DE/RLB Brandon Graham– Michigan UP
Measuring in at just over 6 feet at his weigh in isn’t good, but he’s making scouts forget about his lack of height, with his play at practice this week. He has a very solid base and looks like a legitimate defensive line player in the NFL. His form against the run needs to be improved, but he has shown great speed rushing moves in addition to being one of the best young bull rushers at the Senior Bowl. If he can impress in coverage, he could be a 1st round pick as either a defensive end or rush linebacker.
DE/RLB Austin Lane- Murray State UP
First he showed up looking great at his weigh in, weighing in at 265 pounds at 6-6, adding a necessary 8-10 pounds to his frame, and to back that up, he’s looked great ob the field in practice showing that this small school kid can hang with the big boys. He has the athleticism to play rush linebacker in addition to defensive end.
3-4 DE/DT Jared Odrick– Penn State UP
After Suh and McCoy go off the board early, Odrick makes a great case to be the next 3-4 defensive end chosen by displaying great agility, size, and hand use this week. He could also push Brian Price to be the 3rd defensive tackle chosen as well.
QB Tony Pike– Cincinnati DOWN
Looked like a stick figure at his weigh in and then went out and has easily looked like the worst quarterback at the Senior Bowl this week in practice. He went into the Senior Bowl with the potential to go in the 2nd round. Now, I think he’s looking at the 3rd round.
RLB/ DE Koa Misi- Utah UP
Believe it or not, Misi played defensive end at Utah. You wouldn’t know it from looking at him play linebacker this week in Mobile. He has shown great fluidity in pass coverage and looked like a natural linebacker. He’s also making a lot of nice hits. That definitely helps his stock as he doesn’t have the size to play in the trenches in the NFL.
G Vladimir Ducaase- Massachusetts DOWN
This small school kid with excellent size had a lot of hype surrounding him coming into the week and he has not lived up to it. He has looked like 5 steps slower than every defensive lineman has had been guarding. He’s really having trouble with tougher competition. He’s probably only a guard at the next level rather than a right tackle as some had envisioned him.
S Taylor Mays– USC DOWN
He has only backed up what we’ve seen from him this year. He can’t cover anyone. He doesn’t play the air in the ball and he doesn’t wrap up his tackles. Some have said he may have to move to linebacker at the next level.
NT Cam Thomas- North Carolina UP
With the 3rd nose tackle slot up for grabs, Thomas has really made his case to be that 3rd nose tackle. With excellent size at 6-3 325, Thomas has showed that he can also move as well and in his weigh in, he looked much more muscular than fat.
G Mike Iupati- Idaho UP
Unlike Ducasse, this much hyped offensive lineman has really lived up to the hype. He is destroying guys one on one and is making a huge case to be a first round pick lock, which is rare for a guard.
CB Trevard Lindley– Kentucky DOWN
Whether it be his injuries that are still plaguing him or whatever, this is not the same guy we saw at Kentucky in 2007 and 2008. He looked like a stick figure at his weigh in and was 2 inches shorter than what he was listed at in college and he really has looked out matched by almost every wide receiver he has faced this week and has had a really hard time breaking out of the jam at the line of scrimmage, which is not a surprise because of his extreme lack of bulk.
RLB O’Brien Schofield- Wisconsin DOWN
He’s easily had the worst week. First he measured up at 239 pounds at his weigh in, which, for a defensive end, is awful. We already knew he was small and would have to try to move to rush linebacker, which we were unsure of whether or not he would be able to play, and instead of proving he could play his new position this week, he measured up as small even for a rush linebacker. Then, on the first day of practice, he tore his ACL. He still could get drafted as a nickel rusher than Victor Butler did last year because he has talent, but there isn’t going to be a huge market for undersized rush linebackers that have never played the position before and are coming off of a major knee injury. It’s a shame because he has 12 sacks last year as a senior.
RB Charles Scott- LSU DOWN
He has almost had as bad of a week as Schofield, but at least Schofield’s issues, for the most part weren’t his fault. Scott had to skip the Senior Bowl because he failed his physical. That’s a major fail on his part. After a disappointing senior year, he may not get drafted.
CB Devin McCourty- Rutgers UP
Not very big, but he really is scrappy and hustles on the field in a big way. He covers very well and also can kick into a zone style scheme.
CB Brandon Ghee- Wake Forest UP
Looks like the secret’s out, Ghee, who didn’t have huge stats last year, has been extremely impressive as a strong man on man cover guy this week. He could sneak into the 1st round.
3-4 DE Alex Carrington– Arkansas State UP
He has carried his late season momentum into his Senior Bowl week and has stepped up as one of the most dominant defensive line prospects at the Senior Bowl, which is a bit of a surprise because he’s not used to top notch competition. He also has excellent size and athleticism.
OT Sam Young– Notre Dame DOWN
After measuring in at 305 pounds, 25 less than he was listed, and a very low number for someone trying to make a name for himself as a mauling right tackle, Young has been really bad in practice. His coaches have been yelling at him all week and he’s just not getting the memo.
WR Andre Roberts- Citadel UP
Another small school kid showing that he can play with the big boys, he may only be 5-11 180, but he’s showing excellent hustle and discipline (going to Citadel a military academy esque school will do that for yoy), but also amazing route running abilities. He doesn’t have elite NFL athleticism, but he’s looking like a mini Wes Welker this week.
WR Taylor Price- Ohio DOWN
First he measured in at about 3 inches shorter than he was listed, then he has spent a week of practicing dropping seemingly every other pass. He’s shown great flashes and great athleticism, but I can’t see any NFL front office figure, other than Al Davis, draft him in the first 5 rounds.
CB Kyle Wilson– Boise State UP
Another impressive cornerback, Wilson has shown once again why, before his disappointing senior year, he was a possible 1st round pick. He has probably brought himself back into 2nd round contention with his good Senior Bowl week.
Football Fan Spot 