Tonight we have a Pac-10 game that has the Rose Bowl on the line with Oregon State at Oregon. The following players will be a factor in the 2010 NFL Draft.
TE Ed Dickson, Oregon (SR) – –Dickson is a big receiving tight end at 6-5 243, and has good hands, and is a good overall athlete. He needs to working on his blocking ability to become more of a complete tight end, but has the ability to do that. This season Dickson has caught 42 passes for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns. He will likely be drafted in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
RB LeGarrette Blount, Oregon (SR) – Blount was kicked off the team because of his actions in Oregon first game this season and we don’t know if he will play. In his junior season he averaged 7.3 yards a carry and had 17 rushing touchdowns. He is a big back at 6-2 240, and has good speed. He has good straight ahead speed, but need to work on his quickness, so he can get in and out of holes at the next level. He isn’t a complete running back yet, and he needs to work on catching the ball and only had two receptions last season. Because of his actions, he should get drafted around the sixth round.
S T.J. Ward, Oregon (SR) - Ward has only played in 6 games this season so far because of injuries but has 53 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception and 3 pass break-ups. He has decent size at 5-11 208 pounds and is a good overall athlete. He has good coverage skills and played some cornerback earlier in his career. He has the ability to cover the slot in the nickel like a cornerback and that does increase his value, I look for him to be drafted around the fourth round.
CB Walter Thurmond, Oregon (SR) - Thurmond won’t play because Oregon's top defensive playmaker and team leader was lost for the season with a knee injury suffered returning the opening kickoff vs. California, before that played in 4 games and had one interception and 17 tackles, 2 pass break-ups and 3 passes defended. He returned the opening punt 78 yards for a touchdown against Utah, to extend his career TD totals to five. He has good size for a cornerback a 6-0 183 pounds, the question mark will be how does he come back from his knee injury, something worth watching, if he come back at 100 percent I expect him to get drafted around the third round.
DT Blake Ferras, Oregon (SR) – Ferras has great size at 6-6 290 and has shown the ability this season to be a hard worker and physical presence on the defensive line. He has 32 tackles for 4.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. He has a free-agent grade right now.
QB Sean Canfield, Oregon State (SR) – Canfield has really turned it on this season with a great performance in his first full year of starting exclusively, he has completed an amazing 70.7 percent of his passes for 2,797 yards and 19 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions. He has a strong arm and has the ability to make all the throws in the offense. He is a pocket passer, but can move around, but wont beat you with his feet. He has improved his draft stock this season, coming into the season with a free-agent grade and now is around a fifth round draft pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.
WR Damola Adeniji, Oregon State (SR) – Adeniji has come out of no where this season to be third on the team in receiving with 47 catches for 672 yards (14.3 average) and 4 touchdowns. He has good size at 6-3 213 and shows good hands, needs to improve his route running and we need to see how fast he really is. Right now is more of free-agent type.
DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State (JR) – Paea has a rugby background from his youth in Tonga and is a very strong and disruptive force on the defensive line. Is 6-1 285 pounds so is slightly undersize for a defensive tackle but use his athletic ability and strength to make plays in the backfield. This season so far has 36 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3 sacks. Right now looks like a late second round pick if he does declare for the 2010 NFL Draft.
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