Which IHSA Players are you looking forward to hopefully going in the NFL Draft?
For me Jermari Harris from Montini / Iowa and CJ West from Nazareth.
For me Jermari Harris from Montini / Iowa and CJ West from Nazareth.
NFL Draft / IHSA Players
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So far I'm seeing the following....
WR Luther Burden III East St Louis/Missouri
WR Dominic Lovett East St. Louis/Georgia
OL Javontez Spraggins East St. Louis/Tennessee
DT. Demond Taylor Jr ESL/ Northern Illinois
OT. Darrell Simmons Jr. ESL/ Kansas
DT CJ West Nazareth Academy/Indiana
S Sebastian Castro Oak Lawn Richards/Iowa
DT Rylie Mills Lake Forest/Notre Dame
DB Jermari Harris Montini Catholic/Iowa
DT Devonte OMalley Bremen/NIU
OL Addison West Cary Grove/Western Michigan
WR AJ Henning Lincoln Way East/Michigan/Northwestern
DE Sean McLaughlin Lincoln Way East/Northwestern
DT Dylan Shelton Lincoln Way East/Eastern Michigan
RB Jamal Johnson Lincoln Way East/Bowling Green
RB Jacardia Wright Decatur St Theresa/MIssouri State
WR Luther Burden III East St Louis/Missouri
WR Dominic Lovett East St. Louis/Georgia
OL Javontez Spraggins East St. Louis/Tennessee
DT. Demond Taylor Jr ESL/ Northern Illinois
OT. Darrell Simmons Jr. ESL/ Kansas
DT CJ West Nazareth Academy/Indiana
S Sebastian Castro Oak Lawn Richards/Iowa
DT Rylie Mills Lake Forest/Notre Dame
DB Jermari Harris Montini Catholic/Iowa
DT Devonte OMalley Bremen/NIU
OL Addison West Cary Grove/Western Michigan
WR AJ Henning Lincoln Way East/Michigan/Northwestern
DE Sean McLaughlin Lincoln Way East/Northwestern
DT Dylan Shelton Lincoln Way East/Eastern Michigan
RB Jamal Johnson Lincoln Way East/Bowling Green
RB Jacardia Wright Decatur St Theresa/MIssouri State
Luther is intriguing, not just because he is my guy, but because he has gone from top-10 to third round and now second, but almost every team that is looking for offense has a scribe calling for LB3 to be plucked early because he is a unique playmaker.
Some of the downside I have read: Mom is a PITA, represented by the girlfriend, numbers dropped off last year, does not run hard when it isn't called for him, and could practice harder.
Well, aside from the Mom and GF, these items can be addressed. Brady sucked/was average. They only threw him short routes. Drink (of course) said he was a model player. So take that for what it is worth.
Goldin is fast - Tet is tall. The OSU guy, I am not sold on. Even today, Cris Collinsworth called LB3 his favorite WR this draft. "I think Luther Burden is a guy that is going to take the league by storm, I really do. When I was watching him, I was just going 'oh my gosh', there's nothing this guy does that I don't just love. When you talk about Deebo Samuel. He [Burden] plays like that, but he's faster." Collinsworth said.
Some of the downside I have read: Mom is a PITA, represented by the girlfriend, numbers dropped off last year, does not run hard when it isn't called for him, and could practice harder.
Well, aside from the Mom and GF, these items can be addressed. Brady sucked/was average. They only threw him short routes. Drink (of course) said he was a model player. So take that for what it is worth.
Goldin is fast - Tet is tall. The OSU guy, I am not sold on. Even today, Cris Collinsworth called LB3 his favorite WR this draft. "I think Luther Burden is a guy that is going to take the league by storm, I really do. When I was watching him, I was just going 'oh my gosh', there's nothing this guy does that I don't just love. When you talk about Deebo Samuel. He [Burden] plays like that, but he's faster." Collinsworth said.
DT. Demond Taylor Jr ESL/ Northern Illinois
OT. Darrell Simmons Jr. ESL/ Kansas
OT. Darrell Simmons Jr. ESL/ Kansas
Can those items be addressed? You either want to be great or you dont. If you are taking plays off at any level you do not have the drive to be great.
I sorta get what you mean about "drive to be great," but I think that is also cliche. It is not binary - A or B, cut and dried. A person can turn it on, especially after matriculating to the next level.
Despite what some folks say, no reports of him being a jerk.
OH - and Luther Burden is trending on X, mostly with scribes saying let's snag him as he drops and is a steal. Biggest clamoring from the Bills and Chiefs fans.
OH - and Luther Burden is trending on X, mostly with scribes saying let's snag him as he drops and is a steal. Biggest clamoring from the Bills and Chiefs fans.
Daniel Jeremiah, the top scout at NFL Network, has LB3 his 35th best prospect and Rylie Mills his 108th (but he's injured).
I didn't go looking for everyone... not sure if any other local guys made his
Top 150.
I didn't go looking for everyone... not sure if any other local guys made his
Top 150.
Congrats to Nazareth Academy's CJ West!
4th Round pick to the 49ers!
4th Round pick to the 49ers!
Good to see John Williams selected. Kid was a monster on our OL. Need some more John Williams's
Dominic Lovett ESL. 7th round to Detroit
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Jacardia Wright undrafted free agent going to Seattle
Payton Thorne undrafted FA signs with the Bengals
Michael Love invited to mini camp for Colts and Seahawks.
Dom Lovett in the D:
While Lovett is undersized (5-foot-10, 185 pounds), heās a speedy athlete with the quickness to get open underneath and the shiftiness to be featured on screens, quick outs, and gadget plays.
On special teams, Lovett has the speed and upside to also compete for a starting gunner role in Detroit.
āI would just say that itās just a āwant-to,ā Lovett said to the media following his selection by the Lions. āTo me, I look at it like a race down the field, āCan this guy in front of you stop you from racing to where you want to go?ā Thatās how I look at it.ā
With 4.4-second 40-yard-dash speed, Lovett certainly has the speed to race down the field, and his willingness to grind out his opportunities should keep him in several camp battles for multiple roles.
āWhenever you put me out on the field, I just plan to make an impact any way I can, any way possible,ā Lovett continued. āIt may be on special teams, it may be on a third down, first down. Iām OK with being a teams-tool guy, wherever they need me to be. I would say gunner, kick returner, punt returner, R5, L1āwherever you want to put me, Iām OK with that. I just want to be on the field.ā
(Lovett will join Cardinal Ritter alum Jameson Williams in the receivers' room.)
While Lovett is undersized (5-foot-10, 185 pounds), heās a speedy athlete with the quickness to get open underneath and the shiftiness to be featured on screens, quick outs, and gadget plays.
On special teams, Lovett has the speed and upside to also compete for a starting gunner role in Detroit.
āI would just say that itās just a āwant-to,ā Lovett said to the media following his selection by the Lions. āTo me, I look at it like a race down the field, āCan this guy in front of you stop you from racing to where you want to go?ā Thatās how I look at it.ā
With 4.4-second 40-yard-dash speed, Lovett certainly has the speed to race down the field, and his willingness to grind out his opportunities should keep him in several camp battles for multiple roles.
āWhenever you put me out on the field, I just plan to make an impact any way I can, any way possible,ā Lovett continued. āIt may be on special teams, it may be on a third down, first down. Iām OK with being a teams-tool guy, wherever they need me to be. I would say gunner, kick returner, punt returner, R5, L1āwherever you want to put me, Iām OK with that. I just want to be on the field.ā
(Lovett will join Cardinal Ritter alum Jameson Williams in the receivers' room.)
Contract Details for Luther Burden III
Chicago selected Burden with the 39th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. As a result, his contract projection is somewhat set in stone. The former Missouri star is set to sign a four-year contract worth a total of $10.95 million, according to Spotrac.Burden did not go in the first round, which significantly impacts his rookie deal. The biggest impact is the length of the deal. Burden does not have a fifth-year option in his contract; this is a straight four-year contract.
Is it better to be second round than late first in that a second contract can be signed a year earlier?
2nd contract can be signed at the same time by first round picks too. The 5th year is an option and not a guarantee and players can be extended prior to that 4th year regardless of when they were drafted.
But that is the club option at the $2.6M for the 5th year. Instead, Lu can shop at the end of year four, with no restriction as a free agent.
Or he can play like a pro bowler and get a new contract by the Bears before the 4th year is up.
If a team let's him walk after year 4 then he likely wouldn't have had the 5th year option picked up.
Exactly!Or he can play like a pro bowler and get a new contract by the Bears before the 4th year is up.
Something tells me LB3 is going to be fine and all this contract talk is nonsense at this stage of his career.