El Tejano's Wish List for 2013 NFL Draft

I didn't base it on player ranking because it's obvious some guys might not be there when we pick. I did base it on team need and availability of the player when we pick. I've done this a few times and usually get 3-4 out of the group that we actually pick.

Have to say I'm really high on TJ Barnes from Ga. Tech.

1. T.J. Barnes DT Ga. Tech

2. Brennan William ROT North Carolina

3. Marquise Goodwin WR Texas

4. Kevin Minter ILB LSU

5. Dion Jordan OLB Oregon

6. Jonathan Cooper OG North Carolina

7. Gavin Escobar TE San Diego St.

8. Tyrann Mathieu CB LSU

9. Matt Scott QB Nevada

10. Terron Armstead ROT Arkansas Pine-Bluff

11. Montori Hughes DT Tennessee-Martin

12. Tavon Austin WR West Virginia

13. Manti Te'o ILB ND

14. Alex Okafor OLB Texas

15. Larry Warford OG Kentucky

16. Zach Ertz TE Stanford

17. Desmond Trufant CB Washington

18. Ryan Nassib QB Syracuse

19. Semisi Tokolahi DT Washington

20. Dallas Thomas ROT Tennessee

21. Stedman Bailey WR West Virginia

22. Arthur Brown ILB Kansas State

23. Jamie Collins OLB Southern Miss

24. Travis Frederick OG Wisconsin

25. Zach Sudfeld TE Nevada

26. Jamar Taylor CB Boise St.

27. EJ Manuel QB Florida St.

28. Brandon Williams DT Missouri Southern

29. Reid Fragel ROT Ohio St.

30. Ryan Swope WR Texas A&M

31. Nico Johnson ILB Alabama

32. Damonte Moore OLB Texas A&M

33. Justin Pugh OG Syracuse

34. Jake Stoneburner TE Ohio St.

35. Jonathan Banks CB Mississippi St.

36. Emmet Cleary ROT Boston College

37. Gilbert Pena DT Ole Miss

38. Keenan Allen WR California

39. Uona Kaveinga ILB BYU

40. Cornelius Washington OLB Georgia

41. Kyle Long OG Oregon

42. Ryan Otten TE San Jose St.

43. Darius Slay Mississippi St.

44. Kenny Vaccaro SS Texas

45. Matt Elam SS Florida

46. Shawn Williams SS Georgia

47. Robert Lester SS Alabama

48. Eric Reid FS LSU

49. Montee Ball RB Wisconsin

50. Marcus Lattimore RB South Carolina

I really want to have a man crush on Barnes, but everytime I put his tape on, I have second thought.

Sixth round on, sure, I'll take him.

76Texan said:

I really want to have a man crush on Barnes, but everytime I put his tape on, I have second thought.

Sixth round on, sure, I'll take him.

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Yeh if we are going that route I would rather go with Kwame’s Geathers. He stands out more than Jenkins who is rated way higher. I think Geathers will be the better pro.

mussop said:

Yeh if we are going that route I would rather go with Kwame’s Geathers. He stands out more than Jenkins who is rated way higher. I think Geathers will be the better pro.

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Geathers seems to be the safer pick, but Jenkins, man, if that guy can control his weigh like Brandon Brooks, he could be an impact player. For that uncertainty, I would rather not draft him before the third round.

Now if I have the resources that the Texans do such that I can find out about the weigh thingy, I can upgrade him easily.

76Texan said:

I really want to have a man crush on Barnes, but everytime I put his tape on, I have second thought.

Sixth round on, sure, I'll take him.

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I just see more athleticism on Barnes. 76, what about his tape don't you like?

El Tejano said:

I just see more athleticism on Barnes. 76, what about his tape don't you like?

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Inconsistency, he played "small" quite often.

I think his height (6'6) worked against him some time.
He needs to learn to play with better leverage, otherwise smaller guy can clear him out with better leverage and technique.

The question is whether he can bend.
Probably need to watch some more tape to see if he has the ability to do that or he's just a waist bender.