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Which College Players Are Future Vikings Week 14 Review and Week 15 Primer

Week 14 was a great week of college football with a huge upset in the most improbable way. Auburn knocking off Alabama was fantastic! That is what Alabama gets for scheduling Chattanooga the week before playing Auburn. San Jose State knocked off Fresno State in a great QB display which ends the Bulldogs chance at a BCS game. South Carolina knocked off Clemson which probably ends Clemson's shot at a BCS game as well. Penn State knocked off Wisconsin. There were a lot of other very close calls like Ohio State edging Michigan. Stanford, Baylor, and Duke all managed to hang on and win too.

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The game of the week award goes to Alabama vs Auburn!

Some other games were worthy as well but since Alabama was the number 1 team, it has to be this game.

There were some impressive performances from players this past week too.

Derek Carr threw for 519 yards with 6 TDs and 1 INT vs San Jose State. 
David Fales threw for 547 yards with 6 TDs and 0 INT vs Fresno State.

Devin Gardner threw for 485 yards with 4 TDs and 0 INT vs Ohio State.
Keith Wenning threw for 445 yards with 6 TDs and 0 INT vs Miami (OH).

Jordan Lynch ran for 321 yards on 27 carries adding 3 TDs vs Western Michigan.
Carlos Hyde ran for 226 yards on 27 carries adding 1 TD.

Bishop Sankey ran for 200 yards on 34 carries adding 1 TD.
Tyler Gaffney ran for 189 yards on 30 carries adding 1 TD.

Davante Adams caught 13 passes for 264 yards with 3 TDs.
Kelvin Benjamin caught 9 passes for 212 yards with 3 TDs.
Josh Huff caught 9 passes for 186 yards with 3 TDs.
Jeremy Gallon caught 9 passes for 175 yards with 1 TD.
Allen Hurns caught 9 passes for 173 yards with 0 TD.

The player of the week goes to ...

Jordan Lynch ran for 321 yards on 27 carries adding 3 TDs vs Western Michigan!

My current Heisman rankings are ...

Jordan Lynch QB Northern Illinois
Derek Carr QB Fresno State
Andre Williams RB Boston College
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M
Jameis Winston QB Fresno State

... if I had to give it to one guy it probably would be Jordan Lynch.


Here are the Bowl Matchups that I want to see.  These are not predictions and probably do not even follow the way they assign these based on geography.  But these are the matchups that I would like to see right now.

BCS Title  -  Florida State vs Ohio State  -  Jan 6, 2014 @ 8:30 PM

Orange Bowl  -  Oklahoma State vs South Carolina  -  Jan 3, 2014 @ TBD

Sugar Bowl  -  Oregon vs Alabama  -  Jan 2, 2014 @ 8:30 PM

Fiesta Bowl  -  Northern Illinois vs Missouri  -  Jan 1, 2014 @ 8:30 PM

Rose Bowl  -  Auburn vs Stanford  -  Jan 1, 2014 @ 5:00 PM


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 | 388 - 552 - 4462 - 45 - 5
Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville Jr 6-3 220 | 245 - 345 - 3268 - 25 - 3
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 | 212 - 329 - 2457 - 22 - 5
Bryce Petty  QB  Baylor  rJr  6-2 230 | 199 - 319 - 3557 - 28 - 2
Keith Wenning  QB  Ball State  Sr  6-2  220 | 296 - 454 - 3933 - 34 - 6
Blake Bortles  QB  UCF  rJr  6-3  227 | 215 - 316 - 3038 - 22 - 7

Player Pos School Class Ht Wt | Att - Yards - TD
Lache Seastrunk RB Baylor rJr 5-9 210 | 126 - 982 - 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 | 248 - 1755 - 20
Ameer Abdullah RB  Nebraska  Sr  5-9  190 | 254 - 1568 - 8
Tyler Gaffney  RB  Stanford  rSr  6-0  226 | 285 - 1493 - 17
Tre Mason  RB  Auburn  Sr  5-9  205 | 237 - 1317 - 18
Carlos Hyde  RB  Ohio State  rSr  6-0  235 | 165 - 1290 - 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 | 31 - 459 - 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 | 46 - 701 - 8
Jalen Saunders WR Oklahoma Sr 5-9 164 | 51 - 615 - 5
DeVante Parker WR Louisville Jr 6-2 209 | 37 - 639 - 9
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 | 61 - 914 - 9
L'Damian Washington  WR  Missouri  rSr  6-4  205 | 44 - 824 - 10
Cody Hoffman  WR  Brigham Young  Sr  6-3  215 | 45 - 727 - 5
Jace Amaro  TE  Texas Tech  Jr  6-5  260 | 98 - 1240 - 7
Eric Ebron  TE  North Carolina  Jr  6-4  245 | 55 - 895 - 3

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.


No. 19 Louisville at Cincinnati   Thursday, December 5 @ 7:30 PM
Teddy Bridgewater  QB  Louisville  Jr  6-3  205
DeVante Parker  WR  Louisville  Jr  6-2  209
Hakeem Smith  SS  Louisville  rSr  6-1  180
*Michael Dyer  RB  Louisville  rJr  5-9  215
Preston Brown  ILB  Louisville  Sr  6-2  260
Marcus Smith  DE  Louisville  Sr  6-3  252
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
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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
Jordan Luallen  FB  Cincinnati  rSr  6-2  240
Blake Annen  TE  Cincinnati  rSr  6-4  250
Anthony McClung  WR  Cincinnati  Sr  6-0  177
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

Bowling Green vs. No. 14 Northern Illinois*   Friday, December 6 @ 8:00 PM
Brian Schmiedebusch  P  Bowling Green  rSr  6-3  226
Jerry Gates  SS  Bowling Green  Sr  5-11  214
Alex Bayer  TE  Bowling Green  rSr  6-4  256
David 'Chief' Kekuewa  C  Bowling Green  Sr  6-2  312
Tyler Beck  FB  Bowling Green  Sr  6-2  259
Cameron Truss  CB  Bowling Green  rSr  5-10  184
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Jimmie Ward  SS  Northern Illinois  Sr  5-11  192
Jordan Lynch  QB  Northern Illinois  rSr  6-0  216

No. 17 Oklahoma at No. 6 Oklahoma State   Saturday, December 7 @ 12:00 PM
Aaron Colvin  CB  Oklahoma  Sr  6-0  192
Gabe Ikard  C  Oklahoma  rSr  6-3  298
Jalen Saunders  WR  Oklahoma  Sr  5-9  157
Corey Nelson  OLB  Oklahoma  Sr  6-1  226
Trey Millard  FB  Oklahoma  Sr  6-2  253
Damien Williams  RB  Oklahoma  Sr  5-11  211
Jaz Reynolds  WR  Oklahoma  rSr  6-2  198
Bronson Irwin  OG  Oklahoma  Sr  6-5  314
Gabe Lynn  FS  Oklahoma  rSr  6-0  204
Brennan Clay  RB  Oklahoma  Sr  5-11  201
Brannon Green  TE  Oklahoma  Sr  6-2  256
Tyler Evans  OG  Oklahoma  rSr  6-5  305
Kass Everett  CB  Oklahoma  Sr  5-10  189
Roy Finch  RB  Oklahoma  Sr  5-7  167
Lacolton Bester  WR  Oklahoma  Sr  6-2  195
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Justin Gilbert  CB  Oklahoma State  Sr  6-0  200
Calvin Barnett  DT  Oklahoma State  Sr  6-2  300
Tracy Moore  WR  Oklahoma State  rSr  6-1  215
Daytawion Lowe  FS  Oklahoma State  rSr  5-11  205
Shaun Lewis  OLB  Oklahoma State  Sr  5-11  225
Shamiel Gary  SS  Oklahoma State  rSr  6-0  210
Jeremy Smith  RB  Oklahoma State  rSr  5-10  208
Andrew Suter  LS  Oklahoma State  Sr  6-2  268
Blake Jackson  TE  Oklahoma State  Sr  6-3  235
Parker Graham  OT  Oklahoma State  rSr  6-7  315
Caleb Lavey  ILB  Oklahoma State  Sr  6-2  235
Tyler Patmon  CB  Oklahoma State  rSr  5-10  190
Kye Staley  FB  Oklahoma State  rSr  5-10  236
Clint Chelf  QB  Oklahoma State  rSr  6-1  210
Charlie Moore  WR  Oklahoma State  Sr  6-2  202
Brandon Webb  OG  Oklahoma State  rSr  6-3  326

No. 16 UCF at Southern Methodist   Saturday, December 7 @ 12:00 PM
Storm Johnson  RB  UCF  rJr  6-0  215
E.J. Dunston DT  UCF  Sr  6-2  302
Jeff Godfrey  WR  UCF  Sr  5-11  190
Chris Martin  OT  UCF  rSr  6-5  303
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Garrett Gilbert  QB  Southern Methodist  rSr  6-3  223
Kenneth Acker  CB  Southern Methodist  Sr  6-0  195
Jeremy Johnson  WR  Southern Methodist  Sr  5-11  179

No. 25 Texas at No. 9 Baylor   Saturday, December 7 @ 3:30 PM

Jackson Jeffcoat  DE  Texas  Sr  6-4  250
Mike Davis  WR  Texas  Sr  6-2  195
Carrington Byndom  CB  Texas  Sr  6-0  180
Chris Whaley  DT  Texas  rSr  6-3  295
Donald Hawkins  OT  Texas  Sr  6-5  310
Anthony Fera  P  Texas  rSr  6-2  208
Trey Hopkins  OG  Texas  Sr  6-4  300
Mason Walters  OG  Texas  rSr  6-5  320
Adrian Phillips  SS  Texas  Sr  5-11  210
Reggie Wilson  DE  Texas  Sr  6-3  255
Garrett Porter  C  Texas  rSr  6-5  315
Case McCoy  QB  Texas  Sr  6-1  200
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Cyril Richardson  OG  Baylor  rSr  6-5  340
Lache Seastrunk  RB  Baylor  rJr  5-9  210
Ahmad Dixon  SS  Baylor  Sr  6-0  205
Tevin Reese  WR  Baylor  rSr  5-10  170
Jordan Najvar  TE  Baylor  rSr  6-6  265
Glasco Martin  RB  Baylor  rSr  6-0  220
Zach Northern  LS  Baylor  Sr  6-0  285
Jerod Monk  TE  Baylor  rSr  6-4  285
Kelvin Palmer  OT  Baylor  rSr  6-4  290
Joe Williams  CB  Baylor  Sr  5-10  190
Eddie Lackey  OLB  Baylor  Sr  5-11  220
Sam Holl  SS  Baylor  Sr  6-1  210
Aaron Jones  K  Baylor  rSr  6-2  190
Chris McAllister  DE  Baylor  rSr  6-2  255
K.J. Morton CB  Baylor  Sr  5-10  190
Stefan Huber  C  Baylor  rSr  6-3  295

No. 5 Missouri vs. No. 3 Auburn*   Saturday, December 7 @ 4:00 PM
Kony Ealy  DE  Missouri  rJr  6-5  275
Michael Sam  DE  Missouri  rSr  6-2  255
E.J. Gaines  CB  Missouri  Sr  5-10  195
L'Damian Washington  WR  Missouri  rSr  6-4  205
Justin Britt  OT  Missouri  rSr  6-6  315
Marcus Lucas  WR  Missouri  Sr  6-4  220
Eric Waters  TE  Missouri  Sr  6-4  245
James Franklin  QB  Missouri  Sr  6-2  230
Andrew Wilson  ILB  Missouri  rSr  6-3  240
Matt White  FS  Missouri  rSr  6-0  195
Jaleel Clark  WR  Missouri  rSr  6-3  220
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Jay Prosch  FB  Auburn  rSr  6-0  258
Dee Ford  OLB  Auburn  rSr  6-2  240
Steven Clark  P  Auburn  Sr  6-4  230
Jeffrey Whitaker  DT  Auburn  Sr  6-3  310
Chris Davis  CB  Auburn  Sr  5-10  200
Kenneth Carter  DE  Auburn  Sr  6-3  280
Cody Parkey  K  Auburn  Sr  6-0  190
Nosa Eguae  DE  Auburn  rSr  6-2  269
Ryan Smith  FS  Auburn  Sr  6-1  194

No. 7 Stanford at No. 11 Arizona State   Saturday, December 7 @ 7:45 PM

Trent Murphy  DE  Stanford  rSr  6-6  261
David Yankey  OG  Stanford  rJr  6-5  314
Shayne Skov  ILB  Stanford  rSr  6-2  245
Josh Mauro  DE  Stanford  rSr  6-6  282
Ryan Hewitt  FB  Stanford  rSr  6-4  246
Tyler Gaffney  RB  Stanford  rSr  6-0  226
Ben Gardner  DE  Stanford  rSr  6-4  277
Khalil Wilkes  C  Stanford  rSr  6-3  286
Kevin Danser  OG  Stanford  rSr  6-5  296
Anthony Wilkerson  RB  Stanford  Sr  6-0  215
Barry Browning  CB  Stanford  Sr  6-0  188
Usua Amanam  CB  Stanford  rSr  5-10  175
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Will Sutton  DT  Arizona State  rSr  6-0  305
Carl Bradford  OLB  Arizona State  rJr  6-1  243
Marion Grice  RB  Arizona State  Sr  6-0  207
Alden Darby  SS  Arizona State  Sr  5-11  195
Chris Coyle  FB  Arizona State  rSr  6-2  240
Osahon Irabor  CB  Arizona State  rSr  5-11  186
Junior Onyeali  OLB  Arizona State  Sr  5-11  240
Chris Young  ILB  Arizona State  Sr  6-0  244
Evan Finkenberg  OT  Arizona State  rSr  6-4  298
Kody Koebensky  C  Arizona State  rSr  6-3  290
Kevin Ozier  WR  Arizona State  rSr  6-1  200
Davon Coleman  DE  Arizona State  Sr  6-2  283
Gannon Conway  DE  Arizona State  rSr  6-3  280
Darwin Rogers  TE  Arizona State  Sr  6-3  248

No. 20 Duke vs. No. 1 Florida State*   Saturday, December 7 @ 8:00 PM
Ross Cockrell  CB  Duke  rSr  6-0  190
Kenny Anunike  DE  Duke  rSr  6-4  260
Perry Simmons  OT  Duke  rSr  6-5  300
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Cameron Erving  OT  Florida State  rJr  6-5  320
Lamarcus Joyner  CB  Florida State  Sr  5-8  190
Timmy Jernigan  DT  Florida State  Jr  6-2  298
Terrence Brooks  FS  Florida State  Sr  5-11  200
Christian Jones  ILB  Florida State  Sr  6-3  232
Telvin Smith  OLB  Florida State  Sr  6-2  218
Kelvin Benjamin  WR  Florida State  rSo  6-5  235
Bryan Stork  C  Florida State  rSr  6-4  300
James Wilder Jr.  RB  Florida State  Jr  6-1  229
Chad Abram  FB  Florida State  Sr  5-11  230
Demonte McAllister  DT  Florida State  rSr  6-2  290
Kenny Shaw  WR  Florida State  Sr  5-11  170
Jacobbi McDaniel  DT  Florida State  rSr  6-0  295
Gerald Demps  FS  Florida State  rSr  5-10  200
Dan Hicks  OLB  Florida State  rSr  6-4  260

No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Michigan State*   Saturday, December 7 @ 8:17 PM
Ryan Shazier  OLB  Ohio State  Jr  6-2  230
Bradley Roby  CB  Ohio State  rJr  5-11  192
Carlos Hyde  RB  Ohio State  rSr  6-0  235
Jack Mewhort  OT  Ohio State  rSr  6-6  308
C.J. Barnett  SS  Ohio State  Sr  6-0  205
Christian Bryant  FS  Ohio State  Sr  5-9  193
Kenny Guiton  QB  Ohio State  rSr  6-2  208
Corey Linsley  C  Ohio State  rSr  6-3  298
Andrew Norwell  OG  Ohio State  Sr  6-6  316
Corey (Pitt) Brown  WR  Ohio State  Sr  5-11  190
Jordan Hall  RB  Ohio State  rSr  5-8  192
George Makridis  LS  Ohio State  Sr  6-2  234
Marcus Hall  OG  Ohio State  rSr  6-5  315
Chris Fields  WR  Ohio State  rSr  6-0  200
Corey Brown  SS  Ohio State  rSr  6-0  203
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Darqueze Dennard  CB  Michigan State  Sr  5-11  197
Shilique Calhoun  DE  Michigan State  rSo  6-4  250
Max Bullough  ILB  Michigan State  Sr  6-3  245
Denicos Allen  OLB  Michigan State  rSr  5-11  218
Isaiah Lewis  SS  Michigan State  Sr  5-10  208
Fou Fonoti  OT  Michigan State  rSr  6-4  298
Bennie Fowler  WR  Michigan State  rSr  6-1  212
Blake Treadwell  OG  Michigan State  rSr  6-3  304

Utah State at No. 23 Fresno State   Saturday, December 7 @ 10:00 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
Maurice Alexander  FS  Utah State  Sr  6-1  212
Devonta Glover-Wright  CB  Utah State  Sr  6-0  170
Jack Doughty  ILB  Utah State  rSr  6-0  230
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Derek Carr  QB  Fresno State  rSr  6-3  215
Davante Adams  WR  Fresno State  rSo  6-2  205
Marcel Jensen  TE  Fresno State  rSr  6-5  258
Austin Wentworth  OT  Fresno State  rSr  6-5  304
L.J. Jones CB  Fresno State  rSr  5-10  180
Isaiah Burse  WR  Fresno State  Sr  5-11  180
Andy Jennings  DE  Fresno State  Sr  6-1  278
Nat Harrison  OLB  Fresno State  rSr  6-2  240
Lars Bramer  C  Fresno State  rSr  6-5  276
A.J. Johnson  WR  Fresno State  rSr  5-11  178


I will base my mock off the record each week. After last week the team is 3-8-1 and now are in the #6 spot.  I think the QB situation could become real dicey (to me) if Hundley returns to school too.  Then we are looking at Bridgewater, Manziel, and Carr as probable first round picks.  Some think Manziel will not be a first round pick which is fine but it is really unlikely that he would make it to the Vikings second round pick.  Then you have guys like Mettenberger, Boyd, McCarron, & Murray.  It could very well be a year where the QB class is not as good as many people think it will be.

Here is my mock for this week ...

6. Derek Carr  QB  Fresno State  rSr  6-3  215
38. Kyle Van Noy  OLB  Brigham Young  rSr  6-3  235
70. E.J. Gaines  CB  Missouri  Sr  5-10  195
96. Carlos Hyde  RB  Ohio State  rSr  6-0  235
102. Gabe Jackson  OG  Mississippi State  rSr  6-3  340
134. Kenny Ladler  FS  Vanderbilt  Sr  6-0  205
166. Ryan Carrethers  DT  Arkansas State  rSr  6-1  328
198. Kareem Martin  DE  North Carolina  Sr  6-5  265


UDFA
Jordan Lynch  QB  Northern Illinois  rSr  6-0  216
Glenn Carson  ILB  Penn State  rSr  6-3  235
Marcus Williams  CB  North Dakota State  rSr  5-11  197
Spencer Long  OG  Nebraska  rSr  6-4  315
Shaquelle Evans  WR  UCLA  rSr  6-1  204
Cornelius Lucas  OT  Kansas State  rSr  6-8  328
Ben Gardner  DE  Stanford  rSr  6-4  277
Keith Wenning  QB  Ball State  Sr  6-2  220
Trey Millard  FB  Oklahoma  Sr  6-2  253
Kevin Graf  OT  Southern California  rSr  6-6  295
Ben Malena  RB  Texas A&M  Sr  5-8  195
David Fluellen  RB  Toledo  Sr  6-0  215
Xavius Boyd  OLB  Western Kentucky  Sr  6-1  242
Keith Smith  ILB  San Jose State  Sr  6-0  230

Trevor Gillette  LS  Rice  Sr  6-3  240
Chris Davis  CB  Auburn  Sr  5-10  200


I am sticking with Carr for now.  I think it is very possible that he will be gone before the Vikings pick.  In fact, Bridgewater, Carr, and Manziel could all possibly be gone.  I could see a team moving up to get Manziel.  I think that if the Vikings end up picking 6th or lower then their chances of getting one of these 3 QBs is going to be slim.  Of course, if Hundley comes out then that is one more player available.  While I can certainly come up with some trade down scenarios, I am not a fan of that move this year. The risk of missing out on the QB you like is high.  If a player like Barr or Clowney is available then of course you could consider taking them instead and then getting another QB later.  It is all a gamble.  Maybe they will take Khalil Mack or CJ Mosley?  Heck, if they are drafting 6th or lower then I could see them drafting Mike Evans too.  That would be something.

I am hoping the team signs a free agent DT and CB.

Here is an alternate mock with the presumption that the team somehow signs Josh Freeman and also keeps Ponder.

6. Khalil Mack  OLB  Buffalo  rSr  6-3  248
38. Trevor Reilly  DE  Utah  rSr  6-5  255
70. Ed Stinson  DE  Alabama  rSr  6-3  292
96. Jimmy Garoppolo  QB  Eastern Illinois  Sr  6-2  222
102. Jack Mewhort  OT  Ohio State  rSr  6-6  308
134. David Fales  QB  San Jose State  Sr  6-2  220
166. Rashaad Reynolds  CB  Oregon State  rSr  5-10  187
198. Deandre Coleman  DT  California  rSr  6-5  315


Here is probably my favorite mock right now.

6. Johnny Manziel  QB  Texas A&M  rSo  5-11  210
38. Jordan Matthews  WR  Vanderbilt  Sr  6-3  205
70. Christian Jones  ILB  Florida State  Sr  6-3  232
96. Jackson Jeffcoat  DE  Texas  Sr  6-4  250
102. Jack Mewhort  OT  Ohio State  rSr  6-6  308
134. Ross Cockrell  CB  Duke  rSr  6-0  190
166. Nickoe Whitley  FS  Mississippi State  rSr  6-0  205
198. Colt Lyerla  TE  Oregon  Jr  6-5  250


Well enjoy the games!