Monday 1 February 2010

Underclassmen invited to the combine

By Rob Staton
It was announced this week which underclassmen have been invited to the Combine (full list below). The event takes place between February 24th and March 2nd in Indianapolis. To see the group of seniors already invited, click here.

Quarterbacks
Sam Bradford (Oklahoma)
Levi Brown (Troy)
Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame)
Jevan Snead (Ole Miss)

Running Backs
Jahvid Best (California)
Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech)
Darius Marshall Marshall)
Ryan Mathews (Fresno State)
Joe McKnight (USC)
Shawnbrey McNeal (SMU)

Tight Ends
Jermaine Gresham (Oklahoma)
Rob Gronkowski (Arizona)
Aaron Hernandez (Florida)

Wide Receivers
Chris Bell (Norfolk State)
Arrelious Benn (Illinois)
Dezmon Briscoe (Kansas)
Antonio Brown (Central Michigan)
Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State)
Carlton Mitchell (South Florida)
Golden Tate (Notre Dame)
Demaryius Thomas (Georgia Tech)
Damian Williams (USC)
Mike Williams (Syracuse)

Offensive Linemen
OG Dorian Brooks (James Madison)
OT Bryan Bulaga (Iowa)
OT Bruce Campbell (Maryland)
OT Anthony Davis (Rutgers)
C Maurkice Pouncey (Florida)
OT Mike Tepper (Califorinia)

Defensive Linemen
DE Kevin Basped (Nevada)
DE Antonio Coleman (Auburn)
DE Carlos Dunlap (Florida)
DE Clifton Geathers (South Carolina)
DE Thaddeus Gibson (Ohio State)
DE Everson Griffen (USC)
DT Linval Joseph (East Carolina)
DT Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma)
DE Arthur Moats (James Madison)
DE Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech)
DT Aleric Mullins (North Carolina)
DT Jeff Owens (Georgia)
DE Jason Pierre-Paul (South Florida)
DT Brian Price (UCLA)
DE E.J. Wilson (North Carolina)
DE Jason Worilds (Virginia Tech)

Linebackers
OLB Jason Beauchamp (UNLV)
OLB Navarro Bowman (Penn State)
ILB Donald Butler (Washington)
ILB Lee Campbell (Minnesota)
ILB Jamar Chaney (Mississippi State)
OLB Keenan Clayton (Oklahoma)
OLB Rennie Curran (Georgia)
OLB Cody Grimm (Virginia Tech)
ILB Josh Hull (Penn State)
ILB Rolando McClain (Alabama)

Defensive Backs
S Luciene Antoine (Oklahoma State)
S Eric Berry (Tennessee)
CB Cornelius Brown (UTEP)
S Morgan Burnett (Georgia Tech)
CB Crezdon Butler (Clemson)
CB Christian Chancellor (Clemson)
CB Dominique Franks (Oklahoma)
CB Joe Haden (Florida)
CB Kareem Jackson (Alabama)
S Chad Jones (LSU)
S Reshad Jones (Georgia)
CB Joshua Moore (Kansas State)
S Dennis Rogan (Tennessee)
S Earl Thomas (Texas)
CB Donovan Warren (Michigan)
S Major Wright (Florida)

6 comments:

Jeremy Brown said...

Rob, I like seeing the names and all but can you make a link to these players so I don't have to search all day for stats on these guys?

Love the blog by the way.

Rob Staton said...

Hi Jeremy,

We'll try to cover as many of the prospects between now and the draft, obviously creating a link for each of these guys would take a while. I would recommend simply typing the name of the prospect you want stats for in google alongside 'ESPN', this will take you to the prospects stat page.

Vince Mulcahy said...

Excellent post as usual Rob, great info. Looks to be like an awesome combine.

Jeremy Brown said...

Thanks, Rob.

Just thought I would try, you know.

Great stuff, looking forward to more.

Anonymous said...

from Texashawk..

Rob,

What is your opinion of Ryan Matthews. What round is he projected at and does he ft the zone scheme?

Rob Staton said...

I'm not a big fan of Matthews. I think both he and Jonathan Dwyer are very over rated. He offers nothing special - no great speed or burst, doesn't have that ability to push the pile. He takes what he's given as a runner. When I watched him this year, I saw a 3-4 round prospect. A few days later, he suddenly started appearing in the first round of mock drafts. I couldn't possibly justify spending then #40 pick on him, let alone a first rounder.