Texas v. The Nation

[DraftBoy]

Full Rosters:
http://texasvsthenation.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2008-rosters.html

Practice Notes:
http://nfldraftguys.com/features/08_texas_day_1_texas.php
http://nfldraftguys.com/features/08_texas_day_1_nation.php

Weigh-In Notes:
http://nfldraftguys.com/features/08_texas_nation_weigh_in.php

Preview:
http://nfldraftguys.com/features/08_texas_nation_preview.php

[LifetimeBillsFan]

A quick comment on two of the guys:

I saw Xavier Omon in two games against lower level competition:the only question I had about him was his speed--because it is tough to judge when a guy is going against lower level players who are often a bit slower. If he has a decent time, some team is going to get a very interesting later round or UDFA prospect. I can easily see him being a Dave Meggett-type of 3rd down back. He catches the ball well and runs very hard for his size. He really impressed me.

Eric Foster from Rutgers is a very interesting prospect. The one problem that I have always had with him is his size: he isn't very big and I'm not sure if he is big enough to make it in the NFL. Otherwise, he can play--I saw him make a lot of good plays for Rutgers over the last two years. He's extremely quick and, if he has enough size to make a NFL roster, it would be as a 3-tech in a Tampa 2 (which is what Rutgers plays). As you might expect from a DT who is that small, relatively, he can wear down over the course of a game and, like a lot of Tampa 2 DTs, he can be pushed around or caught out of position at times against the run, especially against bigger offensive lines. Still, he has been one of the best Rutgers players over the last two years going up against Big East competition, so it's not like he hasn't faced good competition before. I wouldn't put him in the top tier of DTs, but he could be an interesting rotational player for a T-2 team providing some pass rush from the middle (kind of what the Bills did in moving Hargrove to DT). My only concern would be how he would handle the size differential, although I do think that he could put on some weight. Not sure if he could move to DE--he's kind of short. I'd have him as maybe a 4th or 5th round pick tops, though.

[DraftBoy]

Day 2 Notes:
Texas: http://nfldraftguys.com/features/08_texas_day_2_texas.php
Nation: http://nfldraftguys.com/features/08_texas_day_2_nation.php

[DraftBoy]

Scout.com weighs in;
http://gnb.scout.com/a.z?s=61&p=2&c=725172

[DraftBoy]

41-14 Texas Wins

Stats: http://texasvsthenation.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=645598&school=tvstn&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=&

[DraftBoy]

Game Notes from Josh Buchanan:
http://www.draftdaddy.com/nfldraft/TexasNation.cfm