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01-16-2008, 09:28 PM
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Big Ten Players Leaving Early for the Draft (Official 2008 Thread)
Adrian Arrington, WR, Michigan
Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
James Hardy, WR, Indiana
Jack Ikegwuonu, CB, Wisconsin
Justin King, CB, Penn State
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan
Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State
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01-16-2008, 09:54 PM
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Kind of happy to see Manningham and Arrington gone before they could do damage to OSU. Hardy was a stud, as was Mendenhall and Ikegwuonu was good but slumped late in the season. Gholston should be a first rounder and I don't blame him for leaving because his family needs the money.
Decent class which should have 3-4 first rounders. |
01-16-2008, 10:02 PM
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If I am a GM I pick Mario Manningham very high. He may be a head case to some degree, but it seems like most high-performing NFL wideouts are.
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01-16-2008, 10:05 PM
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now fyi i have not researched at all before making this post, that being said compare the big ten's early entries to that of the SEC's (the only big name that comes to mind is mcfadden) and which group is more nfl ready/more speedy? hopefully i didn't shoot myself in the foot on this
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01-16-2008, 10:10 PM
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if I don't take us down the field, bench me
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Why do you need to know their speed vs the sec, out of curiosity?
Thomas, Manningham, King are all very fast.
Gholston, Mendenhall, Hardy all possess impressive speed/athleticism for their large size.
Arrington has good speed for a possession WR.
I don't know how Ikegwuonu tests, but he plays plenty fast.
Mendenhall, Gholston & Hardy have major potential. Arrington & Ikegwuono will be solid/decent pros. Manningham & King saw their stocks drop considerably this year. Thomas is a fine CFB wr but is similar to the types you can snag late in the draft from small schools.
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01-16-2008, 10:32 PM
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Ikegwuonu timed at a 4.28 during spring testing.
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01-16-2008, 10:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jwinslow
Manningham & King saw their stocks drop considerably this year. .
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Manningham had an outstanding second half of the season and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff. How is that dropping? |
01-16-2008, 10:38 PM
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lets play a game, everyone pick the draft pick each player is, ill give the person with the closest average some vcash...
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