Small College top 20 prospects+1

Ten more small college players:

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Smallschool-prospects-to-watch.html

This guy:

OT Jared Veldheer, Hillsdale (6-8, 315)

Hillsdale OT Jared Veldheer (No. 66)

Veldheer is a physical freak at the position who’s going to run extremely well at this year’s combine and has the athletic skill set to match even the top prospects in the draft. He does have a bit of a learning curve and struggled at times vs. the jump in competition at this year's Texas vs. the Nation game. Overall, however, he’s a gifted kid with long arms, good natural strength for his size and has the upside to play on the left side in the NFL.

At 6'8, he could be on the radar as a developmental Tackle, 6'8?

And this cat is as well:

OLB Adrian Tracy, William & Mary (6-3, 248)

AP
William & Mary OLB Adrian Tracy is making the switch from DE.

A former defensive end who’s been asked to make the move to OLB during postseason all-star games, Tracy has shown very well. He showcases a good initial burst off the edge with the savvy and body control to set up his counter move and get after the passer. He’s another one of those small-school pass rushers with some upside as a 3-4 outside linebacker.

He is taller than Arthur Moats, the Buck Buchanon Award winner, but he should be there in the 6th or 7th rd, they both should be available then.

"padre31 wrote:

Ten more small college players:

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Smallschool-prospects-to-watch.html

This guy:

At 6'8, he could be on the radar as a developmental Tackle, 6'8?

And this cat is as well:

He is taller than Arthur Moats, the Buck Buchanon Award winner, but he should be there in the 6th or 7th rd, they both should be available then.

I am currently a student at William & Mary and have seen Adrian Tracy play in many games. He has played DE here at the college but I would agree he is better as an OLB. He is a very good pass rusher and sure tackler but I would say his one weakness would be when teams run the ball directly at him. That being said, I believe we lead the nation in running defense in FCS play and we do play in a very tough conference (CAA). We held UVA's running game to next to nothing as well.

Well Moats and Adrian Tracy made great impressions at the Combine:

http://www.jbscouting.com/index.php/blog/522-fcs-stock-combine

DE Arthur Moats, James Madison- It is hard to believe that Moats was not in the first wave of invites to the combine after the season he had in which he produced 90 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and two blocked kicks to earn the 2009 Buck Buchanan Award. Scouts are glad he did indeed get an invite after the performance he put up measuring in at 6'0 1/4, 246 pounds, and 33 3/4-inch arm. His 4.57-4.66 in the 40-yard dash between hand-held and electronic clocks only helped solidify what most expected and that is the fact he can fly. Moats has vaulted up to #7 on the JBS Big Board with a 5th round projection thanks to his 40-yard dash, 24 reps of 225, and how well he looked in the drill. If Moats were just 6'3, he would carry a late 2nd or early 3rd round grade at this point.

Other small college guys:

Alex Carrington- 6-5/285 - 33.25" Arms - 10.5" Hands - 26 Reps - 4.89

Austen Lane- 6-6/276 - 33.5" Arms - 10" Hands - 20 Reps - 4.83

Adrian Tracy ran a 4.68 and was slightly behind Art Moats on most measurements.

For Lane and Carrington they still have pro days to work with so all is not lost.