Draft Insiders' Digest Premier NFL Draft and Free Agency PublicationCollege All Star Games 2010 -
Scouts - Frank Coyle & Don Hope
Photo - DE Greg Hardy – Ole Miss
January is a critical month for NFL pro prospects to impress pro scouts with their talent and potential. Draft Insiders' will have several pro scouts at each of these events. We will have exclusive reports via emails and online material for Full subscribers from each of these weekly events. Frank Coyle is a consultant for a few of these All Star games including the Senior Bowl, the premier postseason event for NFL prospects. Our full subscriber package will have an extensive flow of information and scouting information right through the April NFL Draft 2010.
DE Greg Hardy – Ole Miss
Defender Greg Hardy stood out as the best overall prospect at this critical All-star event. Over the practices, he was a dominant performer who combined all the physical skills to rush the passer and support the run. He will receive an invitation shortly to go to the Senior Bowl event that is scheduled to begin next week. Hardy combines both the physical and athletic skills to be an every down NFL starter. He can beat an offensive lineman with both speed and power. He has answered some questions about his injury riddled career with a strong performance at the practices. With a strong performance in the Shrine game, he could elevate himself into the top of the first round. He heads an impressive group of defensive linemen at this All-star classic that has drawn heavy attention from NFL scouting staffs. DL pro prospects Willie Young and Doug Worthington have drawn attention with fine showings in the individual drills.
We will have an extensive East-West Review in the January Newsletter out shortly after the weekend.
Jan 2010 All Star Games and Rosters
* Jan. 23 - East-West Shrine Classic - Orlando, Florida
East-West Rosters go to http://www.shrinegame.com/rosters.shtm
* Jan. 30 - Senior Bowl - Mobile, Alabama
Senior Bowl Rosters go to http://www.seniorbowl.com/rosters.asp
Underclassmen Declare for NFL Draft 2010 - Jan. 19, 2010
The National Football League announced Tuesday the names of 53 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2010 NFL Draft on April 22-24. The NFL Draft will start on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. est. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. est while Rounds 4-7 will be held on Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m. est. The entire NFL Draft will be televised by NFL Network and ESPN.
Photo - WR Dez Bryant - Oklahoma St.
Underclassmen had until Jan. 15, 2010 to declare for the NFL Draft 2010. They also had an additional three days to rescind their decision and retain their college eligibility. With the NFL players agreement expiring next offseason, underclassmen have discussed their options with family and coaching staffs to turn pro early. Any new players agreement and the future salary cap will probably undergo some critical changes especially related to the rookie salary cap and the dollar value of the overall draft selections.
Each of the 53 players has met the league's three-year eligibility rule and each has submitted a written application in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility. The deadline for receiving applications was January 15. The 53 players this year match the total number that was granted special eligibility in 2008. Last year, special eligibility was granted to 46 players.
x - denotes players who are not listed in NFL group but who are eligible to enter NFL Draft 2010
Player / Pos / H/W / School / Class
Offensive Players
QB Sam Bradford - 6’4” 220 - Oklahoma - Jr.
QB Jimmy Clausen - 6’3” 220 - Notre Dame - Jr.
QB Jevan Snead - 6’4” 230 - Ole Miss - Jr
x - RB Toby Gerhart - 6’1” 235 - Stanford - Jr
RB Jonathan Dwyer - 5’11” 230 - Georgia Tech - Jr
RB Jahvid Best - 5’ 10” 195 - California - Jr.
RB Ryan Matthews - 5’11” 225 - Fresno St - Jr.
RB Joe McKnight - 6’ 210 - Southern Cal - Jr.
RB Darius Marshall - 5'10" 190 - Marshall - Jr
x - RB Toney Baker - 5’10” 225 - N.C St - Jr.
RB Shawnbrey McNeil - 5’9” 190 - SMU - Jr
WR Dez Bryant - 6’1” 215 - Oklahoma St - Jr.
WR Arrelious Benn - 6’2” 220 - Illinois - Jr.
WR Dezmon Briscoe - 6’2” 200 - Kansas - Jr.
WR Golden Tate - 5’10” 190 - Notre Dame - Jr.
WR Damian Williams - 6’1” 190 - Southern Cal - Jr
WR Mike Williams - 6’1” 200 - Syracuse - Jr
WR Antonio Brown - 5'10" 175 - Central Michigan - Jr
WR Demaryius Thomas 6’3” 230 - Georgia Tech - Jr
WR Carlton Mitchell - 6’4” 215 - South Florida - Jr
x - WR Chris Bell - 6’2” 210 - Norfolk St - Jr
TE Jermaine Gresham - 6’5” 255 - Oklahoma - Jr
TE Rob Gronokowski - 6'7" 270 - Arizona - Jr
TE Aaron Hernandez - 6’2” 250 - Florida - Jr.
OT Anthony Davis - 6’6” 325 - Rutgers - Jr.
OT Bruce Campbell - 6’6” 310 - Maryland - Jr.
OT Bryan Bulaga - 6’6” 310 - Iowa - Jr.
OC Maurkice Pouncey - 6’5” 315 - Florida - Jr
Defensive Players
DE Carlos Dunlop - 6’6” 290 - Florida - Jr
DE Derrick Morgan - 6’4” 270 - Georgia Tech - Jr
DE Jason Pierre-Paul - 6’5” 260 - South Florida - Jr
DE Everson Griffen - 6’3” 265 - Southern Cal - Jr
DE Thaddeus Gibson - 6’2” 240 - Ohio St. - Jr.
x - DE Jerome Hayes - 6.2” 255 - Penn St. - Jr.
DE Jason Worilds - 6’2” 245 - Virginia Tech - Jr
DE Kevin Basped - 6'4" 240 - Nevada - Jr
DE Clifton Geathers - 6’7” 280 - South Carolina - Jr
DT Gerald McCoy - 6’3” 300 - Oklahoma - Jr.
DT Brian Price - 6’2” 300 - UCLA - Jr
x - DT Abe Koroma - 6’3” 315 - Western Illinois - Jr.
DT Linval Joseph - 6’6” 290 - East Carolina - Jr
LB Rolando McClain - 6’4” 235 - Alabama - Jr.
LB Navorro Bowman - 6’ 225 - Penn St - Jr.
LB Rennie Curran - 5’11” 225 - Georgia - Jr.
CB Joe Haden - 5’10” 180 - Florida - Jr
CB Dominique Franks - 6’ 190 - Oklahoma - Jr
CB Donovan Warren - 5’11” 195 - Michigan - Jr
CB Amari Spievey - 5’11” 185 - Iowa - Jr
CB Kareem Jackson - 5’11” 190 - Alabama - Jr
CB Joshua Moore - 5’11” 185 - Kansas St - Jr
CB Dennis Rogan - 5’10” 180 - Tennessee - Jr.
CB Jerell Norton - 6’ 185 - Arkansas - Jr.
S Eric Berry - 5’11” 200 - Tennessee - Jr
S Morgan Burnett - 6’ 200 - Georgia Tech - Jr
S Reshad Jones - 6’2” 215 - Georgia - Jr.
S Earl Thomas - 5’10” 195 - Texas - Soph
S Chad Jones - 6’1” 220 - LSU - Jr
S Major Wright - 6’ 205 - Florida - Jr
First Round Selection Order - NFL Draft
x - Coin flip to determine position
y - Final order after playoff games
Photo – Safety Eric Berry - Tennessee
Conference Championship games and Super Bowl will determine final order after coin flips.
Team / W-L / Opp W-L %
1 St. Louis - 1-15 - .520
2 Detroit - 2-14 - .523
3 Tampa Bay - 3-13 - .55
4 Washington - 4-12 - .49
5 Kansas City - 4-12 - .51
6 Seattle - 5-11 - .47
7 Cleveland - 5-11 - .51
8 Oakland - 5-11 - .52
9 Buffalo - 6-10 - .51
10 x - Denver (Chicago) - 7-9 - .49
10 x - Jacksonville - 7-9 - .49
12 Miami - 7-9 - .55
13 San Francisco - 8-8 - .47
14 Seattle (Denver) - 8-8 - .52
15 New York Giants - 8-8 - .535
16 x - Tennessee - 8-8 - .539
16 x - San Fran (Carolina) - 8-8 - .539
18 Pittsburgh - 9-7 - .48
19 x - Atlanta - 9-7 - .504
20 x - Houston - 9-7 - .504
21 Cincinnati - 10-6 - .49
22 New England - 10-6 - .51
23 Green Bay - 11-5 - .44
24 Philadelphia - 11-5 - .48
25 Baltimore - 9-7 - .52
26 Arizona - 10-6 - .44
27 Dallas - 11-5 - .48
28 San Diego - 13-3 - .45
29 y New York Jets - 9-7 - .51
30 y Minnesota - 12-4 - .44
31 y New Orleans - 13-3 - .42
32 y Indianapolis - 14-2 - .47
NFL 2010 Pro Bowl Rosters
Jan. 31 in Miami, Fl (prior to the Super Bowl)
Photo - QB Brett Favre - Vikings
NFL Pro Bowl Rosters
* denotes Starter, r denotes Rookie,
Injured & replacement players denoted:
AFC Offense
Quarterbacks
* Peyton Manning, Indianapolis
Tom Brady, New England
Philip Rivers, San Diego
Running Backs
* Chris Johnson, Tennessee
* Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
Ray Rice, Baltimore
Fullback
* Le'Ron McClain, Baltimore
Wide Receivers
* Andre Johnson, Houston
* Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
Brandon Marshall, Denver
Wes Welker, New England (injured)
Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati (replacement)
Randy Moss, New England (injured)
Tight Ends
* Dallas Clark, Indianapolis
Antonio Gates, San Diego
Centers
* Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets
Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis
Guards
* Alan Faneca, N.Y. Jets
* Logan Mankins, New England
Kris Dielman, San Diego
Tackles
* Ryan Clady, Denver
Jake Long, Miami, (injured)
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets (replacement)
Joe Thomas, Cleveland
AFC Defense
Ends
* Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis
* Robert Mathis, Indianapolis
Mario Williams, Houston
Tackles
* Haloti Ngata, Baltimore
* Vince Wilfork, New England
Casey Hampton, Pittsburgh
Middle Linebackers
* Ray Lewis, Baltimore
DeMeco Ryans, Houston
Outside Linebackers
* Elvis Dumervil, Denver
* James Harrison, Pittsburgh
r - Brian Cushing, Houston
Cornerbacks
* Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland
* Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets
Champ Bailey, Denver
Strong Safety
* Brian Dawkins, Denver
Free Safeties
* Ed Reed, Baltimore
r - Jairus Byrd, Buffalo, (injured)
Brandon Meriweather, Patriots (replacement)
AFC Specialists
Placekicker
Nate Kaeding, San Diego
Punter
Shane Lechler, Oakland
Kick Return Specialist
Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland
Special Teamer
Kassim Osgood, San Diego
For NFC Pro Bowl Roster go to Next Page
Underclassmen Update
Deadline - Jan. 15th
Toby Gerhart and Kareem Jackson Declare for NFL Draft 2010
Photo - Toby Gerhart - Stanford
University of Stanford 4th year junior runner Toby Gerhart and Alabama cornerback Kareem Jackson decided to make himself eligible for the NFL Draft 2010.
Underclassmen had until Jan. 15, 2010 to declare for the NFL Draft 2010. We expected a huge class of underclassmen to turn pro and the numbers continued to grow with the deadline here. With the NFL players agreement expiring next offseason, underclassmen have discussed their options with family and coaching staffs to turn pro early. Any new players agreement and the future salary cap will probably undergo some critical changes especially related to the rookie salary cap and the dollar value of the overall draft selections.
Players have three days after the declaration date to rescind and change their minds and return to school for the College 2010 season. Players can only rescind if they have not signed with an agent and have a 72-hour window of opportunity to withdraw their names by Monday, Jan 18th. We will have a complete Underclassmen evaluation of every prospect in our January Newsletter available soon.
Pos / Player / H/W / School / Class
Offensive Players
QB Sam Bradford - 6’4” 220 - Oklahoma - Jr.
QB Jimmy Clausen - 6’3” 220 - Notre Dame - Jr.
QB Jevan Snead - 6’4” 230 - Ole Miss - Jr
RB Toby Gerhart - 6’1” 235 - Stanford - Jr
RB Jonathan Dwyer - 5’11” 230 - Georgia Tech - Jr
RB Jahvid Best - 5’ 10” 195 - California - Jr.
RB Ryan Matthews - 5’11” 225 - Fresno St - Jr.
RB Joe McKnight - 6’ 210 - Southern Cal - Jr.
RB Darius Marshall - 5'10" 190 - Marshall - Jr
RB Toney Baker - 5’ 10” 225 - N.C St - Jr.
WR Dez Bryant - 6’1” 215 - Oklahoma St - Jr.
WR Arrelious Benn - 6’2” 220 - Illinois - Jr.
WR Dezmon Briscoe - 6’2” 200 - Kansas - Jr.
WR Golden Tate - 5’10” 190 - Notre Dame - Jr.
WR Damian Williams - 6’1” 190 - Southern Cal - Jr
WR Mike Williams - 6’1” 200 - Syracuse - Jr
WR Antonio Brown - 5'10" 175 - Central Michigan Jr
WR Demaryius Thomas 6’3” 230 - Georgia Tech - Jr
WR Carlton Mitchell - 6’4” 215 - South Florida - Jr
TE Rob Gronokowski - 6'7" 270 - Arizona - Jr
TE Aaron Hernandez - 6’2” 250 - Florida - Jr.
OT Anthony Davis - 6’6” 325 - Rutgers - Jr.
OT Bruce Campbell - 6’6” 310 - Maryland - Jr.
OT Bryan Bulaga - 6’6” 310 - Iowa Jr.
OC Maurkice Pouncey - 6’5” 315 - Florida - Jr
Defensive Players
DE Carlos Dunlop - 6’6” 290 - Florida - Jr
DE Derrick Morgan - 6’4” 270 - Georgia Tech - Jr
DE Jason Pierre-Paul - 6’5” 260 - South Florida - Jr
DE Everson Griffen - 6’3” 265 - Southern Cal - Jr
DE Thaddeus Gibson - 6’2” 240 - Ohio St. - Jr.
DE Jerome Hayes - 6.2” 255 - Penn St. - Jr.
DE Jason Worilds - 6’2” 245 - Virginia Tech - Jr
DE Kevin Basped - 6'4" 240 - Nevada - Jr
DE Clifton Geathers - 6’7” 280 - South Carolina Jr
DT Gerald McCoy - 6’3” 300 - Oklahoma - Jr.
DT Brian Price - 6’2” 300 - UCLA - Jr
DT Abe Koroma - 6’3” 315 - Western Illinois - Jr.
LB Rolando McClain - 6’4” 235 - Alabama - Jr.
LB Navorro Bowman - 6’ 225 - Penn St - Jr.
LB Rennie Curran - 5’11” 225 - Georgia - Jr.
CB Joe Haden - 5’10” 180 - Florida - Jr
CB Dominique Franks - 6’ 190 - Oklahoma - Jr
CB Donovan Warren - 5’11” 195 - Michigan - Jr
CB Amari Spievey - 5’11” 185 - Iowa - Jr
CB Kareem Jackson - 5’11” 190 - Alabama - Jr
S Eric Berry - 5’11” 200 - Tennessee - Jr
S Morgan Burnett - 6’ 200 - Georgia Tech - Jr
S Reshad Jones - 6’2” 215 - Georgia - Jr.
S Earl Thomas - 5’10” 195 - Texas - Soph
S Chad Jones - 6’1” 220 - LSU - Jr
S Major Wright - 6’ 205 - Florida - Jr
Mike Iupati Heads Senior Bowl Classic
Photo - OG Mike Iupati - Idaho
Frank Coyle has been a consultant for the Senior Bowl for 15 years.
Senior Bowl Roster
As of Jan.13, 2010 - 7 pm
Player - Position - Ht/Wt - School
Alexander, Danario - WR - 6-5 / 215 - Missouri
Allen, Nate - DB - 6-2 / 207 - South Florida
Alualu, Tyson - DL - 6-3 / 290 - California
Arenas, Javier - DB - 5-9 / 198 - Alabama
Black, Ciron - OL - 6-5 / 322 - LSU
Brown, Charles - OL - 6-6 / 285 - Southern Cal
Brown, Chris - RB - 5-10 / 200 - Oklahoma
Canfield, Sean - QB - 6-4 / 214 - Oregon St
Cody, Terrence - DT - 6-5 / 365 - Alabama
Coleman, Antonio - DE - 6-3 / 261 - Auburn
Coleman, Harry - DB - 6-2 / 206 - LSU
Dixon, Anthony - RB - 6-1 / 235 - Mississippi St
Graham, Brandon - DE - 6-2 / 263 - Michigan
Graham, Jimmy - TE - 6-8 / 260 - Miami
Hardesty, Montario - RB - 6-0 / 215 - Tennessee
Hodge, Shay - WR - 6-1 / 207 - Ole Miss
Hughes, Jerry - LB - 6-3 / 257 - TCU
Iupati, Mike - OL - 6-6 / 325 - Idaho
Jerry, John - OL - 6-5 / 350 - Ole Miss
Johnson, Mike - OL - 6-6 / 305 - Alabama
Johnson, Stafon - RB - 5-11 / 210 - Southern Cal
LaFell, Brandon - WR - 6-3 / 206 - LSU
Lang, Brandon - DL - 6-3 / 256 - Troy
LeFevour, Dan - QB - 6-3 / 238 - Central Michigan
Mays, Taylor - DB - 6-3 / 235 - Southern Cal
McCarthy, Kyle - DB - 6-1 / 210 - Notre Dame
McCluster, Dexter - WR/RB - 5-8 / 165 - Ole Miss
McCoy, Anthony - TE - 6-2 / 250 - Southern Cal
Mesko, Zoltan - P - 6-5 / 231 - Michigan
Murphy, Jerome - DB - 6-1 / 190 - South Florida
Norwood, Eric - LB - 6-1 / 252 - South Carolina
Olsen, Eric - OL - 6-5 / 305 - Notre Dame
Peek, Colin - TE - 6-6 / 255 - Alabama
Pike, Tony - QB - 6-6 / 225 - Cincinnati
Robinson, Patrick - DB - 5-11 / 193 - Florida St
Scott, Charles - RB - 6-0 / 234 - LSU
Selvie, George - DE - 6-4 / 250 - South Florida
Sharpton, Darryl - LB - 6-0 / 235 - Miami
Sheffield, Cameron - LB - 6-2 / 249 - Troy
Tate, Ben - RB - 5-11 / 218 - Auburn
Tebow, Tim - QB - 6-3 / 240 - Florida
Thompson, Syd'Quan - DB - 5-9 / 191 - California
Tiffin, Leigh - PK - 6-2 / 212 - Alabama
Washington, Daryl - LB - 6-3 / 234 - TCU
Watson, Dekoda - LB - 6-2 / 228 - Florida St
Weatherspoon, Sean - LB - 6-2 / 250 - Missouri
Webb, Joe WR 6-4 / 220 UAB
Williams, Dan - DT - 6-3 / 327 - Tennessee
Williams, Jeremy - WR - 6-1 / 205 - Tulane
Williams, Trent - OL - 6-6 / 318 - Oklahoma
Wilson, Kyle - DB - 5-10 / 186 - Boise St
Young, Sam - OL - 6-8 / 320 - Notre Dame
Tim Tebow to Showcase Skills in Mobile for All Star Week
Photo - QB Tim Tebow - Florida
Frank Coyle has been a consultant for the Senior Bowl for 15 years.
University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow ended months of speculation on whether or not he would attend the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl by officially accepting an invitation. The former Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion is the most decorated player to ever play in the Senior Bowl. Kickoff for the January 30th event is scheduled for 3pm (CT) in Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game and all practices will be televised by the NFL Network.
Despite enormous success in college, Tebow has been highly criticized as a future NFL starting QB. His elongated delivery has been criticized as telegraph his throws and taking too much time to deliver the ball to receivers. It certanly did not hinder his success on the field in the tough SEC or his fine accuracy as a passer. The Senior Bowl practices will go a long ways in determining his draft position whether a top pick and potential starting QB or a prospect with talent and upside who may be limited to a Wild Cat performer. “The NFL has been a dream of mine since I was a little boy and I’m now getting close to capturing that dream and I want to do everything I can to show that I can play quarterback.” Tebow stated this week.
Tebow has been a fan favorite nationwide and is arguably the greatest college football player ever. He will head to Mobile fresh off the best performance of his career--a BCS record 533 total yards of offense (482 pass, 51 rush) on 31 of 35 passing in the Gators' Sugar Bowl victory over Cincinnati. Voted the game’s Most Outstanding Player, Tebow accounted for 4 TDs in the win (3 pass, 1 rush), to improve his career mark as a starter to 35- 6. He also set a Sugar Bowl record by completing his first 12 passes.
“One of my reasons to play (in the Senior Bowl) was because I love competing and I love what it takes to be a football player. There are a lot of things in training that you do but you are not playing football. This (the Senior Bowl) is the only thing where you are playing football and showing football skills. That’s why I think something like the Senior Bowl is very important,” Tebow said.
Tebow’s college résumé is very impressive starting with being the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy Award, a two-time winner of the Maxwell Award (Collegiate Player of the Year) and the owner of numerous NCAA, SEC and school records. His trophy case is filled with every major college football award in existence---Heisman (2007), Maxwell (2007, 2008), Manning (2008) and O’Brien (2007) and he is the only player in NCAA history to ever rush and pass for more than 20 TDs in a single season (2007).
“I’m very excited,” Tebow said of playing in the Senior Bowl. “It’s something where I get an opportunity to play with a lot of great players and get coached by a lot of great coaches in the NFL and an opportunity to work in an NFL system and do things that a lot of people haven’t seen me do like go under center and take the drops and be in a pro style system.” Tebow is the first QB officially announced to the 2010 Senior Bowl roster. He will play on the South squad later this month which will be coached by the Miami Dolphins.
As a senior, Tebow was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year, the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year and a first team All-SEC selection (AP & Coaches) after throwing for 2,895 yards and 21 touchdowns. He added another 910 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. He was a second team All- American (AP, Walter Camp, Sporting News) and for the third consecutive year a Heisman Trophy finalist. He also took home the William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy), which goes to college football’s top scholar-athlete. For his illustrious career, the left-handed quarterback threw for 8,803 yards and 85 TDs and rushed for an additional 2,947 yards and 57 touchdowns. He helped the Gators win two SEC championships and was part of the winningest senior class in conference history.
“Tim is quite possibly the best college player in the history of the sport,” Senior Bowl President and CEO Steve Hale said. “More important than that, he’s an incredible person. When I met with Tim and his family it became very clear why he is so successful. He has a tremendous support system and we are excited that he’ll be bringing his talents here to Mobile.”
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