In TD I trust! late round pick up? sure why not?!

seriously?

You do remember we don’t have a 7th this year, right? Sorry to nitpick – I understand the point: we have so many holes, every pick will have to count.

I know the public draft prospect rankings are sometimes way, way off – but he’s not listed on a couple that I look at that have 450+ players (there’s only 256 picks in the draft). I finally found him on www.nfldraftscout.com listed as an OLB. They have him as the 580th best prospect.

He is 6’3" – 239 lbs. So guess what? If he is drafted as a DE, he basically is the same thing as Biermann. Situational pass rusher who gets blocked out of the TV screen on run plays. He has a 4.68 listed 40 time, so maybe he really can play OLB in the pros.

But here’s my biggest beef with his name popping up in that original story – if TD thinks he has found a diamond in the rough, and that he can get him for a very low round pick, he shouldn’t be coming in for a visit/workout at team HQ. They should keep that info quiet, and we would just find out about him on draft day.

Of course, maybe all the draftniks are wrong, and he is regarded as a mid round prospect around the league. Who knows?

He does play for Georgetown which cant be overlooked. Who exactly do they play? St Johns? Richmond High School? I don’t have a clue. I would have to question his ability to play in the big leagues. The only solid D lineman I can think of that was drafted from a non Div-1 school is Howie Long. Maybe I’m rusty, but no one is coming to mind. With that said, I believe in TD. If he feels high on this guy, I’ll have to wait and see.

but it seems life were really having to reach for things to debate now. im starting to wish TD or Smith would say they are trying for Braylon Edwards or Julius Peppers just so we have something to talk about besides a football player from a basketball school

AJ Scola. He’s from Amherst, a DIII school and he’s a DB. At his pro day he ran a 40 time that would’ve been in the top 10 at the combine, and the Falcons were there. I think we could invite him to camp. Just giving you guys a warning

Both of these guys have good size/speed, and should go anywhere from 6th round to undrafted:

Jared Bronson, Central Washington 6’4" – 253 lbs – 4.70 40
Scouting Report: Bronson’s rare combination of size and speed helped to quickly establish him as a man among boys at the Division II level… Looks the pass in to make the secure catch… Good body control to contort in space to make the tough reception… Ducks his head when blocking at the second level, resulting in missed blocks

John Nalbone, Monmouth (NJ) 6’4" – 251 lbs – 4.67 40
Dallas Morning News blurb: He wasn’t invited to any post-season all-star games or the NFL combine… When you play at a small college, you need to dominate your level of competition to get the attention of the NFL – Nalbone did just that at Monmouth University… At 6-4, 257 pounds, Nalbone has the size to block in the NFL and the speed (4.68) to play in the passing game

Lee Robinson, Alcorn State 6’2" – 249 lbs – 4.71 40 – 5th to 6th Round
Scouting Report: Can bull rush and rip from running back/tight end blocks. … Nice closing speed, runs downhill to attack ballcarriers. … Uses his hands to keep cut blocks off his knees. … Fights through trash inside to get to the ballcarrier. … Will hustle down plays. … Team leader on and off the field… Teams will not know whether he’s a versatile inside-outside linebacker or a “tweener” until they have him in training camp. … High and slow in his backpedal, but can stay with tight ends in short areas. … Does not change direction well laterally in space

Dan Skuta, Grand Valley State 6’3" – 249 lbs – 4.68 40 – 7th round to undrafted
NFL.com blurb: Skuta (DL), who also worked at linebacker, fullback and halfback, had times of 4.76 and 4.72 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a 35-inch vertical and a 9-foot, 9-inch broad jump. He had a 4.42 short shuttle and a 7.05 three-cone drill, and he did 20 repetitions on the bench press.

Dakota Walker, Georgia Southern 6’3" – 238 lbs – 4.69 40 – not expected to be drafted (he’s the #597 prospect at www.nfldraftscout.com) There isn’t even a scouting report on him, but his measurables were about the same as Ataefiok Etukeren’s and he played in Statesboro.

I’m not even gonna count Jason Williams (Western Illinois), because he’s a 3rd-4th round prospect (certainly not considered “little-known”). Robinson seems like a SAM backer – the rest would fit better at WILL backer.