Unknown draft prospects we should keep an eye on

I think his name is Kaluka Maiava, he grew up on maui and went to the high school right down the street from my house. He was projected to be the best player ever to come from Maui, but he didn't really get a chance behind the stellar USC linebackers corps. He played well against Penn St though.

Great thread nick! I love reading about the late round/undrafted guys cause I don't know much about them until draft time.

I'll go w/what I know, my Hokies:

1) Orion Martin, DE, He's only 6'2 , 250, maybe smaller, so he's projected as 5th-6th round if that. He came on at the end of the year, has room for improvement as he was a late bloomer & might be just on the cusp. He's known as a mature (is 23) guy & highly regarded by his coaches & team.

I think he'll make it in the nfl if he's put in the right position, I just don't know if that's 4-3 DE or OLB in a 3-4? Worth our 6th IMO.

2) Purnell Sturdivant, ILB. He would be a good pickup if he goes undrafted. Might develop as a solid MLB, but probably no better than Blades.

Heck ya man i agree with ya, i love them hokies also! I agree Martin could be good, if he can develope and change to the pro style of Deffenses. But i also like Jason Worilds who will come out next year, he is straight out beast.

I wouldnt mind Lawrence Sidbury ethier. Watched a few highlight vids of him on youtube, and he looks perdy good. Plus ill take anyone who has the will and motor to do good over anyone who has talent but no the desire. Plus i heard he could be like the next Dware type of player, could be a steal

Heck ya man i agree with ya, i love them hokies also! I agree Martin could be good, if he can develope and change to the pro style of Deffenses. But i also like Jason Worilds who will come out next year, he is straight out beast.

I just hope the Skins are taking a serious look at local players like those at VT. In the past under Gibbs they always picked a handful of local guys to try out, not sure if that is still the norm.

JLC bashed vinny et al for not nabbing Eddie Royal, but at the time I didn't think much of them not getting royal since he's only 5'10. I hoped they would look at some of the VT wr's that went in the late rounds last year, e.g. Josh Morgan who went in the 5th to San Fran & had a decent rook year.

Go Hokies!

Kyle Moore! and the other LB!

Holy crap. If we could get him in the fifth round that would be a amazing. Worse case he has all the measurables to compete for the starting spot at LE. Seriously that really is one hell of a find.

Agility/Quickness - 2 - Missed two games in 2005 with a sprained right knee. Also had arthroscopic knee surgery prior to 2008 spring practice.

Strength/Toughness - 3 - Sound overall strength, as he is stout on the edge. Questionable overall toughness though

Instincts -3 - Locates ball quickly. Needs to do a better job of getting hands up in passing lanes when isn't going to get to the quarterback in time

Pass Rusher - 2 - Can turn the corner with speed and power. Also shows adequate closing speed when gets a clear path to the quarterback. At times plays with too high a pad level making it easier for tackles to get their hands on him

Run Stopper - 2 - Does an adequate job of sinking hips and can set the edge. Uses hands along with long arms to create separation from blockers and can shed blocks quickly. Can scrape down the line and make the tackle in the backfield or near the line of scrimmage

Trait Scale
1 = Exceptional 2 = Above average 3 = Average 4 = Below average 5 = Marginal

Nflnick11, Funny I started looking each of your choices up in "Lindy's Pro Football Draft" and found quite a few there. Then I thought I would write the remarks here, but it would be alot of writing. lol. Then I noticed for each player they say something like....."He has solid hands, never out of the play, good closing speed" then they say in the negatives ..."He get caught up at the line of scrimage, can't get off blocks, can't keep up with elite NFL WR's." lol.

Same with the DE's. It was " Solidly built athlete, room for additional mass, Long arms, Good lateral quickness, can close quickly with an open lane." then they say..." Lacks height and bulk in his lower body, Marginal strength at point of attack, can be targeted in the run game, runs around blocks and not through them." lol.

All the good points are their negatives also. lol. So I gave up. Best if the coach's observed film on them. See if they fit in to our scheme and bring them in.

id be down for bringing in anyone from that texas tech o-line, they were plain nasty this past season. rylan reed would be a great pickup as an undrafted free agent or a late round pick imo

I did'nt see this on here, thought it might help. Positional Rankings for the 2009 NFL Draft (http://cdsdraft.com/rankings/position-ranks/)

I just hope the Skins are taking a serious look at local players like those at VT. In the past under Gibbs they always picked a handful of local guys to try out, not sure if that is still the norm.

JLC bashed vinny et al for not nabbing Eddie Royal, but at the time I didn't think much of them not getting royal since he's only 5'10. I hoped they would look at some of the VT wr's that went in the late rounds last year, e.g. Josh Morgan who went in the 5th to San Fran & had a decent rook year.

Go Hokies!


lol yeah i know, i was hoping the same thing. Ohwell, goodluck though to where ever Macho, and Martin go to. I know ill be watching out for them

Raphael Nguti-OT...Raphael Nguti, OT, Albany (http://cdsdraft.com/profile.php?id=2783) Could be a good late round pick for RT.