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The Sports Network takes an in-depth look at the Top F.C.S. Quarterbacks.
DD.comment: Nice job done by David Coulson of The Sports Network, that was a very informative article. Also, our small school expert Josh Buchanan has sent us some comments regarding the N.F.L. chances for some of the quarterbacks mentioned in the link above:
Appalachian State's Armanti Edwards, a junior, would have to be a utility player to stick in the N.F.L. and is a probable 7th round or free agent type .... Central Arkansas' Nathan Brown, Rhett Bomar of Sam Houston State and fast rising Harvard gunslinger Chris Pizzotti are all considered draftable prospects, at this point .... East Coast based small school signal callers Liam Coen and Dominic Randolph
may surprise scouts, if they can elevate their games as seniors....Finally, Matt Nichols of Eastern Washington is only a junior, but he's a player that could attain late round or priority free agent grades going into his senior season.
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The Buffalo Bills have signed the son of former N.B.A. superstar Karl Malone and released ex-Army fullback Mike Viti.
DD.comment: If Mike Viti is not picked up another N.F.L. team he will likely be deployed to Iraq in the near future. We wish him, and all our troops in the Middle East, the best of luck in a very tough and dangerous situation.
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Pro Football Weekly has lots of Rookie News & Notes in their N.F.L. Whispers page.
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Ex-Mississippi State wide receiver Lance Long hopes to make the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.
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Tony Pauline of TFY.com has posted the early National and B.L.E.S.T.O. Defensive Line Rankings.
DD.comment: As Pauline mentioned about the "Two Quentin's", being ranked very high by National or Blesto does not guareentee a prospect will be a high pick in the N.F.L. draft.
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Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is only a junior, but he's already thinking about the N.F.L.
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Virginia Tech is moving once prized quarterback recruit Cory Holt to wide receiver in order to give him a better chance to play in the N.F.L.
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DD.comment: According to Virginia Tech's official website the 6' 4", 230 pound Holt has a run a 4.52 (40) and displayed a 35" vertical in spring workouts, so at least he has the basic skills to play wide receiver or H-Back in the N.F.L.
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U.S.C. defensive tackle Fili Moala must fill the huge left by Sedric Ellis' graduation.
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Is Miami Dolphins' rookie Jake Long better suited to play right tackle?
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Josh Buchanan's Top 40 Small School Prospects (with 40 times & round projections)
1. WR Ramses Barden ~ Cal Poly (6060, 220), 4.58/4.60, 4th
2. TE Brian Mandeville ~ Northeastern (6060, 248), 4.79/4.82, 4th
3. QB Nathan Brown ~ Central Arkansas (6012, 210), 4.79/4.80, 4th
4. OT Cornelius Lewis ~ Tennessee State (6033, 316), 5.10/5.20, 4th-5th (Ex-Florida State)
5. RB Branden Ore ~ West Liberty State (5110, 205), 4.48/4.50, 5th (Ex-Virginia Tech)
6. WR Quinten Lawrence ~ McNeese State (5115, 182), 4.32/4.35, 5th
7. OT Nicholas Hennessey ~ Colgate (6053, 295), 5.31/5.36, 5th-6th
8. DT John Faletoese ~ U.C. Davis (6014, 295), 4.99/5.05, 5th-6th
9. RB Rashad Jennings ~ Liberty (6010, 230), 4.45/4.49, 5th-6th (Ex-Pittburgh)
10. TE Marquez Branson ~ Central Arkansas (6022, 247), 4.60/4.68, 6th
11. RB Javarris Williams ~ Tennessee State (5093, 218), 4.55/4.58, 6th
12. TE Jared Bronson ~ Central Washington (6041, 253), 4.62/4.67, 6th (Ex-Washington)
13. OG Louis West ~ Henderson State (6072, 375), 5.30/5.40, 6th
14. OT Joel Bell ~ Furman (6072, 308), 5.14/5.25, 6th-7th
15. RB Anthony "Bernard" Scott ~ Abilene Christian (5104, 197), 4.48/4.55, 6th-7th
16 LB Lee Robinson ~ Alcorn State (6021, 246), 4.59/4.70, 6th-7th
17. OT Samuel Allen ~ Grand Valley State (6054, 280), 5.00/5.06, 6th-7th
18. WR Jeremy Gilchrist ~ Hampton (5086, 171), 4.44/4.57, 6th-7th (Ex-Virginia Tech)
19. CB Domonique Johnson ~ Jackson State (6015, 184), 4.37/4.39, 6th-7th (Ex-Missouri)
20. OC Cecil Newton ~ Tennessee State (6014, 292), 5.15/5.20, 6th-7th
21. CB Sean Smalls ~ Massachusetts (6002, 201), 4.60/4.63, 6th-7th
22. DT Sammie Lee Hill ~ Stillman (6037, 321), 5.09/5.20, 6th-7th
23. QB Rhett Bomar ~ Sam Houston State (6022, 212), 4.72/4.75, 7th (Ex-Oklahoma)
24. OG Dakarai Grimsley ~ Morgan State (6040, 363), 5.50/5.78, 7th
25. WR Johnny Knox ~ Abilene Christian (5115, 183), 4.44/4.50, 7th
26. DE Lawrence Sidbury Jr. ~ Richmond (6024, 265), 4.75/4.80, 7th
27. OG William Giles ~ Tennessee Chattanooga (6037, 284), 5.20/5.24, 7th
28. WR Julius Pruitt ~ Ouachita Baptist (6020, 216), 4.55/4.57, 7th
29. OT Ben Coblyn ~ Massachusetts (6063, 305), 5.06/5.09, 7th (Ex-Boston Univ. Basketball)
30. TE Robbie Agnone ~ Delaware (6053, 256), 4.80/4.90, 7th (Ex-Pittburgh)
31. OG Tim Henderson ~ Northwestern State (6024, 344), 5.20/5.32, 7th-PFA
32. CB Lardarius Webb ~ Nicholls State (5107, 173), 4.55/4.60, 7th-PFA (Ex-Southern Miss.)
33. WR Justin Brown ~ Hampton (6012, 198), 4.57/4.58, 7th-PFA
34. WR Edward Thompson ~ Idaho State (5084, 186), 4.52/4.54, 7th-PFA
35. QB Chris Pizzotti ~ Harvard (6053, 224), 4.93/4.95, 7th-PFA
36. QB Michael Reilly ~ Central Washington (6026, 211), 4.75/4.80, 7th-PFA (Ex-Washington State)
37. OG Roger Allen ~ Missouri Western (6031, 318), 5.30/5.50, 7th-PFA
38. LB Jason Williams ~ Western Illinois (6011, 235), 4.54/4.59, 7th-PFA
39. OG Dennis Conley ~ Hampton (6015, 299), 5.35/5.37, 7th-PFA
40. WR Dominique Edison ~ Stephen F. Austin (6022, 190), 4.40/4.42, 7th-PFA
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