The 2015 NFL Draft is over. As always happens the 7th Round was a hodge-podge of know guys who fell for various reasons and some guys most of us have never heard of.
This year the FInal Pick who is known as Mr. Irrelevant, was actually a pretty darn good player, who has a serious shot at winning a roster spot out in Arizona: GERALD CHRISTIAN/TE/LOUISVILLE. Interestingly, at least to me, he also happens to be the 10th Louisville Cardinal to be drafted this year, behind only the Florida State Seminoles.
The fewest ever QB were selected in this Draft with only 7 being drafted. Leading the way were 35 WR with many more to be singed as URFA. I am sure Colin will regale you with other stats from this affair in the next couple of days other spots on the website.
The spirit of AL DAVIS does live on in the halls at RAIDERS headquarters out in California. With their 7th Round Pick the RAIDERS selected ANDRE DEBOSE of Florida who was never able to find a true position during his GATORS career. But he is a blazing and electric return specialist who AL likely would have chosen.
ZAC STACY/RB of the RAMS, who said he wanted to be traded after the RAMS drafted TODD GURLEY got his wish today and is now a New York JET. He may actually be useful for the JETS in 2015.
SPeaking of the JETS I thought they made one of the best selections of Round 7 DION SIMON/DT/NW LOUISIANA STATE. the big guy looked fairly athletic at the Combine and may end up being the team’s back-up NT this season.
The phones are already burning up in attempts by all 32 teams to get agreements in place for Undrafted Rookie Free Agents. It’s like a cattle call on the floor of the Stock Exchange. More than a few teams every think they have deals in place only to read that a player has signed with another team. This URFA business, which I refer to as the 4th Day of he Draft is a big deal in stocking NFL rosters. Most teams will have about 8 draftees per year and another 10+ Rookie Free Agents. Every season between 25-33% of players on NFL rosters came into the league as URFA!
Again, I am sure Colin will give you a more extensive list of potential URFA and will track signings for you. But here are my top 25 guys to lusted after as I write this.
CODY PREWITT/S/OLE MISS
DRES ANDERSON/WR/UTAH
JOSH HARPER/WR/FRESNO STATE
WES SAXTON/TE/SOUTH ALABAMA
KURT DRUMMOND/S/MICHIGAN STATE
ANTWAN GOODLEY/WR/BAYLOR
DERRICK LOTT/DT/CHATTANOOGA
BJ FINNEY/OC/KANSAS STATE
SEAN HICKEY/OL/SYRACUSE
XAVIER WILLIAMS/DT/NORTHERN IOWA
DURELL ESKRIDGE/S/SYRACUSE
AUSTIN HILL/WR/ARIZONA
JOHN HARRIS/WR/TEXAS
NICK MARSHALL/ATH/AUBURN
COREY CRAWFORD/DE/CLEMSON
LYNDEN TRAIL/DE/NORFOLK STATE
CEDRIC REED/DE/TEXAS
MIKE HULL/LB/PENN STATE
CHRIS HACKETT/S/TCU
TYLER VARGA/RB/YALE
JOEY MBU/DT/HOUSTON
TAIWAN JONES/ILB/MICHIGAN STATE
TERRANCE MAGEE/RB/LSU
CAUSHAUD LYONS/DE/TUSCULUM
JOHN CROCKETT/RB/N. DAKOTA STATE
And an additional cast of hundreds.
Thanks so much for all of those who followed my ramblings over the past few days.
Pigskin Paul
