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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Arkansas' Darren McFadden Is Slipping Down NFL Draft Boards - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog Arkansas' Darren McFadden Is Slipping Down NFL Draft Boards Posted Feb 12th 2008 1:05PM by Ryan Wilson Filed under: NFL Draft, NFL Fans ESPN's Mel ...

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Re: McFadden Anyone?

Arkansas' Darren McFadden Is Slipping Down NFL Draft Boards - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

Arkansas' Darren McFadden Is Slipping Down NFL Draft Boards
Posted Feb 12th 2008 1:05PM by Ryan Wilson
Filed under: NFL Draft, NFL Fans

ESPN's Mel Kiper has been scouting college players for some 25 years now, but the NFL Network's Mike Mayock is probably the best draft analyst on the teevees these days. Mayock had Jay Cutler ranked ahead of Vince Young and Matt Leinart in 2006, and never thought wide receiver Mike Williams would be much of an NFL wide receiver. Kiper was a Leinart guy and ranked Williams as one of the draft's best players in 2005.

The point isn't to call out Kiper, but to show that Mayock's pretty good at what he does. Which makes it kinda surprising that in his initial list of top-20 draft prospects doesn't include Arkansas running back Darren McFadden.

Mayock tells Paul Burmeister that he's just starting looking at the juniors, but he's watched three of McFadden's games and wasn't as impressed as he expected to be. "Great burst, great acceleration, but I don't touch Darren McFadden in the first 20 picks of the draft."

Wow. Obviously, it's still early in the process -- the combine, Pro Days and individual team workouts are all in front of us -- but given Mayock's eye for talent, I wouldn't be surprised if McFadden pulled a "Brady Quinn" come draft day. And who knows, maybe Jerry Jones will get his (rumored) wish after all.

By the way, Kiper currently has McFadden No. 1 on his big board.


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