faba Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Junior Days give insight for top seniors By Gil Brandt NFL.com Senior Analyst (July 13, 2005) -- The 2005 NFL Draft was in April and the college season hasn't even started yet. So how did we get all this information on next year's college football seniors? That's easy. While last year's seniors were participating in Pro Day individual workouts, the third-year players had their own Junior Days. The scouting process started before the 2005 draft. Area and club scouts began to attend Junior Pro Days. It has all the components of a Senior Pro Day, but these numbers are very preliminary. But how do the scouts know how tall a player is or how much he weighs? Well, they don't run around with tape measures and scales, chasing down collegiates on their way to class. Thanks to the college sports departments, the draft-eligible players take part in a workout much like a Pro Day just for these scouts. At some point after the college season and spring practice, schools will schedule their Junior Days. Alabama had its Junior Day on April 27; Iowa's was on May 6. Everybody has a different way of doing it. Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle has been putting together Junior Days for a while, so it's better if he explains what happens: "We started at 12:30 p.m. on May 6," Doyle said. "I met with the pro scouts and just ran down the list of who our draft-eligible guys are. I give them an athletic background, a profile of each player, and information about the history of the players' physical development over their four years. "Then we went to the weight room and the seniors were waiting. At that time, we did measurables (height and weight, hand size and reach). Then we went to our indoor facility, went through a warm up, they ran a 40-yard dash, complete with times for the first 10 yards and the entire distance. After that we had the players run a short shuttle, which gave the scouts a chance to judge their change of direction. After that, we gave the guys 20 minutes to shower and change, and they took the Wonderlic test. That's pretty much Junior Day." It's no surprise why some of the top programs in the country constantly win ball games. That's because they always have the best talent. And the cream of the crop will rise in April of 2006 at next year's draft, and here are six guys in alphabetical order that I think will be among the first to hear their names called. Chad Greenway Iowa Linebacker 6-2 1/8, 243 2004 Stats: 113 tackles, 71 solo tackles, 3 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 5 passes broken up, 3 INTs Ran under 4.55 in the 40-yard dash at Iowa's Junior Pro Day last May at 243 pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted July 14, 2005 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 Junior Days give insight for top seniors By Gil Brandt NFL.com Senior Analyst (July 13, 2005) -- The 2005 NFL Draft was in April and the college season hasn't even started yet. So how did we get all this information on next year's college football seniors? That's easy. While last year's seniors were participating in Pro Day individual workouts, the third-year players had their own Junior Days. The scouting process started before the 2005 draft. Area and club scouts began to attend Junior Pro Days. It has all the components of a Senior Pro Day, but these numbers are very preliminary. But how do the scouts know how tall a player is or how much he weighs? Well, they don't run around with tape measures and scales, chasing down collegiates on their way to class. Thanks to the college sports departments, the draft-eligible players take part in a workout much like a Pro Day just for these scouts. At some point after the college season and spring practice, schools will schedule their Junior Days. Alabama had its Junior Day on April 27; Iowa's was on May 6. Everybody has a different way of doing it. Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle has been putting together Junior Days for a while, so it's better if he explains what happens: "We started at 12:30 p.m. on May 6," Doyle said. "I met with the pro scouts and just ran down the list of who our draft-eligible guys are. I give them an athletic background, a profile of each player, and information about the history of the players' physical development over their four years. "Then we went to the weight room and the seniors were waiting. At that time, we did measurables (height and weight, hand size and reach). Then we went to our indoor facility, went through a warm up, they ran a 40-yard dash, complete with times for the first 10 yards and the entire distance. After that we had the players run a short shuttle, which gave the scouts a chance to judge their change of direction. After that, we gave the guys 20 minutes to shower and change, and they took the Wonderlic test. That's pretty much Junior Day." It's no surprise why some of the top programs in the country constantly win ball games. That's because they always have the best talent. And the cream of the crop will rise in April of 2006 at next year's draft, and here are six guys in alphabetical order that I think will be among the first to hear their names called. Chad Greenway Iowa Linebacker 6-2 1/8, 243 2004 Stats: 113 tackles, 71 solo tackles, 3 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 5 passes broken up, 3 INTs Ran under 4.55 in the 40-yard dash at Iowa's Junior Pro Day last May at 243 pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 1) Never draft a white guy for a speed position (Greenway). 2) I still have wet dreams about Scott Wright's 2006 mock that has us picking Gabe Watson. 3) Matt Leinart will lose the Heisman this year to Brian Brohm from Louisville if Adrian Peterson doesn't sweep them both. 4) Kiwanuka is a guy who gets by on athleticism right now, but I wonder how that will translate in the pros. Very raw in the 2-3 games I've seen him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 1) Never draft a white guy for a speed position (Greenway). 2) I still have wet dreams about Scott Wright's 2006 mock that has us picking Gabe Watson. 3) Matt Leinart will lose the Heisman this year to Brian Brohm from Louisville if Adrian Peterson doesn't sweep them both. 4) Kiwanuka is a guy who gets by on athleticism right now, but I wonder how that will translate in the pros. Very raw in the 2-3 games I've seen him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted July 14, 2005 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 Kiwanuka - I Know more about since my nephew goes to Boston College- he needs to bulk up for the NFl trenches IMO. Leinart I am not high on either for the pros- product of the USC Chow sysytem and great athletes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted July 14, 2005 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 Kiwanuka - I Know more about since my nephew goes to Boston College- he needs to bulk up for the NFl trenches IMO. Leinart I am not high on either for the pros- product of the USC Chow sysytem and great athletes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 1) Never draft a white guy for a speed position (Greenway). So basically, never draft a white guy, period. right TS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 1) Never draft a white guy for a speed position (Greenway). So basically, never draft a white guy, period. right TS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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