CB Ashton Youboty (Buffalo Bills)

[BuckTwenty]

Mel Kiper has Ashton pegged as the 31st pick of the 1st round to the Seahawks. He's the 6th or 7th CB picked in the first round, and the last of 5 Buckeyes Mel thinks will get picked in the first round, with Carp most likely being a high 2nd round pick.

Warning! ESPiN link

[NFBuck]

So according to Mel Kiper, pretty much everyone picking from 13 on down will go DB's. What was that, like 12 CB's in round one? What a tool.

[scarletngrey11]

Originally Posted by NFBuck

So according to Mel Kiper, pretty much everyone picking from 13 on down will go DB's. What was that, like 12 CB's in round one? What a tool.

No Carpenter in the first round is also a joke.

[BuckeyeKid789]

Originally Posted by NFBuck

So according to Mel Kiper, pretty much everyone picking from 13 on down will go DB's. What was that, like 12 CB's in round one? What a tool.

Well, CB's are sexy picks. I don't think that many will go in the first round though.

[osugrad21]

Toledo Blade

4/9

Draft just another challenge for Youboty

COLUMBUS - Ashton Youboty has been on the move his entire life.
His family left their war-torn homeland of Liberia when he was only 4 years old and moved to Philadelphia. Youboty spent part of his elementary school years in boarding school, and his dad once was away from home for the better part of two years. By the time Youboty reached eighth grade, his folks had relocated to Texas. He eventually blossomed into a super-quick cornerback at Klein High School near Houston. Youboty grew up a fan of both Michigan and Penn State, but he accepted a scholarship from another Big Ten school - Ohio State. He wasn't interested in playing for the Maize and Blue or for Joe Paterno at Linebacker U. Youboty wanted to be part of Cornerback U. in Columbus, where the Buckeyes annually mass-produce top-shelf secondary players and first-round draft picks for the NFL. In the last decade, Ohio State has had five first-team All-Americans in its defensive backfield, including safety Mike Doss (three times), cornerback Antoine Winfield (twice), cornerback Shawn Springs, strong safety Damon Moore from Fostoria, and strong safety Will Allen. During that same period, five cornerbacks - Springs, Winfield, Ahmed Plummer, Nate Clements, and Chris Gamble - have all pocketed big paychecks and hefty signing bonuses as No. 1 picks. Youboty's credentials and legacy don't come close to matching up to his predecessors - he was merely a first-team All-Big Ten pick last year - yet he is expected to be the latest Ohio State cornerback to hit the jackpot during the NFL draft on April 29-30. Several draft experts, including Mel Kiper, Jr., have Youboty listed as one of the top 25 players in the entire draft. Youboty, who decided to bypass his senior season to enter the draft despite a so-so junior year, clocked a 4.43 and 4.45 in the 40-yard dash last month at the Buckeyes' pro day. Youboty (5-11, 189 pounds) is about more than just foot speed. He is a good cover man with exceptional athletic ability. He would appear to be a premium pick for any NFL team. "I think on the field, I'm a complete corner," Youboty said. "I'm going to be out there - the guy competing 110 percent every play. Off the field, I don't think you'll see me get in any trouble - I'll go to practice, go home, get some food, get some sleep, and go back to practice. "That's my goal - to be a first-round draft pick. I look forward to it, and I'll just do my best. Whatever comes out of it, I'll appreciate it." As a freshman in 2003, Youboty quickly worked his way up the depth chart. He played in 13 games - mostly as a nickel back - and served as the backup at cornerback to the lightning-quick Gamble. Gamble, who now plays for the Carolina Panthers, taught Youboty how to study tape and receivers in college, and how to play bump-and-run coverage. And they critiqued each other's play. "I learned a lot from Chris," Youboty said. "When he was at Ohio State, during game days he'd come to the sideline to me and ask me what he did wrong because he knew I was always watching. "I was always blunt with him. I always told him what he did wrong." In 2004, Youboty broke into the starting lineup in the second game after senior captain Dustin Fox broke his arm in Ohio State's last-second win over Marshall. When Fox returned, Youboty flip-flopped to the other cornerback spot and held that job for the rest of the season. He was the Buckeyes' fourth-leading tackler with 56 stops as a junior. He added one interception, one sack, and one fumble recovery. There are many who believe that Youboty would have benefited greatly from staying at Ohio State for his senior year. He isn't one of them. Youboty enters the 2006 NFL draft much the same way Gamble did in 2004 - as a raw player with a lot of upside. Youboty doesn't know how high he will be drafted, what team will pick him, or where he'll end up. The only thing he knows for sure is that in less than three weeks, his address will change once again.

[Buckeyes27]

youboty will do well in the nfl. will be missed in the shoe, but will be a great impact for some team in the nfl. wish him him the best of luck!

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Link

4/13/06

The latest standout cornerback from Ohio State has already made the most of several big moves in his life, and he plans to work tirelessly to succeed upon moving on to the NFL Spotlight on the Draft: Ashton Youboty Other interesting prospects in the Spotlight on the Draft archiveAshton Youboty left Ohio State a year early but felt fulfilled by his three years in Columbus, particularly the two wins over Michigan
Apr 13, 2006 -

(The 2006 NFL Draft is scheduled to take place on the weekend of April 29-30, during which nearly 300 college standouts will enter into the professional ranks. During the months of March and April, Buccaneers.com will run a series of features on these NFL hopefuls, taking a closer look at some of the names you’ll be hearing on draft weekend. There is no correlation between the players chosen for these features and the Buccaneers’ draft plans, and any mentions of draft status or scouting reports are from outside sources. Our next feature: Ohio State cornerback Ashton Youboty.)

That he got a thrill out of Barry Sanders’ logic-defying moves, that he loved watching the former Detroit Lion make opposing defenders look silly, made Ashton Youboty no different than countless other football-loving kids in his generation.

That he believes, if given the chance, he could tackle Sanders definitely sets Youboty apart.

“Yes, of course,” said the Ohio State cornerback when confronted with that hypothetical. “I can tackle everybody out here. He’s just slippery, so you’ve got to try to balance up and let him make the first move.”

Barring an extraordinarily unlikely return to the NFL by Sanders or a wormhole back to the Silverdome circa the 1990s, we’ll never know if Youboty’s skills match his confidence. But we do know that this particular Buckeye is about to follow a long line of standout OSU cornerbacks into the NFL by way of this month’s draft, possibly even as a first-round pick. And, indeed, the scouting reports on Youboty indicate that he is not only a cover corner in the mold of a Chris Gamble or Antoine Winfield but also a strong tackler.


If such reports prove true on the next level, Youboty would seemingly be an asset for a defense such as the one run by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which asks a lot of its cornerbacks. Youboty, who sounds and looks a bit like former Buccaneer Warrick Dunn, certainly agrees with that assessment.

“I think on the field I bring a complete corner,” he said. “I’m going to be out there competing 110% every play. Off the field, I don’t think you’ll see me get into any trouble. Go to practice, go home, get some food, get some sleep, go back to practice.”

Youboty displayed that type of dedication to his craft while excelling for the Buckeyes, amassing 117 tackles, five interceptions, 23 passes defensed and two sacks over his two years as a starter. Compiling such numbers on the Ohio State defense – which had no fewer than eight defensive players at the NFL Scouting Combine in February – took more than talent; sometimes getting a simple tackle was a matter of will.

“I think with the Ohio State defense it was a competition,” he said with a laugh. “It’s a rush to get the tackle. That was just the mentality up there. I attempted to get all my tackles solo because our linebackers, when they come in there they just hit whatever’s in the way. I take pride in that. I try to be a complete corner and I think that’s one step to doing that.”

The 5-11, 189-pound Youboty was an understudy to Gamble in 2003, playing in all 12 games as a nickel back and recording 14 tackles. He started nine contests in 2004 and racked up 61 tackles and four picks, and last year he won first-team All-Big Ten honors while making 56 tackles and one interception.

Youboty then declared for the draft and, while he is technically coming out early he feels more like a graduating senior. He actually began attending Ohio State in January of 2003, when he basically fell in step with the team’s class of 2002. Indeed, 70% of those players who came to Columbus in ’02 ended up redshirting as freshmen, and Youboty suspects he would have done the same.

The next three seasons were quite fulfilling – particularly the two wins over Michigan in three attempts – and Youboty searched his feelings enough to realize he was ready for the next challenge.

“I’ve been a part of that [2002] class,” he said. “And I’ve played since my true freshmen year, three full seasons, and I think I did a good job at Ohio State and I appreciated my time there. It was time for me to move on.”

Youboty is no stranger to moving on, either. He was born in Liberia, but the Youboty family moved to Philadelphia when he was four. When he was in the eighth grade, they moved again to Texas, where the young Youboty became a football and track standout at Klein high school. While spending summers in Houston with his mother, he took summer school classes, which eventually allowed him to graduate early from high school and move to Columbus.

“I never planned on leaving high school early, it just happened like that,” said Youboty. “I was in town and my mother suggested it. She said, ‘Do you want to take classes while you’re here?’ so I just went ahead and did it.”

He shows that same eagerness to learn when it comes to football, which is good since there will undoubtedly be an adjustment period when he hits the NFL. Scouts love his size and say he has room to grow, and see a smooth athlete with good speed and the ability to go up for the ball. Youboty can certainly jump; in one high school game he blocked a field goal to send a game into overtime than blocked an extra point to seal the victory in OT.

Youboty can already identify one aspect of the NFL game that’s going to take some getting used to.

“I look forward to working hard, listening to what they have to tell me, [learning] the different techniques I have to use,” he said. “The new five-yard rule, that’s a big change. [Not] touching receivers after five, that’s a big difference. I plan on listening to what they have to say and improving from there.”

Of course, he may not ever have to tackle anyone as crazily elusive as Barry Sanders. In fact, he may not ever get any closer to Sanders than he did at the 2004 Alamo Bowl, when the Buckeyes played Oklahoma State, Sanders’ alma mater, and Youboty saw the former NFL star from afar. No matter, there are plenty of other challenges awaiting Youboty after the draft.

[Taosman]

It comes down to NFL need. Lots of teams looking for CBs! That means he sneaks into the first Oh my God round!

[RB07OSU]

Before they were stars: Ashton Youboty

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Once upon a time they were just kids.
They weren't yet supersized or faster than speeding bullets. They weren't yet identified as future millionaires.
D'Brickashaw Ferguson's coach remembers the offensive tackle as being only 215 pounds when he moved him to the position his sophomore year at Freeport (N.Y.) High School. Michael Huff's coach said Huff was on the JV team as a sophomore and "we moved him up to varsity because we made the playoffs."
Suffice it to say Ferguson is not 215 pounds anymore, and Huff made himself known in those playoffs with a game-tying touchdown catch. Now both are surefire first-round picks in the upcoming NFL Draft.
As part of its NFL Draft coverage, Rivals.com has ventured to find the stories behind the stories. We've talked to more than 20 high school coaches of potential first-round picks to ask where these players came from and what separates them from the rest of the crop. Don't be surprised if you find some common traits.
Today we look back at where it all began for Ohio State cornerback Ashton Youboty.
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College: Ohio State
Vitals: 6-foot-1, 188 pounds
High school: Klein HS in Houston, TX
Coach: Ray Kenjura
When was the first time you remember thinking Ashton eventually could play in the NFL?: Probably when he was a sophomore in high school. By the time he was a sophomore, just from comparing his work ethic and talent to other kids who've come through our program (former NFL running back Mike Green and Tennessee Titans wide receiver Sloan Thomas), you could tell he was a special kid.
I think the big factor that's overlooked sometimes is that he also is very intelligent. He graduated a semester early from high school and was a National Honor Society (member).
What's your fondest game memory of him?: There are probably two. He had a game against Deer Park High School, the first game of the season his senior year.
We played them in the Astrodome. He intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. The quarterback for Deer Park was the guy who's an Iowa State wide receiver now (Austin Flynn). Ashton picked him off and 65 yards later he was in the end zone really quick.
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He basically ran through everything they had on the field. He looked like a pinball for a little bit, found an open crease, accelerated and was in the end zone.
When's the last time you spoke to him?: I guess maybe about a year ago.
We've kept in touch a little bit through e-mails and through some mutual friends, kids that played with him who've kept in close touch with him.
He's probably the best move-in we ever had into Klein High School. He moved in as an eighth grader. His cousin was a running back in our system. Their two mothers were sisters.
Ashton and his family lived somewhere in the Philadelphia area. The two mamas wanted their boys to play high school football together, so (Ashton's family) moved down here.
Both of them were pretty doggone good.
What's your draft prediction for him?: To tell you the truth, I was pretty surprised he declared for the draft.
I know he had a good year. We kept up with him through the Ohio State Web site. I know he had a heck of a year. I think the kid can play.
I'd say he's as good as any other player we've had come through our system and get drafted. He's a good cover corner, aggressive and a good tackler. He finds a way to make the big play. I was surprised he declared for the draft, but I'm sure it's a situation where there aren't that many good corners coming out and he thinks he has a chance to get drafted pretty high. And evidently he does. Because of how intelligent the kid is, it's not a decision he would have made just to take a shot at it. I'm sure it's well thought out. I think he's one of those who will play in the league for quite a while.

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[exhawg]

Anyone else thinking that AY's wishing he'd come back for another season yet? I'm starting to hope that he falls to the Browns in the 3rd round

[averagehomeboy]

Just goes to show that all those mock drafts are crap. Every one I saw had AY going in the first round. Whatever team picks him up is gonna get a pretty good CB.

[exhawg]

Still with Whitner, niiiice

[tibor75]

really can anybody be that surprised? He simply wasn't that great at OSU. Compared to our 1st round corners (Winfield, Clemens, Springs, etc ) Youboty was clearly a cut below them. More on the level of a Ty Howard or Derek Ross.

I simply don't know why the mocks had him going in the 1st round.

[The Great Ticho]

Hello Buckeye Fans,
I'm a huge Bills fan who is quite happy to have Youboty drop outta nowhere to join our team via the draft. I have little film/knowledge of him outside of scouting reports and the occassional video clip of him (as I'm a Pitt alum and haven't been a college football fan til the past 3 years or so), so I was wondering if you could help me out! In particular, could you inform me about the following:

1) What are his strengths/weaknesses? Any games stand out for any of you for either as an example?

2) Could you direct me toward any video footage I can see of him in action besides yahoo sports?

and 3) Did you all have any nicknames for him?

Thanks for your time, I'll be posting your answers on the Bills msg boards I frequent to shut up the naysayers! Good luck to the Bucks in '06!

[Tlangs]

Originally Posted by The Great Ticho

Hello Buckeye Fans,
I'm a huge Bills fan who is quite happy to have Youboty drop outta nowhere to join our team via the draft. I have little film/knowledge of him outside of scouting reports and the occassional video clip of him (as I'm a Pitt alum and haven't been a college football fan til the past 3 years or so), so I was wondering if you could help me out! In particular, could you inform me about the following:

1) What are his strengths/weaknesses? Any games stand out for any of you for either as an example?

2) Could you direct me toward any video footage I can see of him in action besides yahoo sports?

and 3) Did you all have any nicknames for him?

Thanks for your time, I'll be posting your answers on the Bills msg boards I frequent to shut up the naysayers! Good luck to the Bucks in '06!

Don't watch the Minnesota highiglights. He was burned several times deep. However the rumor was that Ashton had an ankle injury for the majority of the season and he wasn't 100%. If that is true, you got an absolute steel. If he was 100% all of last year, you got a player that has about the same value as where he was picked.