NFL Draft state wide names to watch?
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Edwardsville’s Vincent Valentine, 6-foot-4, 329-pounder, decided to forego his senior season at Nebraska and declare himself eligible for the NFL Draft. Most draft analysts have him projected to go somewhere in the fifth to seventh round. Valentine graduated in December and had 10 tackles, three sacks and four tackles for loss as a junior last fall. He is considered one of the top 10 to 12 nose tackle prospects in the draft.
Rodney Coe (6-3, 310) is an interesting story as well. He starred primarily at running back at Edwardsville, made a verbal commitment to Iowa while in high school and ended up at Iowa Western junior college. Coe’s size and quickness are a step above many other linemen because of his days as a running back and he compiled 47 tackles, 2.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss at Akron this season. He is projected anywhere from a draft pick in round six or seven to an undrafted free agent.
At 6-foot-8 and 260-pounds, Damiensville native Adam Fuehne is believed by some to have the size and hands to make the transition from Southern Illinois University to the NFL. Fuehne played high school football at Mater Dei.
Darius Jackson is one of the more interesting stories in the draft. The former Sparta standout wowed NFL teams at the University of Michigan pro day, where he turned in off-the-charts measurables in the 40-yard dash (4.35 seconds; one scout had him timed at 4.28), a 41-inch vertical jump and a broad jump of 11 feet, 1 inch.
Rodney Coe (6-3, 310) is an interesting story as well. He starred primarily at running back at Edwardsville, made a verbal commitment to Iowa while in high school and ended up at Iowa Western junior college. Coe’s size and quickness are a step above many other linemen because of his days as a running back and he compiled 47 tackles, 2.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss at Akron this season. He is projected anywhere from a draft pick in round six or seven to an undrafted free agent.
At 6-foot-8 and 260-pounds, Damiensville native Adam Fuehne is believed by some to have the size and hands to make the transition from Southern Illinois University to the NFL. Fuehne played high school football at Mater Dei.
Darius Jackson is one of the more interesting stories in the draft. The former Sparta standout wowed NFL teams at the University of Michigan pro day, where he turned in off-the-charts measurables in the 40-yard dash (4.35 seconds; one scout had him timed at 4.28), a 41-inch vertical jump and a broad jump of 11 feet, 1 inch.
WR Laquon Treadwell Crete-Monee LSU projected mid to late 1 round.
DT Rodney Coe Edwardsville/Akron 7-FA
DT Zach Colvin Minooka/Bowling Green 7-FA
RB Darius Jackson Sparta Il Eastern Michigan FA
QB Justin Vander Laan Chicago Christian Ferris State FA
LB Antonio Morrison Bolingbrook Florida 6-7/FA
RB Josh Ferguson JCA Illinois 5-6 round
DB Clayton Fejedelem Lemont/St. Xavier/Illinois 7-FA
OLB Connor Underwood Washington/Indiana State FA
OG Jordan Walsh Glenbard West/Iowa 7-FA
OG Graham Glasgow Marmion Academy/Michigan 4-5
OC Jack Allen Hinsdale Central 5-6
DT Vincent Valentine Edwardsville/Nebraska 7-FA
P Ben Lecompte Barrington/North Dakota State
LB Perez Ford Romeoville/NIU FA
OC Aidan Conlan H-F/NIU FA
DT Dean Lowry Rockford Boylan/Northwestern 3-4
FB Dan Vitale Wheaton South/Northwestern 6-7
TE Adam Fuehne Breese Mater Dei/SIU FA
OLB Brandon Williams DuQuoin/SIU FA
OG Jake Bernstein Crystal Lake South/Vanderbilt FA
OG Fahn Cooper Crystal Lake South/BGSU/College of DuPage/Ole Miss 7-FA
OT Isiah Cage Chicago Julian/Wisconsin Eau Claire FA
LB Chase Murdock Barrington/Toledo FA
DT Rodney Coe Edwardsville/Akron 7-FA
DT Zach Colvin Minooka/Bowling Green 7-FA
RB Darius Jackson Sparta Il Eastern Michigan FA
QB Justin Vander Laan Chicago Christian Ferris State FA
LB Antonio Morrison Bolingbrook Florida 6-7/FA
RB Josh Ferguson JCA Illinois 5-6 round
DB Clayton Fejedelem Lemont/St. Xavier/Illinois 7-FA
OLB Connor Underwood Washington/Indiana State FA
OG Jordan Walsh Glenbard West/Iowa 7-FA
OG Graham Glasgow Marmion Academy/Michigan 4-5
OC Jack Allen Hinsdale Central 5-6
DT Vincent Valentine Edwardsville/Nebraska 7-FA
P Ben Lecompte Barrington/North Dakota State
LB Perez Ford Romeoville/NIU FA
OC Aidan Conlan H-F/NIU FA
DT Dean Lowry Rockford Boylan/Northwestern 3-4
FB Dan Vitale Wheaton South/Northwestern 6-7
TE Adam Fuehne Breese Mater Dei/SIU FA
OLB Brandon Williams DuQuoin/SIU FA
OG Jake Bernstein Crystal Lake South/Vanderbilt FA
OG Fahn Cooper Crystal Lake South/BGSU/College of DuPage/Ole Miss 7-FA
OT Isiah Cage Chicago Julian/Wisconsin Eau Claire FA
LB Chase Murdock Barrington/Toledo FA
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4th Rd 114. Oakland Raiders: Perez Ford, OLB, Northern Illinois
The Raiders need could use some linebacker depth and have taken a liking to Ford.
Ford is a sleeper prospect who generated interest from teams and has been taking a number of pre-draft visits. He is a fast linebacker who is versatile. In 2015, Ford totaled 42 tackles with 6.5 for a loss, five sacks, and a forced fumble. He had similar production the previous season with 57 stops, five sacks, nine tackles for a loss and three forced fumbles. Ford had 4.5 sacks as a sophomore. Sources say Ford could go in the fifth or sixth round.
http://walterfootball.com/draft2016charlie_4.php
The Raiders need could use some linebacker depth and have taken a liking to Ford.
Ford is a sleeper prospect who generated interest from teams and has been taking a number of pre-draft visits. He is a fast linebacker who is versatile. In 2015, Ford totaled 42 tackles with 6.5 for a loss, five sacks, and a forced fumble. He had similar production the previous season with 57 stops, five sacks, nine tackles for a loss and three forced fumbles. Ford had 4.5 sacks as a sophomore. Sources say Ford could go in the fifth or sixth round.
http://walterfootball.com/draft2016charlie_4.php
