2012 Bowl Prospects and Declared Underclassmen

[CultBrennan59]

I'm debating whether or not I should make a new thread, but heres a prospect we should have some attention towards and has been mentioned here already..

Southern WR Jared Green-'Going Deep for the NFL'.mov - YouTube

[SBXVII]

Do we have a "Who are the Skins interested in" or "Who the Skins have talked to" thread yet?

Anyway, here is something of a little nugget. Better then nothing.

Redskins Show Interest in Four Prospects - Hogs Haven

Yesterday was the first day of the East-West Shrine Game practice in St. Petersburg, Florida. Eric Galko of Optimum Scouting has been one of the many scouts and bloggers who have been keeping tabs on what is going on in Florida. Galko reported yesterday that the Redskins showed particular interest in four prospects and even met with a few of them.

Jarius Wright, WR, Arkansas: The Redskins may be following the 2011 mold by checking out Arkansas team captain, Jarius Wright. Wright is a small (5'9, 178 lbs) speedster who registered over 1,000 yards at Arkansas this year, along with 12 touchdowns. Wright also contributed in the punt return game for the Razorbacks. He is currently slated as a 5th round prospect.

Wes Bunting had a brief review of Wright's first day of practice:

Arkansas WR Jarius Wright had some struggles catching the football with two drops early in practice where he really fought the football. However, his straight-line speed was apparent with his ability to get vertically down the field on the nine route and routinely run by corners. He also displays a snap out of his breaks working the comeback/stop routes and is one of the few guys down here who seems to strike fear into corners with his speed.



Akiem Hicks, NT, Regina: Hicks is one of the most intriguing prospects down at Tropicana Field this week. He's a Canadian import but was slated to play for LSU after leaving junior college. He ran into an issue with a housing situation and a booster then bolted north. Hicks is 6'5, 305 lbs and a space eater. He's a bit raw, but would be a phenomenal developmental nose tackle for any team.

Vaughn Meatoga, NT/DE, Hawaii: Guess what? Another team captain! Meatoga has been praised as a leader and hard worker in his time as a Rainbow Warrior. He lacks the ideal size and length for the NFL, but he'd be a good developmental pick in the 7th round or as a UDFA. Meatoga is 6'1, 291lbs.

Justin Francis, DE/OLB, Rutgers: At 6'2, 265lbs Francis is a little bit of a tweener for the 3-4. He's a 7th round prospect who could be a good developmental guy as an outside linebacker backup. He certainly has a lot of talent and was one of the most highly touted recruits out of Florida when he was in high school. He also has a bit of checkered past missing a couple of games for "undisclosed reasons" and also holding up a student with an air pistol and stealing their cell phone.

Takeaways: We're still extremely early in the offseason/scouting process, but it looks like to me the Redskins may be looking to add another body in the nose tackle rotation with Barry Cofield and Chris Neild.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Do we have a "Who are the Skins interested in" or "Who the Skins have talked to" thread yet?

Anyway, here is something of a little nugget. Better then nothing.

Redskins Show Interest in Four Prospects - Hogs Haven

May be a bit too early for an official thread yet...but I randomly put names in my custom user title....and they're not really random

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

May be a bit too early for an official thread yet...but I randomly put names in my custom user title....and they're not really random

Thanks.

[diehard]

Thank you sir.

[CultBrennan59]

good post by len pasqualeri about draft notes
Who is better between Claiborne and Kirkpatrick? Flip a coin - NFL - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com

[SmootSmack]

3rd round? Yeah I don't think he's falling that far

[diehard]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

3rd round? Yeah I don't think he's falling that far

I don't want him any sooner.

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by diehard

I don't want him any sooner.

Nice one, any sooner.

[freddyg12]

Kirkpatrick's situation & others that fail a test pre-draft always reminds me of Warren Sapp. We could've taken him that year but got M. Westbrook instead! Sapp fell all the way to 12 & went on to have a hall of fame career.

[diehard]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

Kirkpatrick's situation & others that fail a test pre-draft always reminds me of Warren Sapp. We could've taken him that year but got M. Westbrook instead! Sapp fell all the way to 12 & went on to have a hall of fame career.

Uh, I liked Westbrook.

[diehard]

Originally Posted by bsteinel

Redskins should look at drafting Blackmon if he falls. Gonna be a beast

Sure. When the smoke clears and Luck are RG3 have been fought over, I hope Blackmon is sitting there at six. If his workout(s) is/are great and he 'checks' out, take him.

[CultBrennan59]

Official Website of the Senior Bowl

We are going to be coaching some GREAT players, Upshaw from Bama, Adcock, Martin and Weeden from OSU, Jenkins the former Gator, Zebrie Sanders the LT from FSU, Brian Quick the 6'5 220 4.4 speed receiver from App State...theres a lot of guys with a lot of potential.

[Lotus]

The South team is the team to have. (cue Dirtbag comment about the SEC)

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Official Website of the Senior Bowl

We are going to be coaching some GREAT players, Upshaw from Bama, Adcock, Martin and Weeden from OSU, Jenkins the former Gator, Zebrie Sanders the LT from FSU, Brian Quick the 6'5 220 4.4 speed receiver from App State...theres a lot of guys with a lot of potential.

Nick Foles of AZ is also on the South Team. He looks like an NFL QB to me. Don't beat me up too much for saying that his delivery reminds me of Tom Brady.

Too bad Tannehill got hurt. It would have been good for the Skins to get a close-up look at him, as well. Tannehill's delivery reminds me of - well, nobody.

Markelle Martin is a favorite of mine. He is a FS who covers a lot of ground and arrives in a bad mood. I hope the Skins brass likes him as much as I do.