Thread: The later rounds - 2011 draft

More on Devlin and Austin

Once again, the players receiving the most attention were North Carolina defensive tackle Marvin Austin and Delaware's Pat Devlin. Austin stood strong against disappointing offensive linemen Ryan Bartholomew (Syracuse) and Randall Hunt (Illinois) in run situations, as he did Tuesday. He flashed quick hands in one-on-one pass-rush drills, giving teams a glimpse of what his game could be with more polish after being away from the game for a full season. The time off affected his stamina; he lost steam late in practice.

Devlin is the most talented quarterback on either roster, standing tall in the pocket and delivering accurate passes to all levels of the field. His lack of velocity mirrors the average arm he shows on tape. He's still working on taking snaps from under center, but that should come with time since he worked in a pro-style system during his time at Penn State.

Here is a bit on Tolliver and Jean the wideouts

LSU wide receiver Terrance Tolliver is clearly the most polished pass catcher. Florida Atlantic's Lestar Jean has a very similar build, but is just not as fluid running tight routes.

Shrine Game Practice Report

Notes on Dowling from Rob Rang..

1. Ras-I Dowling, Virginia. Dowling was a pre-season favorite to be one of the top cornerbacks in the country, but injuries this year have caused his stock to slip, Rang said. When healthy he's a Top 50 selection, meaning that he could be a solid pick in the second round. He's big - 6-2, 205 - and physical and he's played in a 3-4 system.
Said Rang: "He's going to be one of the players with a lot riding on the (Senior Bowl) week."

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Originally Posted by "DiehardVikesFan" #1087798

Rickey Stanzi.

And with that being the case, sources at East-West Shrine practices earlier this week said the team was paying attention to the quarterbacks, in particular to University of Idaho’s Nate Enderle and University of Wisconsin’s Scott Tolzien. Both happened to be the most impressive performers at the position during the practices, the sources said.

Scooped this up

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10 players who helped their stock with strong East-West Shrine Game performances

SS Shiloh Keo, Idaho: There might have been more impressive defenders in this game, but Keo's passionate play and versatility will leave an indelible impression on scouts. The strong safety filled the hole aggressively against the run, showed better than expected agility in coverage, covered punts and kicks on special teams and returned both. That type of versatility will make him tough to cut.

Just want to let everybody know that the Senior Bowl practices will begin today at NFL Network at 03:30 PM Eastern Time and then the rest of the week at 11:00 AM Eastern..

Here are the rosters

North, The North is coached by Marvin Lewis and the Bengals.

South, The South is coached by Chan Gailey and the Bills.

Players from my list in the Senior Bowl:
DL Christian Ballard #46, North
DB Rashad Carmichael #21, North
OL John Moffitt #70, North
DL Allen Bailey #57, South
QB Andy Dalton #14, South
FB Preston Dial #85, South

+ Alot of First Round type of guys, but lets keep that in the other thread.

Added Kendrick Burney, CB out of North Carolina and Christian Ponder QB out of Florida State who both had a great Senior Bowl week.

Along with James Carpenter who is a versatile lineman out of Alabama.

Injuries are a concern with ponder as well as his mental toughness. I recall in his game against my school (NC State) he threw the game sealing interception in the red zone and then spent the rest of the game crying on the sidelines with his head in his hands. Yes, it's happened before in college sports, but it was still rather funny to see a senior do that in a game that ultimately had no affect on who went to the ACC championship game.

Originally Posted by "PurplePeopleEaters" #1088779

Injuries are a concern with ponder as well as his mental toughness. I recall in his game against my school (NC State) he threw the game sealing interception in the red zone and then spent the rest of the game crying on the sidelines with his head in his hands. Yes, it's happened before in college sports, but it was still rather funny to see a senior do that in a game that ultimately had no affect on who went to the ACC championship game.

Depending on how teams rate his injury problems i think he could drop pretty deep in the draft..

As far as mental toughness i think its something you lean to deal with with experience.

Ricky Stanzi? No...please no.

Damn, you've had a few good threads while I've been in the closet.....

Couple of comments....

Originally Posted by "skum" #1087491

Quarterbacks:
Pat Devlin - Delaware 2-4th round
Andy Dalton - TCU 2-4rd round
Christian Ponder - Florida State 2-3rd round - Added after Senior Bowl

I sure have seen alot of "Mallethead" slated in the most recent mocks.

I for one don't like any of the top QB's and hope we pass.

Fullbacks:
Preston Dial - Alabama 6-7th round

Why waste a precious draft pick on a FB? Bring a few undrafted guys in and let them compete with the other youngster we have on the roster.

Offensive Line:
Jason Pinkston (OT) - Pittsburgh 2-3rd
Benjamin Ijalana (OG) - Villanova 2-3rd
John Moffitt (OG) - Wisconsin 3-4th
Willie Smith (OT) - ECU 4-6th
Eric Mensik (OT) - Oklahoma 7th
Bryant Browning (OG) - Ohio State 7th
James Carpenter (OT) - Alabama 3-4rd - Added after Senior Bowl

I was on, then off, not back on that Solder kid. Should be available at 12 if you want to take one that high. If it was me, though, I would wait and take one in the second. According to Mayock, this draft class is so deep in T that you will be able to get a OT late into the second round.

You can save some money on a kid if you sign him in the second.

Defensive End:
Allan Bailey - Miami 2nd
Christian Ballard - Iowa 2-3rd
Markus White - Florida St. 5-6th

No love for Steve Jordons son?

Defensive Tackle:
Kendrick Ellis - Hampton 2-3rd
Muhammad Wilkerson - Temple 2-3rd
Marvin Austin - North Carolina 2-3rd

Kendrick, Kendrick, Kendrick. He has a small cult following down here in Tidewater.

Linebackers:
Greg Jones (ILB) - Michigan State 2nd
Dontay Moch (OLB) - Nevada 2-4th
Bruce Carter (OLB) - North Carolina 2-4th
Kelvin Sheppard (ILB) - LSU 3-5th
Doug Houge (OLB) - Syracuse 5-7th
Scott Lutrus (ILB) - UConn - 7th

I think we are deep at LB now. Again, why waste a pick. Promote from the bench and bring in a few Undrafted cats to compete.

Cornerbacks:
Aaron Williams - Texas 2nd
Ras-I Dowling - Virginia 3rd
Curtis Brown - Texas 3rd
Rashad Carmichael - Virginia Tech 4-5th
Jalil Brown - Colorado 5th
Darrin Walls - Notre Dame 7th
Kendrick Burney - North Carolina 4-5th - Added after Senior Bowl

Same things as LB'rs. We already have some nice young talent that needs to step up. Judging by how well some of them did last year, they will.

If you have some guys you wanna bring up, post them.. and Remember, this is without the projected first rounders.

Been so busy in the closet (back in unexpectedly for a week) I haven't had time to even start looking.

Again, great thread. Keep em coming.