2012 "Diamonds in the Rough" Prospects

(Ok so my last thread wasn't going over so well with some so I made a new thread)

The draft is nearing, we have lots of needs as usual, and lots of great players are coming out as usual. We all know the Lucks, Blackmons, RG3s, Hightowers, etc. Give me some of the prospects who aren't talked about that often, Or are talked about, but come from small schools, that have caught your attention in the bowl games, or watching college football, or when the combine comes in a few weeks. Here are some of mine.

Trumaine Johnson CB Montana (6'2 205 CB that was I-AA Buchanan finalist, considered by some to be the second best I-AA CB behind Janoris Jenkins.)
Trumaine "Tru" Johnson - YouTube

Josh Norman CB Coastal Carolina (6'0 195) caught attention at the shrine game, then goes to the senior bowl and still shows he's legit.
Josh Norman Coastal Carolina highlights - YouTube

Dwight Bentley CB Louisiana Lafayette
Dwight Bentley vs San Diego State 2011 - YouTube
Ladrius Green TE Louisiana Lafayette
Ladarius Green vs SDSU 2011 "New Orleans Bowl" - YouTube

Jared Green WR Souther- Son of Darrell Green, played with awful QB's, has the tools and measurables.Southern WR Jared Green-'Going Deep for the NFL'.mov - YouTube

Austin Davis QB Southern Miss- walk on QB who set school records previously held by some guy named Favre, looks like a matt flynn when he was at LSU.

Nate Potter OT/OG Boise State- This has surprised me that he is not being talked about right now, and is being considered as a 5th rounder. Two years ago this guy was considered a first rounder and the next best thing to come out of Boise since Ryan Clady. Get him redskins!
Nate Potter NFL Draft Analysis - Georgia (2011 Season) - YouTube

Matt Reynolds OT BYU- same thing as Potter.BYU's Matt Reynolds Helmetless Block - YouTube

Tank Carder OLB TCUTank Carder NFL Draft Analysis - 2010 Season - YouTube

Jerrell Harris OLB alabama- always was near the ball, overlooked because of upshaw. Could be a MLB.

Sammy Brown OLB Houston- 6'2 248 great size and speed, wasn't talked about that much because of Houstons offense.

TY Hilton WR FIU- he's a dante hall type of returner, and a mario manningham type of WR.
#4 WR T.Y. Hilton vs Louisville Highlights/Lowlights 2011 - YouTube

Brian Quick WR App St.- 6'5 220lb WR that got better as the senior bowl went on.
Brian Quick 2011 Highlights WR Appalachian State - YouTube
Jordan White WR Western Michigan- very good WR that had an amazing bowl game. He was considered to be the best WR there since Greg Jennings.
Jordan White vs Purdue 2011 - YouTube

Joe Looney OG Wake
James Brooks OG VT both are fast pulling guards, something shanny likes.

Cliff Harris CB/RS Oregon- people forget about him, but yes he is in the draft and he did pick off Luck, Newton, Barkley, Foles, and Locker in one season...
Cliff Harris NFL Draft Analysis - 2010 Season - YouTube

Levy Adcock OT OkSU- Great LT/RT for OSU, projected to be a later round pick.

Andrew Datko OT FSU- the other T opposite Zebrie Sanders. Great player that got hurt in the year, but was projected as a late first before injury.

Donald Stephenson OT/OG OU- can play both positions..

Chandler Harnish QB NIU- he's been linked to us..
Chandler Harnish: 2011 MAC MVP - YouTube

Ryan Broyles WR OU- coming off a torn acl, if he wasn't injured, he'd be a late first/second rounder. Now he's going 4-5th round...
Ultimate Ryan Broyles Highlights - YouTube

Josh Chapman NT Bama- played 8 games with a torn ACL. Projected to go late after surgery now, was a key clog to that Defense..
Josh Chapman - YouTube

Brandon Taylor SS LSU

Eddie Pleasant SS Oregon

Damaris Johnson WR/RS Tulsa- just like Terrence Austin, but possibly more explosive. 2010 Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. Tulsa - YouTube

Danny Coale WR VT- a welker type of player.
Danny Coale Tribute Video - YouTube

Diamonds in the rough emerging in film study - CBSSports.com (http://rob-rang.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13682485/34692760)

Todd McShay on Danny Coale:

McShay calls #VaTech WR Danny Coale his "blue-light special" sleeper: "I'm told he's gonna run 4.4s. ... Productive No. 2 or 3 WR (in NFL)

Hookies getting a little love

I did get around to watching B.J. Coleman at the East-West Shrine game and I liked what he put on tape there. In the cases of both Coleman and Corp, neither was able to separate from their competition at the FCS level, so it kind of limits any hope you might have had of being a starter in the pros.

A guy I like more than either is Alex Tanney of Monmouth College, who I got to see play in person. I would have liked him a lot more if he came out last year after having nothing more to prove against D-III defenses, but I still think he is worthy of fourth round consideration who can either be dealt for a first or second round pick in a couple of years or maybe ascend to the level of a starter someday.

I tell ya, watching that Danny Coale Vid above gets me pumped. Body control, decent speed, and solid hands

I tell ya, watching that Danny Coale Vid above gets me pumped. Body control, decent speed, and solid hands

Wes Welker anybody?

4.4 speed, quick, smart, good hands, played at a big school with a couple of 'Eh' QB's (Before any of you Logan Thomas fans go off on me; LT played ok his first year, but yes he improved towards the end of the year and yes he will be a great player)

Wes Welker anybody?

4.4 speed, quick, smart, good hands, played at a big school with a couple of 'Eh' QB's (Before any of you Logan Thomas fans go off on me; LT played ok his first year, but yes he improved towards the end of the year and yes he will be a great player)

Best part his initials, D.C., I just hope he is there at 6

Aaron Corp-Richmond (yeah I said it, Aaron Corp)

Corp. I knew you would go there. We've talked about him before. In my opinion he didn't get a fair shake at things with Mike London going to UVA. Latrell Scott came in and ruined everything London did for the Richmond program. If London was still at Richmond I see Corp having a lot more prominence going into the draft.

I tell ya, watching that Danny Coale Vid above gets me pumped. Body control, decent speed, and solid hands

Not to rain on your parade but I think Rainey is the same player but faster, I would like to get him, he was at the senior game SKINS checked him out.

Not to rain on your parade but I think Rainey is the same player but faster, I would like to get him, he was at the senior game SKINS checked him out.

I think that Joe Adams is even better, think santana moss but a better punt returner..