Humanitarian Bowl: Nevada vs Maryland

Maryland:

Edwin Williams, OC – Williams is another good looking center prospect. He gets maintains very good leverage and gets a good push in the run game. He can seal the DL well, and can stick and overpower LBs on the second level. He’s probably around a fourth to fifth rounder, but he has the ability to be a starter at the next level.

Jeremy Navarre, DE- Navarre is a prototypical 3-4 DE. He’s not going to be a sack artist, but he’s very good at using his hands to stack blockers and shed them away. He’s great against the run, and a real commodity to a team that runs a 3-4. He’s very valuable, just not spectacular. I’d pick him as early as the late fourth round and be very pleased.

Da’rel Scott, RB- I really like Scott’s running style. He has a quick burst, hits the hole hard, makes his cut, and can flat out run away from people. Good power as well. He’s a very intriguing prospect.

Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR- Heyward-Bey is loaded with potential that really hasn’t been reached yet. He can body catch at times when he gets lazy, but when he’s focusing he does a very good job of catching outside his frame with his hands. His speed is outstanding, and he has very good size for the position as well. It’s the little things like consistency that knock him to the late first or early second, but I could easily see a team gambling a bit on his untapped potential. He may need a year or two to fully develop, but if he commits himself to this, he could be very good. What also hurt him is that Maryland’s QB is terrible, so it’s hard to judge his true skills as a WR from the games I saw due to the poor QB play.

Nevada:

Dominic Green, OC- I’m surprised I have not heard or seen more about Green. I think he’s a very solid OC prospect in this already amazing list of available centers. In fact, I think he’s a slight bit better than Williams. He’s outstanding at blocking on the second level, as he was asked to pull a lot on outside runs. What stood out to me was his ability to cut moving players in the second level, which freed up running lanes. He’s an experienced starter, and I think he’s going to be late round surprise for some team.

Kevin Basped, DE- Basped is a solid looking DE with potential to be an OLB in a 3-4. He’s long, lean, fast for his size, and can drop into coverage. He even covers kicks, which is amazing for a guy his size, and can tackle well in the open field. He shows a very strong hand punch for a smaller guy, and his technique is very good. He has a lot of upside, especially in a 3-4, and I expect his stock to be very hot next year.

Marco Mitchell, WR- I like Mitchell’s size/speed ratio for the WR position. He eats up the stagger between him and the DB very quickly, and he consistently catches the ball with his hands away from his body. The only negative about him is that he does not always break crisply in and out of his routes. With some good coaching and patience, this is correctable, and his potential is very good to contribute as a number two or three WR in the NFL.