Which College Players Are Future Vikings Week 15 Review and Bowl Week 1 Primer

I am not a fan of the bowl games and while I watch them, I do not put much stock into them.  I know a lot of fans will point to how a conference does in bowl games and use that as a measure of strength.  I think that is a flawed way of looking at the bowl games.  Teams have a whole month to prepare.  Some teams get rusty.  If you have to play tough teams week in and week out then that would be impressive.  Arizona State started off the year playing Wisconsin, Stanford, USC, and Notre Dame in weeks 2 through 5.  Then they finished the season playing Oregon State, UCLA, Arizona, and Stanford.  I'd like to see Florida State play that schedule.

I would like to see the Division 1 schools have a bigger playoff than 4 teams.  That would still cause problems.  For example, Ohio State could be pissed that they would get left out while Alabama would be in the playoff.  Here is what I would do with the bowls ...

I would take the top 32 teams in match them up according to the BCS rankings.  The first round would be 16 games which could be played at the teams with the best record home field.  The second round would be 8 games which would be at the current bowl sites.  The third round would be 4 games at the current bowl sites.  The fourth round would be 2 games at the current bowl sites.  The last round would be the championship game. 

Now that is 5 extra games which is improbable if not impossible.  You cannot ask kids to play that many games.  There would have to be less games during the regular season.  This would cause problems all over the place as schools need those home games and the TV deals also require some games.  Basically 32 teams and 5 rounds is out.

Would having 16 teams be better?  That would mean 4 extra games and would also be tough. 

I think 8 teams is about as much as you can reasonably ask.  That would be 3 more games.  The schools could find some way to play less games per year even if it is mandated.  I mean Alabama certainly did not have to play Georgia Southern or Chattanooga. So if each school had one less game they would still be playing possibly one more game as they will next year provided they make it to the final game.

My first round would be played on Dec 24th ...

#1 Florida State vs #8 Missouri at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville FL
#2 Auburn vs #7 Ohio State at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas TX
#3 Alabama vs #6 Baylor at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale AZ
#4 Michigan State vs #5 Stanford at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA

My predicted second round would be playe don January 1st ...

#1 Florida State vs #5 Stanford at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans LA
#2 Auburn vs #3 Alabama at the Orange Bowl in Miami FL

My predicted final round would be January 8th ...

#3 Alabama  vs #5 Stanford at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA

... of course the locations and bowl could change and rotate.  I am not going to try and figure that out and even the example I gave above is just a wild guess.


Here are some of the top draft eligible performers stats ...

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Att - Comp - TD - Int
Derek Carr QB Fresno State rSr 6-3 215 | 424 - 605 - 4866 - 48 - 7
Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville Jr 6-3 220 | 268 - 382 - 3523 - 28 - 4
Tajh Boyd QB Clemson rSr 6-1 225 | 252 - 373 - 3473 - 29 - 9
Keith Price QB Washington rSr 6-1 202 | 216 - 330 - 2843 - 20 - 5
Aaron Murray QB Georgia rSr 6-1 208 | 225 - 347 - 3075 - 26 - 9
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 5-11 210 | 270 - 391 - 3732 - 33 - 13
Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rSo 6-3 214 | 227 - 360 - 3412 - 30 - 4
Brett Hundley QB UCLA rSo 6-3 227 | 232 - 342 - 2845 - 22 - 9
David Fales QB San Jose State Sr 6-2 220 | 312 - 487 - 4189 - 33 - 13
Zach Mettenberger QB LSU rSr 6-5 235 | 192 - 296 - 3082 - 22 - 8
A.J. McCarron QB Alabama rSr 6-3 214 | 207 - 306 - 2676 - 26 - 5
Corey Robinson QB Troy rSr 6-1 210 | 285 - 421 - 3219 - 20 - 9
Brett Smith QB Wyoming Jr 6-3 208 | 293 - 468 - 3375 - 29 - 11
Sean Mannion QB Oregon State rJr 6-4 215 | 376 - 570 - 4403 - 36 - 14
Jordan Lynch  QB  Northern Illinois  rSr  6-0  216 | 233 - 369 - 2676 - 23 - 7
Bryce Petty  QB  Baylor  rJr  6-2 230 | 220 - 356 - 3844 - 30 - 2
Keith Wenning  QB  Ball State  Sr  6-2  220 | 296 - 454 - 3933 - 34 - 6
Blake Bortles  QB  UCF  rJr  6-3  227 | 239 - 351 - 3280 - 22 - 7

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Att - Yards - TD
Lache Seastrunk RB Baylor rJr 5-9 210 | 141 - 1060 - 11
De'Anthony Thomas RB Oregon Jr 5-9 178 | 93 - 581 - 8
Bishop Sankey RB Washington Jr 5-10 200 | 306 - 1775 - 18
James White RB Wisconsin Sr 5-10 198 | 209 - 1337 - 13
Ka'Deem Carey RB Arizona Jr 5-10 198 | 322 - 1716 - 17
Roderick McDowell RB Clemson rSr 5-9 195 | 177 - 956 - 5
Rajion Neal RB Tennessee Sr 5-11 212 | 215 - 1124 - 12
Kasey Carrier RB New Mexico rSr 5-8 185 | 189 - 1122 - 9
David Fluellen RB Toledo Sr 6-0 215 | 167 - 1121 - 10
Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin rSo 6-1 203 | 181 - 1466 - 12
Antonio Andrews RB Western Kentucky Sr 5-11 212 | 267 - 1730 - 16
Ben Malena RB Texas A&M Sr 5-8 198 | 107 - 506 - 10
Andre Williams  RB  Boston College  Sr  6-0  227 | 329 - 2102 - 17
Charles Sims  RB  West Virginia  rSr  6-0  213 | 208 - 1095 - 11
Marion Grice  RB  Arizona State  Sr  6-0  207 | 191 - 996 - 14
Marcus Mariota QB Oregon rSo 6-3 214 | 81 - 582 - 9
Brett Smith QB Wyoming Jr 6-3 208 | 124 - 571 - 4
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 5-11 210 | 133 - 686 - 8
Jordan Lynch  QB  Northern Illinois  rSr  6-0  216 | 274 - 1881 - 22
Ameer Abdullah RB  Nebraska  Sr  5-9  190 | 254 - 1568 - 8
Tyler Gaffney  RB  Stanford  rSr  6-0  226 | 307 - 1626 - 20
Tre Mason  RB  Auburn  Sr  5-9  205 | 283 - 1621 - 22
Carlos Hyde  RB  Ohio State  rSr  6-0  235 | 183 - 1408 - 14

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Rec - Yards - TD
Marqise Lee WR Southern California Jr 6-0 195 | 50 - 673 - 2
Mike Evans WR Texas A&M rSo 6-5 225 | 65 - 1322 - 12
Sammy Watkins WR Clemson Jr 6-1 205 | 85 - 1237 - 10
Brandon Coleman WR Rutgers rJr 6-5 220 | 32 - 473 - 3
Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt Sr 6-3 205 | 107 - 1334 - 5
Allen Robinson WR Penn State Jr 6-3 205 | 97 - 1432 - 6
*Paul Richardson WR Colorado rJr 6-1 176 | 83 - 1343 - 10
Devin Street WR Pittsburgh rSr 6-3 192 | 51 - 854 - 7
Jared Abbrederis WR Wisconsin rSr 6-1 188 | 73 - 1051 - 7
TJ Jones WR Notre Dame Sr 6-0 195 | 65 - 1042 - 9
Eric Ward WR Texas Tech rSr 5-11 206 | 80 - 904 - 8
Robert Herron WR Wyoming Sr 5-9 187 | 72 - 937 - 9
Mike Davis WR Texas Sr 6-2 195 | 49 - 715 - 8
Jalen Saunders WR Oklahoma Sr 5-9 164 | 56 - 654 - 6
DeVante Parker WR Louisville Jr 6-2 209 | 46 - 743 - 11
Ryan Grant WR Tulane rSr 6-0 192 | 70 - 926 - 9
Tevin Reese WR Baylor rSr 5-10 172 | 33 - 824 - 8
Donte Moncrief WR Ole Miss Jr 6-2 226 | 53 - 825 - 5
Brandon Cooks WR Oregon St Jr 5-10 186 | 120 - 1670 - 15
Odell Beckham Jr.  WR  LSU  Jr  5-11  193 | 57 - 1117 - 8
Jarvis Landry  WR  LSU  Jr  6-0  195 | 75 - 1172 - 10
Rashad Greene  WR  Florida State  Jr  6-0  180 | 67 - 981 - 9
L'Damian Washington  WR  Missouri  rSr  6-4  205 | 47 - 853 - 10
Cody Hoffman  WR  Brigham Young  Sr  6-3  215 | 45 - 727 - 5
Davante Adams  WR  Fresno State  rSo  6-2  205 | 122 - 1645 - 23
Jace Amaro  TE  Texas Tech  Jr  6-5  260 | 98 - 1240 - 7
Eric Ebron  TE  North Carolina  Jr  6-4  245 | 55 - 895 - 3

** the defensive players' stats are not updated through the championship games
Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
Anthony Barr  OLB  UCLA  Sr  6-4  248 | 43 - 20 - 20.0 - 10.0 - 1 - 6 - 0
Khalil Mack OLB Buffalo rSr 6-3 248 | 51 - 43 - 19.0 - 10.5 - 6 - 5 - 3
C.J. Mosley OLB Alabama Sr 6-2 232 | 57 - 45 - 9.0 - 0 - 5 - 1 - 0
Ryan Shazier OLB Ohio State Jr 6-2 226 | 85 - 38 - 22.0 - 7.0 - 2 - 4 - 0
Kyle Van Noy OLB Brigham Young rSr 6-3 235 | 37 - 23 - 15.5 - 4.0 - 7 - 0 - 2
Morgan Breslin  OLB  Southern California  Sr  6-1  250 | 9 - 6 - 8.0 - 4.5 - 0 - 0 - 0
Adrian Hubbard  OLB  Alabama  rJr  6-5  252 | 18 - 13 - 5.5 - 3.0 - 2 - 0 - 0
Denzel Perryman  OLB  Miami (Fla.)  Jr  6-0  240 | 65 - 39 - 5.0 - 1.5 - 3 - 1 - 0
Carl Bradford  OLB  Arizona State  rJr  6-1  243 | 37 - 12 - 16.0 - 7.5 - 4 - 3 - 1
Telvin Smith  OLB  Florida State  Sr  6-2  218 | 43 - 24 - 7.5 - 1.0 - 4 - 0 - 2
Jeremiah Attaochu  OLB  Georgia Tech  Sr  6-3  242 | 33 - 7 - 15.5 - 12.0 - 2 - 1 - 0
Dee Ford  OLB  Auburn  rSr  6-2  240 | 16 - 7 - 12.0 - 8.0 - 1 - 2 - 0
Boseko Lokombo  OLB  Oregon  rSr  6-3  230 | 30 - 27 - 7.0 - 3.0 - 1 - 1 - 1
Jonathan Brown OLB Illinois Sr 6-1 235 | 62 - 57 - 15.0 - 5.0 - 4 - 1 - 1
Prince Shembo  OLB  Notre Dame  Sr  6-1  258 | 25 - 21 - 5.0 - 5.0 - 0 - 1 - 0
Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB Boston College Sr 6-1 218 | 64 - 40 - 10.5 - 6.0 - 1 - 0 - 1
Christian Kirksey  OLB  Iowa  Sr  6-2  235 | 43 - 54 - 4.0 - 1.5 - 1 - 2 - 1
Jordan Tripp  OLB  Montana  rSr  6-3  238 | 39 - 50 - 5.0 - 1.5 - 2 - 1 - 3
Denicos Allen  OLB  Michigan State  rSr  5-11  218 | 36 - 47 - 15.0 - 5.5 - 1 - 0 - 0
Marquis Flowers  OLB  Arizona  Sr  6-2  233 | 50 - 37 - 9.0 - 1.0 - 2 - 0 - 1
Howard Jones  OLB  Shepherd  rSr  6-2  234 | 19 - 13 - 11.5 - 8.0 - 1 - 2 - 0
Devon Kennard  OLB  Southern California  rSr  6-3  255 | 33 - 26 - 13.0 - 9.0 - 4 - 0 - 0
Shaquil Barrett  OLB  Colorado State  Sr  6-2  250 | 34 - 40 - 20.5 - 12.0 - 2 - 3 - 1

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
Christian Jones ILB Florida State Sr 6-3 232 | 30 - 17 - 7.5 - 2.0 - 0 - 0 - 1
A.J. Johnson ILB Tennessee Jr 6-2 240 | 60 - 46 - 8.5 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 0
Yawin Smallwood ILB Connecticut rJr 6-2 244 | 45 - 66 - 7.5 - 2.0 - 8 - 2 - 1
Shayne Skov ILB Stanford rSr 6-2 245 | 48 - 43 - 10.0 - 4.5 - 4 - 2 - 0
*Andrew Jackson ILB Western Kentucky rJr 6-0 258 | 55 - 40 - 8.5 - 1.0 - 2 - 0 - 0
Lamin Barrow ILB LSU rSr 6-1 232 | 20 - 66 - 4.5 - 1.5 - 2 - 0 - 0
Chris Borland ILB Wisconsin rSr 5-11 248 | 64 - 38 - 8.5 - 4.0 - 2 - 1 - 0
Max Bullough ILB Michigan State Sr 6-3 245 | 24 - 49 - 9.0 - 1.0 - 2 - 1 - 0
Greg Blair ILB Cincinnati rSr 6-1 252 | 35 - 43 - 6.5 - 1.0 - 3 - 1 - 0
Glenn Carson  ILB  Penn State  rSr  6-3  235 | 43 - 47 - 4.0 - 1.0 - 3 - 0 - 0
DeDe Lattimore ILB South Florida rSr 6-0 236 | 50 - 30 - 5.0 - 2.0 - 3 - 3 - 1
James Morris  ILB  Iowa  Sr  6-1  240 | 46 - 52 - 14.5 - 5.0 - 3 - 2 - 4
Xavius Boyd  OLB  Western Kentucky  Sr  6-1  242 | 68 - 35 - 15.5 - 7.5 - 2 - 1 - 0

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
Jadeveon Clowney  DE  South Carolina  Jr  6-5  274 | 24 - 11 - 10.5 - 3.0 - 2 - 1 - 0
Stephon Tuitt  DE  Notre Dame  Jr  6-6  312 | 23 - 22 - 7.5 - 6.0 - 2 - 1 - 1
Vic Beasley  DE  Clemson  rJr  6-2  235 | 27 - 9 - 19.0 - 12.0 - 6 - 4 - 0
Trent Murphy  DE  Stanford  rSr  6-6  261 | 28 - 23 - 19.5 - 13.0 - 6 - 1 - 1
Chris Smith  DE  Arkansas  Sr  6-2  268 | 19 - 17 - 11.5 - 8.5 - 1 - 0 - 0
Michael Sam  DE  Missouri  rSr  6-2  255 | 28 - 14 - 18.0 - 10.5 - 2 - 1 - 0
Ed Stinson  DE  Alabama  rSr  6-3  292 | 16 - 21 - 2.0 - 1.5 - 1 - 0 - 0
Jackson Jeffcoat  DE  Texas  Sr  6-4  250 | 28 - 37 - 16.0 - 10.0 - 4 - 1 - 1
Shilique Calhoun  DE  Michigan State  rSo  6-4  250 | 19 - 13 - 13.5 - 7.0 - 0 - 2 - 1
Kony Ealy  DE  Missouri  rJr  6-5  275 | 21 - 10 - 9.0 - 5.0 - 5 - 1 - 1
Josh Mauro  DE  Stanford  rSr  6-6  282 | 29 - 18 - 10.5 - 4.0 - 1 - 2 - 1
George Uko  DE  Southern California  rJr  6-3  275 | 12 - 23 - 7.0 - 5.0 - 0 - 1 - 0
Scott Crichton  DE  Oregon State  rJr  6-3  265 | 26 - 18 - 16.0 - 6.5 - 2 - 2 - 0
James Gayle  DE  Virginia Tech  rSr  6-4  255 | 18 - 21 - 10.0 - 5.5 - 1 - 1 - 0
Trevor Reilly  DE  Utah  rSr  6-5  255 | 56 - 44 - 16.5 - 9.0 - 2 - 1 - 1
Demarcus Lawrence  DE  Boise State  rJr  6-3  245 | 34 - 33 - 19.5 - 10.5 - 1 - 3 - 0
Kareem Martin  DE  North Carolina  Sr  6-5  265 | 44 - 34 - 20.0 - 11.0 - 3 - 3 - 0

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PBU - FF - INT
Louis Nix DT Notre Dame rJr 6-2 352 | 11 - 16 - 2.0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0
Ra'Shede Hageman DT Minnesota rSr 6-6 312 | 22 - 12 - 11.0 - 2.0 - 8 - 0 - 1
Anthony Johnson  DT  LSU  Jr  6-2  295 | 12 - 20 - 7.0 - 3.0 - 1 - 0 - 1
Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State Jr 6-2 298 | 25 - 19 - 10.5 - 4.5 - 1 - 0 - 0
DaQuan Jones DT Penn State Sr 6-3 333 | 33 - 23 - 11.5 - 3.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Aaron Donald  DT  Pittsburgh  Sr  6-0  285 | 41 - 13 - 26.5 - 10.0 - 2 - 4 - 0
Will Sutton  DT  Arizona State  rSr  6-0  305 | 23 - 19 - 10.5 - 3.0 - 2 - 0 - 1
Dominique Easley  DT  Florida  Sr  6-2  285 | 4 - 1 - 2.0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Daniel McCullers  DT  Tennessee  Sr  6-6  351 | 21 - 12 - 4.5 - 0.5 - 1 - 0 - 0
Danny Shelton  DT  Washington  Jr  6-1  327 | 30 - 22 - 3.5 - 2.0 - 3 - 0 - 0
Ryan Carrethers DT Arkansas State rSr 6-1 328 | 33 - 54 - 8.0 - 4.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Calvin Barnett  DT  Oklahoma State  Sr  6-2  300 | 13 - 12 - 5.5 - 2.0 - 0 - 1 - 0
Eathyn Manumaleuna  DT  Brigham Young  rSr  6-2  295 | 22 - 24 - 6.0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0
Deandre Coleman  DT  California  rSr  6-5  315 | 22 - 17 - 8.5 - 2.0 - 1 - 0 - 0
Jay Bromley  DT  Syracuse  Sr  6-3  285 | 28 - 9 - 11.5 - 8.0 - 0 - 3 - 0
Bruce Gaston  DT  Purdue  Sr  6-2  310 | 31 - 17 - 7.0 - 3.0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Shamar Stephen DT Connecticut rSr 6-5 323 | 20 - 39 - 9.0 - 2.0 - 1 - 0 - 0
Caraun Reid  DT  Princeton  rSr  6-2  305 | 16 - 10 - 11.0 - 6.5 - 2 - 0 - 1
Khyri Thornton  DT  Southern Mississippi  rSr  6-3  308 | 16 - 23 - 6.5 - 0.5 - 0 - 0 - 0

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PD - PBU - FF - INT
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu  CB  Oregon  Jr  5-10  185 | 52 - 26 - 4.0 - 0 - 0 - 6 - 1 - 3
Jason Verrett CB TCU Sr 5-10 178 | 31 - 8 - 3.5 - 1.0 - 14 - 14 - 1 - 2
Bradley Roby CB Ohio State rJr 5-11 192 | 50 - 13 - 1.5 - 0 - 10 - 13 - 0 - 3
Louchiez Purifoy  CB  Florida  Jr  6-0  190 | 14 - 10 - 3.5 - 2.0 - 0 - 7 - 1 - 2
Kyle Fuller CB Virginia Tech Sr 6-0 190 | 17 - 7 - 2.0 - 0 - 12 - 10 - 1 - 2
Marcus Roberson  CB  Florida  Jr  6-0  195 | 11 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 0
Darqueze Dennard CB Michigan State Sr 5-11 197 | 31 - 25 - 2.5 - 0 - 10 - 8 - 1 - 4
Justin Gilbert  CB  Oklahoma State  Sr  6-0  200 | 32 - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 5 - 0 - 6
Aaron Colvin  CB  Oklahoma  Sr  6-0  192 | 37 - 10 - 5.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 1
Antone Exum  CB  Virginia Tech  rSr  6-0  220 | 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0
Jaylen Watkins  CB  Florida  Sr  6-0  188 | 31 - 21 - 2.0 - 0 - 0 - 7 - 0 - 0
E.J. Gaines  CB  Missouri  Sr  5-10  195 | 44 - 15 - 3.0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 4
Pierre Desir  CB  Lindenwood  rSr  6-1  205 | 27 - 6 - 1.0 - 0 - 12 - 8 - 1 - 4
Rashaad Reynolds  CB  Oregon State  rSr  5-10  187 | 30 - 21 - 3.5 - 1.0 - 0 - 3 - 2 - 6
Ross Cockrell  CB  Duke  rSr  6-0  190 | 26 - 10 - 2.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 11 - 0 - 3
Andre Hal  CB  Vanderbilt  Sr  5-11  186 | 27 - 13 - 6.5 - 0 - 0 - 12 - 0 - 2
Ricardo Allen  CB  Purdue  Sr  5-9  186 | 42 - 11 - 4.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 3 - 1 - 6
Bene Benwikere CB San Jose State Sr 5-11 192 | 38 - 17 - 2.0 - 1.0 - 15 - 11 - 0 - 5
Dexter McDougle  CB  Maryland  rSr  5-10  195 | 13 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 3
Keith McGill CB Utah rSr 6-2 205 | 28 - 9 - 0.5 - 0 - 11 - 12 - 0 - 1
Bennett Jackson  CB  Notre Dame  Sr  6-0  195 | 36 - 23 - 4.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 3 - 1 - 2
Charles Sawyer  CB  Ole Miss  rSr  5-10  178| 8 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1
Keon Lyn  CB  Syracuse  Sr  6-1  201 | 14 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Carrington Byndom  CB  Texas  Sr  6-0  180 | 38 - 10 - 2.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 4 - 1 - 0
Jemea Thomas  CB  Georgia Tech  rSr  5-9  195 | 62 - 11 - 3.5 - 2.0 - 0 - 8 - 2 - 2
Jabari Price  CB  North Carolina  Sr  5-11  200 | 57 - 17 - 4.5 - 0 - 0 - 9 - 1 - 0
Marcus Williams  CB  North Dakota State  rSr  5-11  197 | 15 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 6 - 0 - 2
Ciante Evans CB Nebraska Sr 5-10 190 | 31 - 13 - 10.5 - 3.0 - 8 - 5 - 1 - 4
Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB Nebraska Sr 6-2 214 | 22 - 13 - 1.5 - 0 - 11 - 11 - 0 - 4

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PD - PBU - FF - INT
Hasean Clinton-Dix  FS  Alabama  Jr  6-1  208 | 26 - 19 - 1.5 - 0 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 2
Lamarcus Joyner FS Florida State Sr 5-8 195 | 42 - 18 - 6.5 - 5.0 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 1
Dion Bailey SS Southern California rJr 6-0 210 | 40 - 18 - 4.5 - 0.5 - 5 - 6 - 1 - 5
Terrence Brooks  FS  Florida State  Sr  5-11  200 | 32 - 16 - 6.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 4 - 2 - 2
Tre Boston  FS  North Carolina  Sr  6-0  205 | 45 - 40 - 4.5 - 0 - 0 - 8 - 0 - 4
Ty Zimmerman  FS  Kansas State  rSr  6-1  204 | 53 - 17 - 3.0 - 0 - 0 - 4 - 1 - 3
Kenny Ladler FS Vanderbilt Sr 6-0 205 | 60 - 27 - 1.0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 5 - 5
Marqueston Huff  FS  Wyoming  Sr  5-11  195 | 74 - 53 - 3.0 - 0 - 0 - 6 - 1 - 2
Nickoe Whitley  FS  Mississippi State  rSr  6-0  205 | 38 - 17 - 1.0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 5
Avery Patterson  FS  Oregon  rSr  5-9  190 | 42 - 29 - 6.0 - 0 - 0 - 6 - 0 - 2

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Solo - Assisted - TFL - Sacks - PD - PBU - FF - INT
Craig Loston  SS  LSU  rSr  6-1  209 | 29 - 22 - 1.0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
Deone Bucannon FS Washington State Sr 6-1 198 | 74 - 35 - 4.5 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 3 - 5
Ahmad Dixon  SS  Baylor  Sr  6-0  205 | 46 - 24 - 2.0 - 0 - 0 - 6 - 1 - 1
C.J. Barnett  SS  Ohio State  Sr  6-0  205 | 47 - 25 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 2
Hakeem Smith  SS  Louisville  rSr  6-1  180 | 29 - 9 - 2.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 2
Sean Parker  SS  Washington  Sr  5-10  195 | 42 - 18 - 3.5 - 1.0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 4
Darwin Cook  SS  West Virginia  rSr  5-11  203 | 55 - 19 - 4.0 - 1.0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 4
Isaiah Lewis  SS  Michigan State  Sr  5-10  208 | 18 - 23 - 0.5 - 0 - 0 - 7 - 0 - 2
Brock Vereen  SS  Minnesota  Sr  5-11  202 | 39 - 17 - 2.5 - 0 - 0 - 6 - 1 - 1


Now let's look at some upcoming games for week 15.

GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL
Washington State vs. Colorado State   Saturday, December 21 @ 2:00 PM
Damante Horton  CB  Washington State  Sr  5-10  178
Vince Mayle  FB  Washington State  Sr  6-2  240
Deone Bucannon  SS  Washington State  Sr  6-1  215
Andrew Furney  K  Washington State  Sr  5-10  210
John Fullington  OG  Washington State  Sr  6-5  301
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Crockett Gillmore  TE  Colorado State  Sr  6-6  255
Shaquil Barrett  OLB  Colorado State  Sr  6-2  250
Jared Biard  OT  Colorado State  rSr  6-7  315
Shaq Bell  CB  Colorado State  Sr  5-11  198
Weston Richburg  C  Colorado State  rSr  6-4  300
Chris Nwoke  RB  Colorado State  rSr  5-11  216

ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL
No. 20 Fresno State vs. No. 25 USC   Saturday, December 21 @ 2:00 PM
Derek Carr  QB  Fresno State  rSr  6-3  215
Marcel Jensen  TE  Fresno State  rSr  6-5  258
Austin Wentworth  OT  Fresno State  rSr  6-5  304
Davante Adams  WR  Fresno State  rSo  6-2  205
L.J. Jones  CB  Fresno State  rSr  5-10  180
Isaiah Burse  WR  Fresno State  Sr  5-11  180
Nat Harrison  OLB  Fresno State  rSr  6-2  240
Andy Jennings  DE  Fresno State  Sr  6-1  278
Lars Bramer  C  Fresno State  rSr  6-5  276
A.J. Johnson  WR  Fresno State  rSr  5-11  178
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Morgan Breslin  OLB  Southern California  Sr  6-1  250
Marqise Lee  WR  Southern California  Jr  6-0  195
Devon Kennard  OLB  Southern California  rSr  6-3  255
Silas Redd  RB  Southern California  Sr  5-9  200
Kevin Graf  OT  Southern California  rSr  6-6  295
Demetrius Wright  FS  Southern California  Sr  6-1  195
John Martinez  OG  Southern California  rSr  6-2  310
Torin Harris  CB  Southern California  rSr  6-0  190
Kevin Greene  OLB  Southern California  rSr  6-3  255
De'Von Flournoy  WR  Southern California  rSr  6-0  185

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
Buffalo vs. San Diego State   Saturday, December 21 @ 5:30 PM
Alex Neutz  WR  Buffalo  rSr  6-2  205
Colby Way  DE  Buffalo  Sr  6-3  293
Branden Oliver  RB  Buffalo  rSr  5-7  208
Najja Johnson  CB  Buffalo  Sr  5-11  187
Khalil Mack  OLB  Buffalo  rSr  6-3  248
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Bryce Quigley  OT  San Diego State  Sr  6-5  300
Nat Berhe  SS  San Diego State  rSr  5-10  195
Colin Lockett  WR  San Diego State  Sr  5-11  183
Eric Pinkins  SS  San Diego State  Sr  6-3  215
Nick Tenhaeff  OLB  San Diego State  rSr  6-1  228
Tim Vizzi  WR  San Diego State  Sr  5-10  175

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL
Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette   Saturday, December 21 @ 9:00 PM
Ryan Grant  WR  Tulane  rSr  6-0  192
Cairo Santos  K  Tulane  Sr  5-8  160
Chris Davenport  DT  Tulane  rSr  6-3  330
Orleans Darkwa  RB  Tulane  Sr  5-11  210
Julius Warmsley  DE  Tulane  Sr  6-1  271
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BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG
Ohio vs. East Carolina   Monday, December 23 @ 2:00 PM
Travis Carrie  CB  Ohio  rSr  6-0  212
Tyler Tettleton  QB  Ohio  rSr  5-11  207
John Prior  OT  Ohio  rSr  6-5  300
Jon Lechner  OG  Ohio  rSr  6-5  315
Donte Foster  WR  Ohio  rSr  6-1  200
Beau Blankenship  RB  Ohio  rSr  5-8  206
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Derrell Johnson  OLB  East Carolina  Sr  6-2  264
Damon Magazu  FS  East Carolina  Sr  5-11  204
Will Simmons  OG  East Carolina  rSr  6-5  342
Vintavious Cooper  RB  East Carolina  Sr  5-9  200
Adhem Elsawi  OT  East Carolina  Sr  6-5  308
Lee Pegues  DE  East Carolina  Sr  6-2  294
Adonis Armstrong  CB  East Carolina  Sr  5-9  182
Zico Pasut  FB  East Carolina  rSr  6-2  250
Kyle Tudor  ILB  East Carolina  rSr  6-2  242

SHERATON HAWAII BOWL
Boise State vs. Oregon State
Demarcus Lawrence  DE  Boise State  rJr  6-3  245
Charles Leno  OT  Boise State  rSr  6-4  298
Matt Paradis  C  Boise State  rSr  6-2  295
Geraldo Boldewijn  WR  Boise State  rSr  6-3  215
Gabe Linehan  TE  Boise State  rSr  6-3  248
Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe  DT  Boise State  rSr  6-3  303
Aaron Burks  WR  Boise State  rSr  6-2  200
Ebo Makinde  FS  Boise State  rSr  5-10  180
Joe Southwick  QB  Boise State  rSr  6-0  202
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Rashaad Reynolds  CB  Oregon State  rSr  5-10  187
Brandin Cooks  WR  Oregon State  Jr  5-10  186
Sean Martin  CB  Oregon State  rSr  5-11  190
Michael Philipp  OT  Oregon State  rSr  6-3  328
Michael Doctor  OLB  Oregon State  Sr  5-11  226
Grant Enger  OG  Oregon State  rSr  6-5  291
Scott Crichton  DE  Oregon State  rJr  6-3  265
Cody Vaz  QB  Oregon State  rSr  6-1  199
Kevin Cummings  WR  Oregon State  Sr  6-1  184

LITTLE CAESARS BOWL
Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green   Thursday, December 26 @ 6:00 PM
Devin Street  WR  Pittsburgh  rSr  6-3  195
Tom Savage  QB  Pittsburgh  rSr  6-4  230
Matt Yoklic  P  Pittsburgh  rSr  6-3  220
Aaron Donald  DT  Pittsburgh  Sr  6-0  285
Jason Hendricks  SS  Pittsburgh  rSr  5-11  190
K'Waun Williams  CB  Pittsburgh  Sr  5-9  195
Ed Tinker  WR  Pittsburgh  rSr  6-1  195
Tyrone Ezell  DT  Pittsburgh  rSr  6-3  305
Cory King  OG  Pittsburgh  rSr  6-5  325
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Jerry Gates  SS  Bowling Green  Sr  5-11  219
Alex Bayer  TE  Bowling Green  rSr  6-4  257
David 'Chief' Kekuewa  C  Bowling Green  Sr  6-2  311
Cameron Truss  CB  Bowling Green  rSr  5-10  183

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL
Utah State vs. No. 23 Northern Illinois   Thursday, December 26 @ 9:30 PM
Tyler Larsen  C  Utah State  Sr  6-4  312
Nevin Lawson  CB  Utah State  Sr  5-10  186
Eric Schultz  OG  Utah State  Sr  6-3  308
Devonta Glover-Wright  CB  Utah State  Sr  6-0  170
Maurice Alexander  FS  Utah State  Sr  6-1  212
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Jimmie Ward  SS  Northern Illinois  Sr  5-11  192
Ken Bishop  DT  Northern Illinois  Sr  6-1  308
Jordan Lynch  QB  Northern Illinois  rSr  6-0  216

MILITARY BOWL - PRES. BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN
Marshall vs. Maryland   Friday, December 26 @ 2:30 PM
Gator Hoskins  FB  Marshall  Sr  6-2  244
Jeremiah Taylor  DE  Marshall  Sr  6-3  255
Garrett Scott  OT  Marshall  Sr  6-5  294
Derrick Thomas  CB  Marshall  rSr  6-0  180
Gage Niemeyer  OT  Marshall  Sr  6-5  297
Devon Smith  WR  Marshall  rSr  5-7  155
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Dexter McDougle  CB  Maryland  rSr  5-10  195
Marcus Whitfield  OLB  Maryland  rSr  6-2  250
C.J. Brown  QB  Maryland  rSr  6-2  210
Dave Stinebaugh  TE  Maryland  rSr  6-3  250
Nick Klemm  OT  Maryland  rSr  6-5  305

TEXAS BOWL
Syracuse vs. Minnesota   Friday, December 26 @ 6:00 PM
Jay Bromley  DT  Syracuse  Sr  6-3  285
Keon Lyn  CB  Syracuse  Sr  6-1  201
Beckett Wales  TE  Syracuse  Sr  6-3  255
Marquis Spruill  ILB  Syracuse  Sr  6-0  224
Prince-Tyson Gulley  RB  Syracuse  Sr  5-9  190
Macky MacPherson  C  Syracuse  Sr  6-1  290
RiShard Anderson  CB  Syracuse  rSr  5-11  190
Drew Allen  QB  Syracuse  rSr  6-5  226
Adrian Flemming  WR  Syracuse  Sr  6-2  200
Jeremi Wilkes  FS  Syracuse  Sr  5-9  190
Charley Loeb  QB  Syracuse  rSr  6-4  220
Clay Cleveland  FB  Syracuse  Sr  6-1  230
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Brock Vereen  SS  Minnesota  Sr  5-11  202
RaShede Hageman  DT  Minnesota  rSr  6-6  311
Ed Olson  OT  Minnesota  rSr  6-6  310
Aaron Hill  OLB  Minnesota  rSr  6-1  231

FIGHT HUNGER BOWL
Brigham Young vs. Washington   Friday, December 26 @ 9:30 PM
Cody Hoffman  WR  Brigham Young  Sr  6-3  215
Eathyn Manumaleuna  DT  Brigham Young  rSr  6-2  295
Kaneakua Friel  TE  Brigham Young  rSr  6-4  250
Kyle Van Noy  OLB  Brigham Young  rSr  6-3  235
Daniel Sorensen  SS  Brigham Young  rSr  6-1  215
JD Falslev  WR  Brigham Young  Sr  5-8  185
Michael Alisa  RB  Brigham Young  rSr  6-0  220
Spencer Hadley  OLB  Brigham Young  Sr  6-1  228
Skyler Ridley  WR  Brigham Young  rSr  6-0  182
Uani (Devin) Unga  ILB  Brigham Young  rSr  6-1  233
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Kasen Williams  WR  Washington  Jr  6-2  212
Sean Parker  SS  Washington  Sr  5-10  195
Keith Price  QB  Washington  rSr  6-1  202
Austin Seferian-Jenkins  TE  Washington  Jr  6-6  276
Bishop Sankey  RB  Washington  Jr  5-10  203
Gregory Ducre  CB  Washington  Sr  5-10  178
Travis Coons  P  Washington  Sr  6-2  199
Will Shamburger  FS  Washington  rSr  6-0  192

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame   Saturday, December 28 @ 12:00 PM
Antwan Lowery  OG  Rutgers  rSr  6-4  310
Jeremy Deering  FS  Rutgers  Sr  6-1  200
Jamal Merrell  OLB  Rutgers  rSr  6-4  220
Jamil Merrell  DE  Rutgers  rSr  6-3  255
Paul Carrezola  FB  Rutgers  rSr  6-2  240
Quron Pratt  WR  Rutgers  rSr  5-11  190
Brandon Coleman  WR  Rutgers  rJr  6-5  220
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Chris Watt  OG  Notre Dame  rSr  6-3  321
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
Louis Nix  DT  Notre Dame  rJr  6-2  345
Bennett Jackson  CB  Notre Dame  Sr  6-0  195
George Atkinson III  RB  Notre Dame  Jr  6-1  220
Zack Martin  OG  Notre Dame  rSr  6-4  308
Dan Fox  ILB  Notre Dame  rSr  6-3  245
Tommy Rees  QB  Notre Dame  Sr  6-2  215
Daniel Smith  WR  Notre Dame  Sr  6-3  213
Carlo Calabrese  ILB  Notre Dame  rSr  6-1  250

BELK BOWL
Cincinnati vs. North Carolina   Saturday, December 28 @ 3:20 PM
Greg Blair  ILB  Cincinnati  rSr  6-1  252
Austen Bujnoch  OG  Cincinnati  rSr  6-4  290
Brendon Kay  QB  Cincinnati  rSr  6-3  228
Deven Drane  CB  Cincinnati  Sr  5-10  187
Dan Sprague  C  Cincinnati  rSr  6-3  290
Blake Annen  TE  Cincinnati  rSr  6-4  250
Anthony McClung  WR  Cincinnati  Sr  6-0  177
Jordan Luallen  FB  Cincinnati  rSr  6-2  240
Munchie Legaux  WR  Cincinnati  Sr  6-4  200
Arryn Chenault  SS  Cincinnati  Sr  6-0  208
Sam Longo  OG  Cincinnati  rSr  6-5  305
Jordan Stepp  DT  Cincinnati  rSr  6-0  285
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Tre Boston  FS  North Carolina  Sr  6-0  205
Eric Ebron  TE  North Carolina  Jr  6-4  245
Kareem Martin  DE  North Carolina  Sr  6-5  265
Jabari Price  CB  North Carolina  Sr  5-11  200
Tim Jackson  DT  North Carolina  Sr  6-4  285
Bryn Renner  QB  North Carolina  rSr  6-2  225
A.J. Blue  RB  North Carolina  rSr  6-1  215
James Hurst  OT  North Carolina  Sr  6-6  305
Terry Shankle  CB  North Carolina  rSr  5-11  190

RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL
Miami (FL) vs. No. 18 Louisville   Saturday, December 28 @ 6:45 PM
Denzel Perryman  ILB  Miami (Fla.)  Jr  6-0  240
Seantrel Henderson  OT  Miami (Fla.)  Sr  6-7  345
Brandon Linder  OG  Miami (Fla.)  Sr  6-6  319
Stephen Morris  QB  Miami (Fla.)  Sr  6-2  218
Pat O'Donnell  P  Miami (Fla.)  rSr  6-4  220
Allen Hurns  WR  Miami (Fla.)  Sr  6-2  195
Asante Cleveland  TE  Miami (Fla.)  Sr  6-5  260
Maurice Hagens  FB  Miami (Fla.)  Sr  5-11  250
AJ Highsmith  FS  Miami (Fla.)  rSr  6-0  208
Luther Robinson  DT  Miami (Fla.)  rSr  6-3  296
Jared Wheeler  C  Miami (Fla.)  rSr  6-5  319
David Gilbert  DE  Miami (Fla.)  rSr  6-4  254
Curtis Porter  DT  Miami (Fla.)  rSr  6-1  325
James Gaines  ILB  Miami (Fla.)  Sr  6-2  240
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DeVante Parker  WR  Louisville  Jr  6-2  209
Marcus Smith  DE  Louisville  Sr  6-3  252
Hakeem Smith  SS  Louisville  rSr  6-1  180
Preston Brown  ILB  Louisville  Sr  6-2  260
Teddy Bridgewater  QB  Louisville  Jr  6-3  205
Damian Copeland  WR  Louisville  rSr  6-1  182
B.J. Butler  FB  Louisville  Sr  6-2  274
Kamran Joyer  C  Louisville  rSr  6-2  268
Senorise Perry  RB  Louisville  Sr  6-0  187

BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL
Michigan vs. Kansas State   Saturday, December 28 @ 10:15 PM
Taylor Lewan  OT  Michigan  rSr  6-7  315
Jeremy Gallon  WR  Michigan  rSr  5-8  184
Michael Schofield  OT  Michigan  rSr  6-6  304
Quinton Washington  DT  Michigan  rSr  6-3  301
Fitzgerald Toussaint  RB  Michigan  rSr  5-10  200
Jeremy Jackson  WR  Michigan  Sr  6-2  209
Thomas Gordon  SS  Michigan  rSr  5-11  210
Brendan Gibbons  K  Michigan  rSr  6-1  240
Cameron Gordon  OLB  Michigan  rSr  6-3  237
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Ty Zimmerman  FS  Kansas State  rSr  6-1  204
Cornelius Lucas  OT  Kansas State  rSr  6-8  328
John Hubert  RB  Kansas State  rSr  5-7  191
Tre Walker  OLB  Kansas State  Sr  6-2  225
Marcus Heit  LS  Kansas State  Sr  6-3  244
Andre McDonald  TE  Kansas State  rSr  6-7  278
Tramaine Thompson  WR  Kansas State  rSr  5-8  167


I will base my mock off the record each week. After last week the team is 4-9-1 and now are in the #8 spot.  I think the consensus is the Vikings need to get a QB but at #8 the prospect they like could be gone.  Then if they wait to the second round their other choice could be gone.  Obviously no one wants to see them reach for a QB that may or may not pan out.  But QBs usually get pushed up the board because they are so valuable.  Ideally, Hundley and Bortles declare for the draft.  Then you have Bridgewater, Manziel, Hundley, Carr, & Bortles all possibly being first round picks.  The draft gods could be kind to the Vikings once again if the teams at the top decide they will wait until the second round or try to move up to the latter half of the first round.

Here is my mock for this week ...

8. Derek Carr  QB  Fresno State  rSr  6-3  215
40. Aaron Donald  DT  Pittsburgh  Sr  6-0  285
72. Christian Jones  ILB  Florida State  Sr  6-3  232
96. Joel Bitonio  OT  Nevada  rSr  6-4  315
104. Kenny Ladler  FS  Vanderbilt  Sr  6-0  205
136. Stanley Jean-Baptiste  CB  Nebraska  Sr  6-2  220
168. Kareem Martin  DE  North Carolina  Sr  6-5  265
200. Tim Flanders  RB  Sam Houston State  rSr  5-9  212

UDFA
Shaquelle Evans  WR  UCLA  rSr  6-1  204
Silas Redd  RB  Southern California  Sr  5-9  200
Shaquil Barrett  OLB  Colorado State  Sr  6-2  250
Spencer Long  OG  Nebraska  rSr  6-4  315
Brock Vereen  SS  Minnesota  Sr  5-11  202
Kevin Graf  OT  Southern California  rSr  6-6  295
Jeff Mathews  QB  Cornell  Sr  6-3  224
Xavius Boyd  OLB  Western Kentucky  Sr  6-1  242
Glenn Carson  ILB  Penn State  rSr  6-3  235
Keith Smith  ILB  San Jose State  Sr  6-0  230
Trevor Gillette  LS  Rice  Sr  6-3  240
Allen Hurns  WR  Miami (Fla.)  Sr  6-2  195


I am hoping that they can get Carr now.  It could be that the top 3 QBs are off the board.  The Texans, Jaguars, Raiders, and Browns all could be in the market for a QB.  Heck, even the Rams could surprise people and take one too.  If that is the case then another player will fall to the Vikings.  For now, I am sticking with seniors in my mock.  I have to wait another few weeks to find out who is coming out so I can finish off my draft board.  Yeah right.  I ain't got no draft board or a ouija board.  I just use the force.  That is how I become enamored with Tim Tebow.

There are some players that I would like the Vikings to snag off practice squads but I believe it could be too late for that now.  But here they are anyway ...

Browns - Frederick, Terrence CB
Broncos - Painter, Vinston OT, Moore, Brandon NT
Lions - Fuller, Corey WR
Dolphins - Kaddu, Josh OLB
Saints - Kelemete, Senio OG
Jets - Dowling, Ras-I CB
Raiders - Montgomery, Sam OLB
Chargers - Becton, Nick OT, Manning, Terrell ILB
Seahawks - Smith, D'Anthony DT
49ers - Wylie, Devon WR, Bethel-Thompson, McLeod QB
Bucs - Dawkins, Everett DT

http://www.thehuddlereport.com/archive/2011profiles/Ras-I.Dowling.htm
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/sam-montgomery?id=2540149

I really like Kelemete, Dowling, Wylie, and Painter.

Well enjoy the games!