JuanGuzman Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I think a lot of energy is wasted trying to determine whether so and so will be a reach/ or whether they will be around the bills draft. Or whether they fill a need or are the best player available.... So I thought I would name 5 players who I think will have nice NFL careers. I would encourage the Draftniks out there to do the same. here are mine: 1. DT Trevor Laws, Notre Dame 2. DB Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech 3. WR Mario Manningham, Michigan 4. OT Carl Nicks, Nebraska 5. DE/OLB Vernon Gholston, Ohio State ( I know he is a top 5 pick but I think the guy is destined to be an all-pro for years to come) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPicc2114 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 William Franklin WR Brad Cottam TE Glen Dorsey DT Keith Rivers OLB Brandon Albert OG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 1. DT Trevor Laws, Notre Dame 2. DE/OLB Vernon Gholston, Ohio State 3. DE Chris Long, Virginia 4. TE Dustin Keller, Purdue 5. OG Branden Albert, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huuuge Bills Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 1. Early Doucet, WR LSU 2. Jonal Saint-Dic, DE/LB Michigan ST. 3. Jamie Silva, S Boston College 4. Jamey Richards, C Buffalo 5. Wesley Woodyard, OLB Kentucky Went with more mid-late round picks, but I feel these guys will be solid pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananathumb Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Guys who have impressed me with their actual play last year. I'd like to see some of them in a Bills uniform. 1.Derrick Harvey DE Florida 2.Wesley Woodyard OLB Kentucky The guy is always around the ball making plays. 3.Steve Justice C Wake Forest (or Blackledge, the Mississippi State center) 4.Robert Jordan WR Cal (I'm not impressed with the so-called top receivers) 5.Hillis Fb Arkansas (don't believe Dominic Goodman of Cincinatti is coming out, but he looks like the best WR in college football to me. Maybe next year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreed82 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 1. Jerod Mayo 2. Derrick Harvey 3. Ryan Clady 4. Ali Highsmith 5. Tommy Blake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stussy109 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ray Rice Fred Davis james Hardy Harvey B Flowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fewell733 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 John Carlson Trevor Laws Chris Williams Rashard Mendenhall Keith Rivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el Tigre Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Limas Sweed,Mario Manningham,Vernon Gholston,Jake Long,Keith Rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Dan's Revenge Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Leodis McKelvin, Dustin Keller, Brandon Flowers, Rashard Mendenhall, Limas Sweed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBilliever Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Late rounders? Hmm... I'll go by position. QB: Erik Ainge, Tennessee RB: Allen Patrick, Oklahoma FB: Jehuu Caulcrick, Michigan State WR/KR: Harry Douglas, Louisville TE: Brad Cottam, Tennessee OL: Jamey Richard, Buffalo DE: Tommy Blake, TCU DT: Ahtyba Rubin, Iowa State OLB: Curtis Gatewood, Vanderbilt ILB: Vincent Hall, Virginia Tech CB: Jonathon Zenon, LSU SS: Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame FS: Michael Grant, Arkansas P: Mike Dragosavich, North Dakota State K: Shane Longest, St. Xavier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 1. Lawrence Jackson 2. Martellus Bennett 3. Early Doucet 4. Dre Moore 5. Erin Henderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOnDan Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I'll go a step farther and list some guys that are looking like they are ranked too low. I'm going to use USA todays Sports Weeklys Draft Guide's top 100 prospects list as a guide to where the select players are ranked and about where they would be in my opinion: #5 Vernon Gholston- could be #1 #17 Derrick Harvey- #8 #20 DRC- #10 #27 Quentin Groves- #13 #29 James Hardy- #14 #33 Kenny Phillips- #17 #48 Fred Davis- #31 #56 Dustin Keller- #40 #65 Lawrence Jackson- #36 #80 Red Bryant- #50s #83 Jordy Nelson- #50s #87 Tom Zbikowski- # 50s #91 John Carlson- #47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Depends on what "good" is. Do you mean good value (say, a solid backup/rotation guy from a lower round pick), or do you mean a starter-level player? Good-value Starters: Martellus Bennett Limas Sweed Antoine Cason Fred Davis Chilo Rachal Good value players: Jermichael Finley - helluva ball catcher, but not a great blocker (6th round) Frank Okam - starters potential, but some inconsistencies (3rd round) Ali Highsmith - could develop into a starter (3rd round) Marcus Griffin - will be a solid special teams player and backup (6th round) Allen Patrick - nice speed back (4th round) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobot Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Late rounders? Hmm... I'll go by position. QB: Erik Ainge, Tennessee RB: Allen Patrick, Oklahoma FB: Jehuu Caulcrick, Michigan State WR/KR: Harry Douglas, Louisville TE: Brad Cottam, Tennessee OL: Jamey Richard, Buffalo DE: Tommy Blake, TCU DT: Ahtyba Rubin, Iowa State OLB: Curtis Gatewood, Vanderbilt ILB: Vincent Hall, Virginia Tech CB: Jonathon Zenon, LSU SS: Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame FS: Michael Grant, Arkansas P: Mike Dragosavich, North Dakota State K: Shane Longest, St. Xavier There's a Kicker named LONGEST? Git 'im in here!!! All Right, All 3rd Rounders or Below. QB---Josh Johnson (4th Round) RB---Chad Hall, Air Force (7th) FB--- Joel Collins - Wash St 250, 6.3 ypc (6th-7th) WR---Chaz Shilens SDSt,6'4,208,4.3 (7th-UDFA) TE---Craig Stevens CAL (7th) OT---Mike Gibson CAL (sprung Lynch!) (Round 7) OG---Mike McGlynn - Pgh 6'4 311 RG (Round 3) OC---None! DE---Brian Johnston Gard-Wb (Round 5) DT---Frank Okam-Texas (Round 5-6) OLB---Lamar Myles-Louisville (Round 5-6) ILB---None! CB---Patrick Lee-Auburn (Round 5) FS---Tom DeCoud-CAL (Round 6) SS---Jamie Silva - BC, 115tackles, ST, Thorpe finalist (Round 6) Kicker ---Art Carmody- L'ville all-time NCAA leader in points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 1. DT Trevor Laws, Notre Dame2. DE/OLB Vernon Gholston, Ohio State 3. DE Chris Long, Virginia 4. TE Dustin Keller, Purdue 5. OG Branden Albert, Virginia Charles Godfrey - CB Chad Rhinehart - OG Marcus Monk - WR Craig Stevens - TE John Blair - If used as an OG. At least I went out on a limb with later picks instead of this 3 out five being first rounders. There's a Kicker named LONGEST? Git 'im in here!!!All Right, All 3rd Rounders or Below. QB---Josh Johnson (4th Round) RB---Chad Hall, Air Force (7th) FB--- Joel Collins - Wash St 250, 6.3 ypc (6th-7th) WR---Chaz Shilens SDSt,6'4,208,4.3 (7th-UDFA) TE---Craig Stevens CAL (7th) OT---Mike Gibson CAL (sprung Lynch!) (Round 7) OG---Mike McGlynn - Pgh 6'4 311 RG (Round 3) OC---None! DE---Brian Johnston Gard-Wb (Round 5) DT---Frank Okam-Texas (Round 5-6) OLB---Lamar Myles-Louisville (Round 5-6) ILB---None! CB---Patrick Lee-Auburn (Round 5) FS---Tom DeCoud-CAL (Round 6) SS---Jamie Silva - BC, 115tackles, ST, Thorpe finalist (Round 6) Kicker ---Art Carmody- L'ville all-time NCAA leader in points What a great name to tell girls in bars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Limas Sweed,Mario Manningham,Vernon Gholston,Jake Long,Keith Rivers. You just might see 40% of your list come draft day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABURZFAN Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Beau Bell Ezra Butler Jordy Nelson Martin Rucker Chad Rinehart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewy23 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 5 guys I think will do well in the NFL... Justin King-CB Rashard Mendenhall-RB Limas Sweed-WR Dre Moore-DT James Hardy-WR I think each of these guys is under-rated when it comes to the "experts" and where they will fall in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombstone56 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 LIMAS SWEED WR KELLEN DAVIS TE CODY WALLACE C CRAIG STELTZ S ANTON CASON CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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