| Team Needs | |||
| Starter | Starter Competition | Depth | Projects |
| Current starter is FA next year and has no surefire understudy | Current starter is FA next year and has understudy or current starter is inexperienced | One or more backups are FAs next year | May need a new starter or backup after 2012 season |
| S, FB, C, DT | S, ILB, WR, C, DT, OLB, OG |
S, ILB, WR, RB, TE, CB, OT |
QB, K, OLB, DT, DE, TE |
In case you missed it, I justified the most recent updates to the team needs list two weeks ago when I scouted the last week of the college football regular season. There's a lot of unknowns until we know the extent of some injuries and any changes in management are made, so I'm not going to say much more about that. Instead let's go to the games.
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Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI):The Upsetters Bowl. Last year Nevada defeated Boise St. and cost the Broncos an undefeated season and since the conference gets a share of the money (which its splits between the member teams) from its teams BCS Bowl appearances it cost the WAC a payoff. This year something similar happened when Southern Miss defeated Houston in their final game and cost Conference USA that dough. I'm not sure if that makes this game any more interesting, but its odd story in this college football business. As far as NFL talent the one to interest our scouting eyes is an ILB for the Wolfpack James-Michael Johnson. He's not a high round prospect, but could be a depth guy if you figure the Chargers would stick with Spikes, Butler and Mouton. On the other side of the ball the Golden Eagles have a nice QB Austin Davis who is throwing to two senior WRs in Ryan Balentine and Kelvin Bolden who both could be sleeper options at a Chargers position of need. However, Nevada is not to be outdone in the sleeper WR category as they have Rishard Matthews and Shane Anderson. One of them will match up with a sophomore NFL prospect at CB for Southern Miss in Deron Wilson. |
I'll go over the individual players after the jump.
| BFTB Scouting Targets: | |||||
| Player | School | Pos. | Class | Height | Weight |
| James-Michael Johnson |
Nevada |
ILB |
Sr. | 6'0 | 243 lbs |
| Very durable, hasn't missed a game in his college career. Two year team captain. Has played both inside and outside linebacker. Not great versus the run as he needs to work on angles and doesn't use his speed to the best of his ability. Tackling could use work, but wouldn't be considered bad. Show some skill with coverage, but too easily fooled. More of a zone defender since he'd get beat man-to-man. Has strength to beat blocks, but needs some better technique. (Mid to late rounds) | |||||
| Sleepers: | |||||
| Player | School | Pos. | Class | Height | Weight |
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Brandon Marshall |
Nevada |
OLB | Sr. | 6'1 | 241 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Brett Roy | Nevada | RB | Sr. | 6'2 | 263 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Isaiah Frey | Nevada | CB |
Sr. | 5'10 | 190 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Rishard Matthews | Nevada | WR |
Sr. | 6'0 | 208 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Zach Sudfield | Nevada | TE |
Sr. | 6'6 | 248 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
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Willie Faataualofa |
Nevada | DT |
Sr. | 6'1 |
292 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
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Lampford Mark |
Nevada | RB | Sr. | 5'11 | 200 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
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Kevin Burnett |
Nevada | OLB |
Sr. | 6'3 | 215 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
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Steve Haley |
Nevada |
OT |
Sr. | 6'4 | 290 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
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Shane Anderson |
Nevada |
WR |
Sr. | 6'1 | 210 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Ronnie Thonton |
Southern Miss |
OLB | Sr. | 6'1 | 238 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Dann Hrapman | Southern Miss |
K | Sr. | 5'9 | 158 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Austin Davis | Southern Miss | QB |
Sr. | 6'1 | 213 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Korey Williams | Southern Miss | ILB | Sr. | 6'1 | 242 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Cordarro Law | Southern Miss | DE |
Sr. | 6'1 | 244 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Lamar Holmes | Southern Miss | OT | Sr. | 6'4 | 320 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Jason Weaver | Southern Miss | OG | Sr. | 6'4 | 304 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Kevin Bolden | Southern Miss | WR | Sr. | 5'11 | 160 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||
| Ryan Balentine | Southern Miss | WR | Sr. | 6'1 | 176 lbs |
| (UDFA) | |||||