Pachyderm_Wave
Hartselle Tigers (15-0) 5-A State Champ
I've seen Cam Smith rated as a potential 1st round pick, not a 3rd. That seems quite low.
Here's a nice read on Smith if anyone is interested: http://www.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/hometown-report/article164278602.html
Let me put it this way then, this time a year ago you saw Raekwon McMillan and Zach Cunningham rated as 1st round picks. Most likely top 15-20 overall even.
McMillan came off the board in the 2nd round and 54th overall. I had him graded #29 overall. Cunningham was never a 1st round pick in my opinion, I don't care where the hype machine had him going. I had him with #106 grade overall and he came off at #57 overall.
If a linebacker doesn't run 4.59 or better, they're most likely not going in the 1st round. Cameron Smith can't and won't run better than 4.59. If anybody sees 4.5 speed watching Cameron Smith, then we're watching two different players.
I think he'll most likely split the difference and come off the board in the 2nd round, probably around where McMillan came off the board...and I believe it's a fair slot considering how I have him graded vs. the hype machine.
But make no mistake, like I said, you're not looking at Luke Kuechly or Rueben Foster athletically. He's not in that category.