This is going to be a great year for small school players. I fully expect most of these players to be selected in the Draft or signed to NFL clubs as free agents. Here is NFL Draft Dog's list of my top 50 small school prospects for the 2008 NFL Draft:1. CB Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, 6' 1" 175 lbs. Tennessee State (Combine Invite)
2. QB Joe Flacco, 6' 6" 235 lbs. Delaware (Combine Invite)
3. OT Heath Benedict, 6' 5" 320 lbs. Newberry (Combine Invite)
4. QB Josh Johnson, 6' 3" 195, San Diego (Combine Invite)
5. DE Brian Johnston, 6' 5" 277 lbs. Gardner Webb
6. OG Chad Rhinehart, 6' 4" 310 lbs. Northern Iowa (Combine Invite)
7. RB Xavier Omon, 5' 11" 218 lbs. NW Missouri State (Combine Invite)
8. WR Jerome Simpson,6' 2"190 lbs. Coastal Carolina (Combine Invite)
9. DE Kendall Langford, 6' 5" 288 lbs. Hampton (Combine Invite)
10. DE Rudy Hardie, 6' 2" 260 lbs. Howard
11. Punter Mike Dragosavich, 6' 4" 215 lbs. North Dakota State (Combine Invite)
12. WR Dexter Jackson, 5' 10" 180 lbs. Appalachian State (Combine Invite)
13. FB Jerome Felton, 5' 11" 248 lbs. Furman (Combine Invite)
14. DE Marcus Dixon, 6' 4" 296 lbs. Hampton (Combine Invite)
15. WR Pierre Garcon, 6' 0" 205 lbs. Mt. Union (Combine Invite)
16. S Antwaun Molden, 6' 2" 192 lbs. Eastern Kentucky (Combine Invite)
17. WR Bruce Hocker, 6' 3" 218 lbs. Duquense University
18. S Corey Lynch, 5' 11" 205 lbs. Appalachian State (Combine Invite)
19. OLB Brian Smith, 6' 3" 225 lbs. McNesse State (Combine Invite)
20. DE Curtis Johnson, 6' 3" 245 lbs. Clark (Atl) (Combine Invite)
21. OT Brandon Keith, 6' 5" 337 lbs. Northern Iowa (Combine Invite)
22. WR Jaymar Johnson, 6' 0" 185 lbs. Jackson State (Combine Invite)
23. OT Demetrius Bell, 6' 6" 285 lbs. NW State (LA) (Combine Invite)
24. OG Kerry Brown, 6' 6" 303 lbs. Appalachian State
25. WR Jason Jones, 6' 0" 177 lbs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff
26. WR Micah Rucker, 6' 5" 219 lbs. Eastern Illinois
27. CB Craig Turner, 5' 10" 193 lbs. Southern Illinois
28. CB Bobbie Williams, 6' 0" 193 lbs. Bethune-Cookman
29. DT Vernon Bryant, 6' 2" 292 lbs. Hampton
30. TE Mike Peterson, 6' 2" 247 lbs. NW Missouri State
31. OLB Maguell Davis, 6' 3" 235 lbs. Norfolk State
32. OLB Michael Eubanks, 6' 0" 215 lbs. Delta State
33. Kicker Rob Zarrilli 6' 0" 202 lbs. Hofstra
34. QB Ricky Santos, 6' 1" 216 lbs. New Hampshire
35. CB Cary Williams, 6' 2" 190 lbs. Washburn
36. QB Brad Roach, 6' 5" 245 lbs. Catawba
37. ILB Daniel Brooks, 6' 3" 242 lbs. Jackson State
38. OT David Hale, 6' 5" 313 lbs. Weber State
39. WR Ben Bailey, 6' 3" 210 lbs. Northwestern State (LA)
40. RB Kevin Richardson, 5' 9" 195 lbs. Appalachian State
41. S Tony LeZotte, 6' 0" 200 lbs. James Madison
42. S Kendall Ricketts, 5' 11" 198 lbs. Central Missouri
43. OG Darren Marquez, 6' 4" 298 lbs. Southern Illinois
44. CB Jon Wilson, 6' 1" 208 lbs. Sacred Heart
45. RB Danny Woodhead, 5' 9" 199 lbs. Chadron State
46. CB DeAudra Dix, 6' 0" 175 lbs. Johnson C. Smith
47. DE Vince Redd, 6' 5" 269 lbs. Liberty
48. DE Derrick Gray, 6' 4" 262 lbs. Texas Southern
49. DE William Hayes, 6' 4" 268 lbs. Winston-Salem St.
50. OT Mike Butterworth, 6' 7" 331 lbs. Slippery Rock
Honorable mention: Center Christian Morton, 6' 4" 296 lbs. South Dakota
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24 comments:
Where's Jerome Felton?! FB Grant Ayvazyan makes the list, but not Felton? I find that hard to believe.
That guy even has Felton as the #10 FB on one page with Ayvazyan nowhere to be found. Seems to be a little disconnect.
Rest of the list seems ok though.
What guy? you mean Josh? Yea me and him don't always agree. But I agrre Jerome felton should be on it. I am going to take the list out to 30, I missed a few others also like QB Ricky Santos and DE Rudy Hardie. Thanks for your feedback.
My bad Robert, I missed the fact that this was YOUR list. I thought it was someone else's. No, I didn't mean Josh. Sorry about that. Thanks for putting the list together though.
I do have one question though. Your list seems to be comprised mostly of FCS players, but you have a couple of guys from Buffalo and UL Monroe which are FBS schools. What is your cut off area for the difference in a "big" school and and a "small" school? Obviously FCS schools will be in the small school category, but how many FBS schools do you throw in there with them? Just wondering.
Again, thanks for the list!
Thanks for your feedback, woops I got a couple 1A guys in there accidently. I have fixed it to include only non 1A prospects.
Great stuff. Thanks again Robert.
Also, after looking at your list again, I'm glad to see you put Flacco ahead of Santos. I've seen both play a few times on a webfeed, and I agree that Flacco has more pro potential even though Santos has been the better college QB to this point.
I've seen Flacco play several times. WOW! can this kid play!
You might want to take a look at Lionel Scott #22 RB at Northern Arizona University. 6.9 yards per carry in 7 games 610 on 88 carries. He is one to keep an eye on 7th in the nation in yards per carrie in all NCAA
This guy is ripping up Division II football. Curtis Johnson, Clark Atlanta DE/OLB. REMEMBER HIS NAME...he will stick on a team!
Honestly, no Cody Balogh?!
6'6", 320, OT from Montana.
The kid started in the national championship game as a freshman and hasnt missed a game since.
Chris Gocong senior campaign where he wont like defensive player of the year. Balogh held him to zero tackles and zero quaterbackk hurries. The guy is a stud and I'd be shocked if he slipped past round 4.
mike mcleod, Yale HB
do stats depend on making the prospect list? If so, checkout soconsports.com stats leaders... who is tory cooper?
what about georgia southern's Jayson Foster and Lamar Lewis? two really great players..
Justin Feaster QB. Hardin Simmons...a player to watch.
Dexter Jackson is going to get serious looks on day 2
http://nfl-draft-notebook.blogspot.com/
Bernard Scott RB from Abilene Christian....may be a 5th or 6th rounder this upcoming draft-Really shoulda won the Harlon Hill award but he may get picked around there in this draft.
MAURICE LEGGETT FROM VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF THE TOP CORNERS IN DIVISION 2 IF NOT ALL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL WITH OUT A DOUBT ! HE IS A D-2 CHAMP IN 2004 AND 2007, COVERS RECEIVERS, BLOCKS PUNTS AND KICKS AS WELL AS RETURNS PUNTS AND KICKS BETTER THAN "ANY" D-2 CORNER.
HE ENDED HIS LAST 3 GAMES OF HIS COLLEGE CAREER WITH 3 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A PICK, ONE TO END THE GAME ON THE GAME WINNING DRIVE FROM THEIR OWN 10 YARD LINE IN THE SEMI'S, IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HE HAD A PICK THAT GAVE HIS TEAM THE BALL BACK TO GO AHEAD, IN THE SAME GAME HE BLOCKED THE EXTRA POINT WHERE HIS TEAM MATE RECOVERED AND SCORED 2 POINTS, IN THE D-2 ALL-STAR GAME HE BLOCKED A PUNT THAT HE CAUGHT IN MID-AIR AND HAD A PICK AT THE GOAL LINE THAT HE RETURNED TO THE 50 YARD LINE. HE RUNS A 4.3, CAN TACKLE, JUMP AND DEFEND. NO OTHER D-2 CORNER AND MOST D-1 CORNERS DO NOT HAVE ALL THOSE QUALITIES IN ONE PACKAGE. HE HAS "VERY GOOD CHARACTER" AND IS A KID YOU "CAN" COUNT ON & YOU WILL SEE HIM ON TE NEXT LEVEL! LOOK OUT FOR MAURICE LEGGETT IAT THE COMBINES IN INDIANAPOLIS!
Did anybody think about Casey Hansen out of Norfolk State. Hes 6'5 235 playing quarterback with a rifle arm?
Good list! Always curious to see guys that aren't well-known who could make an impact at the next level.
CARY WILLIAMS THE MOST VERSATILE OF CORNERBACK IN COLLEGE, SHOULD HAVE WENT DIVISION I. 6"2" 190LBs 4.3 40YD OR BETTER. DONT SLEEP ON HIM.
Hey I was wondering do you think Nick Hill the quaterback From SIU ..He lead his team to the national semifinals Maybe he could be a late round pick as well?
put on josh johnson from san diego state
Jerome Simpson is simply amazing. True, Coastal plays in a poor conference, but his play was SEC caliber. A true joy to watch and shame to see him go, Coastal won't be the same without him.
I've watched Justin Feaster, QB at Hardin Simmons University, play. He reads defenses very well and is very quick to react. Has a rife of an arm and can make plays with his feet. A transfer from UNT that has been putting up the numbers. You can check him out at hsuathletics.com. Should get some serious looks his SR year.
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