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Old 05-10-2014, 04:49 PM   #1
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The New Orleans Saints selected Kansas State OT Tavon Rooks with the 26th pick (202 overall) in the 6th round, the team's final pick of the draft.

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A talented offensive lineman who earned a starting nod after transferring from the community-college ranks.

2012: Played in all 13 games, earning 10 starts en route to honorable mention All-Big 12 honors by the Associated Press.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Rated as the No. 23 junior college player in the country by Rivals.com while playing at Navarro... Considered by many the top pass-blocker among available junior college offensive linemen... Led Navarro to a 21-3 record in two seasons, including a national title in 2010 and a No. 5 national ranking in 2011... Navarro had the No. 5 ranked passing offense with Rooks on the line in 2011.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Woodlawn High School in Randallstown, Md.

PERSONAL: Son of Stephanie Kees... Pursuing a degree in social sciences.

New Orleans Saints draft Kansas State OT Tavon Rooks in the sixth round




Well he was drafted so he gets his own thread too. Feel free to contribute any info you can find on him here. I think we'd all like to get to know him better.

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Re: New Orleans Saints draft Kansas State OT Tavon Rooks in the sixth round

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings...2014&genpos=ot
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https://www.facebook.com/tavon.rooks.3

He's a Raven's fan ... not sure about him now.
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Hmmmm........... another Boom or bust I reckon.
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Old 05-10-2014, 05:06 PM   #5
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Just because we don't know who he is does not mean it is a bad pick.

Who had heard of Akiem Hicks when we drafted him? Jahri Evans? Zach Strief?
Not saying he will definitely become a good player like those guys, but let's not write him off.
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I trust in Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis....
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I've got a feeling that payton may redshirt him in his rookie season so he has a year to gain some size neccessary to play the position better
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Catch phrase of untapped potential his whole life and has yet to live up to it
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Re: New Orleans Saints draft Kansas State OT Tavon Rooks in the sixth round

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Catch phrase of untapped potential his whole life and has yet to live up to it
Underachiever? KSU HC Bill Snyder couldn't help him tap any of his potential for 2 years? He was a Rivals 3 star recruit out of high school, now I'm guessing a marginal 1 Star recruit coming out of college with no Combine invite. Seriously? A starting OT from a major conference and no Combine invite?

Is he gonna work his @$$ off to make an impact on the football field to improve himself? Track record screams "NOPE"...really don't like this pick now. Prove me wrong, Tavon.
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May be the next Carl Nicks. Put your trust in Loomis.
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