flashgordon
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« #1 : January 07, 2013, 07:28:03 PM »
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If GreatBlueNorthDraft's proscouting of the talent on the teams is any indication,
Tonight's national championship game will also be a bonanza for pro scouts as there will a passel of top prospects for the 2013 draft in uniform. Indeed, Alabama looks like it could be one of the dominant teams at the upcoming draft with as many as a half dozen first-round prospects. For the Tide, it starts up front on offense where veteran OG Chance Warmack (#65, 6-3, 320), one of fastest risers in the 2013 draft class, has emerged as a legitimate top 10 prospect, while C Barrett Jones (#75, 6-5, 305) and massive junior RT D.J. Fluker (#76, 6-5, 335) are later opening round candidates. Incredibly, though, in the end, the Tide's best OL prospect may be sophomore LT Cyrus Kouandijo (#71, 6-5, 325) who could be a top 10 prospect in 2014. Mor incredibly, Alabama is actually even stronger on defense where junior CB Dee Milliner (#28, 6-0, 200), the top cover corner in this year's draft, and rugged NT Jesse Williams (#54, 6-3, 320), another Tide player on the rise, are both mid-first round prosepcts. So would junior MLB C.J. Mosley (#32, 6-2, 235), but he has alraedy indicated he will be returning to school next fall. Same story for steady junior QB A.J. McCarron (#10, 6-3, 210) who will also be back in Tuscallosa next year. Meanwhile, junior RB Eddie Lacey (#42, 5-11, 220), FS Robert Lester (#37, 6-1, 210), TE Michael Williams (#89, 6-5, 270) and LB Nico Johnson (#35, 6-2, 245) are middle round prospects, while DEs Damion Square (#92, 6-2, 290) and Quinton Dial (#90, 6-5, 305) are solid 5-tech 3-4 DEs. For good measure, Alabama also has one of college football's most consistent kickers in veteran PK Jeremy Shelley (#90, 5-10, 165) is one of the most consistent kickers around. And just for fun - and future reference - freshman RB T.J. Yeldon (#4, 6-1, 215) is one of the most dynamic runners in the country, but won't be draft-eligible until 2015.
For its part, Notre Dame isn't quite as quite as talented as Alabama, however, the Irish's draft prospects are definitely on the rise. Indeed, after having a couple of players selected in last year's opening round for the first time in almost two decades, Notre Dame has another top prospect in MLB Manti Te'o (#5, 6-1, 255), the NCAA defensive player of the year who finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting. In fact, if Te'o impresses during off-season workouts, he has a chance to be the first Notre Dame player selected with a top 10 pick since 1994. Te'o could be joined in this year's opening round by junior TE Tyler Eifert (#80, 6-5, 255) who is considered to be the top prospect at the position for the upcoming draft, while a trio of other juniors including LT Zach Martin (#70, 6-4, 305), RB Cierre Wood (#20, 5-11, 215) and DT Louis Nix (#9, 6-2, 330) have second day talent if they opt to enter this year’s draft. At the same time, veteran C Braxston Cave (#52, 6-2, 305), DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (#89, 6-3, 305), safeties Jamoris Slaughter (#26, 5-11, 200) and Zeke Motta (#17, 6-1, 215), and WR/RB Theo Rid**CENSORED** (#6, 5-10,200) have later round or free agent potential.
then Alabama wins. I for one don't care except to watch Dee Milliner.
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