By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State – Round 1 The Cowboys gave clues that they were looking hard at the linebacker position in the first round when they declined the fifth-year option on Leighton Vander Esch. WalterFootball.com also reported veteran Jaylon Smith was available for a trade but Dallas…

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] Kansas State Wildcats (Last Year: 23-11, 10-6 in Big 12) 2011-12 Projected Depth Chart: C: Jordan…

Micah Parsons, 6-3/245 Linebacker Penn State Micah Parsons Scouting Report By Charlie Campbell Strengths: Sideline-to-sideline speed Tough run defender Good tackler Hard hitter Very physical Quick Diagnosis skills Read-and-react skills Fits a 4-3 or 3-4 defense Stays around the ball Quick to the flat Closing speed Rangy Advanced pass-coverage linebacker Can help cover against tight…

Cole Kmet, 6-6/262 Tight End Notre Dame Cole Kmet Scouting Report By Charlie Campbell Strengths: Soft hands Reliable to make catches in traffic Good height, weight Willing to go across the middle Can function as an underneath receiver Has the frame to be a blocker Red-zone contributor Size mismatch versus safeties Presents a big target…

By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell Solid Starter Jordan Addison, WR, USC – Round 1 Over the past couple of seasons, Adam Thielen was showing signs of age and decline, so it was not surprising that he was a cap casualty for Minnesota. His departure, however, left a big hole across from Justin Jefferson for a…

These are notes I took while studying each NCAA Tournament team. Most of this is unedited. I’ll have a more coherent breakdown in my NCAA Tournament picks. Richmond (27-7) EXPERIENCE: Top six scorers: Sr, Sr, Sr, So, Jr, Fr WHY TO LOVE: Richmond is one of the best three-point shooting teams in the nation (40.7%)….