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With the NFL draft complete, every team now packs its roster with UDFAs, the dregs of the free agency market, and other random hobos found in shopping carts down by the river. This thread is for degenerates so steeped in the NFL that we actually care about these dudes and want to talk about them. Here's CBS Sports' UDFA tracker and here's who they have so far, the Pats haven't reported any yet and some teams have only reported a handful, while others have probably everyone they're going to take already. AFC East Buffalo Bills S Tariq Thompson, San Diego State OT Syrus Tuitele, Fresno State WR Tre Walker, San Jose State CB Nick McCloud, Notre Dame TE Quentin Morris, Bowling Green CB Olaijah Griffin, USC Miami Dolphins OL Rob Jones, Middle Tennessee State DT Jerome Johnson, Indiana DB Jaytlin Askew, Georgia Tech TE/FB Carl Tucker, U of Alabama New England Patriots New York Jets TE Kenny Yeboah, Ole Miss EDGE Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State OT Teton Saltes, New Mexico OL Grant Hermanns, Purdue AFC North Baltimore Ravens S Ar'Darius Washington, TCU G Sam Cooper, Merrimack TE Tony Poljan, Virginia OT Adrian Ealy, Oklahoma DT Xavier Kelly, Arkansas OT Foster Sarell, Stanford Cincinnati Bengals TE Pro Wells, TCU RB Pooka Williams Jr., Kansas QB Collin Hill, South Carolina CB Antonio Phillips, Ball State DE Darius Hodge, Marshall P Drue Chrisman, Ohio State Cleveland Browns DT Marvin Wilson, Florida State RB Tre Harbison, Charlotte CB Manny Rugamba, Miami (OH) DE Romeo McKnight, Illinois State Pittsburgh Steelers CB Shakur Brown, Michigan State S Lamont Wade, Penn State LB Jamar Watson, Kentucky LB Calvin Bundage, Oklahoma State WR Isaiah McCoy, Kent State CB Mark Gilbert, Duke WR Rico Bussey Jr., Hawaii S Donovan Stiner, Florida AFC South Houston Texans OT Carson Green, Texas A&M C Ryan McCollum, Texas A&M WR Marlon Williams, Central Florida WR Damon Hazelton, Missouri Indianapolis Colts LB Anthony Butler, Liberty LB Isaiah Kaufusi, BYU RB Deon Jackson, Duke WR Tarik Black, Texas WR Tyler Vaughns, USC Jacksonville Jaguars LB Dylan Moses, Alabama WR Josh Imatorbhebhe, Illinois DT Kenny Randall, Charleston CB DJ Daniel, Georgia WR Tim Jones, Southern Mississippi CB Corey Straughter, Louisiana Monroe Tennessee Titans DT Naquan Jones, Michigan State FB Tory Carter, LSU TE Miller Forristall, Alabama OG Cole Banwart, Iowa K Blake Haubeil, Ohio State TE Briley Moore, Kansas State DL Justus Reed, Virginia Tech OL Chandon Herring, BYU AFC West Denver Broncos ILB Curtis Robinson, Stanford WR Branden Mack, Temple OT Drew Himmelman, Illinois State FB Adam Prentice, South Carolina OL Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force EDGE Andre Mintze, Vanderbilt CB Mac McCain, North Carolina A&T WR Warren Jackson, Colorado State WR Devontres Dukes, USF LB David Curry, Georgia Tech TE Shaun Beyer, Iowa Las Vegas Raiders RB Garrett Groshek, Wisconsin LB Max Richardson, Boston College DT Darius Stills, West Virginia DB TJ Morrison, Stony Brook OT Devery Hamilton, Duke WR Dillon Stoner, Oklahoma State TE Matt Bushman, BYU RB Trey Ragas, La Lafayette Las Angeles Chargers LB Amen Ogbongbemiga, Oklahoma State QB Ben DeLuca, Charlotte DL Jared Goldwire, Louisville T Darius Harper, Cincinnati TE Hunter Kampmoyer, Oregon K Alex Kessman, Pittsburgh LS Ryan Langan, Georgia Southern DL Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State T Kyle Spalding, San Diego State WR Elijah Stove, Auburn Kansas City Chiefs QB Shane Buechele, SMU S Devon Key, Western Kentucky LB Zayne Anderson, BYU CB Dicaprio Bootle, Nebraska CB Marlon Character, Louisville LB Riley Cole, South Alabama DE Malik Herring, Georgia NFC East Dallas Cowboys WR Brandon Smith, Iowa RB JaQuan Hardy, Tiffin WR T.J. Vasher, Texas Tech LB Anthony Hines, Texas A&M WR Osirus Mitchell, Mississippi State RB Brenden Knox, Marshall TE Artayvious Lynn, TCU OL Braylon Jones, Houston DL Austin Faoliu, Oregon TE Nick Eubanks, Michigan New York Giants OL Brett Heggie, Florida EDGE Raymond Johnson, Georgia Southern OL Jake Burton, Baylor Philadelphia Eagles WR Jhamon Ausbon, Texas A&M QB Jamie Newman, Georgia/Wake Forest C Harry Crider, Indiana TE Jack Stoll, Nebraska WR Trevon Grimes, Florida EDGE Jaquon Bailey, Iowa State OL Kayode Awosika, Buffalo Washington Football Team RB Jaret Patterson, Buffalo NFC North Chicago Bears EDGE, Charles Snowden, Virginia DL Thomas Schaffer, Stanford DT Sam Kamara, Stony Brook LB Caleb Johnson, Houston Baptist OT Gunnar Vogel, Northwestern OL Gage Cervenka, Clemson RB CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina Detroit Lions CB AJ Parker, Kansas State WR Jonathan Adams Jr., Arkansas State DB D'Angelo Amos, Virginia WR Sage Surratt, Wake Forest C Drake Johnson, Kentucky LB Tavante Beckett, Marshall AJ Parker, Kansas State RB Dedrick Mills, Nebraska C Drake Jackson, Kentucky RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas TE Brock Wright, Notre Dame CB Jerry Jacobs, Arkansas Green Bay Packers S Christian Uphoff, Illinois State DT Jack Heflin, Iowa DL Carlo Kemp, Michigan WR Bailey Gaither, San Jose State OL Jon Dietzen, Wisconsin Minnesota Vikings WR Blake Proehl, East Carolina WR Whop Philyor, Indiana K Riley Patterson, Memphis LB Tuf Borland, Ohio State DE/LB Christian Elliss, Idaho WR Myron Mitchell, UAB LS Turner Bernard, San Diego State NFC South Atlanta Falcons S Marcus Murphy, Mississippi State QB Feleipe Franks, Arkansas RB Javian Hawkins, Louisville OT Jack Batho IV, South Dakota School of Mines S Dwayne Johnson Jr., San Diego State OL Kion Smith, Fayetteville State WR Austin Trammell, Rice DB JR Pace, Northwestern EDGE Alani Pututau, Adams State DE Eli Howard, Texas Tech RB Caleb Huntley, Ball State WR Antonio Nunn, Buffalo, LB Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State OL Joe Sculthorpe, NC State OL Bryce Hargrove, Pittsburgh DE/OLB Kobe Jones, Mississippi State Carolina Panthers LB Paddy Fisher, Northwestern OG David Moore, Grambling State RB Mason Stokke, Wisconsin RB Spencer Brown, UAB P Oscar Draguicevich, Washington State New Orleans Saints CB Trill Williams, Syracuse OL Mike Brown, West Virginia LB Shaq Smith, Maryland CB Bryce Thompson, Tennessee RB Stevie Scott, Indiana DT Josiah Bronson, Washington TE Dylan Soehner, Iowa State P Nolan Cooney, Syracuse S Eric Burrell, Wisconsin Tampa Bay Buccaneers K Jose Borregales, Miami EDGE Leighton McCarthy, FAU OL Sadarius Hutcherson, South Carolina OT Calvin Ashley, Florida A&M DB Cameron Kinley, Navy S Lawrence White, Iowa State DL Elijah Ponder, Cincinnati S Augie Contressa, Stoney Brook WR T.J. Simmons, West Virginia NFC West Arizona Cardinals CB Lorenzo Burns, Arizona TE Cary Angeline, N.C. State DT Cameron Murray, Oklahoma State Los Angeles Rams WR Landen Akers, Iowa State DB Jovan Grant, Merrimack WR Jeremiah Haydel, Texas State OT Alaric Jackson, Iowa C Jordan Meredith, Western Kentucky S Paris Ford, Pittsburgh OLB Max Roberts, Boston College DT George Silvanic, Air Force S Troy Warner, BYU San Francisco 49ers TE Josh Pederson, Louisiana-Monroe LB Justin Hilliard, Ohio State LB Elijah Sullivan, Kansas State WR Austin Watkins, UAB Seattle Seahawks WR Tamorrion Terry, Florida State RB BJ Emmons, FAU WR Cade Johnson, South Dakota State LB Jon Rhattigan, Army CB Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central OT Greg Eiland, Mississippi State WR Connor Weddington, Stanford OL Pier-Olivier Lestage (University of Montreal) Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 02:49 on May 4, 2021 |
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Getting WR Josh Imatorbhebhe, Illinois as a UDFA is a steal
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May 3, 2021 20:31
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Tamorrion Terry and Marvin Wilson are very talented and I hope they do well. lol at Atlanta trying to fill out the roster with UDFAs, you know a couple of these guys will make the team.
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May 3, 2021 20:35
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Couple of UDFAs have gone for 6 figure guarantees and 50k+ signing bonuses. I dont recall this being common, but the last Im remembering was Collins to Dallas
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May 3, 2021 20:44
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Chiefs have two starters that were UDFA, Tershawn Wharton and Charvarious Ward.
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May 3, 2021 20:48
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kiimo posted:Chiefs have two starters that were UDFA, Tershawn Wharton and Charvarious Ward. Dan Sorensen too - and looks like they’ve signed a younger version of him from BYU.
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May 3, 2021 20:58
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Bears fans seem pretty high on Snowden.
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May 3, 2021 20:59
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If Zayne Anderson can target helmets we can save some money on Dan Sorenson. He can be our next Mormon Missile
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May 3, 2021 21:03
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Texans: WR Damon Hazelton, Missouri I like to come into these threads and give my little piece on Mizzou guys but I barely remember him. He was a grad transfer and there were a few things going on last year is why I suppose. Anyway, I think he's a deep threat with shoddy hands, but the hands bit might just be because I'm remembering every other Missouri receiver in the last 5 years. When he did catch the ball going by stats he caught it downfield?
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May 3, 2021 21:18
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is there really a drake johnson center from kentucky or is that just people messing up drake jackson's name and turning it into two signings
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May 3, 2021 21:18
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The Browns also added DE Romeo McKnight - Charlotte and CB Kiondre Thomas - Kansas State. Guess we're getting a Charlotte pipeline to replace the Miami one. edit: and we gave ATV accident man another shot at the NFL https://twitter.com/ByNateUlrich/status/1389315153192161285 Ches Neckbeard fucked around with this message at 21:26 on May 3, 2021 |
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May 3, 2021 21:21
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As a niners fan and with zero attention ever paid to college ball, here's my take on their UDFAs. First: they only had four open roster slots, they had three picks in round 5 so their round 5/6 picks fill slots that most teams have to fill with UDFAs. TE Josh Pederson, Louisiana-Monroe obviously george kittle is the star, SF needs TEs who can block well, Coach Doug Peterson's son probably has been steeped in football from birth,. On the other hand, he's been coached his whole life by Doug Peterson, so that may be a negative. Also he didn't play football until high school, he was more into golf. He can throw an 80 yard pass but his high school coach said he was too football-stupid to be a QB so he went for WR/TE instead. He did well his last two years of college, although not enough to be drafted. I have to think his name has given him more of a shot than he might otherwise have had, with Kittle and Dwelly the only solid TE locks ahead of him, he has a shot at the final 53. LB Justin Hilliard, Ohio State 2020 team captain, completed his masters' degree, recovered from 2019 achilles, biceps injuries earlier in college. Extensive special teams work with Ohio. 49ers jumped on him as soon as the draft was over and I think he's got a real shot at the final roster unless he gets hurt; the 49ers could use a little more LB depth but didn't draft any (they did sign a 1-year deal with free agent Nathan Gerry), and he's got lots of ST experience which is always a bonus. Elijah Sullivan is probably his main competition, I doubt the niners can keep both. He may need to beat Gerry too. LB Elijah Sullivan, Kansas State 6' 212lb LB who is more like a safety in terms of size. Started 8 games and finished fifth on his team in tackles in 2020, he's really relying on his 2019 performance: 55 tackles, 5 TFLs, 1 sack, 1 int, 4 passes defensed. Missed almost all of 2018 with torn ACL injury, got a medical waiver so he got to play an extra college year. Kansas State MVP in the Liberty Bowl. I think he's got to prove himself capable of handling NFL-class LB duty despite his size, and I doubt he can do that effectively. May have a shot if he excels on special teams but I give Justin Hilliard the edge. WR Austin Watkins, UAB Sammy Watkins' cousin, worked his way up from junior college football with progressively more impressive years, to rack up 57/1092/6 in 2019 and a decent outing in limited games in 2020 at UAB, this guy might have been drafted in a thinner draft class or if he made it to a more prestigious school, but this year there were too many great WRs ahead of him. But he's not amazingly fast, doesn't get amazing separation, doesn't run every rout super great, so he's just good and not standout at any one factor. The niners didn't draft a WR, being already set with several promising young WRs although a lot of injuries last year tested the depth at that position. They signed Mohammed Sanu in free agency, perhaps as just a veteran camp body but also as insurance against more injuries, and I could see a UDFA WR beating out a creaky old veteran if he does well. But there's also guys on the WR list like Jauan Jennings, Austin Proehl and Matthew Cole who are already bottom-of-the-roster late round/barely played nobodies and I would assume the 49ers elect to keep just one of these four or five guys, with Austin Watkins among them. I'll pay attention in preseason but I won't be surprised to see him land on a practice squad, maybe someone else's squad. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 21:45 on May 3, 2021 |
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May 3, 2021 21:41
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The first version of PFF’s Draft Guide rated Ar’Darius Washington as a 2nd-rounder, so I am pretty happy the Ravens did not have to even use a draft pick on him.
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May 3, 2021 23:01
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Adrian Ealy, an overweight offensive tackle from Oklahoma whose draft stock plummeted after a terrible showing at this pro day. 
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May 3, 2021 23:21
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From everything I can find, the pats have six open roster slots and still haven't signed anyone, unless they did so today without making an announcement about it. Sleeping on the best UDFAs seems like a bad idea.
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May 3, 2021 23:32
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wandler20 posted:Tamorrion Terry and Marvin Wilson are very talented and I hope they do well. Terry's never had consistent coaching or that much talent to support him. It'll be interesting to see what his potential truly is. Atlanta signed Feleipe Franks to hold the clipboard. Matt Ryan better stay healthy.
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May 4, 2021 01:29
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Why haven't the Pats drafted a single UDFA?quote:Theory No. 1: The shallow rookie pool. quote:Theory No. 2: The deep roster. quote:Theory No. 3: Rookie minicamp. quote:Theory No. 4: Finances. Not actually one of the listed theories: quote:the Patriots do not like to do their business out in the open. While signings oftentimes get leaked before they become official, the matter of fact is that New England might have already signed some players without the information leaving One Patriot Place yet. I think this is also unlikely. They've signed some boys and aren't telling anyone? OK, but the guys getting signed, surely they'd tweet about it? And what is even the point of not making an announcement. I think some possibilities are: 1. They've identified some UDFAs but have decided to try out guys first and only afterward sign them. Some UDFAs might hold off on signing with another team if the pats have invited them to a meeting first. Is this possible? 2. Bill Belichick, famous hardass, has decided "gently caress UDFAs they always suck" and just doesn't want any. 3. They had multiple UDFAs they wanted, but all of them took better deals elsewhere. I wonder. Any pats experts out there wanna weigh in?
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May 4, 2021 02:05
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FYI you listed Tarik Black twice for the Colts, one of them should probably be USC WR Tyler Vaughns. The Colts have an insane streak of 22 years where a UDFA makes the initial 53. This year I think the best odds would be one of the LBs or one of the WRs - the WR depth chart gets pretty dicey after the top four, and the LBs got basically no attention in the draft and one of the previous starters left in free agency.
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May 4, 2021 02:12
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My theory is that when they were picking up the phone to call their first UDFA Bill's dog ripped a really loud fart and they took that as a poor omen. Antonio Phillips will probably make the roster for the Bengals. He has special teams standout written all over him, and Simmons has a lot of clout in roster building. Pro Wells only has to beat out Thaddeus Moss for the third roster spot, considering his injury history that's not unlikely. Eifert Posting fucked around with this message at 02:25 on May 4, 2021 |
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May 4, 2021 02:18
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all errors in the list are those of CBS dot com, all I did was cut & paste and then reformat but I'll fix the ones you guys point out anyway, as my solemn duty as OP
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May 4, 2021 02:37
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Cavauro posted:is there really a drake johnson center from kentucky or is that just people messing up drake jackson's name and turning it into two signings https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/college-football/nfl-draft/player/41928/drake-johnson don't know if this is an error or not. ShakeZula posted:FYI you listed Tarik Black twice for the Colts, one of them should probably be USC WR Tyler Vaughns. e. The colts signed WR Tyler Vaughns - USC, that's who that duplicate Tarik Black was supposed to be, you are correct. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 02:44 on May 4, 2021 |
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May 4, 2021 02:39
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Per the Palm Beach Post: Dolphins UDFAs: "Middle Tennessee State guard Robert Jones, Georgia Tech special teams contributor Jaytlin Askew, Alabama tight end/fullback Carl Tucker and Indiana defensive tackle Jerome Johnson." e. Askew is nominally a DB, but seems to mostly or only played special teams. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 02:51 on May 4, 2021 |
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May 4, 2021 02:46
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Your New Superstar UDFAs from The Two Time Big Ten West Champion Northwestern Wildcats Paddy Fisher, LB Panthers A three-year captain and leader of one of the best defensive units in college football, the question is whether his instincts and Football Guy knowledge are enough to make up for his relative lack of athleticism for an NFL player. Wouldn't bet against him making special teams if there's an opening. Blake Gallagher, LB Ravens Insert cliche for undersized, unathletic linebacker who tackled a gazillion people and is probably not fast enough to play in the NFL, Northwestern rolls these guys off an assembly line. JR Pace, S Falcons Overshadowed by Greg Newsome, but Pace was part of an outstanding secondary with a good nose for the ball. Had a pretty rough 40 time although he also was recovering from a foot injury, but this dude was rock solid and I hope he gets a look somewhere. Riley Lees, WR Bengals A quick receiver who also returned punts. He has a really weird career to try to evaluate. In 2018, he emerged as the top target for Clayton Thorson in an outdated, dismal offense. In 2019, Northwestern essentially didn't have a quarterback and trick plays where he threw the ball were honestly some of the best passing plays they could muster. In 2020, new quarterback Peyton Ramsey was locked onto Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, who emerged as his favorite target, and Lees's production plummeted based on the rule that Northwestern can only have one functional receiver per season and then Lees got hurt. I'm an idiot and have no idea if he will be at all of use on an NFL team (probably not) but I thought he was cool as a college player. Also, https://twitter.com/coachfitz51/status/1388645220364034050?s=20 Gunnar Vogel, OT Bears I'm too dumb to tell if you an offensive lineman is any good, but it rules that he is for the time being a Chicago Bear and they will be looking for all the help they can get on the offensive line. John Raine, TE, Falcons A grad transfer from FAU, had a breakout game in his first game against Maryland. Raine was an excellent receiver and a master of flopping in the endzone to draw penalties. The first real Northwestern tight end since they hired Mick McCall and he insisted on calling them "superbacks" for 12 years. Peyton Ramsey, QB Panthers Grad transfer from Indiana after getting beaten out by Penix, brought immediate competence and stability to a position after a year of rotating inept guys. Ramsey is decisive and capable of pulling down the ball and running in the opposite field but not super accurate capable of taking over games on his own. Is the son of a high school football coach who named all of his boys after NFL quarterbacks. Unlikely to ever play in an NFL game but I am expecting that within 10 years he will be inexplicably interviewing for head coach jobs over more deserving candidates after being a QB coach for Sean McVay or something. Anyway, cool dudes. Of all those guys, I think Fisher and Pace have the best shot to stick on a roster or make a practice squad.
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May 4, 2021 03:53
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the pic on that drake johnson page is a picture of drake jackson and clicking through the 'Source' takes you to a page of drake jackson. even so i don't know "my" college team well enough to be sure there isn't a drake johnson. Pretty cool
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May 4, 2021 04:09
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That is hilarious. If you search for Drake johnson kentucky, google's first result is drake jackson, but then there's a whole lot of drake jackson... but how does it know?, but maybe that page is a mistake, lol
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May 4, 2021 07:02
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perhaps it's best if we never know
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May 4, 2021 07:04
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UDFA's: Perhaps it's best if we never know
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May 4, 2021 07:06
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My brain: The Bengals have a really solid roster this year. Also my brain: this UDFA has a real solid shot of making it, also this one - Oh and this one as well.
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May 4, 2021 14:24
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its bc theyve determined udfas are something the rest of the league is doing so when they zig you zag
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May 4, 2021 16:31
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Eifert Posting posted:My brain: The Bengals have a really solid roster this year. I really wish there was an NFL minor league for all these guys. I guess there's always canadian football
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May 4, 2021 17:54
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Basketball and bloodlines in one player! Who needs football experience? https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...-at-nc-central/ quote:The Miami Dolphins announced Thursday they are signing former North Carolina Central basketball standout Jibri Blount as a free agent tight end. Blount, the son of former Steelers star defensive back Mel Blount, didn't play college football, but will be the latest former college hoops star to get a shot at playing tight end in the NFL.
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May 8, 2021 01:38
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I'll say this about the Texans' UDFA crop, our Oline sucks, A&M's didn't last year, and the idea of picking up two guys who already played with each other to maybe help shore that up is fine with me
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May 9, 2021 20:47
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All of the "UDFA Trackers" providing "Up to the minute news" were updated exactly once and once only, lol. loving sports media. I've been checking the NFL Players: Transactions page on I guess the pats really aren't going to sign any UDFAs, at least for now. 
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May 9, 2021 21:17
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