The first week of college football is in the books.
I do not think there were any real surprises besides Ohio beating Penn State and Nevada beating Cal.
There were some teams that struggled to win like Stanford with San Jose State, South Carolina with Vanderbilt, Wisconsin with Northern Iowa, and Iowa vs Nortern Illinois. Also, I thought Oklahoma State struggled mightily vs Savannah State. They only best them 84 to zip. Wow! I never will understand why these games are scheduled. It must have been a last minute thing because another team backed out of a game. Otherwise it is a disgrace to schedule a cupcake. And they are not the only ones either.
There a few good games. Virginia Tech vs Georgia Tech, Clemson vs Auburn, Michigan State vs Boise State, and Minnesota vs UNLV.
Obviously USC vs Hawaii was the best game for me. I thought Matt Barkley did well. He had multiple drops by his receivers. Marqise Lee is looking really good. I imagine by the end of the year that people will say he is the best WR on the USC team. I don't think that will be the case but he is awfully good. Robert Woods draws a lot of coverage. I like TJ McDonald a lot of course. I could live with a Harrison Smith and TJ McDonald safety tandem.
I assume that some of you watched your favorite team too and that was the best game.
I am listing some performances of some of the top players below. I might not have them all here so feel free to add a player who you think did really well and may have vaulted themselves up the draft boards.
Quarterbacks
Ryan Nassib QB Syracuse rSr 6-2 229 has passed for 44 of 65 for 470 yards and 4 TDs and 1 INTs
Matt Scott QB Arizona rSr 6-3 198 has passed for 30 of 46 for 387 yards and 2 TDs and 1 INTs
Matt Barkley QB Southern California Sr 6-1 218 has passed for 23 of 38 for 372 yards and 4 TDs and 0 INTs
Tyler Wilson QB Arkansas rSr 6-3 220 has passed for 19 of 27 for 367 yards and 3 TDs and 0 INTs
Tyler Bray QB Tennessee Jr 6-5 210 has passed for 27 of 41 for 333 yards and 2 TDs and 0 INTs
Geno Smith QB West Virginia Sr 6-3 214 has passed for 32 of 36 for 323 yards and 4 TDs and 0 INTs
Taylor Martinez QB Nebraska rJr 6-1 200 has passed for 26 of 34 for 354 yards and 5 TDs and 0 INTs
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Wide Receivers
Robert Woods WR Southern California Jr 6-1 184 caught 6 passes for 42 yards and 2 TDs
Steadman Bailey WR West Virginia Jr 5-10 195 caught 9 passes for 104 yards and 2 TDs
Tavarres King WR Georgia rSr 6-1 192 caught 6 passes for 117 yards and 1 TDs
Tavon Austin WR West Virginia Sr 5-09 176 caught 10 passes for 53 yards and 1 TDs: 3 carries for 66 yards;1 KO retrun for 35 yards
Justin Hunter WR Tennessee Jr 6-4 205 caught 9 passes for 73 yards and 0 TDs
Terrance Williams WR Baylor rSr 6-1 205 caught 7 passes for 138 yards and 0 TDs
Kenny Stills WR Oklahoma Jr 6-0 190 caught 6 passes for 121 yards and 1 TDs
Keenan Allen WR California Jr 6-3 205 caught 5 passes for 69 yards and 0 TDs
Marquess Wilson WR Washington State Jr 6-2 188 caught 4 passes for 61 yards and 0 TDs
Aaron Mellette WR Elon rSr 6-3 214 caught 2 passes for 9 yards and 0 TDs
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Running Backs
Andre Ellington RB Clemson rSr 5-10 190 had 26 carries for 231 yards and 0 TDs
Johnathan Franklin RB UCLA rSr 5-10 195 had 15 carries for 214 yards and 3 TDs
Le'Veon Bell RB Michigan State Jr 6-2 237 had 44 carries for 210 yards and 2 TDs
Robbie Rouse RB Fresno State Jr 6-2 237 had 22 carries for 123 yards and 2 TDs
Montee Ball RB Wisconsin Sr 5-09 212 had 32 carries for 120 yards and 1 TDs
Stepfan Taylor RB Stanford Sr 5-11 210 had 26 carries for 116 yards and 1 TDs
Onterio McCalebb RB Auburn Sr 5-10 175 had 12 carries for 82 yards and 0 TDs
Knile Davis RB Arkansas rJr 6-0 226 had 18 carries for 70 yards and 1 TDs
Marcus Lattimore RB South Carolina Jr 6-0 232 had 23 carries for 110 yards and 2 TDs
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Tight Ends
Chris Gragg TE Arkansas Sr 6-3 236 caught 7 passes for 110 yards and 2 TDs
Jack Doyle TE Western Kentucky Sr 6-5 248 caught 5 passes for 76 yards and 0 TDs
Philip Lutzenkirchen TE Auburn Sr 6-4 250 caught 4 passes for 71 yards and 0 TDs
Terrence Miller TE Arizona Sr 6-4 228 caught 6 passes for 80 yards and 1 TDs
Joseph Fauria TE UCLA rSr 6-7 252 caught 3 passes for 53 yards and 1 TDs
Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame rJr 6-5 249 caught 4 passes for 22 yards and 1 TDs
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Linebackers
Khaseem Green OLB Rutgers rSr 6-1 220 had 9 solo and 5 assisted with 1 sacks and 1 passes defended
Mike Taylor OLB Wisconsin rSr 6-2 230 had 7 solo and 7 assisted with 1 passes defended
Michael Mauti ILB Penn State rSr 6-2 242 had 5 solo and 7 assisted
Kevin Reddick ILB North Carolina Sr 6-2 240 had 2 solo and 3 assisted
Tom Wort ILB Oklahoma rJr 6-0 230 had 1 solo and 6 assisted with 1 passes defended
Arthur Brown ILB Kansas State rSr 6-1 228 had 5 solo and 0 assisted with 2 passes defended
Manti Te'o ILB Notre Dame Sr 6-2 255 had 3 solo and 3 assisted with 1 INT
Jarvis Jones OLB Georgia rJr 6-2 242 had 6 solo and 2 assisted with 1.5 sacks and 1 passes defended
C.J. Mosley OLB Alabama Jr 6-2 232 had 5 solo and 2 assisted with 1 INT
Nico Johnson ILB Alabama Sr 6-2 245 had 2 solo and 3 assisted
Barkevious Mingo OLB LSU rJr 6-4 240 had 3 solo and 3 assisted and 1 TFL
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Defensive Tackles
Star Lotulelei DT Utah Sr 6-3 325 had 0 solo and 3 assisted with 1 TFL
Johnathon Hankins DT Ohio State Jr 6-3 335 had 0 solo and 2 assisted
Bennie Logan DT LSU rJr 6-3 288 had 0 solo and 3 assisted with 1 passes defended
Kawann Short DT Purdue rSr 6-3 310 had 1 solo and 0 assisted with 1 sacks and 1 TFL
Jesse Williams DT Alabama Sr 6-3 320 had 0 solo and 1 assisted
Johnathan Jenkins DT Georgia Sr 6-3 351 had 1 solo and 5 assisted
Cassius Marsh DT UCLA Jr 6-3 290 had 0 solo and 2 assisted
Sylvester Williams DT North Carolina Sr 6-3 320 had 2 solo and 0 assisted with 2 sacks and 2 TFL
Sharrif Floyd DT Florida Jr 6-3 298 had 2 solo and 2 assisted with 1.5 TFL
Baker Steinkuhler DT Nebraska rSr 6-5 290 had 3 solo and 5 assisted with .5 sacks and 1.5 TFL
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Defensive Ends
Jackson Jeffcoat DE Texas Jr 6-4 250 had 5 solo and 4 assisted
Margus Hunt DE Southern Methodist rSr 6-7 288 had 1 solo and 1 assisted
Alex Okafor DE Texas Sr 6-4 260 had 4 solo and 1 assisted with 1 sacks and 1 TFL
William Gholston DE Michigan State Jr 6-6 278 no stats
John Simon DE Ohio State Sr 6-2 270 had 1 solo and 2 assisted
Michael Buchanan DE Illinois Sr 6-5 240 had 2 solo and 0 assisted with 1 sacks and 2 TFL and 1 passes defended and 1 INT
Devin Taylor DE South Carolina rSr 6-6 260 had 2 solo and 1 assisted
Bjoern Werner DE Florida State Jr 6-4 273 had 5 solo and 0 assisted with 4 sacks and 5 TFL and 1 passes defended
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Cornerbacks
David Amerson CB North Carolina State Jr 6-2 193 had 9 solo and 0 assisted
Johnthan Banks CB Mississippi State Sr 6-1 185 had 0 solo and 1 assisted
Xavier Rhodes CB Florida State rJr 6-1 215 had 4 solo and 1 assisted with 2 passes defended and 1 INT
Dee Milliner CB Alabama Jr 6-1 198 had 3 solo and 2 assisted with 4 passes defended and 1 INT
Johnny Adams CB Michigan State rSr 5-11 175 had 3 solo and 2 assisted and 1 TFL
Carrington Byndom CB Texas Jr 6-0 180 had 3 solo and 1 assisted and 1 TFL and 1 INT
Micah Hyde CB Iowa Sr 6-1 185 had 2 solo and 2 assisted with 1 passes defended and 1 TFL
Nickell Robey CB Southern California Jr 5-08 172 had 1 solo and 1 assisted with 2 passes defended
Logan Ryan CB Rutgers rJr 6-0 190 had 5 solo and 2 assisted with 2 passes defended
Desmond Trufant CB Washington Sr 6-0 185 had 5 solo and 1 assisted with 1 sacks and 2.5 TFL
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Safeties
Kenny Vaccaro SS Texas Sr 6-1 215 had 3 solo and 3 assisted and 1 INT
Matt Elam SS Florida Jr 5-10 206 had 1 solo and 1 assisted
Hakeem Smith SS Louisville rJr 6-1 185 had 8 solo and 2 assisted and 1 FF
DeVonte Holloman SS South Carolina Sr 6-2 232 had 1 solo and 0 assisted
Prentiss Waggner SS Tennessee rSr 6-2 187 had 4 solo and 1 assisted and 1 INT
Eric Reid FS LSU Jr 6-2 208 had 3 solo and 4 assisted with 1 passes defended and 1 INT
T.J. McDonald FS Southern California Sr 6-2 205 had 4 solo and 1 assisted with 1 passes defended and 2 TFL
Robert Lester FS Alabama Sr 6-2 210 had 3 solo and 3 assisted with 1 passes defended
Tony Jefferson FS Oklahoma Jr 5-10 200 had 3 solo and 7 assisted with 1 passes defended
C.J. Barnett FS Ohio State rJr 6-0 190 had 1 solo and 1 assisted with 1 passes defended
John Boyett FS Oregon rSr 5-10 202 had 1 solo and 1 assisted and 1 INT
Vaughn Telemaque FS Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-2 200 had 2 solo and 3 assisted
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Looking ahead to games this week I am going to move to the Big 12.
Miami (FL) @ #21 Kansas State on Saturday Sept 8th
Seantrel Henderson OT Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-8 340
Brandon McGee CB Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-0 197
Ramon Buchanan OLB Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-1 228
Vaughn Telemaque FS Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-2 202
Mike James RB Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-11 222
D.J. Brown CB Miami (Ohio) rSr 6-1 182
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Arthur Brown ILB Kansas State rSr 6-1 228
Nigel Malone CB Kansas State Sr 5-10 185
Chris Harper WR Kansas State rSr 6-1 228
Braden Wilson FB Kansas State rSr 6-3 254
Collin Klein QB Kansas State rSr 6-4 226
Travis Tannahill TE Kansas State Sr 6-3 253
Meshack Williams DE Kansas State Sr 6-2 245
Iowa State @ Iowa on Saturday Sept 8th
A.J. Klein ILB Iowa State Sr 6-1 244
Jake Knott OLB Iowa State Sr 6-2 240
Steele Jantz QB Iowa State Sr 6-2 224
Kurt Hammerschmidt TE Iowa State rSr 6-5 271
Jake McDonough DT Iowa State rSr 6-4 290
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Micah Hyde CB Iowa Sr 6-1 190
C.J. Fiedorowicz TE Iowa Jr 6-6 265
Keenan Davis WR Iowa Sr 6-2 215
James Vandenberg QB Iowa rSr 6-3 212
James Ferentz C Iowa Sr 6-2 286
Steve Bigach DT Iowa rSr 6-2 282
Rice @ Kansas on Saturday Sept 8th
Luke Willson TE Rice rSr 6-4 250
Vance McDonald TE Rice rSr 6-5 260
Sam McGuffie WR Rice rSr 5-11 200
Phillip Gaines CB Rice Sr 6-0 185
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Tanner Hawkinson OT Kansas rSr 6-5 300
Dayne Crist QB Kansas rSr 6-3 235
Mike Ragone TE Kansas rSr 6-4 255
Toben Opurum OLB Kansas Sr 6-1 250
Bradley McDougald SS Kansas Sr 6-1 209
Daymond Patterson WR Kansas rSr 5-08 180
D.J. Beshears WR Kansas Sr 5-08 185
Greg Brown CB Kansas rSr 5-11 185
Texas Tech @ Texas State on Saturday Sept 8th
LaAdrian Waddle OT Texas Tech Sr 6-6 330
Seth Doege QB Texas Tech rSr 6-1 200
Cody Davis SS Texas Tech rSr 6-2 204
Alex Torres WR Texas Tech rSr 6-1 202
Eric Stephens Jr. RB Texas Tech Sr 5-08 202
Darrin Moore WR Texas Tech rSr 6-4 216
Tyson Williams WR Texas Tech rSr 5-11 210
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Darryl Morris CB Texas State Sr 5-10 188
Chase Harper TE Texas State Sr 6-5 252
Marcus Curry RB Texas State rSr 5-11 212
Joplo Bartu OLB Texas State Sr 6-2 230
Brian Lilly ILB Texas State Sr 6-0 242
Grambling State @ TCU #20 on Saturday Sept 8th
Charles Bailey WR Grambling State rSr 6-1 190
Sanford Banks OG Grambling State rSr 6-3 319
Edward Patterson CB Grambling State Sr 5-9 178
Naquan Smith FS Grambling State Sr 5-11 185
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Josh Boyce WR TCU rJr 5-11 203
Casey Pachall QB TCU Jr 6-4 226
Blaize Foltz OG TCU rSr 6-4 310
Skye Dawson WR TCU Sr 5-09 183
Ross Forrest DE TCU rSr 6-4 265
Matthew Tucker RB TCU Sr 6-1 227
Jeremy Coleman DT TCU rSr 6-2 290
Florida A&M @Oklahoma #5 on Saturday Sept 8th
Al-Terek McBurse RB Florida A&M Sr 5-11 205
Eddie Rocker RB Florida A&M Sr 5-8 155
John Ojo FS Florida A&M rSr 6-3 205
Brandon Hepburn ILB Florida A&M rSr 6-2 235
Robert Hartley OT Florida A&M rSr 6-6 312
Steven Robertson OG Florida A&M rSr 6-3 306
Padric Scott DT Florida A&M rSr 6-1 305
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Landry Jones QB Oklahoma rSr 6-4 220
Tony Jefferson FS Oklahoma Jr 5-11 212
Trey Millard FB Oklahoma Jr 6-1 256
Demontre Hurst CB Oklahoma Sr 5-09 185
Kenny Stills WR Oklahoma Jr 6-0 190
Jamarkus McFarland DT Oklahoma Sr 6-1 288
Tress Way P Oklahoma rSr 6-1 215
Javon Harris FS Oklahoma Sr 5-11 206
Dominique Whaley RB Oklahoma Sr 5-10 205
Stacy McGee DT Oklahoma rSr 6-3 299
Tyler Evans OG Oklahoma Sr 6-4 315
Casey Walker DT Oklahoma rSr 6-1 309
David King DE Oklahoma rSr 6-4 286
Justin Brown WR Oklahoma Sr 6-3 209
New Mexico @ Texas #17 on Saturday Sept 8th
Lucas Reed TE New Mexico rSr 6-5 250
Lamaar Thomas WR New Mexico Sr 5-11 184
Destry Berry CB New Mexico Sr 5-9 180
AJ Butler OLB New Mexico rSr 6-1 220
Jake Carr DE/OLB New Mexico rSr 6-3 238
Reggie Ellis DT New Mexico rSr 6-2 298
Joseph Harris OLB New Mexico rSr 6-2 230
B.R. Holbrook QB New Mexico rSr 6-3 198
Ty Kirk WR New Mexico rSr 6-1 182
DeShawn Mills CB New Mexico Sr 5-10 175
Joe Stoner ILB New Mexico rSr 5-10 240
Lamaar Thomas WR New Mexico Sr 5-11 184
Ugo Uzodinma DT New Mexico rSr 6-4 275
Freddy Young FS New Mexico Sr 6-0 202
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Jackson Jeffcoat DE Texas Jr 6-5 245
Alex Okafor DE Texas Sr 6-5 265
Carrington Byndom CB Texas Jr 6-0 180
Kenny Vaccaro SS Texas Sr 6-1 218
Marquise Goodwin WR Texas Sr 5-09 180
D.J. Monroe RB Texas rSr 5-09 175
Oklahoma State #18 @ Arizona on Saturday Sept 8th
Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State Jr 6-0 195
Joseph Randle RB Oklahoma State Jr 6-0 20
Brodrick Brown CB Oklahoma State rSr 5-08 185
Quinn Sharp P Oklahoma State rSr 6-1 205
Tracy Moore WR Oklahoma State Sr 6-1 215
Lane Taylor OG Oklahoma State rSr 6-2 328
Andrae May CB Oklahoma State Sr 5-11 195
Nigel Nicholas DT Oklahoma State rSr 6-3 272
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Dan Buckner WR Arizona rSr 6-3 215
Matt Scott QB Arizona rSr 6-2 198
Taimi Tutogi FB Arizona Sr 6-1 260
Terrence Miller TE Arizona Sr 6-4 228
USC #2 vs Syracuse on Saturday Sept 8th
Matt Barkley QB Southern California Sr 6-2 218
*Robert Woods WR Southern California Jr 6-1 184
T.J. McDonald FS Southern California Sr 6-2 205
Khaled Holmes C Southern California rSr 6-3 310
*Silas Redd RB Southern California Jr 5-10 209
*Nickell Robey CB Southern California Jr 5-08 172
Wes Horton DE Southern California rSr 6-5 265
Curtis McNeal RB Southern California rSr 5-07 182
Jawanza Starling SS Southern California Sr 6-1 195
Isiah Wiley CB Southern California Sr 6-0 180
Brian Baucham CB Southern California rSr 5-10 172
Drew McAllister FS Southern California rSr 6-1 205
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Justin Pugh OT Syracuse rJr 6-5 298
Ryan Nassib QB Syracuse rSr 6-2 228
Marcus Sales WR Syracuse rSr 6-0 195
Shamarko Thomas SS Syracuse Sr 5-10 210
Alec Lemon WR Syracuse Sr 6-2 205
Charley Loeb QB Syracuse Sr 6-4 215
Brandon Sharpe DE Syracuse Sr 6-1 253
Oregon #4 vs Fresno State on Saturday Sept 8th
Dion Jordan DE Oregon rSr 6-6 246
John Boyett FS Oregon rSr 5-10 202
Kenjon Barner RB Oregon rSr 5-11 195
Kiko Alanso ILB Oregon rSr 6-2 246
Carson York OG Oregon rSr 6-5 292
Jackson Rice P Oregon rSr 6-3 225
Nick Cody OT Oregon rSr 6-5 302
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Robbie Rouse RB Fresno State Sr 5-07 190
Travis Brown OLB Fresno State Sr 6-1 236
Washington @ LSU #3 on Saturday Sept 8th
Desmond Trufant CB Washington Sr 6-0 185
James Johnson WR Washington Sr 6-0 198
Drew Schaefer C Washington rSr 6-4 302
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Barkevious Mingo OLB LSU rJr 6-4 240
Sam Montgomery DE LSU rJr 6-5 260
Eric Reid FS LSU Jr 6-2 212
Chris Faulk OT LSU rJr 6-5 323
Bennie Logan DT LSU rJr 6-3 295
Zach Mettenberger QB LSU rJr 6-5 230
Brad Wing P LSU rSo 6-2 197
Alex Hurst OT LSU rSr 6-6 332
Russell Shepard WR LSU Sr 6-0 195
Spencer Ware RB LSU Jr 5-11 225
Josh Downs DT LSU Sr 6-1 288
Lavar Edwards DE LSU rSr 6-4 258
P.J. Lonergan C LSU rSr 6-3 305
Chancey Aghayere DE LSU rSr 6-4 265
Chase Clement TE LSU rSr 6-5 265
Drew Alleman K LSU Sr 5-11 185
Josh Dworaczyk OG LSU rSr 6-5 302
Nebraska #16 @ UCLA on Saturday Sept 8th
Rex Burkhead RB Nebraska Sr 5-11 210
Daimion Stafford FS Nebraska Sr 6-1 205
Cameron Meredith DE Nebraska rSr 6-4 260
Ben Cotton TE Nebraska Sr 6-6 255
Brett Maher K Nebraska Sr 6-0 185
Will Compton ILB Nebraska rSr 6-2 230
Baker Steinkuhler DT Nebraska rSr 6-5 290
Kyler Reed TE Nebraska Sr 6-3 230
Sean Fisher OLB Nebraska rSr 6-5 232
Courtney Osborne FS Nebraska rSr 6-2 200
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*Cassius Marsh DT UCLA Jr 6-3 290
Datone Jones DE UCLA rSr 6-4 275
Johnathan Franklin RB UCLA rSr 5-10 195
Joseph Fauria TE UCLA rSr 6-7 252
Aaron Hester CB UCLA rSr 6-1 206
Jeff Locke P UCLA rSr 6-1 214
Jeff Baca OG UCLA rSr 6-4 305
Kevin Prince QB UCLA rSr 6-2 223
Sheldon Price CB UCLA Sr 6-1 180
Richard Brehaut QB UCLA Sr 6-2 226
Georgia #7 @ Missouri
Jarvis Jones OLB Georgia rJr 6-2 242
John Jenkins DT Georgia Sr 6-3 358
Aaron Murray QB Georgia rJr 6-1 212
Shawn Williams SS Georgia Sr 6-1 218
Bacarri Rambo FS Georgia rSr 6-0 21
Cornelius Washington OLB Georgia rSr 6-4 268
Abry Jones DT Georgia Sr 6-3 308
Branden Smith CB Georgia Sr 5-11 182
Tavarres King WR Georgia rSr 6-1 200
Christian Robinson ILB Georgia rSr 6-2 235
Richard Samuel FB Georgia Sr 6-1 236
Marlon Brown WR 46 Georgia Sr 6-4 216
Michael Gilliard ILB 29 Georgia Sr 6-2 230
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Zaviar Gooden OLB Missouri rSr 6-2 230
T.J. Moe WR Missouri Sr 5-11 200
Brad Madison DE Missouri rSr 6-4 265
Elvis Fisher OT Missouri rSr 6-5 300
Kip Edwards CB Missouri rSr 6-1 200
Which games will you be watching and which players do you think would be great Vikings?
Here is a quick mock after seeing what the final roster and practice squad looks like.
I still think that the Vikings will end up picking about 8th so I am going to use that spot for this mock.
8. Star Lotulelei DT Utah Sr 6-3 320
40. Kenny Vaccaro SS Texas Sr 6-1 218
72. Tavon Austin WR West Virginia Sr 5-09 172
104. Trey Millard FB Oklahoma Jr 6-1 256
120. Graham Pocic C/G Illinois rSr 6-5 310 * from Lions
136. Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB Connecticut rSr 6-1 190
168. Kenneth Tate OLB Maryland rSr 6-4 230
170. Mark Jackson OT Glenville State rSr 6-5 332 * from Titans
200. Ray Ray Armstrong SS/FS Faulkner College Sr 6-3 216
UDFA
1. Brandon Williams DT Missouri Southern State rSr 6-2 328
2. Nicholas Edwards WR Eastern Washington rSr 6-2 200
3. Kenbrell Thompkins WR Cincinnati Sr 6-1 192
4. Tanner Hawkinson OT Kansas rSr 6-5 300
5. Nick Moody LB Florida State rSr 6-2 237
6. Dave Kruger DT Utah rSr 6-5 285
7. Robbie Rouse RB Fresno State Sr 5-7 190
8. Keith Pough LB Southern rSr 6-2 235
9. Marcus Williams CB/FS Nort Dakota State rJr 5-11 195
10. Kejuan Riley FS Alabama State Sr 6-0 206
Obviously, the mock will change throughout the year. But I think that DT has to be high on the list especially with KWill turning 33 next August. You cannot keep playing russian roulette with the defensive line. I really should have doubled up on the defensive line and taken Sharif Floyd in the 3rd round. I also think the LB and S spots need to continually be addressed. I like the safety conversion types in Kenny Tate and Ray-Ray Armstrong.
I know that many posters will be clamoring for a WR next year which is a legitimate concern. But if Jerome Simpson lives up the hype and Wright or someone else steps up then the Vikings may not need to address that spot early. They still have Childs who may or may not come back and they added a couple of big WRs to the practice squad in Gurley and Summers.
I hope that you can watch your team(s) and provide some feedback on players you think that can make it in the NFL!
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