Mitch
Crawled Through 5 FB Fields
QB: None. Probably the least talented group of QBs ever in a Senior Bowl. Not a first day pick amongst them.
RB: MVP Tony Hunt, Penn. St. Big and smooth. Nice vision and balance. Runs a tad too high and doesn't have an extra gear. Prediction: 3rd-4th round.
FB: Brian Leonard, Rutgers. Not an NFL FB due to average blocking skills and trimmed down weight (225 lbs.). As a runner and receiver, though, he brings some value. He's tough...has good vision...and a nice little burst. Prediction: 4th-5th rounds.
WR: Dwayne Bowe, LSU was the standout in practice but did zero, nada in the game (2nd-3rd round). The rest of the bunch looks raw...Jason Hill, Wash. St. and Aundrae Allison, East Carolina...look like the best prospects and yet they look like 5th-6th rounders.
T: The standout here clearly was Levi Brown of Penn. St. Has good feet and locks on well. Very sturdy and competitive (1st round). Tony Ugoh, Arkansas, is an imposing player, but very raw (3rd-4th). James Marten, BC, needs to improve his upper body strength (4th-5th).
G: To me the MVP of the game was Josh Beekman, who regsitered one great block after another...and played virtually the whole game. It was his block on MLB Patrick Willis that opened the hole for Tony Hunt's first quarter TD. His pass protection was first-rate, especially on Tank Tyler who is one of the more physical and explosive DTs in the draft (2nd).
Doug Datish, Ohio St. is a fiery, aggressive lineman...but tends to overcommit himself and thus loses his balance more than necessary (4th-5th).
C: Ryan Kalil, USC. Very polished...smart...physical and technically sound (2nd).
Dan Mozes, West Virginia looks quite a bit like Nick Leckey...plays with good energy, maintains a good compact base and snaps the ball with very good pop (5th-6th).
TE: Joe Newton, Oregon St. Tall...pretty solid all around TE. Nothing flashy (5th-6th). Late add-on Ben Patrick of Delaware was impressive as a receiver in practice, but wasn't thrown to much in the game (5th-6th).
DE: The two Nebraska DEs Adam Carriker (2nd-3rd) and Jay Moore (3rd-4th) are physical edge rushers...not particularly agile, but very strong and combative.
Anthony Spencer, Purdue and Tim Crowder, Texas are more athletic rushers, but neither of them really distinguished themselves the way Carriker and Moore did (2nd-3rd).
DT: Amobi Okoye, Louisville, has more upside than any player in this game. A mere 19 years old, Okoye is a super trim atheltic dynamo...with NFL quickness and agility. Tremendous motor...first-rate attitude (1st).
David Patterson, Ohio St. was around the ball all day. Is thought of as a rotation-type player. Needs to add some bulk (4th-5th).
Tank Tyler, NC St. played about as so-so as I have ever seen him play. This guy is super strong...and real good. But, it looks like he's lost his playing shape. Has had some discipline issues at NC St. At this point he could go anywhere from the 2nd to the 4th.
LB: Patrick Willis, Ole Miss, the Butkis Award winner showed why he won the award...he's got a very good nose for the ball and has terrific range...is a better chaser than plugger, however, and may project as an OLB in the pros (2nd-4th).
David Harris, Michigan and Buster Davis, FSU played well...they both are solid players, good tacklers, but not particularly good pass defenders (2nd-3rd).
CB: Leon Hall, Michigan is a gamer...not a real burner, but a top flight competitor (1st-2nd).
Josh Wilson, Maryland...as I said yesterday before the game, Wilson has an incredible nose for the ball...it was Wilson who recovered the first South fumble, coming out of nowhere to take a full speed dive at the ball...and he pulled it right in...has great hands...(2nd-3rd).
S: Brandon Meriweather played very well and instinctively. Has talent, but a questionable background (2nd-3rd).
Tanard Jackson, Syracuse. Outstanding special team player and hard hitting DB (3rd-4th).
K/P: Two blue chip prospects in PK Mason Crosby, Colorado (2nd-3rd) and P Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (3rd-4th) who kicked a 57 yard boomer into the driving rain.
RB: MVP Tony Hunt, Penn. St. Big and smooth. Nice vision and balance. Runs a tad too high and doesn't have an extra gear. Prediction: 3rd-4th round.
FB: Brian Leonard, Rutgers. Not an NFL FB due to average blocking skills and trimmed down weight (225 lbs.). As a runner and receiver, though, he brings some value. He's tough...has good vision...and a nice little burst. Prediction: 4th-5th rounds.
WR: Dwayne Bowe, LSU was the standout in practice but did zero, nada in the game (2nd-3rd round). The rest of the bunch looks raw...Jason Hill, Wash. St. and Aundrae Allison, East Carolina...look like the best prospects and yet they look like 5th-6th rounders.
T: The standout here clearly was Levi Brown of Penn. St. Has good feet and locks on well. Very sturdy and competitive (1st round). Tony Ugoh, Arkansas, is an imposing player, but very raw (3rd-4th). James Marten, BC, needs to improve his upper body strength (4th-5th).
G: To me the MVP of the game was Josh Beekman, who regsitered one great block after another...and played virtually the whole game. It was his block on MLB Patrick Willis that opened the hole for Tony Hunt's first quarter TD. His pass protection was first-rate, especially on Tank Tyler who is one of the more physical and explosive DTs in the draft (2nd).
Doug Datish, Ohio St. is a fiery, aggressive lineman...but tends to overcommit himself and thus loses his balance more than necessary (4th-5th).
C: Ryan Kalil, USC. Very polished...smart...physical and technically sound (2nd).
Dan Mozes, West Virginia looks quite a bit like Nick Leckey...plays with good energy, maintains a good compact base and snaps the ball with very good pop (5th-6th).
TE: Joe Newton, Oregon St. Tall...pretty solid all around TE. Nothing flashy (5th-6th). Late add-on Ben Patrick of Delaware was impressive as a receiver in practice, but wasn't thrown to much in the game (5th-6th).
DE: The two Nebraska DEs Adam Carriker (2nd-3rd) and Jay Moore (3rd-4th) are physical edge rushers...not particularly agile, but very strong and combative.
Anthony Spencer, Purdue and Tim Crowder, Texas are more athletic rushers, but neither of them really distinguished themselves the way Carriker and Moore did (2nd-3rd).
DT: Amobi Okoye, Louisville, has more upside than any player in this game. A mere 19 years old, Okoye is a super trim atheltic dynamo...with NFL quickness and agility. Tremendous motor...first-rate attitude (1st).
David Patterson, Ohio St. was around the ball all day. Is thought of as a rotation-type player. Needs to add some bulk (4th-5th).
Tank Tyler, NC St. played about as so-so as I have ever seen him play. This guy is super strong...and real good. But, it looks like he's lost his playing shape. Has had some discipline issues at NC St. At this point he could go anywhere from the 2nd to the 4th.
LB: Patrick Willis, Ole Miss, the Butkis Award winner showed why he won the award...he's got a very good nose for the ball and has terrific range...is a better chaser than plugger, however, and may project as an OLB in the pros (2nd-4th).
David Harris, Michigan and Buster Davis, FSU played well...they both are solid players, good tacklers, but not particularly good pass defenders (2nd-3rd).
CB: Leon Hall, Michigan is a gamer...not a real burner, but a top flight competitor (1st-2nd).
Josh Wilson, Maryland...as I said yesterday before the game, Wilson has an incredible nose for the ball...it was Wilson who recovered the first South fumble, coming out of nowhere to take a full speed dive at the ball...and he pulled it right in...has great hands...(2nd-3rd).
S: Brandon Meriweather played very well and instinctively. Has talent, but a questionable background (2nd-3rd).
Tanard Jackson, Syracuse. Outstanding special team player and hard hitting DB (3rd-4th).
K/P: Two blue chip prospects in PK Mason Crosby, Colorado (2nd-3rd) and P Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (3rd-4th) who kicked a 57 yard boomer into the driving rain.
