By Kip EarlywineWe are now about a month away from the 2010 NFL draft. In that draft, 255 amateur players will be drafted by NFL teams. To this point, I've covered a mere 26 of them. Optimistically, I can hope to maybe cover 20 more before draft day, that works out to about 5 per week. So be sure to keep checking out the site, as I'll be cranking out player previews until we reach the finish line!
Because I can only cover so many players, I'm going to focus mainly on prospects that figure to be taken between picks #14 and #127 (4th rounder from Philly). In particular, I'm going to be looking at zone oriented offensive linemen, corners who are at least six feet tall, CB/FS hybrids, strong safeties, and wide receivers, because I think those positions have the strongest chance of being considered by Seattle in rounds 2-4 (RB will be strongly considered too- but I've already covered several RBs).
Nothing is set in stone, but here are some of the players I am more likely to cover. Prospects with easily obtained footage are more likely to be chosen:
Cornerbacks (six foot plus):
Brandon Ghee
Donovan Warren (CB/FS)
Chris Cook (CB/FS)
Jerome Murphy (CB/FS)
Myron Lewis (CB/FS)
Strong Safeties:
Chad Jones
Reshad Jones
Larry Asante
Myron Rolle
Harry Coleman
Barry Church
Lucien Antoine (requested, but unlikely)
Non-1st round tackle prospects:
Jason Fox
Roger Saffold
Tony Washington
Selvish Capers
Ed Wang
Interior linemen:
Jon Asamoah
Zane Beadles
Mike Johnson (a whopping 6'6", but perhaps worth a look)
Sergio Render
Shawn Lauvao
J.D. Walton (center/guard)
Jeff Byers (center/guard)
Eric Olsen (center/guard)
Maurkice Pouncey (center/guard)
Wide Receiver:
Carlton Mitchell
Demaryius Thomas
Riley Cooper
Marcus Easley
Jordan Shipley
Running Backs:
Joe McKnight (by request)
QB (somewhat unlikely I'll cover these):
Sam Bradford (extra unlikely)
Jimmy Clausen (unlikely)
Tim Tebow (more likely)
Sean Canfield (by request)
Special teams players (very unlikely I'll cover these):
Javier Arenas
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
Jacoby Ford (requested, but unlikely)
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As far as real scouting reports go, we have Kyle Rota already busting them out, but I decided I will do some real scouting reports, AFTER the draft. If I can finagle 4 game tapes (or torrents) per player, I'll give a detailed breakdown of each future Seahawk, as time allows, after the draft.
As a Michigan fan, I highly recommend looking at Donovan Warren (as you plan to). He's getting absolutely slammed due to bad combine numbers, but he was a 5 star recruit just 3 years ago and was a rock of the UM defense as soon as he stepped on campus. I think he'd be an incredible bargain in the later rounds. Good tackler, above average cover man, lots of confidence.
ReplyDeleteI also saw an article somewhere in which Carroll used his Clausen schtick on him i.e. "I missed on you as a recruit, might not happen a 2nd time."
Sounds great! Really looking forward to the post-draft analysis! There isn't enough of that to be found on a player by player basis. You guys here at SDB are the greatest!
ReplyDeleteThank you for looking up Carlton Mitchell. He is a prospect that really interests me.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you have Akwasi Owusu-Ansah as a special teamer? He's 6-1 and I think he falls into the CB/FS hybrid role. He had a solid pro day as well as a combine. I think he is a player with tremendous upside.
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ReplyDeleteI would be interested to hear your thoughts on Perish Cox the senior CB from Oklahoma State.
I did a big mock draft before I joined SDB back in January. It was an insane time sink, probably 12+ hours to do picks 1-40 as accurately and as intelligently as possible. I still distinctly remember mocking Warren in the mid-late 1st round back then. Its insane how people are over-reacting to his combine. He's one of the few on that list I can guarantee will get a good look, and probably pretty soon.
ReplyDeleteAkwasi Owusu-Ansah as I've read is a competent CB/FS, and he does fit the 6 foot benchmark, but I've read he's better known for his return ability thanks to his blazing speed. He does have great upside. I might cover him, but there are a lot of players to cover.
I didn't include Perrish Cox because he's 5'11", but if the FO can get over that, he's a great fit for our needs and makes a lot of sense in round 4.
I'm curious to see the analysis on Zane Beadles, I've heard a little about him, and that he can play both guard and tackle.
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