Tag Archives: 2012 Draft

WR Jermaine Kearse, Washington

Seahawks, UDFA. Wash.: Average size. Above-average hand size. Positives: Good hands catcher. Runs crisp routes. Above-average speed. Quick acceleration. Adequate upper-body strength. Negatives: Kicked off team for 2011 season due to team issues and domestic violence charge, but later reinstated. … Continue reading

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WR Keshawn Martin, Michigan State

Texans, 4th round. Mich. St.: Slightly below-average size. Average hand size. Positives: Good speed. Makes smart decisions in open field. Shows good concentration in traffic. Adequate routes and hands. Adequate quickness and change-of-direction skills. Negatives: Easily brought down — weak … Continue reading

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WR Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech

Jaguars, UDFA. Va. Tech: Above-average size. Good hand size. On early NFLPA Bowl and Players Classic rosters, but not later ones. Positives: Adequate hands and speed. Can extend well for passes away from body. Gives very good effort. Above-average downfield … Continue reading

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Ranking the WRs in the 2012 NFL Draft

Updated 4/30/2012 The 2012 WR class is a very deep group. It doesn’t have the level of talent at the top that the 2011 class did, though — with AJ Green and Julio Jones as two of the best rookie … Continue reading

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RB DJ McNorton, North Dakota State

Positives: Adequate burst. Protects ball well. Runs tough inside, with good balance after contact. Fairly hard to bring down. Willing pass protector. Negatives: Runs slightly out of control in open field. Below-average speed. Projection: Undrafted. Looks like a potential practice … Continue reading

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RB Steven Knight, Mississippi College

From a Division 3 school. Positives: Above-average speed. Fair balance after contact. OK vision for cutback. Lowers shoulder in short yardage. Has special teams experience and shows good blocking skills on returns. Negatives: Bounces outside more often than necessary. Projection: … Continue reading

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RB Rashaad Slowley, Southern Connecticut State

Nominated for Harlan Hill Trophy as best player in Division 2. Will work out for Giants. Positives: Above-average speed. Adequate quickness and burst. Fair power and hard to arm tackle. Fair vision in open field. Fair hands. Very good vision … Continue reading

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RB Lance Dunbar, North Texas

Cowboys, UDFA. N. Tex.: Positives: Above-average burst and speed. Adequate vision. Nice leg drive. Consistently productive in college. Gets low and finishes runs with pop. Negatives: Suspect balance. Suspect hands, and ball gets to body too often. Projection: Enters camp … Continue reading

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RB Michael Smith, Utah State

Below-average size. Positives: Above-average speed, burst, and upper-body strength. Great track speed. Willing to sacrifice body when blocking. Not easy to arm tackle. OK hands and agility. Negatives: Upright runner with below-average power. Lunges too much when he blocks. Projection: Undrafted, … Continue reading

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RB De’Vion Moore, Missouri

Looks solidly built. Positives: Good outside speed and acceleration. Nimble feet on sideline. Good vision. Fair hands. Quick feet when running inside and shows good burst. Negatives: Indecisive behind the line. Projection: Undrafted. I need to see more of him, … Continue reading

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