So far I have...
OL Christopher Reed - Minnesota State
QB DB Nick Marshall - Auburn
LB Matt Robinson - Maryland
LB Todd Thomas - Pittsburgh
QB Jake Waters - Kansas State
TE Conner Hamlett - Oregon State
DT Eric Crume - Syracuse
RB Corey Grant - Auburn
OLB Thurston Armbrister - Miami(FL)
WR Antonio Vaughan - Old Dominion
TE Steven Jones - East Stroudsburgh
Thanks for the list. Grant is an intriguing guy.
Interesting quote from Auburn receiver Sammy Coates on Nick Marshall...
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http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.s...ick_1.html
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Marshall played CB for Gus Bradley's South squad at the Senior Bowl.
No u drafted free safeties being added ? Looks like we really didn't like the FS class this year !
I suspect Nick Marshall will be looked at as a FS.
Interesting story on Hamlett...
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/2015012.../150129709
The guy nearly retired after college due to his past injuries, but it appears the Jaguars talked him into giving it another shot. Caldwell is talking about keeping as many as 5 RBs and 5 TEs since eliminating the FB position so there's certainly a chance for an undrafted guy at these positions to make the roster.
This recent tweet from Conner suggests his head is now in the right place...
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Jacksonville Jags!!! Lets go! Thanks to all my coaches, friends, and fam. It's just the beginning
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http://myedmondsnews.com/2015/05/meadowd...e-jaguars/
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BTW, Conner is tall even for a TE. While he did not work out at the combine, he did weigh in at 6' 7 1/2", 259.
Syracuse DT Eric Crume weighed in at 6' 0 7/8", 302. I'm sure he's tough to move as a DT as the guy posted the worst broadjump and vert stats I've ever seen for an NFL player. I guess you should credit him just for doing the drills, but clearly he wasn't drafted for his athleticism. At least he did 25 reps on the bench so his combine experience wasn't all bad.
Here's a quip about his signing from cuse.com...
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Defensive tackle Eric Crume is the newest member 'Cuse to get to the NFL, as he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
Crume, part of a defensive line that combined for 38.5 tackles for loss this season and was one of just four defenses in the nation to allow less than 10 rushing touchdowns on the year, is the most recent defensive lineman to get to the professional ranks after Jay Bromley was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the draft last season.
A recipient of the Tim Green Award for outstanding defensive linemen this year at the team's banquet, Crume is the 11th member of the Orange to lock on with the Jaguars. Former safety and Pro Bowler Donovin Darius had an eight-year career with the franchise after leaving Syracuse.
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Here's a more in-depth blog about his play on the field calling him "explosive" for a big guy...
http://blog.syracuse.com/orangefootball/...l_n_1.html
Quote:Christopher Reed has the right attitude for a Gus Bradley player, and you can get a sense of this watching the man shot put...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGbzcBmxhug
Weighing in at 6'3", 305, Reed ran a 5.04 40 and did 25 reps on the bench at his pro day. I'm not finding much in the way of scouting reports, although his school boasts about the rushing yards they put up with him in their starting line up.
That man is gonna need some sunblock for training camp.
Finally there are three UDFA OLBs with Matt Robinson
(6' 3 1/8", 247, Maryland)
, Todd Thomas
(6' 1 3/8", 233, Pitt)
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and Thurston Armbrister (6' 1 5/8", 235, Miami(FL))
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Robinson is a former SS turned OLB who put up impressive stats.
Thomas started out on shaky ground nearly leaving the team after being demoted to backup, but he turned his game around, earned back his starting role as the Will and developed into one of the leaders on his team.
Thurston wasn't highly recruited out of high school, but the coaches saw potential in him with a move from S to LB, and he quickly developed a rep as a hard working playmaker.
Interesting. I wonder if he can do enough to be a KR. If that's the case, Storm or Pierce would be gone.