The 2013 Prospect Thread

[mayoclinic]

Originally Posted by Snake Eyes

I just watched some film on him, I'm intrigued.

Jordan's movement skills are really impressive for a guy with his length. He could be a terrific small forward. Jordan (6'7" 245#), Devin Taylor (6'7" 260#), and Margus Hunt (6'8" 295#) are three of the most intriguing DE prospects I've seen in a while. All freakishly long and athletic, with very different skill sets.

[ZoisKing]

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

Jordan's movement skills are really impressive for a guy with his length. He could be a terrific small forward. Jordan (6'7" 245#), Devin Taylor (6'7" 260#), and Margus Hunt (6'8" 295#) are three of the most intriguing DE prospects I've seen in a while. All freakishly long and athletic, with very different skill sets.

It'd be interesting to add another big size, big athlete defensive player to the line. There's a large selection of those kind of players going to be available this coming draft. Teams are going to be pinching themselves at the selections available.

[mayoclinic]

Sleeper Grizzly alert for OTG! Former Tennessee DT Montori Hughes, dismissed last year for apparently violating team rules, is now playing for UT-Martin:

Hughes is a big, physical defensive lineman who could make a quick rise up draft boards in the same fashion Memphis product Dontari Poe did last spring. Hughes is huge: 6-foot-4 and around 330 pounds. He can also be compared to Kenrick Ellis, in that Hughes was in the epicenter of college football, the SEC, but dismissed from the Tennessee roster last year. Like Ellis, Hughes can remain on draft scouts’ radar with strong play in the FCS and pre-draft workouts. Unlike Ellis did, Hughes must focus on avoiding off-field issues to reach his potential. And that potential is sky-high.

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Given all of the depth at DT, guys with a lot of upside like Hughes and Texas (formerly Alabama) DT Brandon Moore could be available later on.

[Off The Grid]

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

Sleeper Grizzly alert for OTG! Former Tennessee DT Montori Hughes, dismissed last year for apparently violating team rules, is now playing for UT-Martin:



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Given all of the depth at DT, guys with a lot of upside like Hughes and Texas (formerly Alabama) DT Brandon Moore could be available later on.

Phenomenal Find, Brother Mayo!!

It is amazing how many potential SuperBeasts are lumbering in out'f the woods, this year.

It's almost as if they can somehow sense the coming Ascension of the Amorphous "245" D...and what might prove to be an insatiable demand for SuperBeasts to anchor those lines!!

[mayoclinic]

Originally Posted by Off The Grid

Phenomenal Find, Brother Mayo!!

It is amazing how many potential SuperBeasts are lumbering in out'f the woods, this year.

It's almost as if they can somehow sense the coming Ascension of the Amorphous "245" D...and what might prove to be an insatiable demand for SuperBeasts to anchor those lines!!

With all the talent at DT for 2013, guys like Holland or Moore could end up being day 3 picks, where they would be great value to double up at the DT position and possibly worth taking a chance on character issues. Add in Glenville St. OL Mark Jackson (a former Illini) and there are some nice sleeper Grizzlies lurking for 2013.

[Snake Eyes]

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

With all the talent at DT for 2013, guys like Holland or Moore could end up being day 3 picks, where they would be great value to double up at the DT position and possibly worth taking a chance on character issues. Add in Glenville St. OL Mark Jackson (a former Illini) and there are some nice sleeper Grizzlies lurking for 2013.

Mayo, with how things have turned out in camp so far what would be your 2013 Dream Draft?

[mayoclinic]

Originally Posted by Snake Eyes

Mayo, with how things have turned out in camp so far what would be your 2013 Dream Draft?

It's always hard to predict what will actually happen. If over the past 3 years I'd said "I want Aaron Hernandez in the 4th round", "I want Marcus Cannon in the 5th round", and "I want Alfonzo Dennard in the 7th round" no one would take it seriously. It's hard to project players. But in general the DL is my top priority for 2013, with OL second priority, and secondary third. I don't tend to prioritize WR as much as many others, and think that the Pats can find guys on day 3 or in FA.

Right now my semi-realistic dream-draft would look something like:

Days 1-2:

- DL Jesse Williams, Alabama (1st or 2nd round). 6'4" 320# of muscle with excellent movement skills, can play DT or DE. A beast with tremendous upside. Star Lotulelei would be my fantasy binky, but I'm assuming he'll be out of reach.
- DE Margus Hunt, SMU (1st or 2nd round, depending on how he and Williams sort out). 6'8" 295# beast with Olympic class strength and 4.7 speed. Raw, and is 26 years old, which may cause him to slip a bit, but huge upside.
- Either a DB or a DB/LB hybrid. Dion Jordan would be my guy, though I have trouble seeing him slip to the 3rd round as things currently stand.

Day 3:

- An interior OL. Probably not before the 3rd round right now, because I like the defensive studs in this draft too much. I like Arkansas OC Travis Swanson and Glenville OT/OG Mark Jackson, among others. I'm still pissed that we didn't snag Senio Kelemete in the last draft.
- A developmental WR. Someone to back up Brandon Lloyd in a stretch the field kind of role. Aaron Dobson of Marshall or Ryan Swope of Texas A&M would be interesting in they slipped.
- Possible depth at DT. Guys like Montori Holland and Brandon Moore would be interesting, though either could make a huge leap up draft boards between now and the 2013 draft.

If the Pats could somehow find a way to get Jesse Williams, Margus Hunt and Dion Jordan, I'd be doing cartwheels.

BTW, my top priority for 2014 is pretty clear: current UWashington sophomore TE Austin Sefarian-Jenkins. 6'6" 258#, also plays power forward on the basketball team. He's Gronk II. And imagine what this offense could do with TWO guys like Gronk plus Hernandez. I'd trade my family to move up and get him.

[Ochmed Jones]

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

Right now my semi-realistic dream-draft would look something like:

Days 1-2:

- DL Jesse Williams, Alabama (1st or 2nd round). 6'4" 320# of muscle with excellent movement skills, can play DT or DE. A beast with tremendous upside. Star Lotulelei would be my fantasy binky, but I'm assuming he'll be out of reach.
- DE Margus Hunt, SMU (1st or 2nd round, depending on how he and Williams sort out). 6'8" 295# beast with Olympic class strength and 4.7 speed. Raw, and is 26 years old, which may cause him to slip a bit, but huge upside.
- Either a DB or a DB/LB hybrid. Dion Jordan would be my guy, though I have trouble seeing him slip to the 3rd round as things currently stand.

Williams is going to be a beast this year, but he got his hand handed to him in Spring drills by Barrett Jones. Jones is the true Alabama beast this year. He can play OG or OT and fits every thing BB requires in an OL guy.

[mayoclinic]

Originally Posted by Ochmed Jones

Williams is going to be a beast this year, but he got his hand handed to him in Spring drills by Barrett Jones. Jones is the true Alabama beast this year. He can play OG or OT and fits every thing BB requires in an OL guy.

There's no doubt Jones is a beast and a perfect fit for the Pats at OL. He's been my top rated lineman for 2013 for the Pats for a while. I just preferred to go with rebuilding the DL. Williams has just switched to NT and is still raw, so I'm not surprised an experienced guy like Jones handled him, up I think the kid's upside is through the roof.

[NinjaZX6R]

LOL.
Apparently Urban Meyer has banned Ohio State DE John Simon from the weight room bc he has too working out too much.


Urban then went on to say that Simon has been bringing Noah Spence, Curtis Grant, and Ryan Shazier to the weight room at 6am everyday.
Those are true freshmen and a sophomore players on the Ohio State roster.

Shazier, in 2 years, will be a top 5 pick in the NFL. Dude is a beast 43 will LB/ 34 Wilb. He was awesome in his first start vs Michigan. Even though he tore his mcl, he came back in the game hobbling but still making players.
Noah is a 5 star DE.