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Retro
April 22nd, 2008, 03:39 PM
This is the second of several breakdowns i'm listing of the top FCS players at each position based on where they rank at their position from a consensus of several longtime scouting services and personel. Listed is overall rank and likely round picked..

Average number of RBs taken in draft - 24
This year's overall RB Class - HIGH

PLAYER ------- SCHOOL ---------- RANK ------ ROUND

CHAD SIMPSON - MORGAN STATE ......... 28 .... 7TH
TIMOTHY HIGHTOWER - RICHMOND ....... 29 .... 7TH
OMAR CUFF - DELAWARE ...................... 37 .... FA
MATTHEW LAWRENCE - UMASS ............. 41 ..... FA
KEVIN RICHARDSON - APPALACHIAN ST .... 57 .... FA
BOBBY WASHINGTON - EAST. KENTUCKY ... 59 ... FA
JAY PECK - ALABAMA STATE ................... 60 .... FA

LEX HILLIARD - MONTANA (RATED MOSTLY AS FULLBACK IN TOP 10)
JEROME FELTON - FURMAN ........... 4............ 4TH (FULLBACK)



PLAYERS NOT LISTED WERE EITHER NOT REVIEWED BY
ALL SCOUTING SERVICES OR NOT RANKED ON ALL LISTS.
smallcollegefbfan
April 23rd, 2008, 09:48 AM
I think Simpson or Hightower is going higher than the 7th.
Retro
April 23rd, 2008, 05:05 PM
I personally think Hightower will go higher also, but this is just an average ranking for each player and he's gotten some rave reviews from a few teams..
Bison101
April 23rd, 2008, 05:47 PM
I can't wait till next year when Bison Tyler Roehl gets his shot. xnodx
smallcollegefbfan
April 24th, 2008, 12:01 AM
I personally think Hightower will go higher also, but this is just an average ranking for each player and he's gotten some rave reviews from a few teams..

A few people have him in the 5th round even. It would not shock me to see someone take him in the 5th or 6th. One player who teams are keeping quiet on is the Morgan State RB. I have heard he has a couple teams who want him in the mid rounds but it seems the media has not caught on yet.
andy7171
April 24th, 2008, 09:20 AM
Simpson is a quality player. He carried Morgan State on his back. Higtower is nice too. I could see either going in the 5th or 6th.
PaladinFan
April 24th, 2008, 12:49 PM
FWIW, on Todd McShay's mock draft today he had Felton the second FB taken behind Arkansas' Hillis.
smallcollegefbfan
April 24th, 2008, 04:17 PM
FWIW, on Todd McShay's mock draft today he had Felton the second FB taken behind Arkansas' Hillis.

I could actually see that. He should get drafted for sure.
DTSpider
April 25th, 2008, 09:13 AM
There was an article on Hightower yesterday in the Richmond paper, with suggestion of being a 4th round choice.

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports/football.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-24-0118.html
smallcollegefbfan
April 25th, 2008, 10:23 AM
There was an article on Hightower yesterday in the Richmond paper, with suggestion of being a 4th round choice.

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports/football.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-24-0118.html

I could see that. Would not surprise me to see him in 4th or 5th round. Also would not surprise me to see him in the 7th. Hopefully he lands in the 4th.