Thursday, July 5, 2012

Should the Colts do anything in the supplemental draft?

I'm usually leery when it comes to the supplemental draft, but I thought you might like a rundown of the guys available.

Ed Wesley HB TCU (5086/200/e4.45)
He's a small, but generally effective halfback whose best attribute for NFL purposes is his punt-return ability. Unlike many supplemental draft candidates, Wesley quit the team in order to earn money to help his ill mother, and there are no indications he's a character risk at all. But his size, lateral movement skills and lack of receiving experience stand in his way
2011 stats: 120-726-6 rushing, 6-82-0 receiving, 11-120-0 punt returns
2010 stats: 166-1,078-11 rushing, 8-62-0 receiving
2009 stats: 101-638-4 rushing, 8-170-3 receiving
Take a chance? Maybe. I don't see Wesley as being anything more than a change-of-pace back and return guy, but he could be a good one. I wouldn't spend anything more than a seventh-round pick on him, or a sixth if he tests through the roof.

Josh Gordon WR Utah (6026/220/e4.43)
Sure he looks the part, but he was kicked off Baylor after a drug arrest, and then left Utah for undisclosed reasons without ever playing a game.  Sure there's upside, but Gordon is not just a major character risk but is incredibly raw and has not played competitively for more than a year.
2010 stats: 42-714-7 receiving 3-74-0 kick returns
2009 stats: 1-7-0 receiving, 4-65-0 kick returns
Take a chance? Probably not. While he has top potential and has been productive at a major college, he's very raw and his character troubles me.

Montez Robinson DE Georgia (6050/255/e4.60)Robinson is a lot like Gordon, but may be even more of a character risk and even more raw. He showed all the tools as a budding pass rusher before being kicked off the Bulldogs for domestic-abuse arrests. 
2009 stats: 4 tackles, 1 assist, 2.5-11 TFL, 2.0-10 sacks, 2 hurries
Take a chance? No. I can see guys getting involved with drugs or shady agents or whatever because they are immature, but repeated domestic assaults? That's not who you want on your team.

Scott/Adrian/Adrin Haughton G Iowa State (6030/340/e5.35)
Haughton came to Iowa State as a defensive tackle, and shifted to offense and started at right tackle as a soph. He left the program after failing all his classes and wound up with the Orlando Predators of the Arena League. He has some skill and the Predators experience should help him, but he's still a real long shot. He's had injury issues as well. 
Take a chance? Probably not. Seems a bit flaky to me, and does not appear to offer anything more than the prospects already in camp.

Adam Harris FB Syracuse (6020/248/e4.85)
Who cares? He's a fullback and they are not welcome in Indy. 
Take a chance? Doesn't matter what I think, they won't.

Larry Lumpkin LB Carson-Newman (5113/234/e4.80)
Turfed from Robert Mathis' alma mater, Alabama A&M for academic reasons, Lumpkin looked very impressive at D2 Carson Newman. Still, to me, he has that just-not-quite-enough look that many D2 prospects have.
2011 stats: 62 tackles, 32 assists, 10.0-30 TFL, 0.5-10 sacks, 2 hurries, 2 passes defended
2010 stats: 23 tackles, 16 assists, 12.0-42 TFL, 4-33 sacks, 1 pass defended, 2 forced fumbles 1-45-0 fumble return
2009 stats: 17 tackles, 26 assists, 4.5-14 TFL, 0.5-2 sacks, 2 hurries, 4 passes defended
Take a chance? Maybe. A high-effort, productive player at a position that needs depth badly, Lumpkin would have to ace interviews as well as physical tests in order to be worth a seven-round pick.

Quaylon Ewing-Burton CB Boise State (5110/180/e4.50)
Played fairly well as a sophomore until he was totally schooled by TCU, but history of character problems dating back to high school have dull his already-dim prospect's sheen to a dull gray.
2011 stats: 16 tackles, 10 assists, 0.5-1 TFL, 2 passes defended
Take a chance? No. Not that impressive a prospect before his troubles brought him down, he's far less attractive now.

Houston Tuminello WR McMurry (5110/190/e4.60)
Tuminello is small and slow, but he can get open and catch at the college level. He quit the Louisiana Tech team near the start of his sophomore season and marketed his wares to a number of D3 schools before settling on McMurry. He did not set the world on fire there with just three catches. And they misspelled his name on their website.
2011 stats: 3-4-1 receiving
2009 stats: 10-79-1 receiving
2008 stats: 12-117-0 receiving
Take a chance? No. His track record screams immaturity, and his production has not impressed.



1 comment:

Roy said...

The common denominators seem to be border line talent and major character issues.

C- students with behavioral problems typically do not get admitted to Harvard.