Every year the combine can make or break a prospect. Many don’t like to admit it, but a ton of guys are moved up or down on overall draft boards based on their combine performance. Personally, I like to use Combine results as a measuring stick, and it helps put what I was watching on […]
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I’m going to go out on a limb and stand on this statement, if this kid were healthy his entire college career, he would be the best linebacker coming out of Florida this year and entering the NFL draft. His practices at Senior Bowl week showed me even
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for senior tight end Jake Butt, Michigan Wolverines. TE-Jake Butt, Michigan 6’6” 248 lbs. Please forgive my homerism as I have been watching Jake Butt in Ann Arbor for
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In honor of the 2017 NFL Combine kicking into high gear today we here at DFF decided it would be nice to share as many Player Profiles, Scouting Reports, Devy Profiles and Prospect Reviews as possible with you. We have compiled all of them into a neat list located below, so you don’t have to
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Keontre Anderson. Not quite a household name yet, but give it time. Coming out of Canton High School in his hometown of Canton, MS, Anderson received several scholarship offers from Memphis, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and more. Coming into college football as a 4-star receiver, Anderson chose a different path to take. One that
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for redshirt senior wide receiver Travin Dural, LSU Tigers. WR-Travin Dural, LSU 6’2” 203 lbs. Dural is an interesting player to scout as not many players peak during their
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When you think of the Florida Gators of the past five seasons, the last thing that comes to mind is offense. Despite the lackluster performances the last two seasons the Gators do have at least one bright spot, that being Antonio Callaway. Callaway entered Florida as the as the 20th ranked wide receiver prospect in the
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I came across Roderick Henderson while watching the NFLPA bowl and that was my first glimpse of the player. He is very big in the middle and has a nice explosiveness to him. At Alabama State, he consistently wreaked havoc and always seemed to be in the backfield. His first step and power
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Corn? Elder? You might be thinking “You’re making that name up”, I wish I was that creative, but yes that is his name, pretty impressive. Not only is Corn Elder just a fun name to toss around he is actually someone to keep an eye on as an IDP
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Carter Henderson is a redshirt senior inside linebacker for the Duquesne Dukes. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He chose to attend Penn State and play for Bill O’Brien after high school. At 5’11” and 215 pounds, he’s an undersized linebacker. He doesn’t win with athleticism but he more than makes up for his lack
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for senior wide receiver Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M Aggies. WR-Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M 6’4” 190 lbs. I’m excited to discuss tall yet skinny, deep threat Josh Reynolds. Even after
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This is the second article of my newest writing endeavor, “In the Player Pit”. It will be a running series of me interviewing, live or by phone, up and coming football players from all levels of competition. First off, I want to say that I am beyond appreciative of the time that these players
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for senior linebacker Kendell Beckwith, LSU Tigers. LB-Kendell Beckwith LSU 6’2” 252 lbs. The senior defender was having a good season averaging just over nine tackles a game until
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I played the tape on this kid named Lorenzo Jerome, Safety, St. Francis. Yes, that’s right — St. Francis, not even an FBS school. I wasn’t expecting much from the Senior, but what I saw next left me stunned and very excited about his potential. When I watched tape of Jerome vs. Robert Morris (I
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for redshirt sophomore tight end David Njoku, Miami Hurricanes. TE-David Njoku, Miami (FL) 6’4” 245 lbs. The young Hurricane tight end certainly makes a great impression the first time
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In 2014, James “Earl” Conner led the nation in broken tackles and scored an astonishing 26 touchdowns. He was the ACC Player of the Year and surpassed Tony Dorsett to set three Pitt records. One year later, Conner would find out his whole life was about to change and he would be no longer fighting
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for redshirt junior receiver Chad Hansen, Cal Golden Bears. WR-Chad Hansen, California 6’2” 205 lbs. This year’s receiver class has been described as wide, meaning that there are a
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Tabloids and pundits hailed Raekwon McMillan as the “best linebacker in the Big Ten” prior to the 2016 NCAA season. Since then the steam has cooled off on the former 5-star Buckeye. McMillan enters the draft as one fish in a large pool of defensive talent, but that doesn’t change the fact that he is
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DE Derek Barnett Tennessee 6’3 265 lbs My Thoughts I have heard a lot of hype the last couple weeks on Barnett. His name is discussed whenever someone brings up the top D-line prospects. I felt like I needed to take a deeper look. I honestly expected to be “wowed” while watching his tape. Don’t
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for junior running back Brian Hill, Wyoming Cowboys. RB-Brian Hill, Wyoming 6’1” 219 lbs. This year’s running back class has a lot of intriguing players, and one of those
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