Junior Declare List

[Goober]

Whoever is picking at #1 next year should thank him . At least now they won't have to waste a high 1st on his ass

PS.Do you not think Mallet would be taken ahead if he had a good year with his measurebles [sp]?

Yes. If Mallet comes out this year, I think he'll go top 15, even though he still needs a lot of work. Snead on the other hand is a pile of crap and in my opinion is a third round pick at best.

 

[Nash]

Mallet is good, he torched UGA's defense. Isn't that hard to do though :smh:

 

[SuperKevin]

Snead had a poor year but some team will fall in love with his arm strength and mobility much like they did with Jay Cutler.

 

[Sportsbuck]

Mallet needs a lot of work with his feet, I wasn't very impressed by him in the bowl game at all. On the next year topic, if Pryor can continue with the momentum from the bowl game is he a potential top 5 guy like VY was? He's essentially mirrored Young's college performance including a strong Rose Bowl as a sophomore.

Depends on how much he progresses. I'd say he's likely to stay all 4 years though rather than go out next year, but thats probably dependent on what kind of junior year he has.

 

[Sportsbuck]

No. Most thought Young was still going to have to convert to WR after his soph season. Pryor is going to have to do a whole hell of a lot more than "continue the momentum", he's going to have to have an entire season for the ages like Young had. And even then, Young benefited some from hype after the NC game (which who's to say Pryor will even be in, much less steal the show) and Pryor also has the questionable competition of the Big Ten (which about half their defensive prospects come from OSU and not Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Indiana). That year Young played the likes of Nebraska, Ohio St, Oklahoma. Pryor doesn't have those on his schedule.

Ohio State faced the #9 (Penn State), #10 (Iowa), and #17 (Wisconsin) total defenses in the nation this year.

Of note defensively that year, Young faced Ohio State (a top 5 team that year), Oklahoma (a down year for Oklahoma with an 8-4 record), and USC (Who had an impressive defense that year but had freshman such as Malaluga and Cushing in their first real years of playing.

I'm not trying to take away what Young did, but to say he has faced questionable competition when Young has not is wrong. Especially next year when we add an improving Miami defense onto the schedule to go along with Wisconsin (Who returns almost everyone), Iowa (who returns almost everyone), and Penn St. (Who consistently puts out good defenses).

 

[Goober]

All the love for McClain and he hasn't said with 100% certainty that he's coming out. FML if he doesn't.

Prospects typically wait until after the bowl game to declare.

 

[SuperKevin]

Got an ESPN text alert that Central Michigan WR/KR Antonio Brown has declared. Not a shock to me considering I have a very reliable source that says Brown is a first class moron who was never going to earn a degree in the first place

 

[Sharkweather]

Mallett is returning.

 

[Nash]

Mallett is returning.

and he'll go for 500 yards on our defense :smh:

 

[Sharkweather]

and he'll go for 500 yards on our defense :smh:

Not with a new DC... hopefully.

 

[Nash]

Not with a new DC... hopefully.

yeah but that game is early in the season so idk if our defense will be ready yet

 

[Woy]

Bowman got his degree, so I knew he would leave.

Royster returning is huge for Penn State, because a great running game will help ease Kevin Newsome/Paul Jones/Robert Bolden into the starting quarterback role next season. Behind Evan is Stephon Green, and although he's electrifying with 4.3 40 speed, he's not durable enough IMO.

 

[Leftwich]

USC RB Joe McKnight has declared for the draft

USC RB Joe McKnight will forgo his senior year with the Trojans and enter the 2010 NFL Draft.
McKnight, listed pretty generously at 6'0/190, wrapped up his true junior year with 1,014 yards rushing on 164 carries (6.2 YPC), and eight rushing touchdowns. His calling cards are his explosiveness and versatility. McKnight never caught fewer than 21 passes in a college season. The 21-year-old also offers upside as a return specialist and could flirt with first-round draft status if he runs 4.4 or better in February, which is likely.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&hl=165915&id=5697

 

[SuperKevin]

I really like Joe McKnight. I don't think he's more than a 2nd round pick but he has a shot at being a solid player at the next level.

 

[SuperKevin]

He's already my pick for biggest bust.

I don't think he'll bust because nobody is going to put the insanely lofty expectations on him that they placed on Reggie Bush. Instead, look for him to have a rookie season comparable to Lesean McCoy

 

[SuperKevin]

http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2010/1/8/1241064/so-long-demaryius-thanks-for-the

Georgia Tech WR Demaryius Thomas declared

 

[Sharkweather]

Good. Talented WR, but it is hard to stand out when your team only throws the ball 5 times a game.

 

[SuperKevin]

Thomas is going to require more coaching than any of the other underclassmen WRs because he has never had to run anything other than a fly route. Factor in the doubts about his ability to make catches in traffic and he could be the biggest WR bust in the draft

 

[Dez]

:smh: @ McKnight and Damian Williams declaring...those two could use 1 more season. Guess Oregon winning the Pac 10 was the start of USC's downfall.

 

[BUCK3YE5]

Thaddeus Gibson.....

Everyone else (that i can think of right now) is staying, including Cameron Heyward. Uh-oh.