(S1) - PT #1 - Draft Profile

[Bzerkap]

One of the best among a top-rated center class. Since taking control of the center position as a sophomore, Akselsen has been voted first-team all-conference three consecutive years and was a Rimington Trophy finalist each of the past two seasons. An academic standout, as well, Akselsen was an Academic All-American the past two years. Akselsen brings good size to the position, with room to fill his frame, and while not the most athletic player, he more than makes up for it with his heady play and refined technique.

Combine Measurables:
Height: 6’ 5”
Weight: 290
Arm Span: 33 1/4“
Hand Size: 10”
40-Yard Dash: 5.09
Bench Press: 29
Vertical: 28.5”
Broad Jump: 9’ 0”
3-Cone Drill: 7.96
20 Yd Shuttle: 4.71

Strengths:
Tall, lean center with large arms and a solid lower body build. Puts in full effort on every play, often getting downfield for a second or third block. Adept at regular and shotgun snaps, getting his hands up quickly afterwards. Despite his size, he can quickly get low to cut block and will continue to work after the initial contact. Leader of the line. Creates huge holes on combination blocks inside. Technician who has been taught the fundamentals. Good tape in both power and zone plays. Balance and body control are building blocks of his play. Hands land with flat feet, great accuracy, force and timing. Excellent awareness against twists and blitzes.

Weaknesses:
Plays a bit high at times, occasionally losing leverage or getting pushed back against wide-bodies. Does not play with a particularly wide base. Needs quicker feet and lateral movement in pass protection to handle quick, penetrating three-technique tackles and adjust to blitzing linebackers inside. Height will always be an issue when trying to get leverage against veteran pro defensive linemen.

[Symmetrik]

Shane Weston is a speedy wide receiver, built for vertical offense. He's got the speed to beat basically any defender in the league, and if you try to play him in press coverage, you're pretty much doomed already. He's got great hands, so if he's open you can count on him to catch the ball, and he's open a lot. He's best utilized on a fly route, where he can take a one on one matchup and simply outrace the defender, however that doesn't mean he's useless on short plays. He's not an exceptionally big guy, measuring up at 6'1, 182 lbs. He's got some good jumping ability, but because of his height he's not the best option on close in, run to the middle routes. He's not strong on his feet, so his RAC is going to be low unless he's got space. He's shifty, but if someone gets a hand on him, he's going down pretty much every time.

He is without a doubt a guy you can build your team around, fully capable of being the #1 WR, QB's favourite target guy. He wants to be that guy, and he's shown at times a lot of frustration if he doesn't get the ball. He makes things happen though, so you want him to have the ball either way.

[NUCK]

@RavensFanFromOntario

[Player1]

Overview

There's no diva in Iowa Tight End George Wright Jr., a heads down workhorse player that comes from a family line of football players. His father, George Sr., played linebacker at Wisconsin while his grandfather was one of the early stars of the Canadian Simulation Football League. George was a bright spot in an Iowa offense that didn't turn many heads, as he lined up at Tight End, H-Back, Fullback, and even took some carries. He will be the perfect lead blocker for a team looking to dominate the run game or run a game management offense.

Strengths

Wright is stout, strong, and has long arms and good hands that enable him to hold blocks against linebackers and ends. Can make contested catches and truck defenders, making him a good target in the red zone or as a short yardage power back. His versatility will please a head coach that wants to use a variety of formations or rely heavily on 2 TE sets or the I-Formation. Will be a Special Teams contributor lead blocking on punt/kick returns. Good attitude and will never shy away from his assignment, doesn't ask for targets but plays to the game plan. Adapts easily to the coach's expectations.

Weaknesses

Considered too short to be a prime TE and too tall to be a FB or HB, George finds himself stuck in-between. Won't stretch the field and not considered to be a prime athlete, relies too much on physicality and struggles to get separation against athletic linebackers and safeties. Needs to improve his run blocking to hold up in a professional league, and develop as a runner/receiver to be seen as a true offensive weapon instead of an extra blocker.

[Ltsmashie]

Overview
Top power RB prospect Luke Tiernan will make history by becoming the first born and bred Irishman to play American Football professionally should he be drafted in the NSFL.
Synonymous with rugby in his homeland, where he was a prodigious underage international star, he shocked a nation, and indeed the sport of rugby, by walking away from a burgeoning career in rugby to take up a full academic scholarship to study molecular biology at the University of Notre Dame, and while the “Fighting Irish” rugby program would have been dominant with “the Tullow Tank” in its ranks, Tiernan desired a change and with zero history of playing American Football, he was a walk on redshirt for the football program, first training as a Linebacker before moving to the other side of the ball as a Running back.
Tiernan showed all the athletic prowess that made him an international rugby star and was well known for embarrassing Notre Dame starters during training, with quick feet and strength to match, early on he was known as “Oklahoma” due to his innate ability to perform in the drill he relished so much. By the end of the year Tiernan was christened with a new nickname from his team mates “LT Smash”.
During his Sophomore year, Tiernan quickly rose to prominence and won the starting role early on in the season. And while at times his lack of experience showed, he become more well known for his barnstorming downhill running, with the ability to run through players while also having the speed to exploit gaps.
By year three, Tiernan was an out and out star, with questions already being raised as to whether he would look to take things to the next level as an American footballer or return to Europe and the game he was raised on – Rugby.
At 6”1 and 240lb, the man of many nicknames, has indeed opted for American Football and the chance to make history. A power running back, this diamond in the rough, still could use a little polishing, but truly has the potential to be a gamechanger.

Strengths
Strength, speed and the ability to find gaps that aren’t there, a true Frank Gore style downhill runner. Hard work, fortitude and dedication is his hallmark.
A man who lives by the saying “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”

Weaknesses
Inexperience – still a relative newcomer to the game, and while it has improved dramatically over the last two years, Tiernan has had issues with giving away penalties through poor knowledge of the laws of the game.
Pass blocking – Again, something he is working on, but a pass blocking RB, Tiernan is not.

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[Stormblessed]

Prospect Overview
Stormblessed is exactly the opposite of the “traditional” prospect. While other prospects might spout off some garbage about being a ‘hard worker’ or ‘dedicated to the craft’, Stormblessed spouts off about ‘cocaine’ and ‘prostitutes’. He claims it makes him run faster and jump higher. He’s probably wrong, but it’s working so no coach has wanted him to stop.

Strengths
- Stormblessed has only one name. Like Cher. While this might not necessarily be a strength in the classic sense of the word, it’s certainly not a weakness. By process of elimination then, it must be a strength.
- Stormblessed is really good at passing drug tests. Like, prodigy levels good. They say he did his first oil change at the ripe age of fourteen. Believe me, with the amounts of drugs he consumes, you’re going to need to develop some skills. Wait, I should say *alleged* … you know, legal purposes and all that.
- He’s also fast.

Weaknesses
- Football character needs a little improvement. Not much, but maybe just a little. He’s the classic, ‘put him in the right system and hope he doesn’t drunkenly drive his car into the practice facility’ type of prospect. What team doesn’t have a few of those?
- He really really – and I cannot possibly stress this enough – REALLY loves magic. I mean…cool man but nobody cares about David Blaine that much. Not even David Blaine. Let it go – it’s not real.

Highlights
- T-bagging his offensive co-ordinator for “fun”.
- Being a more obnoxious Terrell Owens.
- Refusing to score a 70 yard touchdown once because he wanted to get tackled at 1 so the stat sheet could read ’69 yard gain’.
- He has this bag of …marble like things that he…sniffs(?) before each game. It’s so weird. Probably uppers.

Draft Projection
- I wouldn’t.

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[Aenir]

Draft Poster!

[Viktor1980]

Mark Hargrove is the prototype of a balanced TE. During his years at USC he always seemed to be right where he needed to be to move the chains. This kid catches everything thrown his way and excels in open space.
At 6’5” and 250lbs he has the size and speed any pro team would desire. He set TE receiving records at USC with 2,354 yards and 20 touchdowns over the course of 4 years. He never missed a game and was a year 1 starter after attending Newark Memorial High School.
No matter what team decides to draft this kid he will not disappoint. He reminds me a lot of Heath Miller the former Pittsburgh Steeler. Not the most flashy player, but he always seems to be in the best position to help out the offense when they need a play. There is no question about his pass catching ability, but there is some concern about his blocking, which will probably cause some teams to shy away from him if they plan to utilize the TE position as an extra lineman instead as an additional receiver. With a fairly shallow TE draft class it will be interesting to see which team Mark goes to and just how they plan to utilize him.

[Bengals1Fan]

Vick Bowers Jr. - Draft Profile

Overview
Bowers Jr. is a lethal combination of size and speed. Did not get to play much in the rookie game, but did preform well at the NSFL Combine. His college tape gives a lot of room for the player to grow in the position, while still being one of the better prospects coming into the draft. Bowers is an under the radar type of back who is a GM's dream in terms of staying out of the bullshit around the league on the outside of the field of play.

Combine Measurables
Height || 6'1
Weight || 215
40 Speed || 4.36
Arm Length || 31 1/4
Hand Size || 11 1/2

Strengths
--Large hands can protect the football.
--Quick Speed.
--Optimal Weight for size
--Polite, Quiet guy
--Professional

Weaknesses
-- Not optimal height
-- May be too calm for sport
-- Needs to improve on vision

Draft Projection: Round 4

[CamBrady]

Josh Cameron was a walk on to the Michigan football program and ended up being a two-year starter after being redshirted his freshman year. Over those two seasons, he totaled 16 sacks, 26 tackles for loss, 89 total tackles, and 2 Pass deflected. After starting out as simply a rotational player during his second season Josh Cameron continually able to cause disruption and by the end of the year was starting. Going into his third season Josh was starting DT but got off to a slow start not recording a sack in his first 4 games. He managed 10 sacks over the final 9 games including a career-high 3 sacks in the final game of the regular season against Ohio State. Deciding to enter the NSFL draft Josh spent time with Jim Harbaugh getting ready for the combine, where he benched 225 lbs. 23 times, and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.85 seconds.

Off the field, Josh has never had any legal issues, any substance abuse or any other red flags. He's a gym rat and often times was the first one in the weight room and last one out. As hard of a worker as anyone he always plays with a chip on his shoulder as he was not even offered a D-1 scholarship and feels he is often overlooked for the more flashier players.