Predictions: Vols in the 2007 NFL Draft

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tclowers23

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I know it's early... but this is just fun. Here are my predictions... and I know some of them may be a stretch, but hey, I'm a positive thinking Vol fan.

Round 1:
Justin Harrell

Rounds 2-3:
Robert Meachem (if he leaves-- which I really hope he doesn't)
Arron Sears
Jonathan Wade

Rounds 4-5:
Turk McBride
Marvin Mitchell
Jayson Swain

Rounds 6-7:
Antwan Stewart
Bret Smith
James Wilhoit

Likely to be picked up as free agents:
Cory Anderson
Matt McGlothlin


What are your thoughts?
 
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I hope Meacham stays projected at 2-3 round. That way he might stick around!

I think Swain's stock will rise when he gets into Pro days and the combines. Smith's could as well.
 
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Yeah, I think you could be right about Swain and Smith. Meachem is just kind of overshadowing them right now. They are both big-time talent.
 
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scout.com now has an article that says "NFL Scouts like Ainge." I didn't even put that into my predictions... because I don't think there's any way he'll turn Pro. He's having a good enough season to... but he could improve his draft stock tremendously if he stays and has two consecutive good seasons.

Can anyone read the full article on scout.com about Ainge?
 
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tclowers23 said:
I know it's early... but this is just fun. Here are my predictions... and I know some of them may be a stretch, but hey, I'm a positive thinking Vol fan.

Round 1:
Justin Harrell

Rounds 2-3:
Robert Meachem (if he leaves-- which I really hope he doesn't)
Arron Sears
Jonathan Wade

Rounds 4-5:
Turk McBride
Marvin Mitchell
Jayson Swain

Rounds 6-7:
Antwan Stewart
Bret Smith
James Wilhoit

Likely to be picked up as free agents:
Cory Anderson
Matt McGlothlin


What are your thoughts?
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i think Meach is having the type of year that could boast rd. 1 prospect. Sears could be, but i'm not sure about other offensive linemen that may go...Wade in the 2nd may be a good bet...Harrell's injury may keep him out of the 1st round...though i've heard that as far as injuries go, he should come back with no problems at all. Swain may get drafted...the others, i'm not so sure about. Neither McBride or Mitchell have done anything noteworthy enough to warrant being drafted yet...

a lot depends on the combine too. Some teams as we all know will take a chance on a kid in the 3rd and later rounds if he wasn't necessarily a stud in college but shows potential in the combine....
 
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tclowers23 said:
scout.com now has an article that says "NFL Scouts like Ainge." I didn't even put that into my predictions... because I don't think there's any way he'll turn Pro. He's having a good enough season to... but he could improve his draft stock tremendously if he stays and has two consecutive good seasons.
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I agree...since Cut got back, he's starting to remind me a lot of Peyton...and he seems to be listening to Peyton a lot. Given the chance that they may be REALLY good next year, I think he stays.
 
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tclowers23 said:
scout.com now has an article that says "NFL Scouts like Ainge." I didn't even put that into my predictions... because I don't think there's any way he'll turn Pro. He's having a good enough season to... but he could improve his draft stock tremendously if he stays and has two consecutive good seasons.

Can anyone read the full article on scout.com about Ainge?
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They said that it is almost impossible for him to go pro this year, but NFL scouts like the way he has improved and like his pocket presence and leadership.

I'll read it again when I get to work, forgot what it said, I just browsed it real quick.
 
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USAF_Vol said:
They said that it is almost impossible for him to go pro this year, but NFL scouts like the way he has improved and like his pocket presence and leadership.

I'll read it again when I get to work, forgot what it said, I just browsed it real quick.
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Cool, thanks...
 
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Three reasons why Meachem might not leave:

1. Teams have stopped drafting wr's in the 1st round as much as they used to. They take awhile to develop in the Nfl and arent worth the money, and there have been a lot of flops.

2. Meachem has only one season on success. That might be enough to go high, but I would think that could make the difference between the 3rd round and the 1st.

3. I think a lot depends on Ted Ginn and Calvin Johnson. They're both juniors as well. If they both go pro, he might stay so that he'll be the first wr taken in '08. There is no way someone takes him over Calvin.
 
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TravisHenryCBlockedMe said:
Three reasons why Meachem might not leave:

1. Teams have stopped drafting wr's in the 1st round as much as they used to. They take awhile to develop in the Nfl and arent worth the money, and there have been a lot of flops.

2. Meachem has only one season on success. That might be enough to go high, but I would think that could make the difference between the 3rd round and the 1st.

3. I think a lot depends on Ted Ginn and Calvin Johnson. They're both juniors as well. If they both go pro, he might stay so that he'll be the first wr taken in '08. There is no way someone takes him over Calvin.
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throw out points 1 and 2....#3 could be the biggest factor.
 
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Question about the combines... is a player allowed to attend a NFL combine and be able to come back to school? Or do you have to declare for the draft to even go to the combine?
 
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Seniors
Justin Harrell: 1st or 2nd
Arron Sears: 2nd or 3rd
Turk McBride: 3rd-6th
Marvin Mitchell: 4th-7th
Jayson Swain: 3rd-7th
Bret Smith: 5th-UFA
Antwan Stewart: 5th-UFA
Cory Anderson: 7th-UFA
James Wilhoit: UFA
Jon Wade: 2nd-5th
David Ligon: 6th-UFA
Matt McGlothlin: 7th-UFA

Juniors (I think NONE of them come out)
Robert Meachem: 1st or 2nd
Erik Ainge: 2nd-5th
Jon Hefney: 5th-UFA
 
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tidwell said:
Question about the combines... is a player allowed to attend a NFL combine and be able to come back to school? Or do you have to declare for the draft to even go to the combine?
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Not sure... but didn't Donte Stallworth make his decision to turn pro after he ran a 4.17 at the combine? Or was the Tennessee's pro timing day?
 
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tclowers23 said:
Not sure... but didn't Donte Stallworth make his decision to turn pro after he ran a 4.17 at the combine? Or was the Tennessee's pro timing day?
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Dante worked out at TN, not the combine. He ran a very fast time in the 4.37 range (if memory serves). No one in the history of the NFL has run a 4.17 -- ever.

On other notes, there is no way on earth that Matt McGothlin gets drafted or plays in the NFL.

Swain's speed will hurt him in the draft. He's probably a 4.65 4.7 type guy. On the plus side, he is very physical and has good hands. Cedric Wilson is a lot like that, and he's made a good living in the NFL.

Aaron Sears is rated about the 3rd or 4th best OT in the draft right now. But a lot can happen between now and then, and if any juniors come out.

Fulmer said on his show that Eric Yound would probably play in the NFL. That surprised me.
 
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Liper said:
Swain's speed will hurt him in the draft. He's probably a 4.65 4.7 type guy. On the plus side, he is very physical and has good hands. Cedric Wilson is a lot like that, and he's made a good living in the NFL.
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No way is Swain that slow. 4.5 at the worst.

4.65-4.7 is a good tight end or defensive end speed. Swain is faster than that.
 
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jakez4ut said:
throw out points 1 and 2....#3 could be the biggest factor.
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I agree with this line of thinking. Don't you throw the USC WR into the equation as well. What year is Jarrett? The thing that might keep Meach in school is if those guys come out I think that he is the #1 WR taken in '08 and that could mean a significant jump in pay.
 
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JAllen18MVP said:
No way is Swain that slow. 4.5 at the worst.

4.65-4.7 is a good tight end or defensive end speed. Swain is faster than that.
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We get caught up in these "40 times" so easily thanks to the recruiting gurus. Do you know how much difference there is between 4.5 and 4.6? Almost none. That is a straight-line non padded, non football carrying time. The difference is slim. The reason I say all that is because Swain is a 4.6-4.65 range runner in the 40-times that he has ran. Does that mean he is not a good WR, nope. But he is not "fast" in WR terms.
 
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Liper said:
Dante worked out at TN, not the combine. He ran a very fast time in the 4.37 range (if memory serves). No one in the history of the NFL has run a 4.17 -- ever.
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Yeah, actually DONTE did run a 4.17. It was in ESPN The Magazine around the time of the draft. He had a fold out poster in the magazine, and it stated his 40 time of 4.17 made his mind up about entering the draft. Why else do you think he was the No. 1 receiver taken in that year's draft. Obviously... your memory doesn't serve.
 
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i hate to say this (b/c i badly want meach to stay) but i think that the only WR selected ahead of him is ted ginn (if he comes out).

perhaps i'm totally wrong, but i think meach is better than calvin johnson. meach is just so big and strong,...kind of like TO to a certain extent (minus the antics).

maybe i should shut my mouth. i hope that pro scouts don't read this board.
 
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tclowers23 said:
Yeah, actually DONTE did run a 4.17. It was in ESPN The Magazine around the time of the draft. He had a fold out poster in the magazine, and it stated his 40 time of 4.17 made his mind up about entering the draft. Why else do you think he was the No. 1 receiver taken in that year's draft. Obviously... your memory doesn't serve.
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Are you absolutely sure about that? I thought that a 4.2 was about as fast as a 40 could be run (i.e. deion sanders, randy moss, etc.).

are you saying that donte stallworth is the fastest player in the nfl?
 
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If Meachem is big and strong, Calvin Johnson is a giant. He looks like a linebacker out there.
 
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I had that fold out poster on the wall of my room for a few years... and that's what it said. It was from ESPN The Magazine.
 
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I love Meach's abilities. But, C. Johnson is bigger, stronger, and faster than Meach. Its not a big advantage in his favor, but it is there. C. Johnson is a freak of nature. He is on the J. Kease level of athletic ability.
 
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I happily stand corrected.

perhaps CJ will come out this year and meach can stay for his senior year and then be a 2008 first rounder.
 
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