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Now I don't know if Julio was 18 years old as a freshman, or if he was one of those 20-year old freshman like Jimmy Clausen, but I think he's more NFL ready than some guys who were picked in the first round last year.

Good point. Looking at the the last two 1st round WR's taken last year, he is definitely AT LEAST as physically gifted as they are (Hakeem Nicks and Kenny Britt). So that's probably not a stretch.

I guess it's just s prejudice in my mind. I've always been OK with HS-pro jumps in basketball (and I think it's stupid that they're forcing these guys to do a year in college now). For some reason football is different in my mind, maybe because of the violent nature of the sport, I dunno.

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Posted by LSUFreek

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Posted on 7/12/09 at 8:22 pm to ZereauxSum

Based on measurables alone, plenty of HS kids physically have the tools to jump to the NFL each year, but to grasp the pro game straight out of high school would be a flat-out miracle.

Example:

Just looking at one LSU class, there are a few guys with measurables that are similiar to or better than some pros that have been drafted by the 7th round:

Akiem Hicks DT 6-6 300 4.89
Chris Faulk OL 6-6 310 4.9
Chris Davenport DT 6-4 318 5.27
Craig Loston S 6-2 193 4.4
Reuben Randle WR WR 6-3 195 4.4

Now, as far as measubles and raw ability goes though, the one HS guy that really comes to mind is Ryan Mallett straight out of Texarkana.

6-6, 235, 4.85 speed and a stronger arm than 29 of the current starting QB's. But it reamins to be seen if he can even grasp the college game.

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