CrazyJoeDavola Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hey I just wanted to start a discussion on some of the small school prospects coming to the NFL. Who are your favorite players from low profile FBS schools or FCS, D2, D3, etc. Every year there are a few small school kids who climb the boards so now is the time to hype “your guy”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Jake Wieneke Dallas Goedert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_Ducktator Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I had a thread a bit back with my top small school guys. It's a really good class for small schoolers. There is actually a number of guys who will flirt with top 100 selections depending on how they do at the Senior Bowl and workouts. Here are guys going to the Senior Bowl that I think are strong contenders to land 4th round-or-better: TE Dallas Goedert OT Brandon Parker OT Timon Parris OT Desmond Harrison OT/OG Alex Cappa DT Nathan Shepherd CB/S Siran Neal CB/S Taron Johnson CB D'Montre Wade CB Michael Joseph Also watch for Maea Teuhema, who declared early. Started on the O-Line at LSU before he and his brother (Sione Teuhema, a senior linebacker prospect) both transferred to Southeastern Louisiana. Maea is going to require vetting but he has legit talent. The small-school QB class is subpar. Kyle Lauletta is solid but I'm not sure I sure him rising any higher than even the 4th round at-best. I'm a sucker for Bryan Schor, a winner at the FCS level who plays with a lot of moxie and has a knack for big plays. Devante Kincade is an interesting athlete at the position but he'll be a 24-year old rookie and Jeremiah Briscoe has a good arm but is a 25-year old rookie who, despite the arm, has shown a ton of flaws on tape. Only other FCS-or-lower guy I really deem worth talking about is Peter Pujals. I also like Max Redfield a decent amount, a safety from Indiana (Pa.) who had a great season at the D2 level after transferring from Notre Dame. Another non-Senior Bowl guys that I'm curious to see if they get Combine invites for me are Elijah Campbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlash Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Does UTEP still count as a small school because then Will Hernandez would have to be way up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcanadian Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Just check out the East/West rosters and the Senior Bowl rosters and you will pretty well have a full list of the serious top small school prospects and the best ones will make it to the combine. These guys have a huge opportunity to move up established NFL draft boards as do juniors declarees, the seniors are pretty well set on team's boards at this point, but this group is still fluent and can move way up or fall way back, based on their post season All Star games, pro days and the Combine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Matthew Oplinger is a guy I've recently watched. Potentially a really good ST guy, probably won't stay as an EDGE/OLB in the NFL, he looks like he could be pretty good if moved to off-ball LB. Probably an undrafted type, could stick if he shows well on ST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebrick Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I like all of these small school CBs Davontae Harris, CB Illinois State Michael Joseph, CB, Dubuque D'Montre Wade, CB, Murray State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyJoeDavola Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 1/9/2018 at 3:36 PM, gopherwrestler said: Jake Wieneke Dallas Goedert Agree on both of these guys. I think both will have solid NFL careers. I’m guessing Goedert will be the first FCS guy drafted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyJoeDavola Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 23 hours ago, Da_Ducktator said: I had a thread a bit back with my top small school guys. It's a really good class for small schoolers. There is actually a number of guys who will flirt with top 100 selections depending on how they do at the Senior Bowl and workouts. Here are guys going to the Senior Bowl that I think are strong contenders to land 4th round-or-better: TE Dallas Goedert OT Brandon Parker OT Timon Parris OT Desmond Harrison OT/OG Alex Cappa DT Nathan Shepherd CB/S Siran Neal CB/S Taron Johnson CB D'Montre Wade CB Michael Joseph Also watch for Maea Teuhema, who declared early. Started on the O-Line at LSU before he and his brother (Sione Teuhema, a senior linebacker prospect) both transferred to Southeastern Louisiana. Maea is going to require vetting but he has legit talent. The small-school QB class is subpar. Kyle Lauletta is solid but I'm not sure I sure him rising any higher than even the 4th round at-best. I'm a sucker for Bryan Schor, a winner at the FCS level who plays with a lot of moxie and has a knack for big plays. Devante Kincade is an interesting athlete at the position but he'll be a 24-year old rookie and Jeremiah Briscoe has a good arm but is a 25-year old rookie who, despite the arm, has shown a ton of flaws on tape. Only other FCS-or-lower guy I really deem worth talking about is Peter Pujals. I also like Max Redfield a decent amount, a safety from Indiana (Pa.) who had a great season at the D2 level after transferring from Notre Dame. Another non-Senior Bowl guys that I'm curious to see if they get Combine invites for me are Elijah Campbell. I agree that this year’s QB class out of the FCS is less than impressive. I was higher on Schor prior to the season but he seems to continue with a gunslinger approach that will end up with a lot of turnovers at the next level. I didn’t know Redfield ended up at a D2 school in Louisiana. I had high hopes for him when he committed to Notre Dame. Another guy I think can be a round 5-7 guy is LB Nick Deluca out of NDSU. If it weren’t for some injury concerns I think he could go higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_Ducktator Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 15 hours ago, CrazyJoeDavola said: I agree that this year’s QB class out of the FCS is less than impressive. I was higher on Schor prior to the season but he seems to continue with a gunslinger approach that will end up with a lot of turnovers at the next level. I didn’t know Redfield ended up at a D2 school in Louisiana. I had high hopes for him when he committed to Notre Dame. Another guy I think can be a round 5-7 guy is LB Nick Deluca out of NDSU. If it weren’t for some injury concerns I think he could go higher. Redfield went to a D2 school in Pennsylvania (IUP - it's generally a very good D2 program and was this year). DeLuca is a solid player as well. I'm not sure if he has starter potential but if he can show his merit on special teams, I think he could be a valuable back-up for a team. He's also going to the Senior Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyJoeDavola Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 32 minutes ago, Da_Ducktator said: Redfield went to a D2 school in Pennsylvania (IUP - it's generally a very good D2 program and was this year). DeLuca is a solid player as well. I'm not sure if he has starter potential but if he can show his merit on special teams, I think he could be a valuable back-up for a team. He's also going to the Senior Bowl. Oops. Not sure where I got Louisiana from. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalhounLambeau Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 1/9/2018 at 5:02 PM, Da_Ducktator said: Maea is going to require vetting but he has legit talent. It was just academics from what I know. He didn't like school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSURacerDT55 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Malik Duncan CB St Francis Chris Okoye DT Ferris St PJ Hall DT Sam Houston St Darius Leonard LB South Carolina St Martez Carter RB Grambling St Devante Kincade WR/KR Grambling St Larry Allen III OG Harvard Chase Edmonds RB Fordham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_Ducktator Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 29 minutes ago, MSURacerDT55 said: Larry Allen III OG Harvard He left the school before the season and I haven't heard a word about the guy since. Allen is apparently expected to be back at the school next year but there hasn't been a peep about him since before the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSURacerDT55 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Da_Ducktator said: He left the school before the season and I haven't heard a word about the guy since. Allen is apparently expected to be back at the school next year but there hasn't been a peep about him since before the year. Thanks, I wonder if he graduated yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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