2011 Overrated/Underrated Prospects

[Mr. Magoo]

Barkley put up 5 TD's in one game last night. Beck would be lucky to put up 5 TD's in his NFL career. Barkley has "it." He's going to be a #1 overall pick in the near future. Probably the only good things for USC last night was Barkley and Marc Tyler.

Yeah, Tyler looked great. Great feet for a guy listed at like 220 pounds. It's a shame he can't stay healthy. The kid can play. Looks almost exactly like a supercharged version of his dad. Either way, the Browns will probably take him with a 2nd round pick next year.

Despite his stats Barkley underwhelmed me a bit. I mean, Hawaii's defense is truly, truly awful. Next week against Virginia should be a better test.

 

[X-Pacolypse]

Ronald Johnson looked pretty damn good...


Allen Bradford was averaging 7 yards per carry.. he just didn't get the touches.

Duh. I knew I was missing somebody.

 

[WelcomeBack]

I liked Rhett Ellison and Shareece Wright as well.

 

[Pachyderm_Wave]

I like Wright as a prospect, but the USC secondary didn't play well last night... including Wright...


Jurrell Casey was the most impressive defensive player on the field last night... His quickness off the snap and motor in pursuit is unmatched... He looks like another Sedrick Ellis in the making...

 

[WelcomeBack]

I like Wright as a prospect, but the USC secondary didn't play well last night... including Wright...


Jurrell Casey was the most impressive defensive player on the field last night... His quickness off the snap and motor in pursuit is unmatched... He looks like another Sedrick Ellis in the making...

Casey is really good. I enjoy watching him play. Stupid penalties didn't help either. Starling and McDonald need work. Kennard is overplaying the ball.

 

[ckparrothead]

I like Wright as a prospect, but the USC secondary didn't play well last night... including Wright...


Jurrell Casey was the most impressive defensive player on the field last night... His quickness off the snap and motor in pursuit is unmatched... He looks like another Sedrick Ellis in the making...

I believe that was my favorite "guy for next year" at DT in our Sun Sentinel piece.

 

[WitheringPlant]

Underrated - Owen Marecic. Awesome guy and screams Parcells player. If we didn't have Polite, I could definitely see him as a Dolphin next year.

 

[Pachyderm_Wave]

Stock up: ------ Week 1




ACC:

Christian Ponder - QB - Florida St.

Josh Nesbitt - QB - Georgia Tech (will be RB in the NFL)

Russell Wilson - QB - N.C. State

T.J. Yates - QB - North Carolina

Leonard Hankerson - WR - Miami

Orlando Franklin - OT - Miami (will be a guard in the NFL)

Montel Harris - RB - Boston College

George Bryan - TE - N.C. State

Jarrett Boykin - WR - Virginia Tech

Damien Berry - RB - Miami

Brandon Harris - CB - Miami

Davon Morgan - CB - Virginia Tech

Mark Herzlich - OLB - Boston College (the fact that this kid is even on the field is automatic stock up... nevermind the way he played)







Big-12:

Jimmy Smith - CB - Colorado

Malcolm Williams - WR - Texas

Aaron Williams - CB - Texas

Sam Acho - DE - Texas

Daniel Thomas - RB - Kansas St.

Niles Paul - WR - Nebraska

Kendall Hunter - RB - Oklahoma St.

DeMarco Murray - RB - Oklahoma

Ryan Broyles - WR - Oklahoma

Jerrod Johnson - QB - Texas A&M

Robert Griffin - QB - Baylor (will be a WR in the NFL)







Big-East:

Jabaal Sheard - DE - Pittsburgh

Dion Lewis - RB - Pittsburgh

Jordan Todman - RB - UCONN

Scott Lutrus - LB - UCONN

Delone Carter - RB - Syracuse







Big-Ten:

Brandon Saine - RB - Ohio St.

Terrell Pryor - QB - Ohio St.

Mark Dell - WR - Michigan St.

Chris Rucker - CB - Michigan St.

Greg Jones - LB - Michigan St.

Ryan Kerrigan - DE - Purdue (kid is a flat out beast)

Jonathan Clay - RB - Wisconsin

Ricky Stanzi - QB - Iowa

Ben Chappell - QB - Indiana









C-USA:

DeAndre Brown - WR - Southern Miss

Bruce Miller - LB - UCF

Dwayne Harris - WR - ECU







Independents:

Kyle Rudolph - TE - Notre Dame

Armando Allen - RB - Notre Dame

Michael Floyd - WR - Notre Dame

Ian Williams - DT - Notre Dame







MWC:

Vincent Brown - WR - San Diego St.

Wayne Daniels - DE - TCU

Marcus Cannon - OT - TCU (will be a guard in the NFL)

Jeremy Kerley - WR - TCU







Pac-10:

Ronald Johnson - WR - USC

Jurrell Casey - DT - USC

Nic Grigsby - RB - Arizona

Nick Foles - QB - Arizona

Akeem Ayers - OLB - UCLA

Jermaine Kearse - WR - Washington

James Rodgers - WR - Oregon St.

Quizz Rodgers - RB - Oregon St.

Andrew Luck - QB - Stanford

Kevin Riley - QB - California







SEC:

Greg McElroy - QB - Alabama

Ryan Mallet - QB - Arkansas

Ahmad Black - S - Florida

Shaun Chapas - FB - Georgia

Justin Houston - DE/OLB - Georgia

Randall Cobb - WR - Kentucky

DeQuin Evans - DE/OLB - Kentucky

K.J. Wright - OLB - Mississippi St.

Pernell McPhee - DE - Mississippi St.

Gerald Jones - WR - Tennessee

Mario Fannin - RB - Auburn

Quindarius Carr - WR - Auburn

D.J. Williams - TE - Arkansas

Marquis Maze - WR - Alabama

Julio Jones - WR - Alabama

Demarcus Love - OT - Arkansas

Drake Nevis - DT - LSU (beast)

Jerrell Powe - DT - Ole Miss







WAC:

Virgil Green - TE - Nevada

Nathan Enderle - QB - Idaho

Austin Pettis - WR - Boise St.

Ryan Colburn - QB - Fresno St.

 

[ckparrothead]

I didn't watch his game, but from what I hear, Akeem Ayers' stock isn't just up, it's through the roof.

 

[Pachyderm_Wave]

Ayers was a one man wrecking crew against Kansas St.... the rest of UCLA's defense look like they went to the Sean Smith school of tackling...

 

[Pachyderm_Wave]

Stock up: ------ week 2




ACC:

Anthony Allen - RB - Georgia Tech

Ryan Williams - RB - Virginia Tech

Allen Bailey - DE - Miami

Leonard Hankerson - WR - Miami

Brandon Harris - CB - Miami

Orlando Franklin - OT - Miami

Rodney Hudson - OG - Florida St.

Marcus Gilchrist - DB - Clemson

Da'Rel Scott - RB - Maryland

Adrian Moten - LB - Maryland

Joe Torchia - TE - Virginia





Big-12:


Justin Springer - LB - Kansas

Roy Helu - RB - Nebraska

Prince Amukamara - CB - Nebraska

Jared Crick - DT - Nebraska

Rodney Stewart - RB - Colorado

DeMarco Murray - RB - Oklahoma

Ryan Broyles - WR - Oklahoma

Travis Lewis - LB - Oklahoma

Frank Alexander - DE - Oklahoma

Jeremy Beal - DE - Oklahoma

Kendall Hunter - RB - Oklahoma St.

Robert Griffin - QB - Baylor

Jerrod Johnson - QB - Texas A&M

Jeff Fuller - WR - Texas A&M

Aaron Williams - CB - Texas

Sam Acho - DE - Texas

Daniel Thomas - RB - Kansas St.





Big-East:

Noel Devine - RB - West Virginia

Robert Sands - S - West Virginia

Jordan Todman - RB - UCONN

Greg Lloyd Jr. - LB - UCONN

Armon Binns - WR - Cincinnati

Jonathan Baldwin - WR - Pittsburgh

Jason Pinkston - OT - Pittsburgh

Bilal Powell - RB - Louisville

Johnny Patrick - CB - Louisville

Delone Carter - RB - Syracuse





Big-Ten:

Lance Kendricks - TE - Wisconsin

John Moffitt - OG - Wisconsin

Ryan Kerrigan - DE - Purdue

Jonas Mouton - LB - Michigan

Brandon Saine - RB - Ohio St.

Cameron Heyward - DE - Ohio St.

Mike Brewster - C - Ohio St.

Ricky Stanzi - QB - Iowa

Derrell Johnson-Koulianos - WR - Iowa

Adrian Clayborn - DE - Iowa

Derek Moye - WR - Penn St.

Stefen Wisniewski - OG - Penn St.





C-USA:

DeAndre Brown - WR - Southern Miss

Bryce Beall - RB - Houston

Dwayne Harris - WR - East Carolina

Vinny Curry - DE - Marshall

Trevor Vittatoe - QB - UTEP





Independents:

Kyle Rudolph - TE - Notre Dame





MWC:

Vincent Brown - WR - San Diego St.

Marcus Cannon - OT - TCU

Vai Taua - RB - Nevada

Colin Kaepernick - QB - Nevada





Pac-10:

Kevin Riley - QB - California

Mike Mohamed - LB - California

Jake Locker - QB - Washington

Jermaine Kearse - WR - Washington

Nick Foles - QB - Arizona

Nic Grigsby - RB - Arizona

Owen Marecic - FB - Stanford





SEC:

Derek Sherrod - OT - Mississippi St.

Pernell McPhee - DE - Mississippi St.

Neiko Thorpe - CB - Auburn

Ryan Pugh - C - Auburn

Cliff Matthews - DE - South Carolina

Jeff Demps - RB - Florida

Mike Pouncey - C - Florida

Ahmad Black - S - Florida

Janoris Jenkins - CB - Florida

Stevan Ridley - RB - LSU

Patrick Peterson - CB - LSU

Joseph Barksdale - OT - LSU

James Carpenter - OT - Alabama

William Vlachos - C - Alabama

Mark Barron - S - Alabama

Marquis Maze - WR - Alabama

Greg McElroy - QB - Alabama

Ryan Mallet - QB - Arkansas

Greg Childs - WR - Arkansas

DeMarcus Love - OT - Arkansas

D.J. Williams - TE - Arkansas

Rudell Crim - S - Arkansas

Tauren Poole - RB - Tennessee

Luke Stocker - TE - Tennessee

Randall Cobb - WR - Kentucky

Jeremiah Masoli - QB - Ole Miss

Jerrell Powe - DT - Ole Miss

Markeith Summers - WR - Ole Miss

Justin Houston - DE/OLB - Georgia





Sun-Belt:

T.Y. Hilton - WR - Florida International





WAC:

Duke Ihenacho - S - San Jose St.

Kealoha Pilares - WR - Hawaii

Shiloh Keo - S - Idaho

 

[Pachyderm_Wave]

UAB wide receiver Frantrell Forrest... another underrated weapon for coach Callaway's offense along with TE Jeff Anderson... I like this Forrest kid as a prospect.



Staying with the overlooked conference theme... Marshall linebacker Mario Harvey is another underrated prospect, more often than not it looks like there's 3 of him out there making plays for Marshall's defense...

 

[WVDolphan]

Childs and Binns are beasts at WR IMHO. They run great routes and have good size and speed. I see them making contributions in the league.

Gotta say I like Murray at RB though. I dont see him as overrated.

I almost never come to this forum. I gotta start coming here more often to get some knowledge kicked down by the best poster on the site, TedSlimmJr.

 

[WVDolphan]

Dr. Slimm, what do you think of the Neild kid that plays NT for the mountaineers. I watch all of their games, and I feel like he could be a decent NFL player on the interior defensive line. Im not sold on him making an impact right away, but I think he is a project at least, but I wouldnt rule out him being a pretty solid starter in the NFL either. Thoughts? Have you seen any of him?

He is one of the few mountaineers I think can make it in the league. People are talking like Hogan has a shot at CB, but Im not big on him myself. Scooter Berry does a pretty good job on the DL too. Thomas has had a nice career at LB for the mounties, but Im thinking he is very borderline as far as being a pro.

Offensively, I think we have a couple of receivers who run very nice routes and are underrated because of their size.(Starks) Plus they are overshadowed by the 3 guys who make a lot of plays on their offense. Im not big on Noel Devine's skills transferring to the league, nor Jock Sanders. But, Tavon Austin I think could make some plays in the league.

 

[Pachyderm_Wave]

Dr. Slimm, what do you think of the Neild kid that plays NT for the mountaineers. I watch all of their games, and I feel like he could be a decent NFL player on the interior defensive line. Im not sold on him making an impact right away, but I think he is a project at least, but I wouldnt rule out him being a pretty solid starter in the NFL either. Thoughts? Have you seen any of him?

He is one of the few mountaineers I think can make it in the league. People are talking like Hogan has a shot at CB, but Im not big on him myself. Scooter Berry does a pretty good job on the DL too. Thomas has had a nice career at LB for the mounties, but Im thinking he is very borderline as far as being a pro.

Offensively, I think we have a couple of receivers who run very nice routes and are underrated because of their size.(Starks) Plus they are overshadowed by the 3 guys who make a lot of plays on their offense. Im not big on Noel Devine's skills transferring to the league, nor Jock Sanders. But, Tavon Austin I think could make some plays in the league.

I've watched Neild play for 3 years, and he gets better every year. I haven't gotten into focusing on nose tackle prospects in this year's class yet other than eliminating the one's that I don't think are legitimate 0-techniques... but I think Neild is certainly a strong NT candidate...

I remember he led all West Virginia defensive lineman in tackles as a sophomore from his NT position... he's extremely active and disruptive... flows down the line of scrimmage well and has a terrific motor... I watched him play a hell of a game in a losing effort against LSU earlier in the year... and still have some great matchups on film that I look forward to watching of him versus some my top center prospects such as Ryan Bartholomew and Sampson Genus...

Neild doesn't get the hype that he deserves... he's been a very, very productive and durable rock on the Mountaineer line his entire career... and obviously plays in a "30" front... which gives him the upper hand on a lot of prospects who will be looked at by teams as potential nose tackle in the NFL...



I'm not a big Devine, or Jock Sanders fan as big time NFL prospects.... but the kid to watch out for next year is Tavon Austin... THAT is a legitimate play maker...


Brandon Hogan has all the tools to be a starting caliber NFL CB, but off field issues are going to hurt his stock, which is a common theme among several of the better CB's in this year's class it seems...

The two guys I like best off West Virginia's defense are Neild and Robert Sands.....