Who do you take in round 3? (Wish List)

[Ijaeger]

looks like our type of corner

[Soup's Uncle]

At first I was like, "this sucks" but upon reading more, I like the pick. He got a 41 on the Wunderlic. Hard hitter, local cat. I dig it.

[budw38]

Yahoo sports has " Barnes was on his way to a possible 1st rd pick "before he hurt his shoulder .

[budw38]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Love this guy, CB Barnes

Smoot , any idea what he ran at his pro day ?

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by MeanEvilSkin

Someone tell me about Kevin Barnes

Kevin Barnes | Maryland Scouting Report - 2009 NFL Draft Prospect

[Superman13732]

I'm still not sold this guy. Why not D.J. moore? He's better.

[Soup's Uncle]

He could def step in as the 3rd corner. He'd probably be better than Smoot off of the bat. He's a lot bigger than Smoot too.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Kevin Barnes Scouting Report - 2009 NFL Draft Prospect
Missed most of his senior year at UMD because of a shoulder injury. Other than that, he's really fast and I think he has decent hands. I'm a big UMD fan with season tickets and I remember liking him as a player, but I can't remember too much more about him.

Nice. I was actually eating lunch when I saw the receiver barf up his.

I've never seen someone vomit after a big hit.

[Superman13732]

Kevin Barnes Grade- 70

Overall Football Traits

Production 4 2004: Maryland red shirts Barnes. 2005-06: Barnes starts one of the 23 games he appears in recording a total of 15 tackles. 2007: Barnes starts all 13 games recording 64 total tackles and four interceptions. 2008: Barnes starts the first seven games of the season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. He finishes the year with 20 tackles, two interceptions, five passes broken up and two forced fumbles.

Height-Weight-Speed 3 Good height and adequate top-end speed but below-average bulk for frame.

Durability 4 Suffered a season-ending shoulder injury during the seventh game of the season.

Character 2 Member of the 2008 Terrapin Council, the team's leadership committee. A sociology major who graduated in December of 2008.
Defensive Corner specific Traits
Recognition Skills/Toughness 3 Shows tremendous instincts. Appears to understand route progressions and how receivers are trying to attack the coverage. Good effort on every play but needs to be more physical and his shoulder injuries raise concerns about upper body strength.

Closing Burst 2 Quick feet and good short-area burst. Possesses good recovery speed.

Fluidity 4 Shows some stiffness in his hips and more effective dropping into zone coverage than is matching up in man coverage.

Ball Skills 2 Can elevate over the top of receivers and get hands on football without making contact. Hands are on the smaller side but he still does a good job of snatching the ball out of the air.

Run Support 3 Willing and effective tackler but takes far too long to shed blocks and needs to develop a mean streak.
Trait Scale

1 = Exceptional 2 = Above average 3 = Average 4 = Below average 5 = Marginal

[GMScud]

I think he'll be a solid player, but 1) DJ Moore is better and was available, and 2) why wouldn't we go OLB or OT???

[Superman13732]

D.J. Moorre CB - Vanderbilt Grade- 87

Overall Football Traits

Production 1 2006: Moore starts nine of the12 games he appears in during his true freshman season. He records 37 tackles, intercepts a pass, breaks up two passes and forces three fumbles. Moore returns three punts for a total of seven yards and two kickoffs for a total of 26 yards. 2007: Moore starts 11 of the 12 games he appears in recording 83 tackles including two tackles-for-loss and one sack. He intercepts six passes and breaks up 10 passes. Moore returns 32 kickoffs for a total of 823 yards (25.7 yard avg.) He also contributes on offense carrying the ball six times for a total of 78 yards. 2008: Moore starts all 13 games and continues to contribute on both sides of the ball. He records 58 tackles including 4.5 tackles-for-loss including one sack. Moore intercepts six passes and breaks up seven passes. Offensively, Moore carries the ball nine times for a total of 76 yards and catches seven passes for a total of 143 yards and two touchdowns. He returns 21 kickoffs for a total of 407 yards (19.4 yard avg.) and 17 punts for a total of 244 yards (14.4 yard avg.).

Height-Weight-Speed 4 Solid build but is shorter than ideal and his 40-yard dash times  both at Combine and Pro Day  are disappointing.

Durability 1 Injured left ankle in second quarter of 2008 Music City Bowl but returned to the field in the second half.

Character 1 Does whatever the coaching staff asks of him and a hard worker off the field. Intelligent person and player. Member of French honors organization.
Defensive Corner specific Traits

Recognition Skills/Toughness 1 Extremely instinctive in coverage and rarely gets caught out of position. Reads receivers routes quickly and gets a great jump on the ball as a result. Shows good awareness in zone coverage and does a nice job of baiting quarterbacks. Is not afraid to get his jersey dirty.

Closing Burst 3 A quick-twitch athlete and footwork is excellent. Smoothly transitions out of backpedal and shows above-average closing burst when the ball is thrown in front of him. Plays faster than 40 time indicates but there are concerns regarding his deep recovery speed.

Fluidity 1 Fluid and naturally flips hips when asked to turn and run with receivers. Elite ability to stop and start and does a sound job of mirroring receivers in man coverage.

Ball Skills 2 Natural hands and has experience lining up at receiver. Plays the ball extremely well and does a nice job of breaking up passes without getting flagged for pass interference. However, he isn't tall enough to compete for jump balls working against bigger receivers. (See 1st quarter Georgia 2008).

Run Support 3 Is willing in run support and shows some toughness. But his tackling skills must improve, especially in the open field. Also slight concerns about ability to shed bigger receivers.
Trait Scale

1 = Exceptional 2 = Above average 3 = Average 4 = Below average 5 = Marginal



This kid is much better. and is still available, but i still think we should have gone OT with Meredith.

[Beemnseven]

I guess they feel really comfortable with either Heyer or Williams at RT.

[Superman13732]

Hopefully Meredith will fall? To the 5th round? Gahhhh.

[Superman13732]

Williams will play RG, he is too big to contain quick DE's

[horse]

I'm taking Caldwell all day he could have Casey's job by mid-season.