Last month, I broke down all 21 defensive backs that the Patriots have drafted in my Drafting Defensive Backs: A Patriots Case Study post. The results were a little surprising: Bill Belichick has some Al Davis in him.
Now that the combine is over, we have a better idea of which defensive backs in this draft class may fit those standards, which seem to rely strongly on workout numbers.
In today’s post I’ll break down those players to see who may be the best fit in New England, and who the Pats might not even bother looking at.
The 2012 NFL Combine has come to a close and that means one thing, we have eight weeks to sit and wait for the most anticipated three day event of the year.
It’s a long two months to wait, but it also gives us plenty of time to review the tape, reorder our rankings and be fully prepared for anything that may be thrown at us in April. There was plenty of movement over the last week due to the Combine and I’m going to go position by position to tell you who made out best in Indianapolis.
Iowa OT Riley Reiff declared for the 2012 NFL Draft - could he be a Top 10 pick?
The Insight Bowl, featuring the Oklahoma Sooners and Iowa Hawkeyes, certainly gave NFL Draft scouts some insight into the futures of some 2012 NFL Draft prospects.
NFL teams will love Oklahoma DE/OLB Ronnell Lewis this much.
When Iowa and Oklahoma meet in the Insight bowl, the Sooners will be missing perhaps their best NFL prospects due to injury in Ryan Broyles and suspension in Ronnell Lewis, while the Hawkeyes are missing a potential future Top 5 RB due to suspension in Marcus Coker.
Even so, there are plenty of 2012 NFL Draft prospects to watch during this game.
