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2009 NFL draft prospects

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MililaniBuckeye

MililaniBuckeye

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    • After hearing for the umpteenth time about how great USC has been in this draft (and the snide comment about how Ohio State only had 1 drafted at the time), I decide to list Buckeyes who will be draft prospects next year:

    Locks:
    Beanie (if he declares)
    Robiskie
    Boone
    Laurinaitis
    Jenkins
    Freeman
    Wilson (if he leaves)

    Probable:
    Nicol
    Rehring

    Possible:
    Pretorius
    MoWells
    Boeckman

    We could have as many as 12 Buckeyes drafted in the 2009 draft.
     
    Some team will take a 2nd day flier on O'Neal and Terry for their measurables.

    Boeckman is more than 'possible' at this point. Sure he could drop (like Brohm did over one year), but he's an top senior qb on draft boards. (Note, I'm not saying Boeckman's on Brohm's level, simply comparing the enormous hit his stock took since preseason 2007)

    I'd add Trapasso as possible before Pretorious.
     
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    LitlBuck;1150072; said:
    Plus, I think the first five of your Locks will go in the first round along with the possibility of Boeckman which will make it even sweeter.
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    Yeah, some mock had JL, Jenkins and Beanie in the top 5. Now that would be awesome. All the OSU guys sitting in that room in NY taking their turn on the big stage. Next years draft will be much more fun to watch!
     
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    MililaniBuckeye;1150118; said:
    They'd all have to declare early...I don't see that happening with any of these four. You could also include Anderson Russell...
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    Thought Denlinger was a senior so nevermind about him. I could see Coleman, Gibson, and Washington having breakout years and considering the positions they play and their measurables, that'd put them high on draft boards.
     
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    Other than off field issues, I could see a team with a need for a backup tight end taking Brandon Smith. The kid has the speed just not the ideal height. But again, when you are talking 6-7th round, you are looking at guys that could have upside and untapped potential that hasn't had a chance to show it and Smith is surely one of those.

    As for the juniors that would have a chance at getting drafted if leaving early next year (depending upon season performance):

    -Hartline
    -Rose (standing an athletic 6'5" with similar build to Gholston would make scouts think)
    -Worthington

    The rest of the juniors I see staying so that they could garner the starting spot and national tv exposure for higher draft/more money after their senior year (ie: Cordle, Ballard)
     
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    SEREbuckeye;1150152; said:
    As for the juniors that would have a chance at getting drafted if leaving early next year (depending upon season performance):

    -Hartline
    -Rose (standing an athletic 6'5" with similar build to Gholston would make scouts think)
    -Worthington

    The rest of the juniors I see staying so that they could garner the starting spot and national tv exposure for higher draft/more money after their senior year (ie: Cordle, Ballard)
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    No way Hartline bails. Since Robo stayed for his senior, I don't see Hartline no doing the same. Rose and Worthington haven't played all that much...even if they had great years, all that would do is get them attention for their senior years.

    With the exception of Beanie, I don't think any current juniors-to-be are set to bail after this season.

    Some juniors this year were clearly ready to leave early, such as Gholston, Mendenhall, McFadden, Jonathan Stewart, etc. But, look at a sampling of juniors this year who declared early and got drafted way lower than expected, if they got drafted at all:

    Jamaal Charles (73rd)
    Steve Slaton (89th)
    Mario Manningham (95th)
    Erin Henderson (undrafted)

    Some got lucky, like Jerod Mayo (#10 overall), but there were a lot of juniors who would've done themselves a ton more good by staying for their senior year. Jake Long is the perfect example of how staying for your senior year can help you out. While he was a sure-fire first-rounder last year, no way was he going to be top-5, let alone the top pick. He made himself millions and millions of dollars by letting Ohio State beat him again. :wink2:

    Curtis Lofton out of Oklahoma got drafted #37, but had he stayed for his senior year and played as well as he did his junior year, he would've been a first-rounder. Even improving your spot 10 places, for 37 to 27, is worth a ton of money.
     
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    MililaniBuckeye;1150220; said:
    Curtis Lofton out of Oklahoma got drafted #37, but had he stayed for his senior year and played as well as he did his junior year, he would've been a first-rounder. Even improving your spot 10 places, for 37 to 27, is worth a ton of money.
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    not sure I agree with that. Lofton would have went higher if he had better measurables, playing another year wasn't going to help. The 4.77 40 didn't help (although he ran 4.63 on pro day) and he isn't very big.
     
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    The Man;1150231; said:
    not sure I agree with that. Lofton would have went higher if he had better measurables, playing another year wasn't going to help. The 4.77 40 didn't help (although he ran 4.63 on pro day) and he isn't very big.
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    Uh, you don't think he could've improved that 40 time with another year of OU S&C? He was already #7 in the country in tackles per game, so he had scouts' attention. Another year of solid media attention would've definitely helped his draft position.

    Look at Erin Henderson of Maryland (also a LB, and was #9 in total tackles right behind Lofton). Few folks have heard of him (I hadn't) but he tosses his hat in the ring based on a solid junior year, and goes undrafted. Had he stayed for his senior year, chances are good that more folks would've heard of him (along with proving his junior season wasn't a fluke by having another good year) and likely would've at least be drafted. Now he has jack squat to show for his early declaration.
     
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    MililaniBuckeye;1150245; said:
    Look at Erin Henderson of Maryland (also a LB, and was #9 in total tackles right behind Lofton). Few folks have heard of him (I hadn't) but he tosses his hat in the ring based on a solid junior year, and goes undrafted. Had he stayed for his senior year, chances are good that more folks would've heard of him (along with proving his junior season wasn't a fluke by having another good year) and likely would've at least be drafted. Now he has jack squat to show for his early declaration.
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    His biggest problem is that he injured his ACL and had to have it removed. Big time risk for a draft pick.
     
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