Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, David Kay and Peter Christian of the The Sports Bank. Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com. All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] Washington State Cougars (Last Year: 16-15, 6-12 in Pac-10) 2010-11 Projected Depth Chart: F/C: DeAngelo Casto…

Strengths: Blazing speed Superb instincts Extremely reliable tackler Uses good tackling technique to wrap up ball-carriers Regularly generates splash plays Produces good down-and-distance situations Very athletic Read-and-react skills Reads his keys quickly to flow to the right position Fabulous run-defender Excellent in zone coverage Can flip his hips to run with receivers Man-coverage potential on…

Why the Slide?: Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor By Charlie Campbell, @draftcampbell Six years ago, we started a series of articles on why certain prospects went undrafted. In that series, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for…

This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for other teams to…

Why Undrafted?: George Farmer, WR, USC By Charlie Campbell, @draftcampbell When USC landed some star recruits named Robert Woods and Marqise Lee, there was another player who had as much or more hype than those two: George Farmer. Farmer was expected to become a superstar play-maker for the Trojans, but it just never happened. With…