Quick Draft Dish: Week 11

WEEK ELEVEN

TOLEDO @ KENT STATE

Ø  TOLEDO SR OLB JUNIOR SYLVESTRE is an undersized backer. Sylvestre covers well in space. He struggles when taking on running backs.

BETHUNE-COOKMAN @ NORFOLK STATE

Ø  NORFOLK STATE SR DE LYNDEN TRAIL is a transfer from Florida and is an imposing specimen. At 6’6” 260 pounds, he holds up well in the run game. He doesn’t have the quickest first step, but is a solid pass rusher. Trail can play with his hand down or standing up. He has been invited to play in the Shrine Game.

Ø  BETHUNE-COOKMAN SR DE LEBRANDON RICHARDSON is a solid prospect. Richardson has a quick first step. He has good burst. He looks kind of squatty, and I am willing to bet he measures in at less than 6’1”. Richardson transferred from UCF.

IOWA STATE @ KANSAS

Ø  KANSAS SR ILB BEN HEENY is an average prospect. Heeny is a decent tackler. He has average speed. At the NFL level, his ceiling is a core special teams player/backup linebacker. He is a free agent signing at best.

WEST VIRGINIA @ TEXAS

Ø  TEXAS SR OLB JORDAN HICKS is an instinctive linebacker prospect. Hicks reads offenses quickly and reacts well to it. He does not offer much in the way of a pass rush. He is a solid coverage linebacker. Hicks suffered season ending injuries during the first four games of the last two seasons. He has reportedly applied for a sixth year of eligibility. If he is denied the extra year, he will be a solid day three prospect.

LOUISVILLE @ BOSTON COLLEGE

Ø  BOSTON COLLEGE SR OC ANDY GALLIK is an okay center prospect. Gallik holds up well at the point and has solid athletic ability. Gallik struggled a couple of times recognizing a stunt, getting his QB hammered.

ALABAMA @ LSU

Ø  LSU JR DE DANIELLE HUNTER is a long armed, athletic player. Hunter uses his length well to get off blocks and disrupt the passing game. Hunter has quick hands. He has a lean frame that could hold at least 20 more pounds. He could benefit from another year in school, but if he were to come out early, he would be a borderline top 100 prospect.

COLORADO @ ARIZONA

Ø  ARIZONA SR OT MICKEY BAUCAS is at this time a low-level tackle prospect. Baucas has sloppy footwork and isn’t strong at the point of attack. He has the body framework to handle the position, but the results aren’t there.

OHIO STATE @ MICHIGAN STATE

Ø  OHIO STATE SR DT MICHAEL BENNETT is a very good prospect. This was my first prolonged exposure to Bennett. He was very disruptive, making several plays in the backfield. Bennett has good power, hand usage, and quickness. Bennett did have a few OHA (“On His Ass”) plays in the third quarter. Bennett is a fringe first round prospect, and is solidly in the top 64.

OREGON @ UTAH

Ø  OREGON JR TE PHAROAH BROWN, who had elevated himself to the top of my tight end rankings, was severely injured late in the fourth quarter. It was a non-contact injury. Brown’s right leg bent in ways a leg should not bend. As of the time I am writing this, he is still in a Salt Lake City hospital. He needs multiple surgeries to set the leg back correctly. His long term prognosis is not yet known.

Ø  OREGON SR OC HRONISS GRASU also left the game with an injury to his left leg. As of right now, I have not heard the severity of his injury.