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Every Wednesday after the college football week, we give you the 5 biggest winners and losers from that past week, who helped their draft stock the most, and who hurt their stock the most.
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Albeit against Central Florida, Anthony Davis was purely dominant, which has become a habit of the monster Left Tackle from Rutgers. He flashed his skills that everybody knew he had, and if he can play like he did in Rutgers Bowl win, he has the potential to be an elite left tackle in the NFL. He has possibly the best combination of size and athleticism of any Tackle prospect in the draft, quick feet, very strong and fundamentally sound. He has been a beast over the last half of the season, and has elevated himself from a late first round pick to a Top-10 pick. |
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Sylvester showed up on everybody's radar last year in Utah's upset win over Alabama, he showed up large again in the Ute's Poinsettia Bowl win against California. He was all over the field, and almost single handedly shut down the Cal running game. Diagnoses plays extremely fast and flies to the ball carrier, and a hard hitter when he gets there, and then sealed the game when he returned an interception 27 yards for a Touchdown in the 4th quarter. The knock on Sylvester has been his size, only 6-2 230. But he has consistently proven that he is a playmaker and can be a force in stopping the run. |
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Like Sylvester, Darryl Sharpton has been downgraded by some folks because he is considered to be undersized (6-0 235). Game in game out this year for the Hurricanes, Sharpton has been as consistent as they come. Very smart player, and what he lacks in size, he makes up for in football IQ, and physicality. Very patient middle linebacker who is great in gap control, identifies plays quickly, and is great in pursuit. Always around the ball and is a sure tackler, he has lifted his stock to the second round range. |
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Really an unknown to most people, Robert Johnson has proved that he is a playmaker and does everything you expect out of a top flight safety prospect. He racked up his 6th interception of this season in Utah's bowl win over Cal, a game in which Johnson seemed to be involved on every play for the defense. Reads the Quarterback especially well and has great closing speed, which allows him to make the big hits that have become the norm for the heavy hitter. He has gone from being a nobody to mid to early round pick. |
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Another player who really is not on many peoples radar, at 6-6 315 he has great size, and surprisingly good athleticism. He has very good positioning and has quick feet which allow him to be a very good pass protector. He does all the small things right and should make for a solid NFL player and a mid round pick in the draft. |
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Much hyped player coming into the season, and very highly rated by some people, but when you turn on the game tape, he just doesn't really stand out. Has the physical attributes that you look for, but has not put it together yet, has not shown consistent ability to rush the passer and get into the backfield, and has also struggled against the run, getting pushed back and eliminated by bigger lineman. Austin is a junior who would be much better served returning for his senior season. |
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Don't get us wrong, Taylor Mays is still an excellent Safety prospect for the upcoming NFL Draft, he has great speed, and is a playmaker. But coming into the season he was very highly regarded as one of the best overall players available after a stellar Junior season, but Mays has not had quite the season expected. He did not record an interception on the season, and we didn't see as many of the big plays as we were accustomed to seeing from him, at times has struggled into playing the run, taking bad angles, just hasn't played like the Elite player he was expected to be. Still a very good pro prospect, but definitely has had a disappointing season. |
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Canfield had a very good senior season and came into Oregon State's bowl game against B.Y.U riding high, but that all came do a stop in a dreadful performance in the Las Vegas Bowl, going 19-40 with no TD's and 1 INT, although the inclement weather and wind was an issue, it was obvious that Canfield looked uncomfortable and confused by the B.Y.U defense, made bad decisions and was very skittish in the pocket. The momentum from Canfield's senior season was stopped in the Beavers 20-44 blowout loss. |
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The talented pass catching Tight End for the Trojans did not have the productive season that most expected, finishing the season with only 22 catches and 1 Touchdown, he was also suspended for the last game of his career being ruled academically ineligible for U.S.C's bowl game against Boston College, McCoy showed enough potential and skills during his last 2 seasons to be drafted in a good spot in the upcoming draft, but was not able to push himself to be one of the best Tight Ends in the draft. |
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Fox, a longtime starter for the Hurricanes did not have the season he would have liked, throughout the season Miami's line had trouble protecting QB Jacory Harris, and the run game was never able to get rolling and was never an asset for the 'Canes. Fox looked unathletic and overmatched at times. He also was not able to play in Miami's bowl game as he suffered a knee injury toward the end of the season. |
