Draft Nuggets 2013:
Entry #3
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Just two teams remain in the pursuit of the Lombardi Trophy.
But at this time of year, every team is abuzz with activity. With turnover on
coaching staffs, front offices and rosters, the NFL off-season is the time when
next year’s champion is made. My name is Jeff Bowers, draft researcher for The
Ticket, and this is your home for all the latest news with the Cowboys, The NFL
Draft and the rest of the NFL.
The Jan 15th deadline for college underclassmen to
declare for the draft has passed and a number of college “all-star” games were
played, giving those draft eligible players a chance to show their skills and earn
a place in the 2013 NFL Draft on April 25-27.
For the third consecutive year, a record number of draft
eligible underclassmen made them available for the NFL Draft. 73 players,
including 11 from LSU alone, put their name in the hat for this year’s draft,
eclipsing last year’s record of 65. With the new rookie wage scale, this trend
will probably continue as players seek to get their “free agency clock” started
as early as possible. Last year over half of the 1st round
selections were underclassmen, and many of these players will be high draft
picks as well. Below is the complete list in alphabetical order:
Number
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
College
|
1
|
Allen,
Keenan
|
WR
|
California
|
2
|
Amerson,
David
|
DB
|
North
Carolina State
|
3
|
Bailey,
Alvin
|
G
|
Arkansas
|
4
|
Bailey,
Stedman
|
WR
|
West
Virginia
|
5
|
Bakhtiari,
David
|
T
|
Colorado
|
6
|
Beckford,
Dwayne
|
LB
|
Purdue
|
7
|
Bell,
Le'Veon
|
RB
|
Michigan
State
|
8
|
Bernard,
Giovani
|
RB
|
North
Carolina
|
9
|
Bray,
Tyler
|
QB
|
Tennessee
|
10
|
Brown,
Terrence
|
DB
|
Stanford
|
11
|
Carter,
Duron
|
WR
|
Ohio
State
|
12
|
Davis,
Knile
|
RB
|
Arkansas
|
13
|
Edwards,
Mike
|
DB
|
Hawaii
|
14
|
Elam,
Matt
|
DB
|
Florida
|
15
|
Ertz,
Zach
|
TE
|
Stanford
|
16
|
Escobar,
Gavin
|
TE
|
San
Diego State
|
17
|
Faulk,
Chris
|
T
|
Louisiana
State
|
18
|
Floyd,
Sharrif
|
DT
|
Florida
|
19
|
Ford,
Michael
|
RB
|
Louisiana
State
|
20
|
Frederick,
Travis
|
C
|
Wisconsin
|
21
|
Geathers,
Kwame
|
NT
|
Georgia
|
22
|
Gholston,
William
|
DE
|
Michigan
State
|
23
|
Hankins,
Johnathan
|
DT
|
Ohio
State
|
24
|
Harley,
Jajuan
|
DB
|
Middle
Tennessee
|
25
|
Hopkins,
DeAndre
|
WR
|
Clemson
|
26
|
Hunter,
Justin
|
WR
|
Tennessee
|
27
|
Jamison,
Jawan
|
RB
|
Rutgers
|
28
|
Jefferson,
Stefphon
|
RB
|
Nevada
|
29
|
Jefferson,
Tony
|
DB
|
Oklahoma
|
30
|
Jenkins,
Jelani
|
LB
|
Florida
|
31
|
Joeckel,
Luke
|
T
|
Texas
A&M
|
32
|
Jones,
Jarvis
|
LB
|
Georgia
|
33
|
Jose,
Jose
|
DT
|
Central
Florida
|
34
|
Kruger,
Joe
|
DE
|
Utah
|
35
|
Lacy,
Eddie
|
RB
|
Alabama
|
36
|
Lattimore,
Marcus
|
RB
|
South
Carolina
|
37
|
Lemonier,
Corey
|
DE
|
Auburn
|
38
|
Logan,
Bennie
|
DT
|
Louisiana
State
|
39
|
Maponga,
Stansly
|
DE
|
Texas
Christian
|
40
|
Mathieu,
Tyrann
|
DB
|
Louisiana
State
|
41
|
Milliner,
Dee
|
DB
|
Alabama
|
42
|
Mingo,
Barkevious
|
DE
|
Louisiana
State
|
43
|
Minter,
Kevin
|
LB
|
Louisiana
State
|
44
|
Montgomery,
Sam
|
DE
|
Louisiana
State
|
45
|
Moore,
Brandon
|
DT
|
Texas
|
46
|
Moore,
Damontre
|
DE
|
Texas
A&M
|
47
|
Ogletree,
Alec
|
LB
|
Georgia
|
48
|
Patterson,
Cordarrelle
|
WR
|
Tennessee
|
49
|
Randle,
Bradley
|
RB
|
Nevada-Las
Vegas
|
50
|
Randle,
Joseph
|
RB
|
Oklahoma
State
|
51
|
Reed,
Jordan
|
TE
|
Florida
|
52
|
Reid,
Eric
|
DB
|
Louisiana
State
|
53
|
Reid,
Greg
|
DB
|
Florida
State
|
54
|
Rhodes,
Xavier
|
DB
|
Florida
State
|
55
|
Richardson,
Sheldon
|
DT
|
Missouri
|
56
|
Robey,
Nickell
|
DB
|
Southern
California
|
57
|
Ryan,
Logan
|
DB
|
Rutgers
|
58
|
Sanders,
Ace
|
WR
|
South
Carolina
|
59
|
Sentimore,
Darrington
|
DT
|
Tennessee
|
60
|
Simon,
Tharold
|
DB
|
Louisiana
State
|
61
|
Sims,
Dion
|
TE
|
Michigan
State
|
62
|
Spence,
Akeem
|
DT
|
Illinois
|
63
|
Stills,
Kenny
|
WR
|
Oklahoma
|
64
|
Toilolo,
Levine
|
TE
|
Stanford
|
65
|
Ware,
Spencer
|
RB
|
Louisiana
State
|
66
|
Watson,
Menelik
|
T
|
Florida
State
|
67
|
Werner,
Bjoern
|
DE
|
Florida
State
|
68
|
Williams,
Steve
|
DB
|
California
|
69
|
Wilson,
Marquess
|
WR
|
Washington
State
|
70
|
Wing,
Brad
|
P
|
Louisiana
State
|
71
|
Wood,
Cierre
|
RB
|
Notre
Dame
|
72
|
Woods,
Robert
|
WR
|
Southern
California
|
73
|
Wort,
Tom
|
LB
|
Oklahoma
|
East/West Shrine
Game
Played on Saturday the 19th at Tropicana Field,
the East/West Shrine Game gave several college players a chance to show their
skills under NFL coaching. While most of these players are Day 3 draft picks,
it’s this class of players that can provide the precious depth needed to
survive the grind of a 16 game season (as demonstrated by the Cowboys this
year). Here’s a few of the players that stood out during the game and at
practices to keep an eye on:
Name
|
Position
|
School
|
Projection
|
Devin Taylor
|
DE
|
South Carolina
|
3rd-4th
|
Christian Michael
|
RB
|
Texas A&M
|
3rd-4th
|
Terry Hawthorne
|
CB
|
Illinois
|
4th-5th
|
Sio Moore
|
OLB
|
Connecticut
|
4th-5th
|
Josh Evans
|
FS
|
Florida
|
4th-5th
|
Demontre Hurst
|
CB
|
Oklahoma
|
4th-5th
|
AJ Klein
|
OLB
|
Iowa State
|
5th-6th
|
Brandon Smith
|
CB
|
Georgia
|
5th-6th
|
Caleb Sturgis
|
PK
|
Florida
|
5th-6th
|
TJ Johnson
|
C
|
South Carolina
|
5th-6th
|
Jasper Collins
|
WR
|
Mount Union
|
6th-7th
|
Earl Wolff
|
SS
|
NC State
|
6th-7th
|
Gerald Hodges
|
MLB
|
Penn State
|
6th-7th
|
Kerwynn Williams
|
RB/KR
|
Utah State
|
7th-UFA
|
Chad Bumphis
|
WR
|
Mississippi St
|
7th-UFA
|
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