NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook

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Posted Sept. 16, 2010

Alabama vs. Penn State (First Half Only)

Alabama
8 - WR - Julio Jones
77 - T - James Carpenter
4 - WR - Marquis Maze
12 - QB - Greg McElroy
3 - RB - Trent Richardson
4 - SS - Mark Barron
30 - ILB - Dont'a Hightower
41 - ILB - Courtney Upshaw


Penn State
22 - RB - Evan Royster
61 - G - Stefen Wisniewski
81 - DE - Jack Crawford
85 - DT - Ollie Ogbu


James Carpenter

1st - 14:50 - Excellent hands, stays low, strong and physical ... understands the angle here on the run

1st - 13:50 - Slow feet ... sluggish

1st - 10:10 - Solid job in pass protection ... might be able to play RT in NFL ... I like his patience here

1st - 9:46 - Good awareness and instincts to pick up blitz


Trent Richardson

1st - 14:19 - Upright running style ... good job with ball security ... doesn't hit hole with a lot of authority

1st - 13:44 - Very sudden and can change directions on a dime ... fluid and elusive in tight spaces


Jack Crawford

1st - 13:44 - Struggles to disengage ... doesn't show a lot of strength

2nd - 6:32 - Unimpressive speed ... failed to eliminate space between he and QB Greg McElroy


Julio Jones

1st - 13:01 - 3rd and 2 ... comeback route - ball is too high but doesn't show a lot of effort to go vertical and make a play

1st - 11:13 - Nice job going up and getting football

1st - 9:10 - Physical and I love his run blocking here ... really gets after it and involved

1st - 0:44 - Nice hands and plucks a high pass on screen ... like his toughness to lower shoulder on contact

2nd - 8:47 - Unimpressive speed here after catch on screen

2nd - 1:33 - Inexcusably dropped pass ... standing still, CB in off-man, screen pass right on his numbers


Greg McElroy

1st - 13:01 - Inaccurate pass on big 3rd down to sustain drive

1st - 2:31 - Horrible pass on screen ... no excuse for this incompletion


Evan Royster

1st - 12:47 - Lacks burst to hit crease before getting tackled

1st - 12:02 - Very poor balance and falls to ground before receiving screen pass ... blew a big yardage play


Mark Barron

1st - 7:41 - Terrific angle and fill in run support

2nd - 12:03 - Delivers massive hit in run support


Dont'a Hightower

2nd - 13:11 - Not making plays all game ... shows little instincts, bad motor ... jogging around the field ... very disappointed so far

2nd - 12:31 - No speed ... looks sluggish and overweight






NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Entries:

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 9
Andrew Luck vs. Jake Locker - 11/4

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 7
Texas vs. Nebraska - 10/20

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 5
Alabama vs. Florida - 10/8
Miami vs. Clemson - 10/7
Jake Locker vs. USC - 10/6
Mikel Leshoure vs. Ohio State - 10/6

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 4
Oregon State vs. Boise State - 9/29
Notre Dame vs. Stanford - 9/28
Alabama vs. Arkansas - 9/27
Miami vs. Pittsburgh - 9/25

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 3
Iowa vs. Arizona - 9/23
Florida State vs. BYU - 9/22
Arizona State vs. Wisconsin - 9/22
Washington vs. Nebraska - 9/21
Stanford vs. Wake Forest - 9/21
Arkansas vs. Georgia - 9/20
California vs. Nevada - 9/18

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 2
Iowa vs. Iowa State - 9/18
Alabama vs. Penn State - 9/16
Stanford vs. UCLA - 9/14
Washington vs. Syracuse - 9/14
Ohio State vs. Miami - 9/14
Auburn vs. Mississippi State - 9/11
Temple vs. Central Michigan - 9/11

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 1
Lawrence Guy vs. Portland State - 9/10
Jake Locker vs. BYU - 9/9
LSU vs. North Carolina - 9/9
Ohio State vs. Marshall - 9/7
Oregon State vs. TCU - 9/6
Adrian Clayborn vs. Eastern Illinois - 9/6
Florida State vs. Samford - 9/6
USC vs. Hawaii - 9/5
Pittsburgh vs. Utah - 9/5
Ryan Mallett vs. East Carolina - 7/23
Andrew Luck vs. Notre Dame - 7/22
2010 National Championship - 7/18
Arkansas vs. LSU - 7/18
Penn State vs. LSU - 7/18
Matt Reynolds vs. Oklahoma - 7/18
Nebraska vs. Texas - 7/18
Penn State vs. Michigan State - 7/18
Texas vs. Oklahoma - 7/18
Oklahoma vs. BYU - 7/18
Wisconsin - 7/18
Ohio State vs. Oregon - 7/18
Wisconsin vs. Purdue - 7/18
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