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Bowl Game's thread, Draft Prospects

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Going to go ahead and start one of these.

 

Texas a&m vs OK State on now, no one major for us to keep an eye on in this game 

 

8pm Iowa vs USC- 2 of the top 4 OTs in this draft. (Tristan Wirfs for Iowa, Austin Jackson for USC).  Alaric Jackson, Iowa's LT is expected to be a rd 2-4 guy.  Some feel he is betyer suited at OH.  Iowa has a Monster DE who can play 3-4 DE or 4-3 DE, kind of like Calais Campbell.   AJ Epenesa is projected a top 15 guy.  All 3 of those guys should be considered by us.  USC has a big physical WR who has caught scouts eyes in Michael Pittman Jr (expected to be a mid round pick)

Wirfs- Iowa #74

Austin Jackson- USC  #73

AJ Epenesa #94- Iowa #94

Pittman Jr- USC #6

Alaric Jackson- Iowa #77

 

10pm Washington St vs Airforce: only real note to watch is Anthony Gordon.  This years Gardner Minshew.   Was Minshews backup last.  Like Minshew, Gordon was a backup.  Both similar players and similar talent.  Gordon is a name they expect to get hot after the season like Minshews did

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I was watching Jamie Newman as maybe a second or third round prospect.  He had a decent game stats-wise, but the eye-ball test was just...meh.  A good read-option QB, but inconsistent in the passing game.  I thought he had a better deep ball arm too.  Not bad, but not great either.

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6 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

I was watching Jamie Newman as maybe a second or third round prospect.  He had a decent game stats-wise, but the eye-ball test was just...meh.  A good read-option QB, but inconsistent in the passing game.  I thought he had a better deep ball arm too.  Not bad, but not great either.

He's only a redshirt Sophomore, so fully expect him to return to school.

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Holiday Bowl Prospects (via AJ and Matt)

Rnd Full Name Pos # School
1st Tristan Wirfs OT 74 Iowa
1st A.J. Epenesa DE 94 Iowa
2nd Austin Jackson OT 74 USC
3rd Michael Pittman Jr. WR 6 USC
3rd Jay Tufele DT 78 USC
4th Nate Stanley QB 4 Iowa
4th Alaric Jackson OT 77 Iowa
6th Christian Rector DE 89 USC
         

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/2019-college-bowl-preview-holiday-and-cheez-it-bowls/

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I LOVE the idea of AJ Epenesa on this team dude fits perfectly for a 3-4 DE and hybrid defense like the New England's run.  But we REALLY need OL and DT help.  If we can address at least ome of these in FA. Id look hard at him in the draft.

 

Same time, Really love these 2 Iowa OTs.  Id take Wirfs at 8 in a heartbeat.  And if Alaric Jackson fell to the 3rd id jump all over him.

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Wirfs looks legit. The game comes to him so easily that he almost looks lazy out there.

I just wonder if he can play LT. I'm not too excited about the idea of drafting a RT in the top 10. Then again, not having a RT (or an OC who could make in game adjustments) pretty much cost us SB50 so there's that to consider too.

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4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Wirfs looks legit. The game comes to him so easily that he almost looks lazy out there.

I just wonder if he can play LT. I'm not too excited about the idea of drafting a RT in the top 10. Then again, not having a RT (or an OC who could make in game adjustments) pretty much cost us SB50 so there's that to consider too.

He filled in at LT for a few games this season for Jackson.  He looked natural there and better than Jackson there.  But they moved him back to RT once Jackson came back.  Jackson has been the starter at LT for 3 years to note though, so maybe they feel he (Jackson) is better at LT than anywhere else.  Thus a way to keep their best OL all on the field.

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Wirfs can play RT if Little pans out, if he doesn't Wirfs can be a Stud LT.

If Little and Wirfs become the OTs Moton can slide to OG (where everyone projected him coming out of the draft).  Also Moton will be going into the last year of his contract next year.

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6 minutes ago, ncfan said:

Wirfs can play RT if Little pans out, if he doesn't Wirfs can be a Stud LT.

If Little and Wirfs become the OTs Moton can slide to OG (where everyone projected him coming out of the draft).  Also Moton will be going into the last year of his contract next year.

Honestly, I'd be fine with Wirfs and Moton at OT, figure out who would be better at OG between Little and Daley then have the other be a backup swing OT.

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