NFL Draft

[cajun4life]

An incredible day for the cULture. Good luck to everyone.

Didn’t someone argue with me when I stated that the program has 5 OL that will eventually get drafted?

Well that’s 2 down. Next up Max Mitchell and O’Cyrus Torrence. Then King McGowan.

[J-Town Cajun]

I see E. Mitchell being drafted between rounds 3-5 next year.

[zephyr]

I was wrong on Calais. Definitely didn't see him getting drafted. Good luck to him.

[cajun_lannister]

Didn't someone argue with me when I stated that the program has 5 OL that will eventually get drafted?

Well that's 2 down. Next up Max Mitchell and O'Cyrus Torrence. Then King McGowan.

don't sleep on Jax Harrigtion word around town is he is 300+lbs and sub 5 40


thats NFL size and speed all day

[talktomewillis]

Hunt was projected second and went in the second. Dotson was projected in the fourth and went in the fourth. Calais was projected either UFA or 7th round. He went in the seventh.

Sometimes the experts know what they are talking about.

Here's an interesting stat. The last five years Arkansas State has had the POY, OPOY or DPOY in the Sun Belt. None were drafted. And that speaks volumes about great college players who do not project. Omar Bayless had STUPID numbers this past year. Nothing. (His not getting picked BTW was not a surprise to most)

[CAJUNJUDO]

Sometimes the experts know what they are talking about.

Or maybe the coach and the GM don’t have a clue since they couldn’t evaluate everyone in person and used the projections from so called experts like a mock draft for fantasy football 🤔

I was surprised to see so many GMs that barely looked 40 years old.

[basinbear]

Or maybe the coach and the GM don’t have a clue since they couldn’t evaluate everyone in person and used the projections from so called experts like a mock draft for fantasy football 🤔

I was surprised to see so many GMs that barely looked 40 years old.

Scouts evaluate these players for years.....during their final college season I would see scouts every single week in our video room watching video.

[CajunVic]

Hunt was projected second and went in the second. Dotson was projected in the fourth and went in the fourth. Calais was projected either UFA or 7th round. He went in the seventh.

Sometimes the experts know what they are talking about.

Here's an interesting stat. The last five years Arkansas State has had the POY, OPOY or DPOY in the Sun Belt. None were drafted. And that speaks volumes about great college players who do not project. Omar Bayless had STUPID numbers this past year. Nothing. (His not getting picked BTW was not a surprise to most)

Everyone involved at the pro level pretty much base their ultimate decisions on tangibles - strength, speed, size, etc. They truly believe that they can maximize these traits better than anyone at the college level. They also believe that they are very good at determining if a players tangibles are in fact maxed out at the collegiate level. That is why you see what happened in TTW’s last paragraph.

An exaggerated example of this was Bazar in baseball. He got few innings here but was drafted in what the 9th round.

[cajun_lannister]

UL is tied for the most draft picks in the G5 massive for recruiting

[UncleCajun]

UL is tied for the most draft picks in the G5 massive for recruiting

Wow, that is a ringing endorsement for recruiting.

[Turbine]

I was wrong on Calais. Definitely didn't see him getting drafted. Good luck to him.

Sometimes its fun to be wrong.

I was too.

[CrappDaddy]

I was wrong on Calais. Definitely didn't see him getting drafted. Good luck to him.

I think his speed made him a viable 7th round gamble. I didn’t see him getting drafted either.