I'm going to conclude my list of underrated Senior prospects with a few more guys from each position that are for the most part, underrated kids and a few more guys I like...
Quarterbacks:
Chandler Harnish - Northern Illinois
Austin Davis - Southern Miss
Dan Persa - Northwestern
Running Backs:
Bobby Rainey - Western Kentucky
Bryce Beall - Houston
Wide Receivers:
T.Y. Hilton - FIU
Jarrett Boykin - Virginia Tech
Jermaine Kearse - Washington
B.J. Cunningham - Michigan St.
Rishard Matthews - Nevada
Derek Moye - Penn St.
Marvin McNutt - Iowa
Kendall Wright - Baylor
Marvin Jones - California
Tight Ends:
Ladarius Green - UL Lafayette
Coby Fleener - Stanford
Offensive Tackles:
Al Netter - Northwestern
Mike Ryan - UCONN
Offensive Guards:
Rokevious Watkins - South Carolina
Brandon Mosely - Auburn
Centers:
David Molk - Michigan
William Vlachos - Alabama
Defensive Ends:
Jake Bequette - Arkansas
Marcus Robinson - Miami
Jason Peters - Georgia Tech
Adrian Robinson - Temple
Defensive Tackles:
Alameda Ta'amu - Washington
Billy Winn - Boise St.
Derek Wolfe - Cincinnati
Kheeston Randle - Texas
Linebackers:
Jericho Nelson - Arkansas (I actually like this kid better than Jerry Franklin)
Chris Marve - Vanderbilt
Cornerbacks:
Dequan Menzie - Alabama (Dre Kirkpatrick gets all the hype, but I'm here to tell you that Menzie is the best cornerback on Alabama's roster... just watch what I'm trying to tell you here...)
Tashaun Gipson - Wyoming
Brandon Boykin - Georgia (Also one of the country's most dangerous kick returners)
Morris Claiborne - LSU
Shaun Prater - Iowa
Safeties:
Markelle Martin - Oklahoma St.
Blake Gideon - Texas
Harrison Smith - Notre Dame
Winston Guy - Kentucky
George Iloka - Boise St.
I don't know if many of you caught that 63-60 boatrace last night between Toledo and NIU, but two very underrated players put on a show. Eric Page was one, he became the first MAC receiver to catch 5 TD's in a single game since Randy Moss. The other was of course, Chandler Harnish, who threw for 265 yards and 6 TD's with 0 INT's.. along with 133 rushing yards.
Harnish was only a 2-star dual-threat quarterback in the same class of '07 that included Tyrod Taylor, Cam Newton, Stephen Garcia, G.J. Kinne, Dan Persa, Ryan Tannehill, Josh Nesbitt, etc. Including guys that were moved to WR and developed into terrific receivers (Marvin McNutt at Iowa, Torrey Smith at Maryland, Keith Nichol at Michigan St., etc.)
He's a 4 year starter for NIU, and he's gotten better every year. He plays out of the shotgun in a zone read, so obviously he'll need some time to develope in the NFL, although he has athletic ability to burn, and is a natural passer of the football with adequate physical tools and arm strength. I think he's a better prospect than Pat Devlin was.
Harnish's absolute floor in the NFL is probably Tyler Thigpen, with his ceiling potentially being somewhere in the Tony Romo neighborhood, or a bigger Jeff Garcia. I think he's a very underrated prospect who'll make fine pick for some team in the middle rounds looking for a developmental quarterback to develope for a few seasons before they turn him loose.
