re: How many potential 1st round picks were on the field for LSU/BAMA

An NFL Analyst (forgot his name) on Matt Mascona's show said 17.

LSU's possible 1st rounders

Rueben Randle if he stays until the 2013 draft.Not this year likely but if he stays and has another good year he could go 1st round.He'll measure and test very well

Chris Faulk-prototype size and athleticism for NFL tackles.Only a soph

Sam Montgomery-speed rusher with suprising strength.Prime candidate as a 3-4 rush LB

Mingo-same as Montgomery aside from the strength

Micheal Brockers-great size and can blow up the line at times.Soph that will continue to get better

Anthony Johnson-pretty much self explanatory

Ego Ferguson-his athleticism and talent are 1st round gradable.He's played pretty well this year.Depends on how he develops his natural talent.just a freshman

Claiborne-lock

Mathie-i have doubts but it's possible

Simon-6'3 cbs with his skills are rare.I personally think he'll be the best pure cb when compared to PP7 and Claiborne

Ried-Smart,size and just a good football player with talent

Loston- if he ever stays healthy and plays smarter he has the talent to be a star.

Loston will be lucky to ever start at this point. He is a liability in pass coverage

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I think each defense had ~7-9 total potential 1st rounders over the next 3 years.

Bama Potential 1st Rounders on Defense:
Chapman
Upshaw
Barron-fringe 1st rounder in 2012
Hightower-likely 2nd round
Kirkpatrick
Milliner- Great measureables (Probably Bama's best athlete....Patrick Peterson like Combine likely in terms of 40, vertical & standing broad jump) and still very young (~19-20)
Lester-fringe 1st rounder in 2013
Clinton-Dix


LSU Potential 1st Rounders
Mingo
Montgomery
Brockers
Logan
Claiborne
Mathieu
Reid
Johnson

I'm not as familiar with LSU's back-ups that could be potential future 1st rounders.

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I forgot to include:

CJ Mosley
Nico Johnson- "potentially" 1st round

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No Doubt first round players in the next 2-3 drafts:

Richardson
Kirkpatrick
Barron
Menzie

Claiborne
Reid
Brockers

others who have a good chance: Hightower; Mathieu; Upshaw; Montgomery; Faulk; Barret Jones

Many other younger players who also may get drafted high.

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Menzie is a senior and he won't be drafted in the 1st round in the 2012 Draft. If he's lucky, perhaps early 3rd round. Menzie is a mid 4.6x guy in the 40. That alone will keep him out of the 1st round.

Menzie Draft Profile:
LINK

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Menzie is a senior and he won't be drafted in the 1st round in the 2012 Draft. If he's lucky, perhaps early 3rd round.

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Agreed. I think he is a 3rd rounder. He could perform his way at combine and in workouts up one round (see Kareem Jackson as example).

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Menzie is a mid 4.6x guy in the 40.

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This is incorrect. I saw the link, but the link is old. He ran a 4.62 6 months after an achiles injury. This past spring he ran a 4.51. With the right speed training in advance of the draft he could easily hit 4.45/4.48.

Menzie is a freakish athlete. He'll perform really well in team workouts and combine.

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This is incorrect. I saw the link, but the link is old. He ran a 4.62 6 months after an achiles injury. This past spring he ran a 4.51. With the right speed training in advance of the draft he could easily hit 4.45/4.48.

Menzie is a freakish athlete. He'll perform really well in team workouts and combine.

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I'll take your word on the 4.51 but CB is the deepest position in the 2012 NFL Draft and I still doubt that he goes before the 3rd round. The below are other CBs that will be available in the 2012 Draft. Menzie will probably need to be ranked in the top 8 of these guys to go in the 1st 2 rounds.

I hope he blows up at the Combine and improves his draft stock. The higher Bama players are drafted the more it helps our recruiting.

Morris Claiborne
Dre Kirkpatrick
Janoris Jenkins
Alfonzo Dennard
Jayron Hosley
Brandon Boykin
Cliff Harris
Coryell Judie
Chase Minnifield
Stephon Gilmore
De'quan Menzie

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Mathieu is ranked as the #1 CB in for the 2014 Draft Class

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I am 100% confident that Tharold Simon gets drafted ahead of Mathieu.