NFL Events: Combine Participants EDIT: below is the pre-Combine grades of the SEC players that were invited to the combine. Alabama dominated. 100-96 Top Pick. Future Hall of Famer. A once-in-a-generation type prospect who could change how his position is played --------------------------------------------------- --no SEC players 85-95 1st Round Pick. Immediate Starter. An impact player with the ability/intangibles to become a Pro Bowl player. Expect to start immediately except in a unique situation (i.e. behind a veteran starter). --------------------------------------------------- 92.0 -- CB Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama 91.7 -- SS Mark Barron, Alabama 91.5 -- CB Morris Claiborne, LSU 90.5 -- DE Melvin Ingram, South Carolina 90.0 -- DT Michael Brockers, LSU 88.0 -- LB Courtney Upshaw, Alabama 85.0 -- LB Dont'a Hightower, Alabama [RB Trent Richardson, Alabama? -- didn't do drills because of minor knee surgery] 70-84 2nd-3rd Round Pick. Eventual Starter. A quality player who will contribute to the team early on and is expected to develop into a starter. A reliable player who brings value to the position. --------------------------------------------------- 84.0 -- CB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina 83.7 -- DT Josh Chapman, Alabama 83.0 -- WR Rueben Randle, LSU 82.5 -- WR Joe Adams, Arkansas 82.0 -- WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina 79.0 -- TE Orson Charles, Georgia 77.0 -- DT Cox Fletcher, Miss State 76.5 -- WR Marquis Maze, Alabama 76.0 -- CB Brandon Boykin, Georgia 74.0 -- CB De'Quan Menzie, Alabama 73.7 -- DB Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt 73.7 -- RB Chris Rainey, Florida 72.5 -- T Cordy Glenn, Georgia 50-69 4th-7th Round Pick. Draftable Player. A prospect with the ability to make team as a backup/role player. Needs to be a special teams contributor at applicable positions. Players in the high range of this category might have long-term potential. --------------------------------------------------- 69.0 -- SS Antonio Allen, South Carolina 68.7 -- LB Danny Trevathan, Kentucky 68.7 -- WR Jarius Wright, Arkansas 67.2 -- RB Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss 66.2 -- C Ben Jones, Georgia 56.5 -- OT Rokevious Watkins, South Carolina 54.7 -- SS Charles Mitchell, Miss State 54.2 -- WR Darius Hanks, Alabama 54.2 -- DE Deangelo Tyson, Georgia 54.0 -- DT Travian Robertson, South Carolina 53.7 -- CB Ron Brooks, LSU 53.7 -- SS Sean Richardson, Vanderbilt 53.7 -- DE Jack Bequette, Arkansas 53.5 -- WR Greg Childs, Arkansas 52.7 -- RB Tauren Poole, Tennessee 52.7 -- LS Josh Harris, Auburn 52.5 -- SS Brandon Taylor, LSU 52.2 -- P Drew Butler, Georgia 52.0 -- DT Jaye Howard 51.5 -- OG Quentin Saulsberry, Miss State 51.0 -- T Justin Anderson, Georgia 51.0 -- K Blair Walsh, Georgia 50.5 -- RB Vick Ballard, Miss State 50.2 -- OT Brandon Mosley, Auburn 50.0 -- DT Malik Jackson, Tennessee 50.0 -- DB Winston Guy, Kentucky 20-49 UDFA. Free Agent. A player with solid measurables, intangibles, college achievements, or a developing skill that warrants an opportunity in an NFL camp. In the right situation, he could earn a place on a 53-man roster, but most likely will be a practice squad player or a camp body. --------------------------------------------------- 48.7 -- LB Ryan Baker, LSU 48.0 -- T Bobby Massie, Ole Miss 47.2 -- TE Deangelo Peterson, LSU 44.0 -- QB Jordan Jefferson, LSU 0-19 (not worthy of being signed as an undrafted free agent) --------------------------------------------------- --no SEC players from those invited to combine
This article hurts. LSU's Jefferson finishes last at NFL combine | The News Star | thenewsstar.com He finished last behind a kicker. Ouch! :dis:
I hate to make excuses but when you see that Bama had six upper class players on the defensive side of the ball with ratings that high at the NFL Combine and over a month to prepare for LSU, it makes much more sense that we struggled to move the ball.
"Jefferson has serious mechanical issues that affect his play," NFL.com said. "He lacks awareness in the pocket and tries to rely on his scrambling ability too heavily, causing him to take bad sacks. There are many fundamental elements of Jefferson's game that need work before he would be ready to run an NFL offense." I am shocked. Shocked...I tell ya.
