Sporting News sees a Round 1 Tech windfall in its mock draft
Jonathan Dwyer, Morgan Burnett and Derrick Morgan announce they're leaving Georgia Tech. Will two of them wind up being NFL first-rounders? (AJC photo by Vino Wong)
It’s just a mock draft, OK? It might not pan out. Still, if you’re a proud Georgia Tech fan, this is one to clip and save. (Or, seeing as how Sporting News Today is an online-only publication, to print, clip and save.)
Here’s the Sporting News Today pre-combine mock draft: The No. 2 overall pick (going to Detroit) is Derrick Morgan, the defensive end from Tech; the No. 12 overall pick (going to Miami) is Demaryius Thomas, the wide receiver from Tech. And now you’re asking: How long since we saw a local school produce two players in the draft’s top dozen?
Answer: Ten months. Matthew Stafford went No. 1 overall last April to Detroit, and Knowshon Moreno went 12th to Denver.
But wait! Sporting News also has Tech’s Jonathan Dwyer going to San Diego with the 28th pick in Round 1. (As you might have heard, the Chargers cut LaDainian Tomlinson.) So: How long since a local team had three first-rounders in one draft?
Since never.
Seeing Morgan slotted as No. 2 overall is a bit of a surprise, but only a bit: He has been projected at/near the top five since December. Seeing Thomas at No. 12 a week after he broke a bone in his foot during training in Arizona is a shock. But his whole rocket-up-the-draft-board trajectory has been remarkable. Nobody considered him a first-rounder in January.
Oh, and you’re asking: What of the Falcons? You won’t be shocked to hear that Sporting News has them taking a cornerback, though not Kareem Jackson of Alabama (the projected pick in Todd McShay’s latest mock draft on ESPN.com) and not Kyle Wilson of Boise State (the choice of ESPN’s Mel Kiper and SI.com’s Don Banks). SN goes with Patrick Robinson of Florida State.
Scouts Inc. rates Robinson the sixth-best corner and the 45th-best player in the draft. (Link requires registration.) Taking him with the 19th (or 20th) pick might seem a reach. But that’s why mocks are such fun. One outlet sees something another doesn’t. At issue is what Thomas Dimitroff and the Falcons might, or might not, see. Speaking of which …
And now, as promised/threatened: As he readies for the combine, Dimitroff takes about cornerbacks, pass rushers and yes, mock drafts.
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Dan
February 24th, 2010
11:55 am
EW, I think it might be a few years until we have 1st round locks. But we’ll have prospects drafted pretty much every year. Whether they pan out or not is another story.
UGA---Y
February 24th, 2010
12:01 pm
Hey Thirty…why don’t you come back when UGA has as many national championships as Tech does???
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:04 pm
UGA—Y…..
WHat was the score of the football game that took place on Nov 28th, 2009 at Boddy Dudd “Stadium”??
I bet your pride is too damaged to say it………
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:12 pm
30-24
It hurts you Nerds MUCH more than ANY of you will EVER admit!!!
And that makes me smile!!
SEC fan
February 24th, 2010
12:14 pm
Now that Jabo is transferring, who is gonna be the QB backup for Nesbitt?
Falkor
February 24th, 2010
12:20 pm
Either Thirty Points doesn’t have a job or should be fired from whatever job he does have. 25 of the 50+ posts isn’t much to be proud of.
Andre
February 24th, 2010
12:21 pm
Are you freaking kidding me BeBe Thomas going No 12 really?
Tech Man
February 24th, 2010
12:27 pm
If this is true about Jaybo, then he must be seeing something coming, like a real challenge from two other very fast mobile quarterbacks on the team. I wish Jaybo the best because he is a good kid with a lot of heart.
ghost of UGA VII
February 24th, 2010
12:28 pm
Think I’d rather be with a Team that has won 4 National Championships verses 1. Better here than in Shreveport!!!
Butts Wagner
February 24th, 2010
12:30 pm
Now that Jabo is transferring, who is gonna be the QB backup for Nesbitt?
Luallen, of course. Maybe Washington this year, but Luallen is slated to be the starter in 2011.
southbendjacket
February 24th, 2010
12:33 pm
Hey 30, You claim we have a high school offense. You sure you want to admit that a high school scored 45 and 24 points on your team. I’d be embarrassed if a high school scored on my college team. Oh wait. That proves that your argument and rantings are those of a MORON. You sound too much like Notre Dame fans, who I hate also. Any monkey can spout scores. The only thing you have said that was even close to a human thought was that Georgia ran all over our defense. Even my 2 year old son could see that. Yes, I’m insulting my son by comparing your intelligence to his!
Yurtle_the_turtle
February 24th, 2010
12:35 pm
Thirty Points had to leave….his shift started at the local 7-11.
Bigstack O' Pancakes. It is an Irish name.
February 24th, 2010
12:37 pm
Mark Bradley
February 24th, 2010
11:19 am
Let’s not forget Jimmy Williams, Bigstack.
But I want to forget so much!
devildawg
February 24th, 2010
12:38 pm
Wow, two national championships before the Super Bowl was invented, those count. NOT!!!! If they had to drive horse and buggy to get there, you can’t count it. Nerds, stick to stabbing professors with swords and trying to date UGA women. You are the embarrassments.
PS- 30-24. Bong!!!
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:39 pm
southbendjacket….
please show me where I said the words “High School Ofense”
looks like you are so used to hearing it that you go on rants about it even when it isn’t said.
I’m still waiting for you to show me where I said that. Could you also give me the OVERALL series record for the UGA/GT footbal series??
WE RUN THIS STATE
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:44 pm
southbendjacket………
all i hear is cricket’s cherping, Scout.
{{{{{30-24}}}}}
Steiner
February 24th, 2010
12:45 pm
This is the team where the Coach doesn’t have any talent and wins only by “coaching them up”? 3 first rounders……Chan the Man did his job as a recruiter, and could have won a bunch with this talented group….Cornfed Pugnacious Paul is a fine coach, but maybe not quite as good as a couple sportswriters think….three 1st rounders, just saying, wow…..
st. simons
February 24th, 2010
12:45 pm
I get mugged on my own campus. I stab people with samurai swords. I cannot find a cute girl at my school. I only show up to the ‘important’ games. I cannot fill up a 55,000 seat stadium in a city with 6 million people. Who am I?
Answer: Gay Tech
Tom
February 24th, 2010
12:50 pm
Run this state?
That full-blown idiot Washaun Ealey can’t SPELL this state.
If he’s still academically eligible come Fall 2010 it’ll be only by hijinks that would make Jan Kemp spin in her grave. I’m betting when he gets around to taking the Wonderlic he’ll make Jarius Wynn’s 12 and Knowshon’s 13 look like they cheated.
Jesse Stone
February 24th, 2010
12:53 pm
Add Roger Harper to the list of great Falcons DB Draft Picks of years past.
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:54 pm
Tom….
just a reminder….. {{{{{30-24}}}}}
hahahahahahahahaha!!
you will NEVER admit how much it KILLS you!!!
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:55 pm
still waiting on souhbendjacket…..
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Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:56 pm
3 0
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:56 pm
2 4
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
12:57 pm
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
BuzztheKiller
February 24th, 2010
12:58 pm
30 points- just stand on the corner of North Ave and Techwood and someone will be by for your punch in the face. Should not take long.
BuzztheKiller
February 24th, 2010
12:59 pm
When was the last time UGA had three first round picks? Chirp….chirp…chirp
UGA Class of '90
February 24th, 2010
1:04 pm
Hey 30-24, I was truly entertained by the first 100 or so of your posts, but you’re starting to go stale. I’m curious what your connection is to the University. If you did not matriculate there, then you might want to tone it down some before you misrepresent us graduates. Anyway this WAS a Ga. Tech thread, and no matter how much you enjoy the Dawgs’ “owning” of the state, the best of all worlds is that we beat a very good Tech team every year. It looks better on our resume’, “Dawg”.
MR
February 24th, 2010
1:05 pm
Mark,
Why don’t you block that idiot Thirty Points….. We can never have a good conversation without him be so stupid. Last season is over…and he is not really that funny. Jabo is going to GSU and so is his girl friend. No problem, he has never impressed me when he played.
MR
February 24th, 2010
1:06 pm
Hey, UGA Class of ‘90 very classy. I don’t think it will work though.
UGA Class of '90
February 24th, 2010
1:08 pm
Oh and Hi to my brother Rob, the Tech grad. Don’t hold a-holes like 30 against those of us who enjoy spirited competition without the ad hominem. Unfortunately, it’s tough to wrestle with pigs and not get muddy.
GSU Eagle 91
February 24th, 2010
1:08 pm
Thirty points…The only reason one of your so-called Student-athletes would be running over near the Tech campus would be: From the Police, after another assault or vehicle break-in attempt….
Not all UGA fans are so bad…You just make a mockery of your program with stupid insults…..
Yurtle_the_turtle
February 24th, 2010
1:09 pm
my mistake…30 points doesn’t have the brains to work at 7-11. I’ve read two of his 100 posts and he can’t spell with a damn either. Must be some misplaced/dead dreams he had as a little trailer-park child that has him spewing so much.
Mark Bradley
February 24th, 2010
1:09 pm
MR, I don’t block many folks. I try to let everyone have a say, although saying the same thing four times does dilute the impact.
UGA Class of '90
February 24th, 2010
1:10 pm
Thanks, MR. And it never works. It’s part of why I’m glad I live in Florida (besides that it’s 70 and sunny right now). I can listen to a-hole Gator fans whine all day and laugh at them instead of being embarassed by those who try to represent UGA with fervor and very little else.
Dawg-Catcher
February 24th, 2010
1:11 pm
Hey Thirty Points – you sound like a typical UGA grad – probably unemployed with nothing better to do than spend your entire day on one of these blogs. Probably don’t have a woman either – most women do not like ugly bulldawgs. Go get a life you undereducated moron!!
Italian_29
February 24th, 2010
1:11 pm
I wish that all the “old fashioned hate” could just STOP at least until November, but guess what Jacket Fans, you guys are getting your JUST DESSERTS. Remember that Saint Simons, Yellow Fuzz, and GT 4 Life would post 45-43 on every UGA blog, every week, until Nov 29 2009 and then they vanished. I will give credit where credit is due, you guys had a GREAT season and should be proud. I hope that you have many more, and I will root for you, but in November I will be pulling for the DAWGS.
Cracker Jacket
February 24th, 2010
1:14 pm
Don’t see any players replacing these 3 who are NFL first rounders! Johnson will not get the quality players that Gailey had. Where’s the beef to compete with the Bib Boy schools?
MR
February 24th, 2010
1:15 pm
Italian_29, those guys you mentioned were hated as much by Tech fans as this guy is by UGA fans. I am afraid I am a true Tech fan because I will not root for the dawgs, no matter who they play….
sunday
February 24th, 2010
1:19 pm
For some reason, “Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points” makes me laugh all the time. His ranting is absolutely retarded. He does realize that Tech was ranked higher than UGA at the end of the season, right? I mean, get a life!
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
1:19 pm
what do Georgia Tech Fooball and Marijuana have in common??
They are both frequently SMOKED in Bowls
southbendjacket
February 24th, 2010
1:19 pm
Hey 30, I was actually expanding the minds of Americas youth. I guess I was mistaken about you saying something about high school offense because that’s the argument most inbred mutt lovers use when talking about Tech. BTW the reason I didn’t respond so quickly was because I was using your arguments in my classroom. You would fail my class because you can’t expand on your opinion. This is something even my 8th graders have figured out. If you need some tutoring, I’m here for you. If not, keep ranting so I can use you in more classroom discussions.
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
1:20 pm
hey sunday…..
{{{{{30-24}}}}}
Admit to us how much it EATS YOU UP!!!!
Does anyone know any Kentucky fans?
February 24th, 2010
1:20 pm
If they have a worthless son with nothing better to do, I’ll pay him to go on Uga blogs after their next basketball victory with “We Own Georgia” type posts considering their football win and usual basketball dominance.
NO FUSSING JUST FACTS
February 24th, 2010
1:21 pm
GA Tech, 4 NCs claimed, 1917, 1928, 1952, 1990. First 3 titles back-dated, 1990 legit if UPI can be considered legit. Real total, 1 title. “I’m a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech and a helluva embellisher…”
Italian_29
February 24th, 2010
1:21 pm
Cracker Jacket, your right about it being hard to replace the top guys you lost. I think the CPJ will get it done with the talent he has though, he is a GREAT coach and gets the best from his players. Oh, remeber that this is just an early MOCK draft Buzzthekiller you don’t have 3 1st rounders YET.
southbendjacket
February 24th, 2010
1:21 pm
30…Don’t expect any more responses until tomorrow. I have to focus on humans who have a chance to get smarter. I can’t spend my entire life on a blog about a team I don’t like.
Italian_29
February 24th, 2010
1:21 pm
Sorry typo, remember
MR
February 24th, 2010
1:21 pm
Cracker Jacket, CPJ will be fine without those guys going to the NFL and all Gailey recruited was athelets. He could not get out of them what CPJ did. I like the way you dawg fans are talking. First it was CPJ was a bad hire. Now he cannot do it without Gailey’s recruits. He will win..play for ACC Championships.
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
February 24th, 2010
1:22 pm
funny how Tech fans think they have the right to do what I am doing the one year a decade that they beat us in a football match…..
Karma sucks sometimes!!
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8-1
60-39-5
WE RUN THIS STATE