re: Recruiting Mock Draft 2012 - JOHNNY FOOTBALL!!

I will take DJ Singleton Safety Wisconsin

2012 RMD - Big Boy Tiger

QB – Greyson Lambert - UVA (14th)
RB – Keith Marshall - UGA (2nd)
RB – Warren Ball - Ohio St. (15th)
WR – Ian Thomas - Rutgers (17th)
WR –
WR/TE –
OT – Chris Muller - Rutgers (7th)
OG – Curtis Riser - UT (3rd)
C – Mike Matthews - A&M (8th)
OG – Jeremy Ward - Arkansas (10th)
OT –

DE – Aldophus Washington - Ohio State (1st)
DT – Sheldon Day - ND (4th)
DT – Jordan Watkins - Stanford (9th)
DE/OLB – Darius English - South Carolina (13th)
ILB– Aaron Porter (White Lightning!) - UCLA (11th)
MLB –
OLB –
CB – Amari Reeves - OSU (5th)
CB – AJ Leggett - Marshall (6th)
S – Nate Smith - Temple (12th)
S – Kene Orijoke - UCLA (16th)

Here's my favorite picks by round, for the hell of it:

1) Mario Edwards, Me (duh)
2) Aziz Shittu, BayouCatFan (feel like he's a top 15 talent)
3) Thomas Johnson, JG77056 (might be my favorite WR in this class)
4) Max Tuerk, GulfCoastBiased (my favorite OL this class)
5) James Ross, Verlander (he erases people when he hits them)
6) LaDarrell McNeil, Hand (I love this kid)
7) Ford Childress, GCB (should put up monster numbers)
8) Freddie Tagaloa, Larry David (close between he and Ekakitie, but Tagaloa has unreal upside)
9) Zach Hemmila, MiketheTiger (kid will be a stud)
10) Ronnie Stanley, TDawg (great upside, really like him)
11) Ronnie Feist, Dro (I think he could start from day 1 at LSU)
12) Domonique Wheeler, Pasty (had been eying him since about round 5 - steal)
13) Reggie Daniels, Hand (yeah, I picked Moore over him, but Reggie has much less bust potential, IMO)
14) J.C. Coleman, Me (I love this kid like Phan loves Dee Hart)
15) Jordan Payton, Phan (doesn't have the elite speed, but this kid can flat out play)
16) Kavahra Holmes, jc77 (tempted to pick Germain Ifedi, but I think Holmes really has Mike Wallace like potential)
17) Cedric Dozier, Roll pending(he's electric. could be a huge playmaker)

His only real competition is Lamin Barrow, it seems. I was really impressed with Feist in the UA game, after being skeptical of his commitment early on.

I can't really do a write up on my offense yet because I haven't decided if Justin Thomas will be my QB or not, but I can stroke my ego a little bit by talking about my defense. Let me enjoy this before my players start transferring for off the field issues.
I drafted a 3-4 defense.

DL: We all know this requires big Defensive linemen who can flat out play. They need to command double teams to free up the LB's

Arik Armstead might be the best player in the country when it's all said and done. He is an ENORMOUS ahtlete at 6'8 290. And I do mean athlete. He is cat quick, smooth, and vicious on the field. Should play immediately for Oregon

James Hamilton is the perfect NT. He is 6'4 335. One of the stronger players in this class and has the motor to go with it. Went to USF for one reason, he should start from day one.

Tyrique Jarrett could probably play NT or DE in a 3-4 but he will be mostly a DE for my D. He is kinda the same story as James hamilton but a lot quicker and not as hyped (both were underhyped). Another guy that could start right away for Pittsburgh.

LB: Linebackers are what it's all about in a 3-4. If you have two bad mofo's in the middle, and two relentless sack artists on the outside, you will be a force. If those guys can cover and run sideline to sideline, you're pretty damn unbeatable.

Denico Autry is 6'6 250 and he is the pass rushing specialist every team needs no matter what scheme. MSU will be depending on him to wreak havoc in backfields all year. Autry is almost purely a pass rusher in my scheme kinda like Demarcus Ware. Won't need pass coverage because he will be a blitizing, OFTEN.

Reggie Ragland is 6'4 245 and might be the best LB in the country. Hate that Bama got him because he is in the exact mold of the LB's that they have had so much success with. Not much needs to be said about this guy.

Joe Bolden is 6'2 235. Compared to Ragland, Bolden is small. Compared to mortals Bolden is a monster. Bolden is one bad dude when it comes time to make a tackle, and he has fantastic instincts. He can really run sideline to sideline and I think he is the one out of Michigan's great LB class that will have that immediate impact. Bolden has a paul posluzny neck and should be a Michigan great.

Jeremy Castro is 6'3 245and is the perfect compliment to Denico Autry. He can pass rush as good as anybody but the surprising part of Castro's game is his pass coverage. This combined with his great athleticism and pass rush ability will get him on the field early for UCLA.

Secondary: I don't care what scheme you run. If your secondary is trash, your defense is trash. Fast, physical corners with good ball skills and swagtastic safeties are ideal.

Tee Shepard is a great Corner to build your secondary around. He has the size 6'1 185 and tools to be a lockdown guy. Notre Dame got a great one and should put him on the field early.

Lucas Thompson (FS)is as swagtastic as they come. If this guy stays at ECU and doesn't go to jail or flunk out, he will have some big time highlights and even more memorable quotes/tweets. Big fish in small pond. 6'1 190 with great speed and ball skills. Early contributor+dreadlocks=win.

Quadry Antoine (SS) is one of the biggest hitters in this class. His highlights make me wish LSU would have found room for him. Ridiculous attitude should fit right in in the SEC. 6'1 210 already. Antoine is gonna be one of those Strong Safeties that is always a candidate to be moved to OLB because of his speed and tenacity.

My other CB spot is reserved for a lockdown guy to be named later.

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9) Zach Hemmila, MiketheTiger (kid will be a stud)

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Matt Cochran all day in round 9

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Matt Cochran all day in round 9

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Just watched his tape. He's strong for sure. His weight worries me. Moves around pretty well.

Hemmila is just a beast IMO

In the 17th Round, Suntiger selects, Tyreece T.J. Jiles, CB from UNC.



Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 170 lbs


Jiles was a QB until his junior year when he played both WR and CB. He's tall, has lots of speed, quick feet, good hips, great ball skills and likes to jam WRs. As a matter of fact, Scout's only listing for Area of Improvement is "blitzing ability".
All this coupled with UNC's need for CBs (they lost two Sr's and had a freshman, Tim Scott, starting for them last year) will likely have Jiles playing this year, if not starting by the end of the year. He had a pretty decent offer list too. I think he committed in September and people just decided to stop watching him. It was hard to find a lot of film on him, but I liked what I saw.

S Karl Joseph (West Virginia)

Early enrollee. Could see the field as a true freshman. Sure tackler.

Jevon Tyree, CB, Rutgers