Alright with the college football season just about two months away - figured I would reveal some small school prospects for those who enjoy the obscure players to keep tabs on throughout the season. First up we will look at some small school players at defensive end who I feel have a chance with continued development to play at the pro level.There are a pair of pass rushers at Youngstown State, to keep an eye on, one is ex-Nebraska Corn Husker Avery Moss, who had 4.5 sacks as a freshman at Nebraska, before leaving the Husker to follow Bo Pelini. In his first season at Youngstown, he played as a reserve and accrued 2.5 sacks. Moss comes with some off-field baggage and part of the reason he left Nebraska was for public indecency, disturbing the peace and failure to appear. The other is Derek Rivers, a 6-foot-5, 260-pound athletic specimen who is a film grinder, that has played standing up, with his hand in the dirt and has pass dropping ability. Rivers has amassed, 23.5 sacks, 37 tackles for loss in 33 games played.Trey Hendrickson of Florida Atlantic is a prototypical 4-3 DE, at 6-foot-4, 270-pounds Hendrickson is a converted high school tight end, from Apopka High School, the same high school Warren Sapp starred at as a tight end before switching to DT, at Miami. In his 36 games played for the Owls, Hendrickson has complied 20 sacks, 27.5 tackles for loss, and 7 forced fumbles.Northwestern Oklahoma State is not a hotbed for pro football talent, yet Joby Saint Fleur, has been a dominating presence over the past two seasons. A 6-foot-4, 255-pound edge rusher, Saint Fleur has made a name for himself with 18 sacks, 27 tackles for loss, 130 total tackles, and 4 forced fumbles.Keionta Davis, broke David Tulls Chattanooga's single season sack record last season with 13.5 sacks. A thickly built edge rusher at 6-foot-4, 260-pounds Davis is a technician with his hand usage and edge rush moves. In 37 games he has amassed 20.5 sacks, 31.5 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 interception, and 88 total tackles. A mammoth defensive end, at Villanova Tanoh Kpassagnon, stands 6-foot-7 and weighs 280-pounds, with 11 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles and total tackles in 28 games, the sky is the limit for Kpassagnon, who is a Carlos Dunlap clone.
