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The game of the week award is tough but I liked Texas A&M vs Ole Miss myself!
Heeeeeeeeeeres Johnny!
Here are some of the top draft eligible performers stats ...
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Comp - Att - TD - Int
Derek Carr QB Fresno State rSr 6-3 215 | 183 - 259 - 1864 - 19 - 4
Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville Jr 6-3 220 | 125 - 176 - 1872 - 18 - 2
Tajh Boyd QB Clemson rSr 6-1 225 | 123 - 185 - 1783 - 15 - 2
Keith Price QB Washington rSr 6-1 202 | 133 - 192 - 1576 - 12 - 4
Aaron Murray QB Georgia rSr 6-1 208 | 123 - 196 - 1824 - 17 - 5
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 5-11 210 | 131 - 179 - 1835 - 14 - 5
Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rSo 6-3 214 | 100 - 165 - 1724 - 17 - 0
Brett Hundley QB UCLA rSo 6-3 227 | 109 - 160 - 1459 - 12 - 4
David Fales QB San Jose State Sr 6-2 220 | 136 - 228 - 1943 - 12 - 8
Zach Mettenberger QB LSU rSr 6-5 235 | 116 - 174 - 1890 - 15 - 2
A.J. McCarron QB Alabama rSr 6-3 214 | 111 - 161 - 1407 - 11 - 3
Corey Robinson QB Troy rSr 6-1 210 | 168 - 235 - 1889 - 15 - 7
Brett Smith QB Wyoming Jr 6-3 208 | 160 - 250 - 1854 - 15 - 4
Sean Mannion QB Oregon State rJr 6-4 215 | 194 - 289 - 2511 - 25 - 3
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Att - Yards - TD
Lache Seastrunk RB Baylor rJr 5-9 210 | 53 - 589 - 8
De'Anthony Thomas RB Oregon Jr 5-9 178 | 42 - 338 - 6
Bishop Sankey RB Washington Jr 5-10 200 | 131 - 732 - 7
James White RB Wisconsin Sr 5-10 198 | 69 - 473 - 3
Ka'Deem Carey RB Arizona Jr 5-10 198 | 73 - 431 - 5
Roderick McDowell RB Clemson rSr 5-9 195 | 60 - 294 - 0
Rajion Neal RB Tennessee Sr 5-11 212 | 108 - 616 - 7
Jeremy Smith RB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 208 | 63 - 233 - 7
Kasey Carrier RB New Mexico rSr 5-8 185 | 107 - 685 - 8
David Fluellen RB Toledo Sr 6-0 215 | 129 - 846 - 9
Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin rSo 6-1 203 | 68 - 698 - 7
Antonio Andrews RB Western Kentucky Sr 5-11 212 | 124 - 882 - 9
Ben Malena RB Texas A&M Sr 5-8 198 | 57 - 303 - 7
Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rSo 6-3 214 | 28 - 338 - 7
Brett Smith QB Wyoming Jr 6-3 208 | 45 - 282 - 1
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 5-11 210 | 48 314 - 3
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Rec - Yards - TD
Marqise Lee WR Southern California Jr 6-0 195 | 30 - 385 - 1
Mike Evans WR Texas A&M rSo 6-5 225 | 28 - 691 - 5
Sammy Watkins WR Clemson Jr 6-1 205 | 29 - 481 - 3
Brandon Coleman WR Rutgers rJr 6-5 220 | 15 - 220 - 2
Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt Sr 6-3 205 | 47 - 709 - 5
Allen Robinson WR Penn State Jr 6-3 205 | 38 - 621 - 5
*Paul Richardson WR Colorado rJr 6-1 176 | 31 - 621 - 5
Devin Street WR Pittsburgh rSr 6-3 192 | 21 - 445 - 3
Jared Abbrederis WR Wisconsin rSr 6-1 188 | 33 - 572 - 4
TJ Jones WR Notre Dame Sr 6-0 195 | 33 - 481 - 4
Eric Ward WR Texas Tech rSr 5-11 206 | 27 - 343 - 2
Robert Herron WR Wyoming Sr 5-9 187 | 30 - 451 - 3
Mike Davis WR Texas Sr 6-2 195 | 26 - 287 - 4
Jalen Saunders WR Oklahoma Sr 5-9 164 | 22 - 213 - 3
DeVante Parker WR Louisville Jr 6-2 209 | 21 - 375 - 6
Ryan Grant WR Tulane rSr 6-0 192 | 40 - 521 - 4
Tevin Reese WR Baylor rSr 5-10 172 | 18 - 425 - 4
Donte Moncrief WR Ole Miss Jr 6-2 226 | 23 - 355 - 4
Brandon Cooks WR Oregon St Jr 5-10 186 | 52 - 807 - 9
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
C.J. Mosley OLB Alabama Sr 6-2 232 | 24 - 24 - 3.5 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0
Khalil Mack OLB Buffalo rSr 6-3 248 | 22 - 19 - 8.0 - 5.0 - 3 - 1 - 1
Ryan Shazier OLB Ohio State Jr 6-2 226 | 34 - 13 - 8.0 - 1 .0 - 1 - 2 - 0
Kyle Van Noy OLB Brigham Young rSr 6-3 235 | 23 - 15 - 9.5 - 3.0 - 4 - 0 - 1
*Jordan Hicks OLB Texas rJr 6-2 235 | 19 - 16 - 2.5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Jonathan Brown OLB Illinois Sr 6-1 235 | 26 - 34 - 6.5 - 1.5 - 1 - 0 - 0
Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB Boston College Sr 6-1 218 | 33 - 26 - 4.5 - 1.0 - 1 - 0 - 0
Christian Jones OLB Florida State Sr 6-3 232 | 10 - 11 - 1.5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
A.J. Johnson ILB Tennessee Jr 6-2 240 | 23 - 24 - 4.5 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0
Yawin Smallwood ILB Connecticut rJr 6-2 244 | 24 - 40 - 3.5 - 1.0 - 3 - 1 - 0
Shayne Skov ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 245 | 24 - 28 - 6.0 - 2.5 - 1 - 0 - 0
*Andrew Jackson ILB Western Kentucky rJr 6-0 258 | 31 - 21 - 4.0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0
Lamin Barrow ILB LSU rSr 6-1 232 | 10 - 39 - 3.0 - 1.5 - 2 - 0 - 0
Chris Borland ILB Wisconsin rSr 5-11 248 | 34 - 22 - 3.0 - 3.0 - 3 - 0 - 0
Max Bullough ILB Michigan State Sr 6-3 245 | 10 - 22 - 4.5 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0
Greg Blair ILB Cincinnati rSr 6-1 252 | 19 - 22 - 2.0 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 0
DeDe Lattimore ILB South Florida rSr 6-0 236 | 35 - 21 - 2.0 - 0 - 3 - 2 - 1
Xavius Boyd OLB Western Kentucky Sr 6-1 242 | 40 - 27 - 12.5 - 6.5 - 1 - 1 - 0
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
Louis Nix DT Notre Dame rJr 6-2 352 | 8 - 12 - 1.0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0
Ra'Shede Hageman DT Minnesota rSr 6-6 312 | 12 - 11 - 6.5 - 1 - 3 - 0 - 0
Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State Jr 6-2 298 | 10 - 7 - 3.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
DaQuan Jones DT Penn State Sr 6-3 333 | 24 - 15 - 8.5 - 2.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Ryan Carrethers DT Arkansas State rSr 6-1 328 | 19 - 19 - 5.0 - 3.5 - 0 - 0 - 0
Shamar Stephen DT Connecticut rSr 6-5 323 | 9 - 23 - 4.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PD - PBU - FF - INT
Bradley Roby CB Ohio State rJr 5-11 192 | 21 - 7 - 1.0 - 0 - 8 - 6 - 0 - 2
Keith McGill CB Utah rSr 6-2 205 | 17 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 8 - 7 - 0 - 1
Kyle Fuller CB Virginia Tech Sr 6-0 190 | 17 - 7 - 2.0 - 0 - 12 - 10 - 1 - 2
Bene Benwikere CB San Jose State Sr 5-11 192 | 19 - 9 - 0 - 0 - 10 - 8 - 0 - 2
Jason Verrett CB TCU Sr 5-10 178 | 17 - 7 - 2.5 - 1.0 - 11 - 10 - 0 - 1
Ciante Evans CB Nebraska Sr 5-10 190 | 11 - 4 - 2.0 - 1.0 - 7 - 4 - 1 - 3
Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB Nebraska Sr 6-2 214 | 11 - 8 - 1.5 - 0 - 10 - 6 - 0 - 4
Darqueze Dennard CB Michigan State Sr 5-11 197 | 10 - 14 - 1.5 - 0 - 9 - 7 - 0 - 2
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PD - PBU - FF - INT
Lamarcus Joyner FS Florida State Sr 5-8 195 | 17 - 8 - 2.0 - 2.0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0
Deone Bucannon FS Washington State Sr 6-1 198 | 41 - 23 - 2.5 - 0 - 0 - 5 - 1 - 4
Dion Bailey SS Southern California rJr 6-0 210 | 21 - 9 - 2.5 - 0.5 - 5 - 3 - 0 - 2
Kenny Ladler FS Vanderbilt Sr 6-0 205 | 30 - 19 - 1.0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1
Now let's look at some upcoming games for week 8
No. 10 Miami (FL) at North Carolina Thursday, October 17 @ 7:30 PM
AJ Highsmith FS Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-0 208
Allen Hurns WR Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-2 195
Asante Cleveland TE Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-5 260
Brandon Linder OG Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-6 319
Curtis Porter DT Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-1 325
David Gilbert DE Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 254
Denzel Perryman OLB Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-0 240
James Gaines ILB Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-2 240
Jared Wheeler C Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-5 319
Luther Robinson DT Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-3 296
Maurice Hagens FB Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-11 250
Pat O'Donnell P Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-4 220
Seantrel Henderson OT Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-7 345
Shayon Green DE Miami (Fla.) rSr 6-2 264
Stephen Morris QB Miami (Fla.) Sr 6-2 218
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A.J. Blue RB North Carolina rSr 6-1 215
Bryn Renner QB North Carolina rSr 6-2 225
Eric Ebron TE North Carolina Jr 6-4 245
Jabari Price CB North Carolina Sr 5-11 200
James Hurst OT North Carolina Sr 6-6 305
Kareem Martin DE North Carolina Sr 6-5 265
Terry Shankle CB North Carolina rSr 5-11 190
Tim Jackson DT North Carolina Sr 6-4 285
Tre Boston FS North Carolina Sr 6-0 205
No. 11 South Carolina at Tennessee Saturday, October 19 @ 12:00 PM
Chaz Sutton DE South Carolina rSr 6-4 263
Connor Shaw QB South Carolina Sr 6-1 209
Jadeveon Clowney DE South Carolina Jr 6-5 274
Jimmy Legree CB South Carolina rSr 5-11 187
Ronald Patrick OG South Carolina Sr 6-2 315
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A.J. Johnson ILB Tennessee Jr 6-2 243
Alex Bullard OG Tennessee rSr 6-2 302
Antonio Richardson OT Tennessee Jr 6-6 327
Byron Moore FS Tennessee rSr 6-0 208
Corey Miller DE Tennessee Sr 6-3 265
Daniel McCullers DT Tennessee Sr 6-6 351
Dontavis Sapp OLB Tennessee Sr 6-2 227
Jacques Smith DE Tennessee Sr 6-2 243
James Stone C Tennessee Sr 6-3 292
JaWuan James OT Tennessee Sr 6-6 318
Maurice Couch DT Tennessee rSr 6-1 304
Rajion Neal RB Tennessee Sr 5-11 212
Zach Fulton OG Tennessee Sr 6-5 323
No. 15 Georgia at Vanderbilt Saturday, October 19 @ 12:00 PM
Aaron Murray QB Georgia rSr 6-1 208
Arthur Lynch TE Georgia rSr 6-5 254
Chris Burnette OG Georgia rSr 6-2 315
Dallas Lee OG Georgia rSr 6-4 295
Garrison Smith DT Georgia Sr 6-3 299
Kenarious Gates OT Georgia Sr 6-5 327
Rantavious Wooten WR Georgia rSr 5-10 176
T.J. Stripling OLB Georgia Sr 6-5 237
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Andre Hal CB Vanderbilt Sr 5-11 186
Carey Spear K Vanderbilt Sr 5-10 190
Chase Garnham ILB Vanderbilt Sr 6-2 234
Fitz Lassing FB Vanderbilt Sr 6-3 240
Javon Marshall SS Vanderbilt rSr 5-10 195
Jonathan Krause WR Vanderbilt Sr 5-11 182
Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt Sr 6-3 205
Kenny Ladler FS Vanderbilt Sr 6-0 205
Steven Clarke CB Vanderbilt Sr 5-10 195
Walker May DE Vanderbilt rSr 6-4 250
Wesley Johnson OT Vanderbilt rSr 6-5 290
Wesley Tate RB Vanderbilt rSr 6-1 215
No. 16 Texas Tech at West Virginia Saturday, October 19 @ 12:00 PM
Eric Ward WR Texas Tech rSr 5-11 206
Jace Amaro TE Texas Tech Jr 6-5 257
Kerry Hyder DE Texas Tech rSr 6-2 280
Terrance Bullitt OLB Texas Tech rSr 6-2 221
Tre Porter FS Texas Tech Sr 5-11 202
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Brodrick Jenkins CB West Virginia rSr 5-10 185
Charles Sims RB West Virginia rSr 6-0 205
Curtis Feigt OT West Virginia rSr 6-6 315
Darwin Cook SS West Virginia rSr 5-11 203
Ivan McCartney WR West Virginia Sr 6-2 182
Pat Eger C West Virginia rSr 6-6 302
Shaq Rowell DT West Virginia Sr 6-3 305
Will Clarke DE West Virginia rSr 6-6 273
TCU at No. 21 Oklahoma State Saturday, October 19 @ 12:00 PM
Casey Pachall QB TCU Sr 6-4 230
Elisha Olabode FS TCU Sr 5-9 195
Eric Tausch C TCU rSr 6-2 300
Jason Verrett CB TCU Sr 5-10 178
Waymon James RB TCU rSr 5-8 203
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Andrew Suter LS Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 268
Blake Jackson TE Oklahoma State Sr 6-3 235
Brandon Webb OG Oklahoma State rSr 6-3 326
Caleb Lavey ILB Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 235
Calvin Barnett DT Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 300
Charlie Moore WR Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 202
Clint Chelf QB Oklahoma State rSr 6-1 210
Daytawion Lowe FS Oklahoma State rSr 5-11 205
Jeremy Smith RB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 208
Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State Sr 6-0 200
Kye Staley FB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 236
Parker Graham OT Oklahoma State rSr 6-7 315
Shamiel Gary SS Oklahoma State rSr 6-0 210
Shaun Lewis OLB Oklahoma State Sr 5-11 225
Tracy Moore WR Oklahoma State rSr 6-1 215
Tyler Patmon CB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 190
No. 22 Florida at No. 14 Missouri Saturday, October 19 @ 12:21 PM
Damien Jacobs DT Florida Sr 6-2 300
Darrin Kitchens OLB Florida Sr 6-2 237
Dominique Easley DT Florida Sr 6-2 285
Jaylen Watkins CB Florida Sr 6-0 188
Jeremy Brown CB Florida rSr 5-10 185
Jon Halapio OG Florida rSr 6-3 320
Jonotthan Harrison C Florida rSr 6-3 310
Louchiez Purifoy CB Florida Jr 6-0 190
Marcus Roberson CB Florida Jr 6-0 195
Solomon Patton WR Florida Sr 5-9 178
Trey Burton WR Florida Sr 6-2 225
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E.J. Gaines CB Missouri Sr 5-10 195
Eric Waters TE Missouri Sr 6-4 245
Jaleel Clark WR Missouri rSr 6-3 220
James Franklin QB Missouri Sr 6-2 230
Justin Britt OT Missouri rSr 6-6 315
Kony Ealy DE Missouri rJr 6-5 275
L'Damian Washington WR Missouri rSr 6-4 205
Marcus Lucas WR Missouri Sr 6-4 220
Matt White FS Missouri rSr 6-0 195
Michael Sam DE Missouri rSr 6-2 255
Iowa at No. 4 Ohio State Saturday, October 19 @ 3:30 PM
Anthony Hitchens OLB Iowa Sr 6-0 233
B.J. Lowery CB Iowa Sr 5-10 193
Brett Van Sloten OT Iowa rSr 6-6 300
C.J. Fiedorowicz TE Iowa Sr 6-6 265
Christian Kirksey OLB Iowa Sr 6-2 235
James Morris ILB Iowa Sr 6-1 240
Mike Meyer K Iowa Sr 6-2 190
Tanner Miller FS Iowa Sr 6-1 207
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Andrew Norwell OG Ohio State Sr 6-6 316
Bradley Roby CB Ohio State rJr 5-11 192
C.J. Barnett SS Ohio State Sr 6-0 205
Carlos Hyde RB Ohio State rSr 6-0 235
Chris Fields WR Ohio State rSr 6-0 200
Christian Bryant FS Ohio State Sr 5-9 193
Corey (Pitt) Brown WR Ohio State Sr 5-11 190
Corey Brown SS Ohio State rSr 6-0 203
Corey Linsley C Ohio State rSr 6-3 298
Jack Mewhort OT Ohio State rSr 6-6 308
Jordan Hall RB Ohio State rSr 5-8 192
Kenny Guiton QB Ohio State rSr 6-2 208
Marcus Hall OG Ohio State rSr 6-5 315
Ryan Shazier OLB Ohio State Jr 6-2 230
3:30 PM No. 24 Auburn at No. 7 Texas A&M Saturday, October 19 @ 3:30 PM
Chris Davis CB Auburn Sr 5-10 200
Cody Parkey K Auburn Sr 6-0 190
Dee Ford OLB Auburn rSr 6-2 240
Jake Lembke LS Auburn Sr 6-2 240
Jay Prosch FB Auburn rSr 6-0 258
Jeffrey Whitaker DT Auburn Sr 6-3 310
Kenneth Carter DE Auburn Sr 6-3 280
Nosa Eguae DE Auburn rSr 6-2 269
Ryan Smith FS Auburn Sr 6-1 194
Steven Clark P Auburn Sr 6-4 230
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Ben Malena RB Texas A&M Sr 5-8 195
Cedric Ogbuehi OT Texas A&M rJr 6-5 300
Derel Walker WR Texas A&M Sr 6-2 185
Jake Matthews OT Texas A&M Sr 6-5 305
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 5-11 210
Mike Evans WR Texas A&M rSo 6-5 225
Nehemiah Hicks TE Texas A&M Sr 6-4 255
Steven Jenkins OLB Texas A&M rSr 6-2 220
Toney Hurd Jr. CB Texas A&M Sr 5-9 185
Tramain Jacobs CB Texas A&M rSr 6-1 190
No. 9 UCLA at No. 13 Stanford Saturday, October 19 @ 3:30 PM
Anthony Barr OLB UCLA Sr 6-4 248
Brett Hundley QB UCLA rSo 6-3 222
Cassius Marsh DE UCLA Sr 6-4 260
Damien Thigpen RB UCLA rSr 5-8 185
Darius Bell WR UCLA rSr 5-10 210
Jordan Zumwalt ILB UCLA Sr 6-3 235
Keenan Graham OLB UCLA rSr 6-1 255
Seali'i Epenesa DT UCLA Sr 6-1 310
Shaquelle Evans WR UCLA rSr 6-1 204
*Xavier Su'a-Filo OG UCLA rJr 6-3 305
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Anthony Wilkerson RB Stanford Sr 6-0 215
Barry Browning CB Stanford Sr 6-0 188
Ben Gardner DE Stanford rSr 6-4 277
Josh Mauro DE Stanford rSr 6-6 282
Kevin Danser OG Stanford rSr 6-5 296
Khalil Wilkes C Stanford rSr 6-3 286
Ryan Hewitt FB Stanford rSr 6-4 246
Shayne Skov ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 245
Trent Murphy DE Stanford rSr 6-6 261
Tyler Gaffney RB Stanford rSr 6-0 226
Usua Amanam CB Stanford rSr 5-10 175
USC at Notre Dame Saturday, October 19 @ 7:30 PM
Demetrius Wright FS Southern California Sr 6-1 195
De'Von Flournoy WR Southern California rSr 6-0 185
Devon Kennard OLB Southern California rSr 6-3 255
Dion Bailey FS Southern California rJr 6-0 200
George Uko DE Southern California rJr 6-3 275
John Martinez OG Southern California rSr 6-2 310
Kevin Graf OT Southern California rSr 6-6 295
Kevin Greene OLB Southern California rSr 6-3 255
Marqise Lee WR Southern California Jr 6-0 195
Morgan Breslin OLB Southern California Sr 6-1 250
Silas Redd RB Southern California Sr 5-9 200
Torin Harris CB Southern California rSr 6-0 190
Xavier Grimble TE Southern California rJr 6-5 250
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Bennett Jackson CB Notre Dame Sr 6-0 195
Carlo Calabrese ILB Notre Dame rSr 6-1 250
Chris Watt OG Notre Dame rSr 6-3 321
Dan Fox ILB Notre Dame rSr 6-3 245
Daniel Smith WR Notre Dame Sr 6-3 213
George Atkinson III RB Notre Dame Jr 6-1 220
Louis Nix DT Notre Dame rJr 6-2 345
Prince Shembo OLB Notre Dame Sr 6-1 258
Stephon Tuitt DE Notre Dame Jr 6-6 312
TJ Jones WR Notre Dame Sr 6-0 195
Tommy Rees QB Notre Dame Sr 6-2 215
Zack Martin OG Notre Dame rSr 6-4 308
No. 5 Florida State at No. 3 Clemson Saturday, October 19 @ 8:00 PM
Bryan Stork C Florida State rSr 6-4 300
Cameron Erving OT Florida State rJr 6-5 320
Chad Abram FB Florida State Sr 5-11 230
Christian Jones ILB Florida State Sr 6-3 232
Dan Hicks OLB Florida State rSr 6-4 260
Demonte McAllister DT Florida State rSr 6-2 290
Gerald Demps FS Florida State rSr 5-10 200
Jacobbi McDaniel DT Florida State rSr 6-0 295
James Wilder Jr. RB Florida State Jr 6-1 229
Kenny Shaw WR Florida State Sr 5-11 170
Lamarcus Joyner FS Florida State Sr 5-8 190
Rashad Greene WR Florida State Jr 6-0 180
Telvin Smith OLB Florida State Sr 6-2 218
Terrence Brooks FS Florida State Sr 5-11 200
Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State Jr 6-2 298
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Brandon Thomas OG Clemson rSr 6-3 315
Chandler Catanzaro K Clemson rSr 6-1 200
Darius Robinson CB Clemson Sr 5-10 175
Darrell Smith FB Clemson rSr 6-1 240
Quandon Christian OLB Clemson rSr 6-2 230
Roderick McDowell RB Clemson rSr 5-9 200
Sammy Watkins WR Clemson Jr 6-1 205
Spencer Shuey OLB Clemson rSr 6-2 240
Tajh Boyd QB Clemson rSr 6-1 225
Tyler Shatley OG Clemson rSr 6-3 300
Vic Beasley DE Clemson rJr 6-2 235
I will base my mock off the record each week. After last week the team is 1-4 and in the #4 spot. This is not going in the direction that I had hoped.
We get to see Josh Freeman in action this week. If he struggles, which is likely, then there will be the usual criticism. What can you do. It probably is going to take a few games and he is likely not going to be asked to do too much. As far as the draft next year though, Freeman's performance will play a huge part. Huge. If he does reasonably well then I expect the team to try and keep him. He could want to wait and see what other teams want him and that would be very revealing indeed. But I think he may want to stay.
I think the best thing to do now is try and trade Ponder. I do not see it ending well if he stays and it would be something new for the team to trade a player away early rather than late. I am not sure of his trade value but I have to believe he is worth something to some team.
I could do a mock but first I want to add in a mini mid season plan ...
I think the Vikings are close to be respectable and could have easily been 3-2 if they could have somehow won the Bears and Browns games which were very winnable. All we needed was either the offense to close it out or the defense to get a stop. Which one was more likely at the end of those games? I rest my case.
They just got their arses handed to them at home this past week in a most embarrassing fashion for both the players and us fans. It really was just a old fashioned butt whoopin'! No two ways about it. We can blame the schemes and coaches all we want but at the end of the day, the players got whooped! It was ugly and depressing. I have stated that I believe a team gets their arses handed to them at least once a season and I believe this will be the only time it will happen this year (hopefully).
The question is what can the front office do to try and fix some things or even to prepare for next year somewhat. It really is a tough call because they are only two games back of the division and wildcard. It is kind of hard to throw in the towel this early. On top of all that they are going to be starting their new QB and one they probably hope is here for years to come in the next week or two. How can they convince him to stay if he thinks they are already playing for next year?
I really do not expect any moves to happen besides picking up a LB or DB from somewhere. But in the interest of this post and my stupidity I will propose some moves that could prepare for the future.
The first move I would make is to try and trade Jared Allen to the Denver Broncos for a 4th round pick and Robert Ayers.
I think Allen is going to go elsewhere after this season anyway. Mainly because they have not worked out an extension which is a bit befuddling. But after what happened with the older DEs this year in free agency I must admit the Vikings front office are a lot smarter about the market than I am (and most fans). Suppose they extended him already for a deal ranging from 8 to 10 mil? Maybe they could have signed him for less after this season is over? I doubt this because if he becomes a free agent then he may get just as good an offer elsewhere and if he feels that other team has a better chance to win then he could be gone. Still, it is going to be interesting to see what kind of deal he can get next year.
I think the time is right. Denver is ranked 25th in team defense by football outsiders. They are getting Von Miller back so that should help. But it may take him a couple of games to get going. If they can pair Allen with Miller then they will have a pretty good pass rush no? I think this is also a team that Allen would be willing to sign an extension with and maybe even for a bit less. The question is will Denver do it? They have the cap room this year. I don't know but if I am Denver I would be all over this deal if the Vikings called. They want to win a Super Bowl. I know some will say they are 6-0 so why should they give up a pick for Allen when they can just wait until the off season and sign him as a free agent. This is true and makes a lot of sense. But you cannot take anything for granted. If you are Denver and are rolling on offense it would be fantastic to get a great pass rusher opposite Miller. That could help their defense a ton. The question really becomes is winning a Super Bowl worth giving up a 4th round pick which is likely going to be at the end of the 4th round? I may be low balling myself here. I think the answer is yes.
The next move I would make is to trade Toby Gerhart to the Dallas Cowboys for a conditional 6th round pick. If Gerhart signs with them next year then it becomes a 5th round pick. The Cowboys are losing DeMarcu Murray for a little while and who knows what he will be like when he gets back and when he will get hurt yet again.. Since Dallas is in first place they probably want to have someone to come in and help who is decent. I think Dallas could be a team that Gerhart may want to play for going forward too. I have no idea why except that they are good and probaly could use a back like him. I also think he is out of here after this year. I would call up Joe Banyard from the practice squad to replace Gerhart..
The next move I would make is to trade Christian Ponder to the Houston Texans or Cleveland Browns for a 7th round pick. Houston is almost ready to give up on Matt Schaub and then it is TJ Yates time. After Yates is Case Keenum. Ponder may be appealing to them in some way. Cleveland is another team that may have some interest considering they only have Jason Campbell behind Weeden. And they did not even start Campbell against the Vikings going with Brian "Johnny Unitas" Hoyer instead. Oakland is another team that could use a veteran to go with Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin. Tampa should be a team interested because all they have behind Mike Glennon is Dan Orlovsky. Ouch. Man there are some bad QB situations in the NFL.. I think Ponder is movable. I am picking Houston as the team to give up that 7th round pick.
The next move I would make is to trade Jerome Simpson to the Carolina Panthers for a 7th round pick in 2015. They could use another WR and the Vikings need to give Patterson all the snaps he can get.
I would want to snag Jerry Franklin off the Bears practice squad and Vinston Painter off the Broncos practice squad or Reid Fragel OT off the Bengals practice squad. The Vikings may even want to snag Da'Rick Rogers off the Colts practice squad but maybe Greg Childs will be able to play (I am betting no).
So now that I have made those moves and you all have fired me faster than Fran Foley from my "wanna-be GM" job, I give you the mock.
Here are the picks after the trades ... 4, 36, 68, 92, 100, 128, 132, 164, 175, 186, 203
Now of course I have to make another trade too. :)
The Vikings traded the #4 pick to the Browns for the #20 & #27 picks and a 2015 3rd round pick.. I think the Browns will be looking for a QB and want to make sure they get the one they want. This may not be enough but it is good.
So now the picks are ... 20, 27, 36, 68, 92, 100, 128, 132, 164, 175, 186, 203
20. Khalil Mack OLB Buffalo rSr 6-3 248
27. Cyril Richardson OG Baylor rSr 6-5 340
36. Trent Murphy DE Stanford rSr 6-6 261
68. Yawin Smallwood ILB Connecticut rJr 6-2 244
92. DaQuan Jones DT Penn State Sr 6-3 333
100. Jackson Jeffcoat DE Texas Sr 6-4 252
128. JaWuan James OT Tennessee Sr 6-6 318
132. Kenny Ladler FS Vanderbilt Sr 6-0 205
164. Bene Benwikere CB San Jose State Sr 5-11 192
175. Eric Ward WR Texas Tech rSr 5-11 206
196. Keith McGill CB Utah rSr 6-2 205
203. Antonio Andrews RB Western Kentucky Sr 5-11 212
UDFA
Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB Nebraska Sr 6-2 214
Shaquelle Evans WR UCLA rSr 6-1 204
Keith Price QB Washington rSr 6-1 202
Shaquil Barrett OLB Colorado State Sr 6-2 250
Chaz Sutton DE South Carolina rSr 6-4 263
Noel Grigsby WR San Jose State rSr 5-10 175
Will Clarke DE West Virginia rSr 6-6 273
Ben Malena RB Texas A&M Sr 5-8 195
Garrison Smith DT Georgia Sr 6-3 299
David Fluellen RB Toledo Sr 6-0 215
Demetrius Wright FS Southern California Sr 6-1 195
Gator Hoskins FB Marshall Sr 6-2 242
Xavius Boyd OLB Western Kentucky Sr 6-1 242
Cody Booth LS Temple rSr 6-4 255
Wade Keliikipi DT Oregon rSr 6-3 306
Here is a normal draft without any trades ...
4. Anthony Barr OLB UCLA Sr 6-4 248
36. Trent Murphy DE Stanford rSr 6-6 261
68. Darqueze Dennard CB Michigan State Sr 5-11 197
92. DaQuan Jones DT Penn State Sr 6-3 333
100. Shayne Skov ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 245
132. Jimmy Garoppolo QB Eastern Illinois Sr 6-2 222
164. Gabe Ikard C Oklahoma rSr 6-3 298
196. Carlos Hyde RB Ohio State rSr 6-0 235
Well, there you have it. Enjoy the games!