams including Cincinnati, Baltimore and Philadelphia who will have him in for pre-draft visits.
PROSPECTS TO WATCH FOR THE 2010 DRAFT
8. E. J. Morton-Green, WR, Morgan State, 6-3.5, 208, 4.48 … A number of NFL teams looking for the next Marques Colston, the one-time obscure 7th round pick by New Orleans who has gone on to become one of the most productive wideouts in the game these days, have been giving Morgan State WR E.J. Morgan-Green an extra look or two in the weeks leading up to the draft. Morton-Green certainly looks the part. He's a physical 6-3.5, 208-pounder who registered some very athletic numbers at the team's pro day last month. For example, Morton-Green ran a sub-4.5 40 at the Bears' workout. Morton-Green, though, wasn't quite as quick in the agility drills where he posted a 4.30 time in the short shuttle which would have put him about a tenth of a second off a top 10 time at the combine. Morton-Green, though, also had a pretty good 37.5-inch vertical leap which suggests he has some potential as a red-zone target at the next level. And potential is the operative word for Morton-Green who was never able to translate his athletic skills into dominating productivity on the field. Morton-Green was actually originally recruited by Miami of Ohio, but never played much at the MAC school before transferring to D1AA Morgan State. In fact, Morton-Green has never played much period as he sat out the 2007 and 2008 seasons and then was slowed the first half of the 2009 season with a leg injury. Indeed, it was only in the final 4 games last season that Morton-Green finally found his stride as he caught 16 passes, while averaging just under 15 yards per catch. And that was enough to catch the attention of several teams including Cincinnati, Baltimore and Philadelphia who will have him in for pre-draft visits.
DAL @ GB
