2008 Small School Top 50

hagan714 · 03-09-2008, 02:14 PM

2008 SMALL SCHOOL TOP 50

1 CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Tennessee State 1st

2 QB Joe Flacco Delaware 2nd

3 QB Josh Johnson San Diego 3rd
4 DE Kendall Langford Hampton 3rd

5 WR Jerome Simpson Coastal Carolina 4th
6 WR Dexter Jackson Appalachian State 4th
7 OT Heath Benedict Newberry 4th
8 CB Antwaun Molden Eastern Kentucky 4th-5th

9 OLB Bryan Smith McNeese State 5th
10 OLB Curtis Johnson Clark Atlanta 5th-6th
11 OG Chad Rinehart Northern Iowa 5th-6th
12 OG Kerry Brown Appalachian State 5th-6th
13 DE Brian Johnston Gardner-Webb 5th-6th

14 OT Brandon Keith Northern Iowa 6th
15 FB Jerome Felton Furman 6th
16 RB Archibong "Xavier" Omon Northwest Missouri State 6th
17 P Mike Dragosavich North Dakota State 6th
18 OT Thaddeus Coleman Mississippi Valley State 6th

19 WR Pierre Garcon Mount Union 7th
20 TE Kolomona Kapanui West Texas A&M 7th
21 DE Rudolph Hardie Howard 7th
22 OT Demetrius Bell Northwestern State 7th-PFA
23 K Shane Longest St. Xavier (IL) 7th-PFA
24 OT David Hale Weber State 7th-PFA
25 WR Jaymar Johnson Jackson State 7th-PFA
26 FS Corey Lynch Appalachian State 7th-PFA
27 OG Mackenzy Bernadeau Bentley 7th-PFA

28 OLB Kroy Biermann Montana PFA
29 ILB Joe Mays North Dakota State PFA
30 DE Marcus Dixon Hampton PFA
31 WR Arman Shields Richmond PFA
32 RB Lex Hilliard Montana PFA
33 RB Chad Simpson Morgan State PFA
34 DT Kurt Hout Ferris State PFA
35 WR Shaheer McBride Delaware State PFA
36 DE Alex Hall St. Augustine College PFA
37 WR Jayson Foster Georgia Southern PFA
38 TE Drew Atchison William & Mary PFA
39 C Brennen Carvalho Portland State PFA
40 WR Bruce Hocker Duquesne PFA
41 QB Mark Nicolet Hillsdale PFA
42 OT Matt Roan Southern Utah PFA
43 FS Bobbie Williams Bethune-Cookman PFA
44 RB Tim Hightower Richmond PFA
45 CB Alfred Phillips Wagner PFA
46 RB Omar Cuff Delaware PFA
47 ILB Steve Allen West Texas A&M PFA
48 OLB Andy Studebaker Wheaton (IL) PFA
49 SS Michael Eubanks Delta State PFA
50 CB Brandon Carr Grand Valley State PFA

Ok here we go a start to the list of possible unknowns that the saints may pull out of their hat on draft day and during the UDFA period. Might as well look at them we always have at least 3 in the mix.

I can not remember were I got the list but it is a pretty good one.

FireVenturi · 03-09-2008, 02:59 PM

Hagan...you know anything else about this guy? TE Kolomona Kapanui West Texas A&M 7th

ssmitty · 03-09-2008, 02:59 PM

but, we only have 6 picks........
can we bring the rest in as fa's ?

hagan714 · 03-09-2008, 05:57 PM

TOP 3 SMALL SCHOOL TIGHT ENDS
1. Kolomona Kapanui, West Texas A&M, 6032, 271lbs, 4.64 40
Kapanui was a member of USC's 2001 recruiting class but decided to transfer due to the academic work load, lack of playing time, and a hip injury. He came to West Texas A&M and showed the Hawaiian-born tight end could light it up. The two-time All-Lone Star selection also earned AP and D2Football.com - Division II Football All-America honors in 2007 with 39 catches for 481 yards and seven touchdowns. He will have to show he can be durable and take below average size for the position and use it in the NFL. If he can stay healthy and learn the system he will have a chance to be a solid steal on day two. He will be at the NFL Scouting Combine later this month and should land in the late rounds with a good workout.
2. Drew Atchison, William & Mary, 6056, 247lbs, 4.74 40
Atchison spent most of '05 on the travel squad and then caught 12 passes in '06 and caught 34 balls for 475 yards and six touchdowns in '07. He earned honorable mention All-America honors by The Sports Network and VASID All-State honors this year, respectively. He also played baseball in college with three appearances in '04. He catches most balls with his hands and has great size for the position. He struggles to block linebackers and safeties in space and lacks straight-line speed. He played in the 2008 East-West Shrine Game but does not have an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine. He will be a 7th-PFA type project for a team wiling to take the time to develop this raw prospect. He should end up as a priority free agent signing after the draft.
3. Joseph Tuineau, Southeast Missouri State, 6072, 272lbs, 4.87 40
Tuineau will be difficult to grade with a tight end/tackle tweener body and a lack of playing experience. He redshirted in 2003 and then hauled in just nine passes in '04. His 2005 campaign was his breakout season where he hauled in 25 balls for 305 yards on his way to earning 2nd team All-OVC honors. Due to having two senior tight ends and the coaching staff feeling he needed more experience, he was benched and still managed to catch six passes as the third-string tight end. Born in Fiji, Joseph moved to New Zealand at the age of eight where he played rugby. He is very raw, but has the talent to start in the NFL after three to four years of coaching. T his year he finished second on the team with 21 catches for 334 yards and one touchdown. He was not invited to the scouting combine so his pro day will be important. He might be a surprise pick in the late rounds due to his tremendous upside.
Notables: Louis Irizarry, Youngstown State; Chris Wagner, South Dakota State; Matthew Sherry, Villanova; Chris Conklin, Wingate; Matthew Mulligan, Maine; Jeff Fielder, Minnesota-Mankato; Buck Reed, Bethel (TN); Eric Tonkin, Concordia (MN); Clint Wright, Northern Colorado

beauchristopher · 03-09-2008, 08:22 PM

dexter jackson is a blazzzzer. he could end up like skylar green tho..

i hope skylar makes a roster spot tho.

FireVenturi · 03-09-2008, 09:46 PM

I forgot about Skyler, He is gonna have a tough road ahead of him to make the team, especially if we draft a wr/rs.

03-09-2008, 02:14 PM	#1
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	2008 Small School Top 50 2008 SMALL SCHOOL TOP 50 1 CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Tennessee State 1st 2 QB Joe Flacco Delaware 2nd 3 QB Josh Johnson San Diego 3rd 4 DE Kendall Langford Hampton 3rd 5 WR Jerome Simpson Coastal Carolina 4th 6 WR Dexter Jackson Appalachian State 4th 7 OT Heath Benedict Newberry 4th 8 CB Antwaun Molden Eastern Kentucky 4th-5th 9 OLB Bryan Smith McNeese State 5th 10 OLB Curtis Johnson Clark Atlanta 5th-6th 11 OG Chad Rinehart Northern Iowa 5th-6th 12 OG Kerry Brown Appalachian State 5th-6th 13 DE Brian Johnston Gardner-Webb 5th-6th 14 OT Brandon Keith Northern Iowa 6th 15 FB Jerome Felton Furman 6th 16 RB Archibong "Xavier" Omon Northwest Missouri State 6th 17 P Mike Dragosavich North Dakota State 6th 18 OT Thaddeus Coleman Mississippi Valley State 6th 19 WR Pierre Garcon Mount Union 7th 20 TE Kolomona Kapanui West Texas A&M 7th 21 DE Rudolph Hardie Howard 7th 22 OT Demetrius Bell Northwestern State 7th-PFA 23 K Shane Longest St. Xavier (IL) 7th-PFA 24 OT David Hale Weber State 7th-PFA 25 WR Jaymar Johnson Jackson State 7th-PFA 26 FS Corey Lynch Appalachian State 7th-PFA 27 OG Mackenzy Bernadeau Bentley 7th-PFA 28 OLB Kroy Biermann Montana PFA 29 ILB Joe Mays North Dakota State PFA 30 DE Marcus Dixon Hampton PFA 31 WR Arman Shields Richmond PFA 32 RB Lex Hilliard Montana PFA 33 RB Chad Simpson Morgan State PFA 34 DT Kurt Hout Ferris State PFA 35 WR Shaheer McBride Delaware State PFA 36 DE Alex Hall St. Augustine College PFA 37 WR Jayson Foster Georgia Southern PFA 38 TE Drew Atchison William & Mary PFA 39 C Brennen Carvalho Portland State PFA 40 WR Bruce Hocker Duquesne PFA 41 QB Mark Nicolet Hillsdale PFA 42 OT Matt Roan Southern Utah PFA 43 FS Bobbie Williams Bethune-Cookman PFA 44 RB Tim Hightower Richmond PFA 45 CB Alfred Phillips Wagner PFA 46 RB Omar Cuff Delaware PFA 47 ILB Steve Allen West Texas A&M PFA 48 OLB Andy Studebaker Wheaton (IL) PFA 49 SS Michael Eubanks Delta State PFA 50 CB Brandon Carr Grand Valley State PFA Ok here we go a start to the list of possible unknowns that the saints may pull out of their hat on draft day and during the UDFA period. Might as well look at them we always have at least 3 in the mix. I can not remember were I got the list but it is a pretty good one.
	"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

03-09-2008, 02:59 PM	#2
FireVenturi Cold as Ice! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Da Big Easy Posts: 2,978	Re: 2008 Small School Top 50 Hagan...you know anything else about this guy? TE Kolomona Kapanui West Texas A&M 7th

03-09-2008, 02:59 PM	#3
ssmitty 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,879	Re: 2008 Small School Top 50 but, we only have 6 picks........ can we bring the rest in as fa's ?
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03-09-2008, 05:57 PM	#4
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: 2008 Small School Top 50 *TOP 3 SMALL SCHOOL TIGHT ENDS* 1. Kolomona Kapanui, West Texas A&M, 6032, 271lbs, 4.64 40 Kapanui was a member of USC's 2001 recruiting class but decided to transfer due to the academic work load, lack of playing time, and a hip injury. He came to West Texas A&M and showed the Hawaiian-born tight end could light it up. The two-time All-Lone Star selection also earned AP and D2Football.com - Division II Football All-America honors in 2007 with 39 catches for 481 yards and seven touchdowns. He will have to show he can be durable and take below average size for the position and use it in the NFL. If he can stay healthy and learn the system he will have a chance to be a solid steal on day two. He will be at the NFL Scouting Combine later this month and should land in the late rounds with a good workout. 2. Drew Atchison, William & Mary, 6056, 247lbs, 4.74 40 Atchison spent most of '05 on the travel squad and then caught 12 passes in '06 and caught 34 balls for 475 yards and six touchdowns in '07. He earned honorable mention All-America honors by The Sports Network and VASID All-State honors this year, respectively. He also played baseball in college with three appearances in '04. He catches most balls with his hands and has great size for the position. He struggles to block linebackers and safeties in space and lacks straight-line speed. He played in the 2008 East-West Shrine Game but does not have an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine. He will be a 7th-PFA type project for a team wiling to take the time to develop this raw prospect. He should end up as a priority free agent signing after the draft. 3. Joseph Tuineau, Southeast Missouri State, 6072, 272lbs, 4.87 40 Tuineau will be difficult to grade with a tight end/tackle tweener body and a lack of playing experience. He redshirted in 2003 and then hauled in just nine passes in '04. His 2005 campaign was his breakout season where he hauled in 25 balls for 305 yards on his way to earning 2nd team All-OVC honors. Due to having two senior tight ends and the coaching staff feeling he needed more experience, he was benched and still managed to catch six passes as the third-string tight end. Born in Fiji, Joseph moved to New Zealand at the age of eight where he played rugby. He is very raw, but has the talent to start in the NFL after three to four years of coaching. T his year he finished second on the team with 21 catches for 334 yards and one touchdown. He was not invited to the scouting combine so his pro day will be important. He might be a surprise pick in the late rounds due to his tremendous upside. Notables: Louis Irizarry, Youngstown State; Chris Wagner, South Dakota State; Matthew Sherry, Villanova; Chris Conklin, Wingate; Matthew Mulligan, Maine; Jeff Fielder, Minnesota-Mankato; Buck Reed, Bethel (TN); Eric Tonkin, Concordia (MN); Clint Wright, Northern Colorado
	"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

03-09-2008, 08:22 PM	#5
beauchristopher 100th Post Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 227	Re: 2008 Small School Top 50 dexter jackson is a blazzzzer. he could end up like skylar green tho.. i hope skylar makes a roster spot tho.

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03-09-2008, 09:46 PM	#6
FireVenturi Cold as Ice! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Da Big Easy Posts: 2,978	Re: 2008 Small School Top 50 I forgot about Skyler, He is gonna have a tough road ahead of him to make the team, especially if we draft a wr/rs.