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As is tradition I'll be doing my best to post all of Rick Gosselin's draft information for the board to see, digest and discuss.
For those who don't know who Rick Gosselin is; well to put it bluntly he's the king of the Mock Draft. For the last several years his third, and final, mock draft has been the most accurate of all mock drafts. He does this not by devouring hours and hours of tape, but by having a vast array of contacts that don't blow too much smoke at him this time of year (he quards these contacts religously). Or in other words, that man has more truthful insider inforamtion then anybody else.
So here we go!
Gosselin's post-Combine Top 10:
Link:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...ories/030109dnsponflcombinetop10.39e1468.html
NFL scouting combine review Going down
Link:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon.../stories/030109dnsponflgoingdown.39e2c6e.html
NFL scouting combine review Going up
Link:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...in/stories/030109dnsponflgoingup.39e444b.html
There are some other odds and ends at the Dallas Morning News' site, like an intersting article about how this year's draft will end a streak of 14 draft that a Miami player was choosen in the first round (link - http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...elin/stories/030109dnspogosselin.39dd48d.html ). Other then that I'll post the more relevant info (position breakdows and such) when Gosselin does.
For those who don't know who Rick Gosselin is; well to put it bluntly he's the king of the Mock Draft. For the last several years his third, and final, mock draft has been the most accurate of all mock drafts. He does this not by devouring hours and hours of tape, but by having a vast array of contacts that don't blow too much smoke at him this time of year (he quards these contacts religously). Or in other words, that man has more truthful insider inforamtion then anybody else.
So here we go!
Gosselin's post-Combine Top 10:
1. Aaron Curry
OLB, Wake Forest
2. Michael Crabtree
WR, Texas Tech
3. Matthew Stafford
QB, Georgia
4. Jason Smith
OT, Baylor
5. B.J. Raji
DT, Boston College
6. Jeremy Maclin
WR, Missouri
7. Eugene Monroe
OT, Virginia
8. Peria Jerry
DT, Mississippi
9. Mark Sanchez
QB, Southern California
10. Malcolm Jenkins
CB, Ohio State
Link:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...ories/030109dnsponflcombinetop10.39e1468.html
NFL scouting combine review Going down
1. Speed
East Carolina running back Chris Johnson blazed a 4.24-second 40-yard dash at the 2008 combine, propelling himself into the first round of the draft. Twenty-one players broke 4.40 in their 40s at the final combine at the RCA Dome last February. In the first combine at Lucas Oil Stadium last month, four players broke 4.40 and none broke 4.30. Which was it a slow track or slow players?
2. Guards
3. Carolina Panthers
4. Andre Smith
OT, Alabama
Link:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon.../stories/030109dnsponflgoingdown.39e2c6e.html
NFL scouting combine review Going up
1. David Bruton
S, Notre Dame
The draft is all about measurables and few players showed off their measurables like Notre Dame's only representative at the combine. The NFL already knew Bruton (6-2, 219) has the size to play at the next level. Then he gave the NFL the best workout by any safety at the combine with a 4.46-second timing in the 40-yard dash and a vertical jump of 41½ inches. Only one safety was faster and none jumped better. Size and speed always get rewarded on draft day.
2. Wake Forest
3. Kickoffs
4. Centers
The first center didn't go in the 2008 draft until the end of the second round. The first center could pop up toward the end of the first round this year. This is the best center class in years, with a handful of good ones Max Unger of Oregon, Alex Mack of Cal, Eric Wood of Louisville and Jonathan Luigs of Arkansas.
Link:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...in/stories/030109dnsponflgoingup.39e444b.html
There are some other odds and ends at the Dallas Morning News' site, like an intersting article about how this year's draft will end a streak of 14 draft that a Miami player was choosen in the first round (link - http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...elin/stories/030109dnspogosselin.39dd48d.html ). Other then that I'll post the more relevant info (position breakdows and such) when Gosselin does.