In response to bredbru's comment:

Vernon (10-119-1) looked good, got open, caught the football, made some guys miss, looked more consistent as a blocker... really like this kid as a mid-late round option.

In response to ricky12684's comment:

ricky,

Sutton and Greene look like solid players that are prob too small for what NE likes at DT/OLB. 

Giordano (6-4 260) looks like a decent late round option as a DE/OLB hybrid and I'll have to research Melvin White more, not too familiar with him.

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beginning thougts

safety and pass rusher in fa; maybe speed lb (or draft)

 

rd 1

ansah (presumes jordan not within reach)

rhodes (if sign pass rusher in fa)

deandre hopkins/ k allen/ justin hunter;  if bb decides to go this way and make the offense indefensible.

 

rd 2

frederick

hunt 

jessie williams

deandre hopkins/ j. hunter

 

rd 3 

hunt

frederick

need to see some combine to fill this out more (2nd and 3rd rd dbs)

In response to ricky12684's comment:

Def flashes some NFL talent... very good physicality, aggression,  motor... also does show ball skills (17 PD's over the past two years)... like that he wraps up, BB/NC def place value on tackling from their DB's... good sized kid too, (listed at 6-3 191, we should know actuals soon)... good late round find, ricky.

Anyone mention Margus Hunt, DE out of SMU yet?  I went back a few pages and didn't see him talked about.  He had a monster game in the Hawaii Bowl.  Red Shirt Senior from Estona, great size, 6-7, 280 with an 82 inch wing span.  He forced two fumbles and had a safety causing sack.  He might be an excellent book end with Chandler Jones.    CBS Sports named him the #1 Freak in College Football.

 

In response to Faucetman's comment:

yeah i have been all over hunt since the beginning of the season.  Dude is a beast and would look great opposite  of chandler jones.

In response to natesubs' comment:

Any chance he's around at the bottom of round 1?  CBS has him at #112 which can't be right.

In response to Faucetman's comment:

He's a pretty popular name on this thread due to his size/length/athleticism/upside, etc.

I have him as a Rd 2 kid that could sneak into Rd 1 once teams are able to work him out.  Kid's game is raw, as he's new to the sport, but he brings a lot of explosion and power off the edge and plays with pretty good leverage for his size.  He'll need to work on his technique, develop a more advanced repetoire, etc... but def has the tools... also impacts on ST, blocking kicks (7).

Below is my updated Big 32 Board, I'll updated again after Jan 15th, which I believe is the deadline for players to declare for the draft:

 

Rd 1

DT- Jesse Williams

OG- Jonathan Cooper

*S- Matt Elam

DT- Sylvester Williams

DE/OLB- Alex Okafor

OL- Barrett Jones

 

Rd 1-2

CB- Jordan Poyer

WR- Tavon Austin

WR- Robert Woods

S- Kenny Vaccaro  

Rd 2

DE/OLB- Margus Hunt

OL- Travis Frederick

*CB- Logan Ryan

OT- Lane Johnson

OT- Oday Aboushi

OLB/DE- Brandon Jenkins

 

Rd 2-3

*OLB/DE- Trent Murphy

LB- Shayne Skov

S- Phillip Thomas

DT- Daniel McCullers

Rd 3

DE/OLB- Tank Carradine

WR- Ryan Swope

CB- Micah Hyde

DL- Kapron Lewis-Moore  

Rd 4-6

S- Zeke Motta

WR- Conner Vernon

DE/OLB- Quanterus Smith

TE- Travis Kelce

 

Rd 7

DL- Quinton Dial

WR Chad Bumphis

WR TJ Moe

S- John Boyett

*Denotes Underclassmen

In response to mbeaulieu07's comment:

hey Beaul: getting close to the Big Game!

gonna buy me a brand spanking new ND sweatshirt this week to be ready on 1/7

we're gonna do it brother-I can feel it!!

In response to mbeaulieu07's comment:

btw i gotta keep up with ur fantastic and thourough draft breakdowns coming up because based on the last few weeks I think my Giants are gonna be on the look out for some DE and S/CB on Defense and OL on Offense, maybe even a RB because I love Bradshaw but missing 4 games every year due to injury can't continue

age and injuries have maybe caught them

In response to natesubs' comment:

nate ive been talking about him ever since. have you read my posts?

In response to Faucetman's comment:

hey facuet, ive been all over teh pass rushers at every mock as i feel getting a pass rusher in fa or draft and help on o line are critical this year first and foremost (but feel we can get a good g/c in rd 2 or 3) what i have found is that teh pass rushers have slowly been creeping up almost everyone's board. jordan's like into the top 5, ansah is in mid teens to low 20s usually, and recently hunt's moved into the first round (though 1 mock and nate still have him going in the 3rd [nate to us in rd 3]). i like hunt, but dotn think he has the speed around the edge id like. my strategy is to get  pass rusher in fa if possible adn one of eh stud safeties and in rd 1 take rhodes teh big, tough cb in rd 1 if ansah is not there (first time this seoson ive considered going def back in draft). probably need to go frederick in 2nd dotn see him lasting till  end of third But if so thatd be awesome.

in 3rd lots of options, speedy pass covering  lb, one of the tall good outside wrs if left, dt if any good ones left, hunt?, etc

In response to mbeaulieu07's comment:

yes i saw that knack for bliocking kicks :)

I forget who it was that mentioned him, but Texas WR Marquise Goodwin (5-9 180) had himself a game tonight against Oregon State, kid can fly... may be a late rounder/URFA to keep an eye on as his production was relatively small this year with 21-231-2 as a WR (102 in one game), 13-117-2 on the ground.

DE/OLB Alex Okafor also looked good, 4.5 sacks and a FF.

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In response to ricky12684's comment:

yeah me neither.

whos guy okafor?

(hes on the bottom of the barrell or how far id go to get some pass pressure. i sort of aband9oned that for a fa pass rusher for now.

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In response to ricky12684's comment:

I think the issue with some is that he's not the overly dynamic/athletic edge guy like Jordan or Ansah, etc... he is a solid two way defender though that I think has value somewhere in the Top 40-50... I may end up moving him to a Rd 1-2 kid on my board at some point.

In response to ricky12684's comment:

Another good find, Ricky... kid can def fly... look forward to seeing him atleast at the combine, but hopefully the SB too.  Looks like he was a three-way player there too.

It's amazing the disparity between draft publications in regards to certain players... which is one good reason to check out as many as you can vs. solely focusing on a single site during your draft prep/research.

The biggest that I've see so far is, one reputable site has a kid ranked as their #1 overall CB and the #11 player on their entire board... another very reputable site has the same player rated as their #4 SS and #159 player overall.

The player is, Nevada S/CB Duke Williams (6-1 200).

I checked out some 2011 highlights and his 2012 tape vs. Boise State... looked very physical/aggressive in the highlight vid... looking to knock players out, but also tackled securely in the open field... also liked his motor, effort in pursuit.  Didn't pop quite as much in the Boise State video, but you still say the physicality that he brings to the table and while he missed a tackle or two (once lunging too much vs. keeping his head up, etc.) he also dropped a few ballcarriers right in their tracks.

Nonetheless, I'm intrigued to see how this kid performs in the post season draft events.

In response to ricky12684's comment:

i definitely do not think he'll be there for the pats's second pick. he's too conssitent of a pass rusher for that and he provides more than pass rush. actually, i thought he's improved his moves from earlier this year.