He was sick during the combine and was advised to not run but did anyway. He ran a lot faster at the pro day.
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He was sick during the combine and was advised to not run but did anyway. He ran a lot faster at the pro day.
Are you talking about Fred Jackson? I thought about posting his story because he only played at Coe College and still made the NFL but it took some bouncing around first.
Don't confuse reputation for lacking the same talent. He wouldn't have been a starter at Oklahoma and wouldn't have been drafted anyways. The people who had LJ going high in the draft were Cyclone fans, just like Collin Franklin was going to get drafted. I'm going to have to side with the guys who get paid the big bucks to analyze potential draft picks.
I disagree. "Slightly above average" corners do not find themselves at NFL camps, especially running with the draft picks. I'm not saying he is great but there is a lot of green between slightly above average and great.
Huh?
Leonard Johnson was a 2nd team All Big 12 CB for 2 seasons. In the most pass happy league out there. He slid b/c he ran a 4.75 forty at the combine and he did it while coming out of Iowa State. There is really no other reason.
I believe at one time Mayock had LJ as the 5th best corner. At one time people had him in the 3rd to 4th round. Than he ran the poor forty. For kids coming from named programs they would have slid but still been drafted. But LJ came from Iowa State
Why exactly are you an ISU fan? You seem constantly negative about most issues regarding Iowa State.
Congrats on being an *** in your first post, and welcome to the forum. I see a bright future for you here.
Thanks for sharing, and duh. LJ will show a few teams why taking 2 hawkeyes ahead of him was a bad idea.
Really? Maybe you aren't old enough to remember Hobbs, but he would walk on the field and waive his arms around to get the crowd into it by himself before and after plays, amount other things. You think the Titans would get rid of their corner that is known for talking more trash than anyone in the league and late hits? No. LJ has a great attitude for a corner, and is def more than just above avg. Not many corners play only man against the best in the country and he did for 4 years. Just shut your mouth, shut your mouth, shu, just shut your mouth right, you just sound really stupid right now.
You can't throw out a hypothetical and then call it a fact. Just because you say it's a fact, doesn't make it one...despite what politicians tell you.
This! If he was at a more prominant school, his 40 time would have dropped him but it wouldn't have knocked him out of the draft. LJ is short, his 40 time says slow, and he did not have a lot of interceptions because he tipped balls. Now, he is very physical which helps his speed issue and he moves very well. He may not have had INTs because he may have been coached to tip rather than play the ball.
In the end, I think he makes a squad and plays some. He is a "football player." He has "it."
He didn't have picks because it was easier to pick on Kennard Banks and Jeremy Reeves. Physically he's got the size for the NFL but does he have the speed to keep up? His physicality will help on a receiver at the line of scrimmage but can he keep up if he can't get his hands on them? He's a very solid tackler but not fast enough to get good breaks on the ball playing zone.
In fairness, he never really was given a chance in college to be a lockdown talent because he was just playing either left or right corner. He wasn't matching up play after play against the Blackmon's of the world.
That really is the question.
I think he did fine when put on an island. He went up against five WR's that were drafted this year and more than held his own.