Knowing the 2012 Guard Prospects
Posted: March 14, 2012 Filed under: 2012 NFL Scouting Reports, Positional Analysis | Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, Amini Silatolu, Brandon Brooks, Brandon Washington, Cordy Glenn, David DeCastro, Kelechi Osemele, Kevin Zeitler, Philip Blake, Senio Kelemente, Tony Bergstrom 2 Comments »Editors Note: This is a great, great post by a new author of mine. If you have any questions for him, let him know in the comments.
The Guards position is becoming more and more important in today’s NFL.Some of the best rushing teams and best O-lines in league history have had elite guard. A guy like Carl Nicks, or Ben Grubbs can instantly improve the play and toughness of the offensive line. Below is a ranking and analysis of the top guard prospects of the 2012 draft class. This post will also include projected draft position and links to their play. Many of these players have potential to be impact players in the NFL. Without further delay here are the top ten offensive guard prospects of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Why David DeCastro will fall out of the top 12
Posted: March 13, 2012 Filed under: Positional Analysis | Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, David DeCastro, Guard, Mike Iupati, Stanford 1 Comment »I have been wondering a lot about David Decastro’s draft stock so I did some research. Here is when the first guard was taken in the draft since 2000
2011 – 23rd
2010 – 17th
2009 – 51st
2008 – 39th
2007 – 29th
2006 – 23rd
2005 – 32nd
2004 – 46th
2003 – 33nd
2002 – 30th (that was us, Simmons)
2001 – 17th (Hutchinson, now a FA)
2000 – 37th
After the jump see some analysis of this
Analyzing the Wide Receiver Class
Posted: February 22, 2012 Filed under: Positional Analysis | Tags: A.J. Jenkins, Alshon Jeffery, Brian Quick, Chris Givens, Eric Page, Gerell Robinson, Greg Childs, Jarius Wright, Jarret Boykin, Jeff Fuller, Joe Adams, Juron Criner, Justin Blackmon, Kendall Wright, Marquis Maze, Marvin Jones, Marvin McNutt, Michael Floyd, Mohamed Sanu, Nick Toon, Rueben Randle, Ryan Broyles, Stephen Hill, T.J. Graham, T.Y. Hilton, Tim Benford, Tommy Streeter Leave a comment »This year’s WR class is absolutely loaded with elite talent and phenomenal depth. Every type of WR is represented and there will be a lot of WRs taken early in the draft. After the jump see my analysis of this year’s WR class
Analyzing the Rush Linebacker Class
Posted: February 22, 2012 Filed under: Positional Analysis | Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, Cam Johnson, Courtney Upshaw, Donte Paige-Moss, Jonathan Massaquoi, Melvin Ingram, Nick Perry, Ronnell Lewis, RUsh LB's, Vinnycurry, Whitney Mercilus Leave a comment »The rush LB class this year is very top heavy and lacks any sort of depth. Once you get outside of the top 6 to 8 prospects, you really don’t have many NFL prospects there. After the jump take a look at the breakdown of the Rush LB’s.
Analyzing the Running Back Class
Posted: February 21, 2012 Filed under: Positional Analysis | Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, Bernard Pierce, Chris Polk, Dan Herron, David Wilson, Devon Wylie, Doug Martin, Isaiah Pead, Lamar Miller, Lamichael James, Mock Draft, RB Class, Robert Turbin, Ronnie Hillman, Tauren Poole, Trent Richardson Leave a comment »This year’s RB class if quite deep and has some fairly impressive talent at the top end of it. There is a good mix of short yardage backs, all purpose backs, and speed backs and you can find out more about these prospects after the jump.
Analyzing the Guard Class
Posted: February 21, 2012 Filed under: Positional Analysis | Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, Amini Silatolu, Brandon Brooks, Brandon Washington, Cordy Glenn, David DeCastro, Desmond Wynn, Kelechi Osemele, Kevin Zeitler, Lonnie Edwards, Lucas Nix, Mock Drafts, Offensive Guards, Peter Konz, Ryan Miller, Senio Kelemente, Tony Bergstrom Leave a comment »This year’s offensive guard class is loaded with good players from top to bottom and has possibly the best guard prospect in the past ten years to top it off. After the jump see all you need to know about this fantastic class of guards.
