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Which Buffs get drafted next year... and where?
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White_Rabbit
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idk, I saw some team pick a blocking TE in the third round this year.
BlackNGold
Club Member
Nelson Spruce is a nice college player but does not have the measurable numbers that NFL teams like in a WR. Plus his stats really dropped off once CU got into the heart of the season - 10 TDs in the first 5 games, 2 in the last 7. I think he may increase his value with a good senior season but still a late round pick at best.
KC and Nembot both could go in the first 3 rounds, Nembot made strides last year and has the numbers that scouts like. KC is a better CB than most Buff fans think, lack of any up front pressure put a lot of pressure on the CBs. Tupou needs a better year next year and he can be a 4th round pick but otherwise he is a late round pick. Bell is unknown until we see how he comes back from injury. Powell will not get drafted unless he has some phenomenal year.
KC and Nembot both could go in the first 3 rounds, Nembot made strides last year and has the numbers that scouts like. KC is a better CB than most Buff fans think, lack of any up front pressure put a lot of pressure on the CBs. Tupou needs a better year next year and he can be a 4th round pick but otherwise he is a late round pick. Bell is unknown until we see how he comes back from injury. Powell will not get drafted unless he has some phenomenal year.
Spruce isn't a late round pick at best
He's more than a blocking TE, and it's completely different regarding WR.
I would say his ceiling is as a 3rd round pick, and that's if he is having another Bilietnikoff semi-finalist type season. Otherwise, he's a 3rd day selection, IMO.
It won't surprise me if Spruce runs low 4.5s or even in the 4.4s at the Combine next year. In fact, I'll expect it. I'd be surprised if Nelson trains for the event for a couple months and doesn't put on a show.
Right now they don't seem draftable. Front seven positions are the kind where maturity and hard work can make one draftable. Many Buffs Front seven players are still young, but show promise, even if they aren't all league caliber right now.
It will be interesting to see what impact Leavitt will have on these guys.
Meanwhile just to show how thin our senior class was this year CSU-Pueblo had something like six players signed to UDFA contracts.
When Sacky talks about the hole that Bohn via Hawkins/Embree left this program in this class is an indisputable argument.
When Sacky talks about the hole that Bohn via Hawkins/Embree left this program in this class is an indisputable argument.
Buffskier
Club Member
My guess is that the players that get drafted next year are Nembot, Crawley, Spruce, and Tupou. Unless someone absolutely puts together a monster year, I think these 4 are the only ones with a shot. Either Nembot or Crawley could go first day; depending on the year that they have and what they do at the combine. They both have prototypical size and it seems like mentality to be potential first rd picks - I just don't know what the draft pool looks like for Tackle and/or Corner next year. Tupou - to me is the biggest wildcard. With the change to the 3-4 and him playing right in the middle, it will be interesting to see how he fares at NT this upcoming fall. As high quality NT's are hard to find, if he does well this fall I think he goes in Rd 5.
Nembot - Rd 1-3
Crawley - Rd 1-3
Spruce - Rd 2-4
Tupou - Rd 5-7 (depending on his output this year)
Bell - might be picked up after the draft, but I think I'd be wary of drafting him with his knee history if it was my team.
Nembot - Rd 1-3
Crawley - Rd 1-3
Spruce - Rd 2-4
Tupou - Rd 5-7 (depending on his output this year)
Bell - might be picked up after the draft, but I think I'd be wary of drafting him with his knee history if it was my team.
Agreed. Crawley took huge strides in 2014. He has everything the NFL looks for in a corner, he just needs to start making plays on the ball and getting turnovers. If he does that, he could be a day one pick.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
oh word
What's your point?
Spruce's position in the draft will be directly impacted by how many WR's are available. There was a higher than normal amount of premium wide receivers this year.
Jarvis Landry is small for his position, fast, runs great routes, has great hands, and was drafted in the 2nd round. Led the team in receiving yards.
Right. Drafted in the 2nd round for the potential to be a #1 WR for the Dolphins, which was my original point when White Rabbit brought up Heuerman as a premium pick.
NFL teams aren't drafting WRs in the first 3 rounds with the idea that they'll be limited to a #2 or slot role in the NFL.
No. That is what you don't get. Landry was drafted in the 2nd round to be a slot receiver. The position he plays for the Dolphins. Mike Wallace was the #1 WR last year. Wallace was unproductive and inconcistent so they spent a 1st round pick this year on DeVante Parker from Louisville as the new #1.
If spruce puts up the numbers this year and can wow at the combine, he has a legitimate shot to be drafted in rounds 2-4
Landry is 5'11" 205, runs a 4.6 40
Spruce is 6'1" 195, runs a 4.5 40
Spruce has prototypical size to be a slot receiver in the NFL. He could stand to put on some weight, but I expect that will come easily once he is draft training.
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Fair enough. I didn't realize he was a slot guy for them. Regardless, of course there are some examples of this happening, but I still maintain my position that picks spent on WRs in rounds 1-3 are typically spent with the idea that they can be the top guy. Maybe 3 or 4 of the WRs taken this year in those rounds are drafted with the idea of being a slot guy or #2. The rest are guys who should be expected to be the #1 eventually.
Spruce could really show out at the combine and vault himself into the first or second day. I just don't see it happening at this point, that's all.
Whatever racist...
I'll assume you are joking but can you guess, out of 35 WRs that were drafted this year, how many were white guys?
I'm messing around. I will guess 2.
BlackNGold
Club Member
All you need to get drafted high is for one team to believe in you or to let Josh McDaniel's into the draft room. Spruce maybe can move into the first 3 rounds but he will need a good year.
I think Spruce being a hyper-productive college WR is pretty much seen as a given.
So I'm assuming that it will come down to Combine stuff with him. Confirm that he's over 6' tall. Hopefully have hand size measure over 9". Show off confirmation of his catching, routes and adjustment skills in drills. Then, beat the NFL averages for WR on vertical, forty and shuttle. That stuff should determine whether he's picked on the 2nd day.
Would add to the combine a good showing at the all-star games like the senior bowl. Get in front on NFL coaches and against draft likely DBs and show what he can do.