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NFL Draft Preview
(from BCSP)
The crop of black college players likely to be selected in the April 20-21 NFL Draft is relatively small this year after setting a record for futility a year ago.
An all-time low of four black college players were picked last year, none in the first three rounds of the draft held on the first day of the two-event. It was the first time in 17 years a black college player was not selected in the first three rounds.
This season, Tuskegee defensive back Roosevelt Williams is the highest rated black college prospect on most draft boards. Williams is rated among the top ten cornerbacks and performed well at both the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Al., and the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He is projected as a second or third round pick.
A group of others could be taken in the first day but more than likely will go in the early rounds of the second day. They include Grambling linebacker Robert Taylor, North Carolina A&T offensive lineman Qasim Mitchell, who at 6-5, 355, some say was the biggest player at the Combine, Alabama State offensive tackle Tango McCauley, Jackson State wide receiver Lawrence Story and Hampton defensive end Gregory Scott. A&T running back Maurice Hicks, the MEAC's offensive player of the year this season, is projected to go in the second day despite being limited in his ability to work out following knee surgery in December.
Southern wide receiver Devin Lewis, Winston-Salem State safety Stephon Kelly, Tennessee State offensive lineman Lawrence Smith and Tenneesse State safety Eric Joyce are at the head of another group of prospects who should slip in to the later rounds.
A detailed breakdown of black college NFL draft prospects is scheduled for the BCSP next week. This season, Tuskegee defensive back Roosevelt Williams is the highest rated black college prospect on most draft boards. Williams is rated among the top ten cornerbacks and performed well at both the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Al., and the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He is projected as a second or third round pick.
NFL Draft Preview
(from BCSP)
The crop of black college players likely to be selected in the April 20-21 NFL Draft is relatively small this year after setting a record for futility a year ago.
An all-time low of four black college players were picked last year, none in the first three rounds of the draft held on the first day of the two-event. It was the first time in 17 years a black college player was not selected in the first three rounds.
This season, Tuskegee defensive back Roosevelt Williams is the highest rated black college prospect on most draft boards. Williams is rated among the top ten cornerbacks and performed well at both the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Al., and the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He is projected as a second or third round pick.
A group of others could be taken in the first day but more than likely will go in the early rounds of the second day. They include Grambling linebacker Robert Taylor, North Carolina A&T offensive lineman Qasim Mitchell, who at 6-5, 355, some say was the biggest player at the Combine, Alabama State offensive tackle Tango McCauley, Jackson State wide receiver Lawrence Story and Hampton defensive end Gregory Scott. A&T running back Maurice Hicks, the MEAC's offensive player of the year this season, is projected to go in the second day despite being limited in his ability to work out following knee surgery in December.
Southern wide receiver Devin Lewis, Winston-Salem State safety Stephon Kelly, Tennessee State offensive lineman Lawrence Smith and Tenneesse State safety Eric Joyce are at the head of another group of prospects who should slip in to the later rounds.
A detailed breakdown of black college NFL draft prospects is scheduled for the BCSP next week. This season, Tuskegee defensive back Roosevelt Williams is the highest rated black college prospect on most draft boards. Williams is rated among the top ten cornerbacks and performed well at both the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Al., and the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He is projected as a second or third round pick.
