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The Sophomore has
some really great players and then some prospects who are just that...
prospects who have yet to prove themselves when it counts.
Texas' Roy Williams has
proven himself for the most part. Though he still does not play physically
enough and doesn't go 100% all the time, he still has a 6'5 frame and sprinters
speed. He is an easy comparison to Randy Moss. He leads a great group of
receivers. Kelly Washington has become on of the |
SEC's most feared receivers. He has the size and speed
to be a force at the next level. Michigan State's Charlie Rogers is a redshirt
who was academically ineligible last year. This year he is showing why
many recruiting experts had his rated as the top prep WR in the country.
Williams' teammate BJ Johnson is overshadowed by his more flashy counterpart
but Johnson is very talented in his own right and UCLA's Tab Perry has
used his big frame to step in nicely for Freddie Mitchell. A couple of
players to watch are Marshall's speedy Darius Watts and Syracuse's physical
Johnnie Morant. The top Tight End is Stanford's Teyo Johnson. At 6'7 he
has great size but runs as well as most wideouts. He has Tony Gonzalez
type abilities. The running backs have some potential feature backs. Marcus
Houston has flashed Eric Dickerson type running skills but has not stayed
healthy long enough to become a real factor. Maimi's Willis McGahee has
had to wait his turn but many say he is the most physically talented back
on the Miami roster. The QB position has several mid-late 1st round
types but doesn't look like it has that top 5 franchise QB. The closest
guy to that is Casey Clausen. He's big and has a nice arm but still needs
work technically. He is also still too inconsistent. Phillip Rivers is
another guy with nice size. He was very good as a freshman but has dropped
off just a bit without his go-to guy Koren Robinson. A potential sleeper
is Jackson State's Robert Kent. He has great size (6'5) and has thrown
the ball very well his first two seasons. The O-Line has a couple of blue
chips in monstrous Kwame Harris and athletic Antonio Hall. Harris has been
compared to former Cardinal Bob Whitfield looks like he's going to be an
excellent Left Tackle prospect.
On defense, up front, the top player is Arizona State's Terrell Suggs.
Suggs is an athletic pass rusher who has shown the ability to create havoc
in the backfield. Memphis' Albert Means after all the controversy is showing
the talent that made his one of the country's most sought after prep players.
Two other talented prep players who have yet to show themselves in college
are Florida's Darrell Lee and FSU's Travis Johnson. Two pass rushers that
have made an impact are Oklahoma's Jimmy Wilkerson and Stanford's Amon
Gordon. Wilkerson leads the nation in tackles for a loss. He has great
athleticism and Gordon has used his size and grat strength to become a
froce for the Cardinal. At Linebacker, Miam's DJ Williams was the nation's
top prep player, after toiling for a year at FB, he is finally back to
his natural position of LB.
The secondary lacks a star but Okalhoma's Derrick
Strait and Purdue's Stuart Schweigert have performed very well. Strait
has great coverage skills and is key part of the OU defense. Schweigert
has played at an All-American level for the Boilermakers. He's not necessarily
the best athlete but he plays smart and is rarely out of position.
  
Derrick Strait, Stuart Schweigert and Amon Gordon |
1.ROY WILLIAMS
- WR
Texas
6'5, 200, 4.4 |
2.MARCUS HOUSTON
- RB
Colorado
6'2, 200, 4.37 |
3.KELLY WASHINGTON
- WR
Tennessee
6'4, 215, 4.4 |
4.TERELLE SUGGS
- DE
Arizona State
6'4, 265, 4.7 |
5.WILLIS McGAHEE
- RB
Miami
6'1, 200, 4.4 |
6.CHARLIE ROGERS
- WR
Michigan State
6'4, 200, 4.33 |
7.TEYO JOHNSON
- TE
Stanford
6'7, 250, 4.65 |
8.DJ WILLIAMS
- LB
Miami
6'2, 230, 4.7 |
9.CASEY CLAUSEN
- QB
Tennessee
6'4, 220, 4.7 |
10.KWAME HARRIS
- OT
Stanford
6'6, 330, 5.1 |
11.PHILLIP
RIVERS - QB
North Carolina
State 6'5, 210, 4.8 |
12.ALBERT MEANS
- DT
Memphis
6'6, 335, 5.0 |
13.BJ JOHNSON
- WR
Texas
6'1, 195, 4.4 |
14.ANTONIO
HALL - OT
Kentucky
6'4, 320, 5.0 |
15.STUART SCHWEIGERT
- S
Purdue
6'3, 215, 4.5 |
16.DERRICK
STRAIT - CB
Oklahoma
6'0, 195, 4.46 |
17.TAB PERRY
- WR
UCLA
6'3, 218, 4.43 |
18.LAWRENCE
RICHARDSON -CB
Arkansas
5'11, 195, 4.3 |
19.DeMARCO
McNEIL - DT
Auburn
6'1, 301, 4.8 |
20.MUSA SMITH
- RB
Georgia
6'1, 217, 4.45 |
21.GREG JONES
- RB
Florida State
6'3, 230, 4.5 |
22.JIMMY WILKERSON
- LB/DE
Oklahoma
6'4, 230, 4.7 |
23.ANTWAAN
ODOM - DE
Alabama
6'6, 265, 4.7 |
24.LaBRANDON
TOEFIELD - RB
Lousiana State
6'2, 230, 4.55 |
25.CHRIS RIX
- QB
Florida State
6'4, 215, 4.8 |
26.AMON GORDON
- LB/DE
Stanford
6'3, 270, 4.75 |
27.DARIUS WATTS
- WR
Marshall
6'2, 185, 4.39 |
28.SHANNON
SNELL - OT
Florida
6'3, 305, 5.1 |
29.ROBERT KENT
- QB
Jackson State
6'5, 210, 4.75 |
30.CHRIS McKELVY
- OT
Penn State
6'6, 290, 5.1 |
31.CRAIG OCHS
- QB
Colorado
6'3, 210, 4.7 |
32.JOHNNIE
MORANT - WR
Syracuse
6'5, 220, 4.5 |
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