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2008 Top Prospects: Week 7 By Ron Jumper With another crazy week of the college football season behind us, there has been plenty of movement on the board this week. The weekly QB shuffle we’ve had going on in this list will continue to do just that. With big performances and upsets all over the place, let’s find out who survived and moved up on our list. The Top 15 1. RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas While McFadden had a poor performance against Auburn, I can’t put much of that blame on McFadden’s shoulders. Most of that came from Tommy Tuberville outcoaching Houston Nutt. The Hogs offense looked predictable and ineffective, leaving little running room for McFadden. Expect him to bounce back this week against Ole Miss. 2. DT Glenn Dorsey, LSU While it was tempting to drop McFadden from the top spot, it was just as tempting to drop Dorsey and move up Andre Woodson to this spot. None the less, I’m going to give Dorsey a break here. As a DT, it is hard to dominate and create havoc against a spread offense because the action generally is on the perimeter or down the field. I see him bouncing back and having a monster game against Auburn. 3. QB Andre Woodson, Kentucky Woodson has a chance to emerge as the top player in the nation and become the top Heisman candidate as well. After taking down LSU, Kentucky gets Florida coming to town this weekend. If Woodson can put up big numbers and lead Kentucky to another big win, he certainly will take the early lead in the Heisman race. 4. QB Brian Brohm, Louisville While he isn’t in the mix for the Heisman anymore, that really isn’t his fault. As for his play, he has continued to play well. He went 28-38 for 350 yards and 3 TDs with no interceptions. 5. QB Matt Ryan, Boston College While Ryan is in the driver’s seat for the Heisman Trophy, we will find out what he is made of soon enough. The Eagles have Virginia Tech and Florida State coming up the next couple of games, so Ryan will get all he can handle from those two defenses. If he excels against them and leads BC to wins, expect Ryan to emerge as the top candidate for the Heisman Trophy. 6. Dan Connor, Penn State Connor had a great game against Wisconsin, finishing with 12 tackles and a sack. Connor has been very steady and has established himself as the best linebacker in the nation. Granted, we expected him to be the top guy but he has been impressive none the less. 7. QB Dennis Dixon, Oregon Dixon continues to be a stud this season, as he looked unstoppable against Washington State. Dixon completed 21-28 passes for 287 yards and 3 TDs with no interceptions. If Oregon can win the big games coming up with USC and Arizona State, Dixon also has an outside chance at the Heisman. It isn’t likely, but if he is the hero in those wins and Oregon climbs into the national title picture then it is certainly possible. 8. DE Calais Campbell, Miami Campbell is steady and productive, as he continues to slowly pile up numbers. With his size (6’8” 280), scouts are drooling over what he could become. As we’ve said multiple times, he needs to have that monster game to jump even higher up the list but, that being said, we are confident that it will come soon. It might even be against Florida State this week… 9. DE Derrick Harvey, Florida Florida was off this week, but expect Harvey to pick up where he left off against Kentucky. Harvey has 5 sacks in 6 games and will get plenty of chances to get after the QB this weekend against Andre Woodson because the Wildcats are primarily a passing team and like to spread the field. While Woodson has been good at getting the ball away and not making mistakes, this is a nice chance for Harvey to make a jump up the charts if he can get Woodson on the ground. 10. LB James Laurinaitis, Ohio State Laurinaitis leads the team with 52 tackles, as well as chipping in 3 sacks and 2 interceptions. He has been the best defender on one of the top defenses in the nation this season, leading to him likely getting plenty of postseason honors again this season. With a good Spartan offense coming to town, the Buckeyes will need another great effort from their top linebacker. 11. RB Felix Jones, Arkansas As I said with McFadden, it wasn’t Jones fault either he didn’t have a big game. How does a guy averaging over 10 yards a carry only get 6 touches? I mean seriously? It isn’t like they were down 2 or 3 scores and needed to catch up through the air. It was only a 1 score game throughout, how do you abandon the run with the best backfield in the nation and possibly in the history of the SEC? 12. WR Adarious Bowman, Oklahoma State Another week, another 100 yard receiving game for Bowman. He would have been able to put up even bigger numbers but the Cowboys ran the ball most of the second half because of their commanding lead on the Cornhuskers. With Doucet injured, Jackson inconsistent on a weekly basis, and Sweed a combination of both; Bowman has steadily moved up the list to become the top wideout in the land. With a big game against Kansas State this weekend, he has a great chance to showcase just why he is regarded so highly. 13. S Will Dunbar, UAB While I find it interesting that scouts don’t seem to love this guy like we do, it doesn’t change my mind that Dunbar will be a good player in the NFL. He hits hard, he covers, and he makes big plays in crucial situations. With an explosive Houston offense coming to town, he will have plenty of opportunities to make himself known. Well, be everyone else at least… 14. CB Antoine Cason, Arizona Making his debut on the list, Cason has been excellent all season in coverage and has 3 interceptions with 1 going for a score. With interceptions in back to back games, it was time to acknowledge how well he has been playing by putting him on the list. It wasn’t like we didn’t know all about Cason, as we had him on our Pre-Season All-American team at the start of the season. 15. WR Desean Jackson, Cal With his awful performance against Oregon State, he is on the chopping block again this week. This is his last chance to show me he can be consistent and be a big time receiver, not just a return man. The fact that he doesn’t even average 10 yards/catch and only has 317 yards receiving is certainly disappointing. Watchlist: -RB Steve Slaton, West Virginia -SS Kenny Phillips, Miami -RB Louis Rankin, Washington -RB Marlon Lucky, Nebraska -WR Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt -WR Mario Urrutia, Louisville -RB Kalvin McRae, Ohio -TE Shawn Nelson, Southern Miss -FS Derek Pegues, Mississippi State -CB Brandon Sumral, Southern Miss -LB Robert James, Arizona State -DE Chris Long, Virginia -WR Jabari Arthur, Akron -RB Yvenson Bernard, Oregon State -LB Tavares Gooden, Miami -RB Calvin Dawson, ULM -CB Dwight Lowery, San Jose State October 17, 2007 |
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