2011 NFL Draft: Top Five Wide Receivers Despite the perception that first-round receivers carry with them a lot of risk, two at the position will likely be drafted within the top ten. Those players are Georgia’s A.J. Green and Alabama’s Julio Jones. Beyond them, the picture gets cloudy quickly. This draft lacks a clear No. 3 WR and beyond. There is a grouping of four or five receivers who are likely sitting ...
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2011 NFL Draft: Top Five Running Backs As the NFL has progressed into a pass-heavy league, team needs for the running back position have changed. The days of workhorse backs have since past. The league is now full of specialists. Power backs for short yardage. Elusive backs for first and second down. Pass-blockers who can catch the ball on third down. H-backs who can be lined up all over the field to create ...
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2011 NFL Draft: Top Five Quarterbacks The prospect of drafting a quarterback in the opening rounds of the NFL Draft brings with it many expectations from fans, front office personnel and coaching staffs. Just look at the number of rookie quarterbacks started games last year: Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, John Skelton, Rusty Smith and Joe Webb. The 2011 quarterback class offers a mixed ...
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PLAYER PROFILE Defensive end Robert Quinn (H: 6'5" - W: 270 - College: North Carolina) University of North Carolina defensive end Robert Quinn is among the many players who will likely go among the first players drafted in the 2011 NFL Draft. Quinn was suspended for the entire 2010 NCAA college football season due to receiving improper benefits from sports agents and lying to NCAA officials. Quinn ha ...
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1. Carolina Panthers: Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri Is Blaine Gabbert the best prospect in this class? Absolutely not. But Carolina has no other choice but to address the quarterback position. Time and time again, first-year coaches bring in 'their guy'. Also, Mel Kiper also brings up a good point by saying that projecting the idea that Carolina will take a QB at No. 1 maximizes the trade potential of the pi ...
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PLAYER PROFILE Running back Mikel Leshoure (H: 6'0" - W: 230 - College: Illinois) Fighting Illini running back Mikel Leshoure came out of nowhere to rush for 1,697 yards and 17 TDs in 2010. In the Texas Bowl, Leshoure carried Illinois to the victory with 184 yards and 3 TDs to beat the Baylor Bears. And with that strong 2010 season, Leshoure is now widely-considered one of the top RB prospects in the 2011 N ...
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Mark Ingram PLAYER PROFILE Running back Mark Ingram (H: 5'10" - W: 215 - College: Alabama) Select A Prospect Da'Quan Bowers Nick Fairley Marcell Dareus Robert Quinn Von Miller Patrick Peterson Prince Amukamara Cam Newton Blaine Gabbert A.J. Green Julio Jones Mark Ingram Mikel Leshoure 2009 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner Mark Ingram is widely-considered the top back in the 2011 NFL Draft. The Crimson Tide of ...
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Julio Jones PLAYER PROFILE Wide Receiver Julio Jones (H: 6'4" - W: 220 - College: Alabama) Jones, to put it simply, is an athletic specimen at his position. After three season with the Crimson Tide, Jones decided to forgo his senior year to enter the 2011 NFL Draft. In 2008, Rivals.com rated Jones the No. 4 high school prospect in the country. Playing out of Foley High School in Alabama, Jones received offe ...
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Blaine Gabbert PLAYER PROFILE Quarterback Blaine Gabbert (H: 6'5" - W: 235 - College: Missouri) Gabbert was rated the No. 1 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com in 2008. After Bill Callahan was fired from Nebraska, Gabbert switched his commitment from Nebraska to Missouri. In his two years as a full-time starter, he totaled 6,777 passing yards, 30 TDs and 18 INTs. Missouri is known for having a wide-open spr ...
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Cam Newton PLAYER PROFILE Quarterback Cam Newton (H: 6'5" - W: 248 - College: Auburn) Select A Prospect Da'Quan Bowers Nick Fairley Marcell Dareus Robert Quinn Von Miller Patrick Peterson Prince Amukamara Cam Newton Blaine Gabbert A.J. Green Julio Jones Mark Ingram Mikel Leshoure After originally committing to the University of Florida to be Tim Tebow’s heir-apparent, Newton transferred to Blinn College whe ...
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