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Post by Dale on Jan 12, 2015 15:16:47 GMT -6
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Arkansas redshirt senior WR Demetrius Wilson caught five balls for 46 yards in Saturday's Medal of Honor Bowl.
It was a nice showing by a player who, through poor health and an offensive system not suited to his talents, caught only 26 balls total during his three-year career at Arkansas. The 6-foot-3 receiver missed the 2013 season after tearing an ACL in summer practices. Wilson hopes to get drafted near the end of Day 3.
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Post by Dale on Jan 27, 2015 16:39:21 GMT -6
Arkansas senior LB Martrell Spaight "flashed with his agility and terrific closing speed, making several eye-popping hits" in the Senior Bowl, wrote CBS Sports' Rob Rang.
Denzel Perryman suffered an abdominal strain during the week, so scouts got a longer look at Spaight than they otherwise might have. Spaight burst into the spotlight this year after spending two seasons at the JUCO level, and one on a struggling Arkansas team in 2013. He is a thumper hoping to have proven to scouts he's cleaned up the technical aspects of his craft.
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Post by Dale on Jan 31, 2015 15:25:44 GMT -6
Arkansas senior CB Tevin Mitchel said he's mostly healed from injuries he incurred in college.
Mitchel, who will play in Saturday's College Gridiron Showcase, suffered through a hamstring injury earlier this season and missed the first two games of the season. He also tore his labrum last spring. Mitchel's career has been up and down. He was a Freshman All-SEC performer in 2011, played well enough in 2012 that he was considered one of the SEC's top corners heading into last year, and then face planted and was benched mid-season by Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema. He played far better as a senior (two interceptions and eight pass breakups). The 6-foot, 190-pounder collected four interceptions, 18 pass breakups and six tackles for loss across 43 career games.
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Post by Dale on Feb 3, 2015 5:13:57 GMT -6
Arkansas DT Darius Philon made his debut at No. 8 in Mel Kiper's most recent defensive tackle rankings.
Kiper didn't explain Philon's jump, though the analyst did have a few extra slots to work with after Adolphus Washington (Ohio State) and Jarran Reed (Alabama) each decided to return to campus for another year. Philon, a redshirt sophomore, surprisingly declared for the draft early. He's undersized at 6-foot-2, 272 pounds, but Philon is plenty disruptive.
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Post by Dale on Feb 10, 2015 10:28:03 GMT -6
Arkansas edge player Trey Flowers is "a pure power rusher," according to NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah.
Flowers is "not very loose but plays with leverage and power at point of attack," per Jeremiah. The question is if Flowers the necessary traits to convert speed to power. Few edge players win with just power, as they have to threat with upfield quickness in order to force their opposition to respect edge moves. Flowers is likely more limited than other rushers in this class.
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Post by Dale on Feb 14, 2015 16:05:27 GMT -6
NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah is "anxious" to see Arkansas DT Darius Philon at the Combine.
"He's an effective interior pass rusher with quick hands/feet. Plays with good leverage too," Jeremiah tweeted. Arkansas listed Philon as 6'2/272 lbs, which is not the conventional size of an every down defensive tackle. However, rotations along the defensive fronts are becoming more and more important. If Philon can disrupt, and test like an athlete for the position, he could produce early.
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Post by Dale on Feb 24, 2015 14:59:21 GMT -6
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Post by Dale on Mar 6, 2015 5:08:32 GMT -6
Arkansas edge player Trey Flowers ran a mid-4.8s 40-yard dash at his pro day workout.
That's roughly a tenth of a second better than the 4.93 time he posted at the Combine. On Thursday, Flowers worked out as both a defensive end and linebacker. "The 6-foot-2 266-pounder is a good athlete for his compact frame but showed some stiffness when flipping his hips in linebacker drills and shows only normal (rather than explosive) acceleration," wrote CBS Sports' Rob Rang. "He's a savvy, physical pass rusher who could play a Pernell McPhee-like role in a 3-4 scheme or operate as a traditional defensive end in a 4-3 alignment." Flowers was a disruptive college end who showed well against future NFL prospects, including Texas A&M's Germain Ifedi.
Arkansas TE A.J. Derby was clocked in the low 4.7s at his pro day workout and "showed crisp routes and secure hands during his positional drills," according to CBS Sports' Rob Rang.
Derby wasn't able to participate at the Combine, so this workout was crucial for him. Derby, a former QB who transferred over from Iowa via a JUCO, is 6-foot-4, 250 pounds and has the wheels befitting of a former dual-threat signal-caller. In terms of stock, he's a more polished and less hyped version of Blake Bell. Because the tight end class is horrid this year, Derby could potentially make a late move up boards -- there's only so many to go around.
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Post by Dale on Mar 16, 2015 4:43:58 GMT -6
Arkansas edge player Trey Flowers "is a powerful, explosive, consistent player who should win more than his share of battles in the NFL regardless of where he lines up along the defensive front," noted NFLDraftScout.com's Frank Cooney.
"I want them to talk about my run defense," Flowers said at the combine. "Just being in the league I was in, the SEC - it's a run league. So if you're stopping the run in one of the top running leagues in the nation, then you must be a pretty good player." Indeed, Flowers' stoutness in the run game is a major factor in his evaluation. "Although even he admits his strength is stopping the run -- evidenced by 17 career tackles for a loss (second in school history) -- Flowers still led the team with five sacks among his 63 tackles last season," Cooney wrote. CBS Sports' Rob Rang wrote earlier this month that Flowers could "play a Pernell McPhee-like role in a 3-4 scheme or operate as a traditional defensive end in a 4-3 alignment."
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Post by Dale on Apr 16, 2015 13:44:36 GMT -6
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Post by Dale on Apr 21, 2015 7:56:50 GMT -6
Arkansas edge player Trey Flowers "ranks among the most underrated prospects in the entire 2015 draft," according to CBS Sports' Rob Rang.
"Flowers lacks ideal height but his disproportionately long arms (34ΒΌ inches), strength and toughness make him one of this year's better overall defensive ends -- and considering the talent among edge rushers in 2015, that's quite the accomplishment," Rang wrote. The three-year starter and two-time second-team All-SEC defender ran a mid-4.8s 40-yard dash at his pro day workout. NFLDraftScout.com ranks Flowers as the No. 89 overall player and colleague Dane Brugler projects him as a third-rounder.
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Post by Dale on Apr 29, 2015 9:38:01 GMT -6
Arkansas edge player Trey Flowers "reminds me of LaMarr Woodley coming out of Michigan," says ESPN NFL Insider Jon Gruden.
"He physically can play the run," Gruden said. "He could be an outside linebacker and stand on his feet. He has the ability to move on a zone blitz, read the quarterback, break on the ball and intercept it. He is instinctive, he is physical and he is relentless." The former coach loves Flowers' versatility as it translates to the NFL. "A lot of times, teams are forcing you to play nickel all the time, anyway, and the outside linebacker in a 3-4 plays defensive end in the nickel. I need a guy who can play both positions. Flowers can do that," Gruden said.
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