Hi i thought i would start a thread to keep a list of prospects to watch in upcoming bowl games and to discuss those prospects. i will try to keep my list updated. feel free to mention any I forget I will add them. West Virginia V NC State Now Robert Sands S West Virginia Noel Divine RB West Virginia Brandon Hogan CB West Virginia Jock Sanders WR West Virginia Chris Neild DT West Virginia Nate Irving ILB NC State George Bryan TE NC State Missouri V Iowa Tue Dec,28 Aldon Smith OLB Missouri Blane Gabert QB Missouri Adrian Clayborn 3-4 DE/DT Iowa Christian Ballard 3-4 DE /DT Iowa Tyler Sash S Iowa ECU V Maryland Wed Dec, 29 Dwayne Harris WR ECU Willie Smith OT ECU D.J. Scott OT ECU Alex Wujciak ILB Maryland Da'Rel Scott RB Maryland Illinois V Baylor Wed Dec, 29 Phil Taylor NT Baylor Derek Epperson P Baylor Danny Watkins OT Baylor Mikel Leshoure RB Illinois Oklahoma State V Arizona Wed Dec,29 Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State Kendall Hunter RB Oklahoma State Ugo Chinasa DE Oklahoma State Dan Bailey CB Oklahoma State Nick Foles QB Arizona Brooks Reed DE Arizona Kennyn Crier P Arizona Nic Grigsby RB Arizona Delashaun Dean WR Arizona Army V SMU Thu Dec,30 Aldrick Robinson WR SMU Kansas State V Syracuse Thu Dec, 30 Delone Carter RB Syracuse Rob Long P Syracuse Derrelle Smith DE/OLB Syracuse Daniel Thomas RB Kansas State Tennessee V North Carolina Thu Dec,30 Robert Quinn DE/OLB North Carolina Shaun Draughn RB North Carolina Ryan Houston FB North Carolina Greg Little WR North Carolina Zach Pianalto TE North Carolina Marvin Austin DT North Carolina Bruce Carter LB North Carolina Quan Sturdivant ILB North Carolina Kendrick Burney CB North Carolina Charles Brown CB North Carolina Deunta Williams S North Carolina Austin Rogers WR Tennessee Gerald Jones WR Tennessee Luke Stocker TE Tennessee Chris Walker DE/OLB Tennessee Ben Martin DE/OLB Tennessee Nebraska V Washington Thu Dec,30 Jared Crick 3-4 DE/DT Nebraska Prince Amukamara CB Nebraska Roy Helu RB Nebraska Niles Paul WR/PR/KR Nebraska Mike McNeil TE Nebraska Pierre Allen DE Nebraska Dejon Gomes CB Nebraska Eric Hagg S Nebraska Alex Henery K Nebraska Nate Williams S Washington Jake Locker QB Washington D'Andre Goodwin Washington Mason Foster OLB Washington Miami (the U) V Notre Dame Fri Dec,31 Brandon Harris CB Miami Allen Balley 3-4 DE/DT Miami Graig Cooper RB Miami Leonard Hankerson WR Miami Joel Figueroa OG Miami Colin McCarthy OLB Miami DeMarcus Van Dike CB Miami Matt Bosher K/P Miami Orlando Franklin OT Miami Ian Williams NT Notre Dame Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame Kyle Rudolph TE Notre Dame Armando Allen JR RB Notre Dame Robert Hughes FB Notre Dame Duval Kamara WR Notre Dame Dan Wegner C/G Notre Dame Brian Smith ILB Notre Dame Darrin Walls CB Notre Dame South Florida V Clemson Fri Dec,31 Da'Quan Bowers DE/OLB Clemson DeAndre Mcdaniels S Clemson Chris Hairston OT Clemson Jarvis Jenkins DT Clemson Marcus Gilchrist CB Clemson Byron Maxwell CB Clemson Mike Ford RB South Florida Craig Marshall DE South Florida Georgia V UCF Fri Dec,31 A.J. Green WR Georgia Justin Houston DE/OLB Georgia Caleb King RB Georgia Shaun Chapas FB Georgia Clint Boling OG Georgia Brandon Boykin CB Georgia Jah Reid OT UCF South Carolina V Florida State Fri Dec,31 Christian Ponder QB Florida State Andrew Datko OT Florida State Alshon Jeffrey WR South Carolina Weslye Saunders TE South Carolina Jarriel King OG South Carolina Clliff Mathews OLB/DE South Carolina Ladi Jyoboye DT South Carolina Travian Robertson DT South Carolina Chris Culliver CB South Carolina Stephon Gilmore CB South Carolina Northwestern V Tech Tech Sat Jan, 1 Taylor Potts QB Texas Tech Baron Batch RB Texas Tech Detron Lewis WR Texas Tech Colby Whitlock DT Texas Tech Ben Burkett C Northwestern Corbin Bryant DT Northwestern Alabama V Michigan St Sat Jan,1 Mark Ingram RB Alabama Julio Jones WR Alabama Marcell Dareus 3-4 DE/DT Alabama Gregg McElroy QB Alabama James Carpenter OT Alabama Luther Davis DE Alabama Dont'a Hightower ILb Alabama Mark Barron S Alabama Greg Jones ILB Michigan State Chris Rucker CB/S Michigan State Charlie Gantt TE Michigan St D.J. Young OT Michigan St Florida V Penn St Sat Jan,1 John Brantley QB Florida Marcus Gilbert OT Florida Michael Pouncey OG Florida Carl Johnson OG Florida Justin Trattou DE Florida Lawrence Marsh DT Florida Brandon Hicks OLB Florida Ahmad Black S Florida Chas Henry P Florida Bani Gbadyu OLB Penn State Evan Royster RB Penn St Miss St V Michigan Sat Jan,1 Derek Sherrod OT Miss State J.C. Brignone C Miss State Pernell McPhee DE Miss State Steve Schilling OG Michigan Obi Ezeh ILB Michigan Wisconsin V TCU Sat Jan,1 John Clay RB Wisconsin Scott Tolzien QB Wisconsin Lance Kendricks TE Wisconsin Gabe Carimi OT Wisconsin John Moffit OG Wisconsin J.J Watt 3-4 DE/DT Wisconsin Wayne Daniels DE TCU Jake Kirkpatrick C TCU Jimmy Young WR TCU UConn V Oklahoma Sat Jan,1 Jermey Beal OLB/DE Oklahoma Ryan Broyles WR Oklahoma Travis Lewis OLB Oklahoma DeMarco Murray RB Oklahoma Cory Brandon OT Oklahoma Pryce Macon DE Oklahoma Adrian Taylor DT Oklahoma Jonathan Nelson CB Oklahoma Quinton Carter S Oklahoma Greg Lloyd ILB UConn Scott Lutrus ILB UConn Zach Hurd OG UConn Jordan Todman RB UConn Anthony Sherman FB UConn Stanford V Virginia Tech Mon Jan,3 Andrew Luck QB Stanford Owen Marecic FB/ILB Stanford Chase Beeler C Stanford Rashad Carmichael CB Virginia Tech Davon Morgan S Virginia Tech John Graves DE Virginia Tech Andre Smith TE Virginia Tech Ryan Williams RB Virginia Tech Tyrod Taylor QB Virginia Tech Steven Friday DE/OLB Virginia Tech Ohio State V Arkansas Tue Jan,4 Ryan Mallet QB Arkansas D.J. WIlliams TE Arkansas DeMarcus Love OG Arkansas Ray Dominguez OG Arkansas Damario Ambrose DE Arkansas Ross Homan ILB Ohio State Chimdi Chekwa CB Ohio State Jermale Hines S Ohio State Cameron Heyward DE/OLB Ohio State Michael Brewster C Ohio State Justin Boren OG Ohio State Brandon Saine RB Ohio State Devier Posey WR Ohio State Terrelle Pryor QB Ohio State Dane Sanzenbacher WR Ohio State Middle Tennessee V Miami (OH) Thu Jan,6 Delaware V Eastern Washington Fri Jan,7 ---Not a bowl but still prospects Pat Devlin QB Deleware LSU V Texas A&M Fri Jan,7 Patrick Peterson CB LSU Joseph Barksdale OT LSU Lazarius Levingston DE LSU Drake Nevis DT LSU Kelvin Sheppard ILB LSU Jai Eugene S LSU John Jasper K LSU Lucas Patterson DT Texas A&M Von Miller DE/OLB Texas A&M Jeff Fuller WR Texas A&M Pittsburgh V Kentucky Sat Jan,8 Jonathan Baldwin WR Pitt Lucas Nix OT Pitt Jason Pinkston OG Pitt Jabaal Sheard DE Pitt DeQuinn Evans DE Kentucky Ricky Lumpkin DT Kentucky Randall Cobb WR Kentucky Derrick Locke RB Kentucky Nevada V Boston College Sun Jan,9 Colin Kaepernick QB Nevada Virgil Green TE Nevada Mark Herzlich LB Boston College Anthony Costonzo OT Boston College Wes Davis S Boston College Damik Scafe DT Boston College Oregon V Auburn Fri Jan,10 Nick Fairley 3-4 DE/DT Auburn Cam Newton QB Auburn Lee Ziemba OT Auburn Ryan Pugh C Auburn Michael Goggans DE Auburn Mike Blanc DT Auburn Zach Clayton DT Auburn Josh Bynes ILB Auburn Zac Ethridge S Auburn Kenny Rowe DE/OLB Oregon Cassey Matthews ILB Oregon Brandon Bair DE Oregon LaMichael James RB Oregon Jeff Maehl WR Oregon Longest post ever.
Blaine Gabbert is a hell of a prospect. If Andrew Luck really is thinking about staying in school, it'd be stupid for Gabbert to remain at Mizzou. Aldon Smith will probably be the top pass rushing prospect in 2012. Tyler Sash has another year of eligibility left, but he's already graduated. He may opt to leave early. Like I said in another thread: Adrian Clayborn > Christian Ballard NC State and West Virginia are playing right now. WVU's Noel Devine and Robert Sands are the two guys I'm watching in this game. Devine is always fun to watch. Sands will be a legitimate target for the Jets in the upcoming draft. Jock Sander and Tavon Austin are also very explosive players. NC State has Nate Irving, who in my opinion, is one of the best linebackers in the country. Ben Watson's little brother Asa isn't draft eligible yet, but he's going to be a very good tight end. He's used primarily as a blocker right now. He backs up George Bryan, who is a sleeper tight end. Keep an eye on Bryan. He's one of the best blocking tight ends in the country.
What about Bruce Irvin for West Virginia? I read somewhere he leads the Big East in sacks. Better for a 4-3, or what?
I'm extremely excited to watch tonight's Iowa v. Missouri game, lots of good to great prospects playing in this game. Also, can't wait to watch ECU v. Maryland, specifically to watch Dwayne Harris, who interests me a lot as a mid-round slot receiver option for our Jets.
Sands has looked pretty solid, made a big tackle against the run on that 2nd and goal and tripped up a guy earlier who would of ran for a touchdown
I love Dwayne Harris, one of my favorite receivers in the class. He reminds me a ton of Jerricho Cotchery (hands/consistent/not fast but plays it), so I'm not sure about his fit here, but I think he can be a really outstanding #2 WR.
I'm no expert like you guys, but Harris is a playmaker. I've seen quite a few ECU games this year, anytime a big play happens, he usually has the ball.
Yeah, I was fortunate enough to see the glory days of Rivers and Cotchery at NC State during grad school, and Torry Holt in undergrad. I was spoiled, it was fun.
Agreed, I like the comparison to Cotchery a great deal. Having a similar player to Cotchery however is not a bad thing, and I love his experience in the slot at ECU. Could come in and be of instant help to Sanchez in the slot if we lose one of Edwards, Holmes, or Cotch (which I believe we will). I see him as a 4th round player ATM, and if I could get my post count up to 50 (to make a thread in the draft forum) he'd be in consideration for me there.
I am more inclined to the work of the foot soldiers - in this case, Phil Taylor. How did he fare? Is there any chance Jets may snag him?
...the fuck? Anyway, Phil Taylor and the Baylor Bears play against Illinois tonight in the Texas Bowl. You'll be able to judge for yourself. I think he'll go around the 4th or 5th round.
Oh. I keep messing up with the dates. My bad. 4th or 5th? All right. I will keep my eyes on him tonight.
I would love for us to possibly go after Da'Rel Scott from Maryland. We could get him round 6 or 7 and he would be a great third prong back. I honestly think he could be a starter in this league if he can stay healthy. Here is a video of him for those who don't watch Maryland Football (probably most). This is from his 2008 season. He is really fast but is big enough to break through tackles. Since he was a Freshman he has definitely put on some more muscle. [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zV3UeqqHT4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/YOUTUBE] What do you guys think
