soulman Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Best small-school prospects in the 2019 NFL draft By: Luke Easterling | 11 hours ago Looking for under-the-radar gems in the 2019 NFL draft? Here are some of this year’s top small-school prospects: Nasir Adderley | S | Delaware © John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Khalen Saunders | DL | Western Illinois © John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Tytus Howard | OT | Alabama State © John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Ashton Dulin | WR | Malone © (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Jimmy Moreland | CB | James Madison © John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Keelan Doss | WR | UC-Davis © Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Bruce Anderson | RB | North Dakota State © AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Oli Udoh | OT | Elon © Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports B.J. Autry | OL | Jacksonville State © John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Kelvin McKnight | WR | Samford © Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Corey Ballentine | CB | Washburn © AP Photo/Michael Conroy Donald Parham | TE | Stetson © AP Photo/Butch Dill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 We're looking to draft a SS and with Pace's penchant for drafting small school prospects and Nagy's love for Deleware alumni could another Blue Hen be joining the Bears fold? He's also the cousin of former Packer/Cowboy great Herb Adderley and his grandfather Nelson played college ball at OSU and the pros in the CFL so he has some football genes in him. He played as a FS at Deleware but based on his scouting reports and some game clips he projects as a SS but like Adrian Amos, he also played some CB during his college career. At 6'/206lb he's a little small for SS but he has 4.55 clocked speed and decent coverage skills. He actually sounds like a younger version of HHCD but without an FBS Division I pedigree. I'll just post links to some scouting reports but he looks like a kid who would go in the middle rounds. https://www.nfl.com/prospects/nasir-adderley?id=32194144-4417-2048-c82e-d72eac396ce9 https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Draft-Scouting-Reports/Scouting-Report-Nasir-Adderley.asp https://steelersdepot.com/2019/01/2019-nfl-draft-player-profiles-delaware-s-nasir-adderley/ Lots of film clips in that last one. Worth a peek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dll2000 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I don't think he has a penchant for drafting small school guys. I think he just realizes there is often a greater risk/reward with small school guys or injured guys in mid rounds and he seizes on that. Someone posted a nice article on that draft strategy a year or two ago. There is value in playing and starring too versus sitting on the bench at a big school. I think he probably thought early on he could get Shaheen lower, but Elway and another couple of GMs fell in love with him so he had to take him in second if wanted him. Example of getting locked on your target and maybe reaching a bit. Note I haven't given up on Shaheen being a good player yet. He just needs some breaks to go his way for a full calendar year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBHalas Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 One guy to keep an eye on is Bruce Anderson from NDSU. He fits the mold of the type of RB Nagy is looking for, and could be a name we hear on Day 3. His pro day numbers are 5'10" 210 and he ran 4.58 in the 40. He's called a natural catcher of the football, and has played on special teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 44 minutes ago, dll2000 said: I don't think he has a penchant for drafting small school guys. I think he just realizes there is often a greater risk/reward with small school guys or injured guys in mid rounds and he seizes on that. Someone posted a nice article on that draft strategy a year or two ago. There is value in playing and starring too versus sitting on the bench at a big school. I think he probably thought early on he could get Shaheen lower, but Elway and another couple of GMs fell in love with him so he had to take him in second if wanted him. Example of getting locked on your target and maybe reaching a bit. Note I haven't given up on Shaheen being a good player yet. He just needs some breaks to go his way for a full calendar year. He's drafted a quite few so far other than just Shaheen and a few more have come as UDFA. I'm lookin' at schools like Bucknell, Harvard, NC A&T, Old Dominion, William & Mary, Western KY, Dubuque, Samford, Ashland, Delaware, Kutzdown. I also agree that I'd rather draft or sign a kid who dominated against lesser competition than an SEC, ACC, or Big Ten bench warmer. As long as the basic tools are there they might be developed into very good pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dll2000 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, soulman said: He's drafted a quite few so far other than just Shaheen and a few more have come as UDFA. I'm lookin' at schools like Bucknell, Harvard, NC A&T, Old Dominion, William & Mary, Western KY, Dubuque, Samford, Ashland, Delaware, Kutzdown. I also agree that I'd rather draft or sign a kid who dominated against lesser competition than an SEC, ACC, or Big Ten bench warmer. As long as the basic tools are there they might be developed into very good pros. My point was he is looking for high potential guys in mid rounds, not necessarily small school guys. Overlooked guys. Could be because small school, could be because because they sat a year or two with injury, whatever, anything but character concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 26 minutes ago, dll2000 said: My point was he is looking for high potential guys in mid rounds, not necessarily small school guys. Overlooked guys. Could be because small school, could be because because they sat a year or two with injury, whatever, anything but character concerns. I get his motivation and it makes sense but Pace does seem to find a lot of small schools guys which was the rationale behind this thread. It's more of a coincidence than intentional that one happens to be a Safety from Delaware but when I saw Adderley after having drafted Nichols last year it did trigger the thought that he's a guy who may be on Pace's radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardown3231 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Ximines didn't make the list? I love McKnight. He's a relative of Peter Warrick I believe. Anderson would be a good pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskieBear Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 13 hours ago, soulman said: We're looking to draft a SS and with Pace's penchant for drafting small school prospects and Nagy's love for Deleware alumni could another Blue Hen be joining the Bears fold? He's also the cousin of former Packer/Cowboy great Herb Adderley and his grandfather Nelson played college ball at OSU and the pros in the CFL so he has some football genes in him. He played as a FS at Deleware but based on his scouting reports and some game clips he projects as a SS but like Adrian Amos, he also played some CB during his college career. At 6'/206lb he's a little small for SS but he has 4.55 clocked speed and decent coverage skills. He actually sounds like a younger version of HHCD but without an FBS Division I pedigree. I'll just post links to some scouting reports but he looks like a kid who would go in the middle rounds. https://www.nfl.com/prospects/nasir-adderley?id=32194144-4417-2048-c82e-d72eac396ce9 https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Draft-Scouting-Reports/Scouting-Report-Nasir-Adderley.asp https://steelersdepot.com/2019/01/2019-nfl-draft-player-profiles-delaware-s-nasir-adderley/ Lots of film clips in that last one. Worth a peek. Nasir is arguably the best FS in the draft and a top 50 pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Have you checked out any of those kids other than Adderley, @soulman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 54 minutes ago, Heinz D. said: Have you checked out any of those kids other than Adderley, @soulman? I have Heinz I just latched on to Adderley because he came up in this list of small school prospects AND he played at Deleware, Nagy's alma mater. Actually, the guys most often attributed to the Bears are Edwards/KY, Savage/Maryland, and Hooker/Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 4 hours ago, HuskieBear said: Nasir is arguably the best FS in the draft and a top 50 pick Well that would rule him out for us but somehow I didn't get the impression he was ranked that high based on his scouting reports. Top 100 maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAR FACE DOWN ARROW Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 One more thing to consider and respect about Pace's drafting. He drafted Eddie Jackson, with a broken leg, after slumping through the Kevin White experience. That took guts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskieBear Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 8 hours ago, RunningVaccs said: One more thing to consider and respect about Pace's drafting. He drafted Eddie Jackson, with a broken leg, after slumping through the Kevin White experience. That took guts. EJax at Alabama was consistently an actual player throughout is career as opposed to KW who blew up his one year then tested well. slight difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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