Kipers Top 10 Prospects Per Position

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Will be interesting to see where these guys end up going and in what round..

Offensive tackles
6. *Antonio Richardson, Tennessee
8. Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee


Offensive Guards
10. Zach Fulton, Tennessee

Centers
8. James Stone, Tennessee

Defensive Tackles
10. Daniel McCullers, Tennessee
 
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my guess - Tiny goes in 2nd, Ja'wuan and Dan goes 3rd and Zach and Stone goes 4th.
 
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I think big Dan has a huge ceiling but is it just me or does he just not have the mean streak to be a truly consistent, disruptive DT
 
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why does anyone even look at what this guy says... he is sooo horribly wrong every single year in his draft projections. It is amazing that he still has a job.
 
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ImportedVoL said:
why does anyone even look at what this guy says... he is sooo horribly wrong every single year in his draft projections. It is amazing that he still has a job.
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I think he missed on two guys last year through the top 50. In fact his big board last year turned out to be the only relevant rookies this year.
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
I think big Dan has a huge ceiling but is it just me or does he just not have the mean streak to be a truly consistent, disruptive DT
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He needs to be a 3-4 nose guard and have his number of snaps per game closely managed, and then he will be fine. He played too much for us this year, though there wasn't much we could do about that.
 
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I hope Neal gets drafted. Would be nice for recruiting to have a 1,000 yard RB that gets drafted this year.
 
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vol2002 said:
I hope Neal gets drafted. Would be nice for recruiting to have a 1,000 yard RB that gets drafted this year.
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CBS has him as the #16 RB (not that it means anything) ahead of Deanthony Thomas, Storm Johnson, Isaiah Crowell, etc. I still think Neal will kill it at the combine and climb some draft boards (like Knile Davis did).
 
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TennesseeOrange said:
CBS has him as the #16 RB (not that it means anything) ahead of Deanthony Thomas, Storm Johnson, Isaiah Crowell, etc. I still think Neal will kill it at the combine and climb some draft boards (like Knile Davis did).
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I'm thinking Thomas is more of a return guy/receiver in the nfl. If Neal can put up good numbers at the combine, I think he has a legit shot of going 5th or 6th round. Crowell will have to sell himself hard on top of having a great workout to be drafted. Teams are taking issue with the off field stuff more and more each year.
 
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vol2002 said:
I hope Neal gets drafted. Would be nice for recruiting to have a 1,000 yard RB that gets drafted this year.
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Yeah man, that guy ran hard for ut. He deserves to be drafted. Having a 1000yd season ain't bad considering the hardest schedule in ncaa history. Lol.
 
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VolinMichigan said:
I'm thinking Thomas is more of a return guy/receiver in the nfl. If Neal can put up good numbers at the combine, I think he has a legit shot of going 5th or 6th round.Crowell will have to sell himself hard on top of having a great workout to be drafted. Teams are taking issue with the off field stuff more and more each year.
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I think that's about where he is right now. I think like Knile Davis (who I want to say was a 5-undrafted before the combine) he could improve a couple rounds into the 3-5 range. Of course that also depends on how many teams are looking for backs, and if there's a run on them early, etc.
 
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vol2002 said:
I hope Neal gets drafted. Would be nice for recruiting to have a 1,000 yard RB that gets drafted this year.
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I think Neal would be a steal in the late 4th to 5th Rd. Has a good combination of size and speed. The fact that he played WR for us, at one point, bodes well for him, too. Not many RB's are reliable on routes beyond the LOS.

If Neal runs a 4.4 or better, his stock will go up to about a 3rd grade. He really improved a great deal this year, so I think he has a good shot.
 
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If true, UT had 4 O-linemen rated in the top 10 at their positions respectively. Didn't exactly translate to production.
 
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volsfansince4387 said:
Will be interesting to see where these guys end up going and in what round..

Offensive tackles
6. *Antonio Richardson, Tennessee
8. Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee


Offensive Guards
10. Zach Fulton, Tennessee

Centers
8. James Stone, Tennessee

Defensive Tackles
10. Daniel McCullers, Tennessee
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I watched the New Orlean Saints last weekend against the SeaHawks. I must admit the left tackle for the Saints is horrible. He has slow feet and Drew B. was running for his life. You don't want a 35 year old q.b. running for his life.

My guess is that Tiny will go to the Saints.

The other offensive linemen could end up anywhere or in any round. I do know that Pittsburgh needs offensive linemen.

McCullers has a big body, so some defensive coach can get the potential out of him and make him in to an All Pro players, if McCullers wants to put forth the effort.
 
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VOLorNuttin said:
I think Neal would be a steal in the late 4th to 5th Rd. Has a good combination of size and speed. The fact that he played WR for us, at one point, bodes well for him, too. Not many RB's are reliable on routes beyond the LOS.

If Neal runs a 4.4 or better, his stock will go up to about a 3rd grade. He really improved a great deal this year, so I think he has a good shot.
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I think Neal fits into the Patriots style of running and play action passing. He is a slim back that can get in space and catch it but also can run up the gut if needed. He looks alot like Shane Vereen or even a Faulk type back. Since I am a Pats fan, I say get em'.
 
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volsfansince4387 said:
Will be interesting to see where these guys end up going and in what round..

Offensive tackles
6. *Antonio Richardson, Tennessee
8. Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee


Offensive Guards
10. Zach Fulton, Tennessee

Centers
8. James Stone, Tennessee

Defensive Tackles
10. Daniel McCullers, Tennessee
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Really puzzling when u look at our running game. I just don't see how they are that high . They have no nasty streak for a punishing ground game. Unless he projects them to a pass oriented team
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
I think big Dan has a huge ceiling but is it just me or does he just not have the mean streak to be a truly consistent, disruptive DT
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Not one of them listed ....not one....has the mean streak required to purely dominate. They all have so much talent......they could have left their mark in Tennessee history while here but didn't. Maybe of Butch had been here all four years.....what could have been
 
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