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I haven't much information on eligible player in france but with information I have it's my sleepers list on RB and WR position for 3 and later round.

RB :

ahmad bradshaw : 6,1 y/r and19 TD :I don't know his college level but that seems very solid

eldra buckley : average par run 5,6 and 7 TD

for back up role they seems correct.

now WR :(we know mueller want speed at this position)

chansi stuckey : 4,42 at 40
steve breaston :4,54
aaron fairooz : 4,54

and another sleepers not fast but seems very solid and could block very weel for a WR : matt trannon

opinions on them ?
 
Is johnny lee higgins a sleeper? Isn't he a burner? To me like a poor man's ginn to be had later.
 
Wright, the RB from Fresno State could be a sleepr. Tony Hunt will likely be around in the 3rd, and he could be a very solid back.
 
fastball83 said:
I haven't much information on eligible player in france but with information I have it's my sleepers list on RB and WR position for 3 and later round.

RB :

ahmad bradshaw : 6,1 y/r and19 TD :I don't know his college level but that seems very solid

eldra buckley : average par run 5,6 and 7 TD

for back up role they seems correct.

now WR :(we know mueller want speed at this position)

chansi stuckey : 4,42 at 40
steve breaston :4,54
aaron fairooz : 4,54

and another sleepers not fast but seems very solid and could block very weel for a WR : matt trannon

opinions on them ?
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If it's the one I'm thinking of, Ahmad Bradshaw played for Marshall. He's about 5'11" 190 lb and finished 6th in the nation in rushing. Scored 19 TD rushing and 2 more receiving.
Chansi Stuckley of Clemson cannot really be considered a sleeper because he's on so many people's radar.
Steve Breaston of Michigan will be an assest as a special teamer until he can refine his skills as a WR.
 
David Ball, a 6'3" DII WR out of New Hampshire, has been getting a lot of press here too. Evidently he broke a lot of Jerry Rice's DII records. Wouldn't mind him at all.

I thinking he goes somewhere between round 4 and 6.
 
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Nice post, good to see the aqua and orange blood runs inside international people also. GO PHINS!
 
Sorry there are no sleepers at RB this year. There is barely ANY talent at RB this year. Expect no more than 2 RB's in this draft to make any contributions in the NFL.
 
Da_Franchise said:
Sorry there are no sleepers at RB this year. There is barely ANY talent at RB this year. Expect no more than 2 RB's in this draft to make any contributions in the NFL.
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No more than 2 to make ANY contributions? Okay.
 
Da_Franchise said:
Significant contributions that is.
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So you are saying that Michael Bush and Kenny Irons won't make any significant contributions to their teams at all? Or Lorenzo Booker cannot do as a 3rd down back what his former running mate is doing for the NYJ?
 
Geforce said:
So you are saying that Michael Bush and Kenny Irons won't make any significant contributions to their teams at all? Or Lorenzo Booker cannot do as a 3rd down back what his former running mate is doing for the NYJ?
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Michael Bush is one of the few I expect to do much of anything. Even Adrian Peterson is more of a question mark than Bush. Seems all of the "somebody's" still show major question marks. Injuries being a big one. Adrian Peterson has fallen victim to so many freakish accidents, I would be surprised if he got hit be lightning on draft day.

Kenny Irons? This kid lacks just about everything. I'll admit, his vision is superb for a rookie. And he does a great job of changing direction, his cuts are some of the most respectable in this draft. But he is undersized, lacks the speed to be a scat back, has caught the injury bug as well. This guy fails to efficiently come out of the backfield and catch a pass, is below average at making blocks. The only plus on this kid is his natural ability (heart, agility, big-man presence).

Lorenzo Booker? This guy is the epitome of under-achiever. He has a load of physical tools, and should be a great scat back in the NFL. But being incapable at the college level usually translates to incapable at the pro level. Don't get me wrong, he's good. But he isn't great. Few teams in the NFL are seeking a scat back right now, especially one as undersized as he is. Few guys in his position make it in the pro's (Reggie Bush, Warrick Dunn).

This draft is ridiculously weak in the HB position, and because of that some players get more credit than they are worth (Adrian Peterson).
 
Da_Franchise said:
Significant contributions that is.
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I'm pretty sure that Adrian Peterson will immediately become at least an above average starter by the end of the year, if he were to be drafted by a team with a good o-line (like Addai was last year) I'd say he'd be a serious pro-bowl candidate. But chances are he'll go somewhere with a bad o-line and merely put up solid numbers.

Marshawn Lynch should be the second back taken, and he is just a playmaker pure and simple. Whoever drafts him will be adding a real jack-of-all trades type of back, who could be a poor-mans Marshall Faulk. I'd pencil those two in to make significant contributions next year.

Then there are always guys taken in the later rounds who immediately contribute, even if its just on special teams. Nobody expected Maurice Jones Drew to put up the numbers he did. Running Back is probably the easiest position for college players to make the transition to the NFL, every year there are several rookie RB's who make immediate impacts. I'd be shocked if there weren't this year as well.
 
VT Dolphan said:
I'm pretty sure that Adrian Peterson will immediately become at least an above average starter by the end of the year, if he were to be drafted by a team with a good o-line (like Addai was last year) I'd say he'd be a serious pro-bowl candidate. But chances are he'll go somewhere with a bad o-line and merely put up solid numbers.

Marshawn Lynch should be the second back taken, and he is just a playmaker pure and simple. Whoever drafts him will be adding a real jack-of-all trades type of back, who could be a poor-mans Marshall Faulk. I'd pencil those two in to make significant contributions next year.

Then there are always guys taken in the later rounds who immediately contribute, even if its just on special teams. Nobody expected Maurice Jones Drew to put up the numbers he did. Running Back is probably the easiest position for college players to make the transition to the NFL, every year there are several rookie RB's who make immediate impacts. I'd be shocked if there weren't this year as well.
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I'd let it slip and say maybe three. But I am under the impression all of the top guys expected to be great, won't be. Lynch, Peterson, or Bush will be a bust. One of them will achieve nothing in the NFL.
 
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