Tech’s Hill slips out of first round
Former Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill slipped out of the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night. Many draft projections pegged Hill, who left Tech after his junior season, to go to San Francisco at the No. 30 spot. The 49ers did take a wide receiver, but it was Illinois’ A.J. Jenkins, projected as an early second-round choice. Overall, four wide receivers were taken in the first round – Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon to Jacksonville at No. 5, Notre Dame’s Michael Floyd to St. Louis Arizona at No. 13, Baylor’s Kendall Wright to Tennessee at No. 20 and Jenkins.
Hill, invited to New York for the draft, will likely go early in the second round, which begins at 7 p.m. Friday. The first 10 picks of the second round – St. Louis, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Denver, Cleveland, Jacksonville, St. Louis, Carolina, Buffalo and Miami. Hill visited with the Ravens prior to the draft. (He also reportedly visited with the New York Jets, Philadelphia, Tennessee and Minnesota.) With the exception of Jacksonville, which took Blackmon in the first round, the other nine teams have a need at wide receiver to one degree or another and could select Hill. Another team could also trade up to take Hill.
A few intriguing landing spots are Indianapolis, where Hill could pair with first overall pick Andrew Luck; Denver, where he could line up opposite former Jackets star Demaryius Thomas and catch passes from Peyton Manning; Carolina, where he could become the go-to guy of Cam Newton, another Atlanta product; and Buffalo, where he would be coached by former Tech coach Chan Gailey and be a teammate of his former quarterback, Bills safety Joshua Nesbitt.
An interesting post script to the Jenkins pick. My thanks to a Twitter follower who noted that Gailey recruited Jenkins out of Jacksonville, Fla., and received a commitment from him in the summer of 2007, but he de-committed in the fall. (confirmed on Jenkins” Rivals page) Interesting to think what might have happened if he’d kept his commitment and then maintained it after the coaching change. The other great part about Jenkins’ page? He was the No. 53 wide receiver in the country that year. (Floyd was No. 6 and Blackmon was No. 91. Wright was the No. 64 “athlete.” Julio Jones and A.J. Green were Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. In 2009, Hill was No. 99.)
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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George Stein
April 27th, 2012
2:26 pm
“uga defense held lsu to 12 total yards in the first half”
Isn’t the game two halves?
George Stein
April 27th, 2012
2:27 pm
“dont really need a crystal ball with pj and merry band of div 1aa players. but at least your kill the other div 1aa teams you play and pad your stats there…”
What does this even mean?
CC
April 27th, 2012
2:27 pm
Hill was not first round material. Hill will have to learn the position of WR.
Ted DiBiase
April 27th, 2012
2:27 pm
Let’s just say Lance likes to brag about his awesome online persona…and he is seriously disturbed.
HighTech
April 27th, 2012
2:27 pm
atlxman
April 27th, 2012
2:25 pm
dont really need a crystal ball with pj and merry band of div 1aa players. but at least your kill the other div 1aa teams you play and pad your stats there…
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It’s a good thing Tech doesn’t play tough teams like Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, or Georgia Southern.
HighTech
April 27th, 2012
2:28 pm
Million Dollar Man…do you have any links?
BLT
April 27th, 2012
2:28 pm
“tech fans…your team is in trouble,,,,at what position will tech have the advantage when they play any other team in the acc or any other big school they play this year? i will give you a hint….0″
You can’t be serious!
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
2:29 pm
Well, now xman, maybe you should stick to your prowess in predicting the future, because you obviously are out of touch with the past. Allen did not even play at Tech last year. He finished up in 2010. As far as how Tech performed offensively against the mutts, Tech did as well in the first half as UGA did against LSU in the first half. I guess the LSU first half is a moral victory for you; the first half against the mutts was not a moral victory for Tech. It gave us hope, but we weren’t able to follow through after half-time.
atlxman
April 27th, 2012
2:29 pm
doesnt matter who starts? they are all worse than the opposing qb…just like at running back and wide receiver..they are all lacking in size and athletic abilty. i watch them play and they are just too little….
JM
April 27th, 2012
2:30 pm
I expected Stephen to be 2nd round all along. He missed the 1st round predictions of a few mis-guided anaylst, so what. He’s going to make some team a very good WR for many years.
atlxman
April 27th, 2012
2:31 pm
super..your right allen didnt play last year but he was the last ga tech running back to go over a hundread on uga..last year you didnt have 1 and the game was over early
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
2:31 pm
@ Ted…..so do you know if “Lance” actually attended Tech?
George Stein
April 27th, 2012
2:32 pm
“they are all lacking in size and athletic abilty.”
Wonder if you’d say this to their face?
BLT
April 27th, 2012
2:32 pm
“uga defense held lsu to 12 total yards in the first half ..”
You can’t make this stuff up. Hilarious!
atlxman
April 27th, 2012
2:32 pm
jm..im sure he will but in the mean time pj cost him millions,,he has 1st rd written all over him and im talking top 15…
BLT
April 27th, 2012
2:34 pm
xman, you’ve got to stop! I think I’m going to laugh myself to death!
George Stein
April 27th, 2012
2:34 pm
“jm..im sure he will but in the mean time pj cost him millions,,he has 1st rd written all over him and im talking top 15…”
Except that you keep saying Paul Johnson can’t recruit.
BLT
April 27th, 2012
2:35 pm
Anyway, has dawgfan posted CMR’s stool sample results?
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
2:36 pm
@ atlxman……perhaps you don’t remember a certain Bama – USC (west) game back in the late 60s or early 70s. EVERYBODY was saying that Bama was too small and slow to stay on the field against the MIGHTY Trojans. Of course everybody was wrong to, because Bama beat the hell out of them. Size doesn’t mean squat. As far as athletic ability, I would bet that Tech has quite a few superior ATHLETES on the team. With the exception of last year (final score, at any rate), Tech hasn’t had the size or athletic ability (at least in your eyes) of UGA the past 4 years, but Tech one won and was within 3 points in two. I could make excuses as to why Tech didn’t win those two close ones, but I don’t want to sound like the typical excuse-making mutt fan.
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
2:36 pm
axman and WnE really should put in for the next NCAA FBS coaching vacancy…..with all “there” knowledge of all things football, they’d be unstoppable
George Stein
April 27th, 2012
2:38 pm
“axman and WnE really should put in for the next NCAA FBS coaching vacancy…..with all “there” knowledge of all things football, they’d be unstoppable”
YES!
dawgfan
April 27th, 2012
2:42 pm
Sorry I’m late….been following CMR aroung with this pan, seems he’s been a little constipated this week, too much cheese I’m afraid…..
anyway, at 1307 hrs today CMR had a bowel movement….there were 8 samples, all #1 on the Bristol Stool Chart. Total weight 10.78 oz…….no corn was detected
Thanks,
dawgfan = CMR’s “Official Poo Inspector”
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
2:42 pm
They would both make outstanding coaches “their” at UGA or Bama or one of those schools if a vacancy appears. They could coach those players to smash “muoths” too.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
2:43 pm
@ dwagfan……TMI…. lol
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
2:44 pm
Good call, BLT
BLT
April 27th, 2012
2:46 pm
What’s your “preason” for that Supersize?
HighTech
April 27th, 2012
2:47 pm
Moths are pestky bugs. Smash the muoths. To many their. Doesnt matter that dwag want hunt. Your and idiot.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
2:47 pm
dwagfan, since CMR is constipated, maybe you should take a break and check in with xman. He seems to have a severe case of diarrhea. Of course, his is the oral kind as opposed to the anal variety. But hey, a t_urd is a t_urd, I always say.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
2:48 pm
LMAO @ HT
BLT
April 27th, 2012
2:49 pm
I can’t stop laughing
dawgfan
April 27th, 2012
2:51 pm
i refuse to go anywhere near xman while he is hanging out with WnE….WnE and i are not speaking currently
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
2:52 pm
awwww, dwagfan, is WnE playing around on you? Poor baby !!!
dawgfan
April 27th, 2012
2:55 pm
fyi super i broke up with him last week because he wanted me to give up my job as CMR’s poo inspector……he is jealous that i get to see CMR’s hiney and he doesn’t
BLT
April 27th, 2012
2:55 pm
xman, I’m OK now. Please continue
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
3:00 pm
@ dwagfan…..jealousy is a bitch, isn’t it? But then so is WnE, so I guess it’s only natural that he would be that way. I bet you will miss rubbing his precioussss though, won’t you. Did it give you a sense of power?
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
3:01 pm
I think you guys have beat down poor ole weenie and xman….shame on you mean old Techies
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
3:03 pm
or maybe they just had to go drop a basket of fries and clean the men’s room
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
3:04 pm
@ Lee…..I think it was the latter. You know we’ll never get rid of WnE
Supersize that order, mutt
April 27th, 2012
3:10 pm
Ok, guys. I’m outta here for awhile. Keep the trolls under control.
HighTech
April 27th, 2012
4:12 pm
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The NCAA has ruled that South Carolina failed to monitor its athletic program that resulted in various rules violations and has accepted the school’s proposed sanctions to cut six football scholarships and slash its official recruiting visits by more than half in the coming year.
There were no forfeiture of games or bowl ban attached to the penalties, which stemmed from athletes receiving $59,000 in impermissible benefits. The NCAA said South Carolina’s cooperation went “beyond standard expectations.”
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There would have been some serious consequences if it had been $312 worth of clothing.
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
4:15 pm
lol @ High Tech………BTW, were you actually chiding me earlier about being mean & judgemental to the trolls or were you just kidding?
BLT
April 27th, 2012
4:27 pm
Makes perfect senses to me HighTech…in Bizarro World. I’d say they are irrelevant. I guess it’s because of” Kung Fu Panda” and his “gimmicky” offense. If Tech ran a “Pro” set offense none of this would have happened.
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
so if a high school team operates a “pro style” offense……does said offense become a “high school offense”?
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
4:35 pm
“There would have been some serious consequences if it had been $312 worth of clothing.”
unused clothing. at that
What a joke
April 27th, 2012
4:36 pm
What a bunch of losers in this blog. These Tech articles attract d-bags like moths to a flame. Most of you Techies sound like a bunch of middle school girls by using phrases like “LOL”, “BTW”, and “TMI” and making references to Lord of the Rings. No wonder everyone in the “real world” has such a low opinion of Tech fans and no one with any form of social life wants to attend the North Ave Trade School. Have a great weekend banging away on your keyboard losers
Wreckmaniac
April 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
Not only Hill but the entire ACC “slipped” out of the first round. Only North Carolina (#16) had a pick.
I never put much emphasis on high school ratings but the NFL selection process is much more accurate for a variety of reasons. The ACC looks bad today.
GTfan 2012
April 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
What a joke that some Uga fan would come on to the GT blog just to insult people. How stupid would you have to be if you actually thought that to then spent enough time to come on the GT blog, read through all the comments, and then take the time to post that. Who’s the real loser in this scenario?
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
4:41 pm
Joke the real loser is the sorry POS who has nothing better to do than troll a Tech blog…..move along, little boy
GTfan 2012
April 27th, 2012
4:42 pm
Wreckmaniac,
You forgot a couple of guys, Kuechley from BC and Wilson from VT. not necessarily a great showing for the ACC but at least tell the truth.
GT Lee
April 27th, 2012
4:43 pm
# Wreckmaniac there were 3 acc picks in the 1st round