Moats, Brooks, Roberts, Jones, Skelton shining at combine

[BDKJMU]

67 DLs listed at the combine. Only 3 from I-AA: Moats, Adrian Tracey, and Austen Lane from Murray State. They list the top 10 DLs in 3 of the 7 categories so far, 40, 225 reps in the bench, and vertical.
Moats:
-tied for 2nd best 40 time (4.66)
-tied for 7th best vertical (36.5)

Tracy and Lane not among the top performers in those 3 categories.

46 OLs listed and the top 10 in 6 of the 7 categories. Only 2 from I-AA, Dorian Brooks, OG for JMU and Vladimir Ducasse, OT, Umass.
Brooks:
-tied for the 8th best 40 time (5.16)
-6th best 20 yard shuttle.

Ducasse: tied for 10th best in the 225 bench reps with 29.

44 WRs listed. 3 from I-AA: WR Andre Roberts, Citadel; Donald Jones, YSU; Chris Bell, Norfolk St. In the 7 categories:
Roberts:
-Tied for 7th best 40 time (4.46)
-10th best broad jump (10'0")
-7th best 3 cone drill
-10th best 20 yard shuttle

Jones:
-2nd in the 225 bench reps (20)
-2nd in the vertical jump (41'0")
-9th best 40 yard shuttle

Bell: 6th in 3 cone drill

18 QBs listed. Edwards and John Skelton from Fordham are the only 2 from I-AA
Skelton:
-7th in the 40 (4.85)
-4th in the vertical (33.5)
-9th in the broad jump (9'0")
-4th in the 20 yard shuttle

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The only other I-AA guy shown at the combine I see is Scott Ravanesi, punter, SIU.

Didn't see any I-AA guys among the RBs, TEs, LBs, CBs, or safeties.
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Maybe I missed one or 2, but out of 340 or whatever it is at the combine, I would have thought there would be more than 11 from I-AA.

[BDKJMU]

Moats listed as one of 10 "Risers" at DL/LB:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/f ... ombine.dl/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[GoRacer1]

Good stuff ! Thanks for takin the time.

I did notice there were a few d2 guys as well. Last year, in the draft they did very well.Do you have any numbers on how many(d2 players) were invited to the combine ? Similar #s to 1aa ????

[houndawg]

67 DLs listed at the combine. Only 3 from I-AA: Moats, Adrian Tracey, and Austen Lane from Murray State. They list the top 10 DLs in 3 of the 7 categories so far, 40, 225 reps in the bench, and vertical.
Moats:
-tied for 2nd best 40 time (4.66)
-tied for 7th best vertical (36.5)

Tracy and Lane not among the top performers in those 3 categories.

46 OLs listed and the top 10 in 6 of the 7 categories. Only 2 from I-AA, Dorian Brooks, OG for JMU and Vladimir Ducasse, OT, Umass.
Brooks:
-tied for the 8th best 40 time (5.16)
-6th best 20 yard shuttle.

Ducasse: tied for 10th best in the 225 bench reps with 29.

44 WRs listed. 3 from I-AA: WR Andre Roberts, Citadel; Donald Jones, YSU; Chris Bell, Norfolk St. In the 7 categories:
Roberts:
-Tied for 7th best 40 time (4.46)
-10th best broad jump (10'0")
-7th best 3 cone drill
-10th best 20 yard shuttle

Jones:
-2nd in the 225 bench reps (20)
-2nd in the vertical jump (41'0")
-9th best 40 yard shuttle

Bell: 6th in 3 cone drill

18 QBs listed. Edwards and John Skelton from Fordham are the only 2 from I-AA
Skelton:
-7th in the 40 (4.85)
-4th in the vertical (33.5)
-9th in the broad jump (9'0")
-4th in the 20 yard shuttle

http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The only other I-AA guy shown at the combine I see is Scott Ravanesi, punter, SIU.

Didn't see any I-AA guys among the RBs, TEs, LBs, CBs, or safeties.
http://www.nfl.com/combine/players#play ... r-position" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Maybe I missed one or 2, but out of 340 or whatever it is at the combine, I would have thought there would be more than 11 from I-AA.

Somebody at Saluki Talk reported that Ravenesi was the 4th rated punter at the combine so far.

[JMU DJ]

67 DLs listed at the combine. Only 3 from I-AA: Moats, Adrian Tracey, and Austen Lane from Murray State. They list the top 10 DLs in 3 of the 7 categories so far, 40, 225 reps in the bench, and vertical.
Moats:
-tied for 2nd best 40 time (4.66)
-tied for 7th best vertical (36.5)

Just looked and a few more categories are up:

Moats: #10 in the 20 yd shuttle (4.37)

Tracey is Top ten in:

#8 in 3-cone drill (7.08)
# 9 in 20 yd Shuttle (4.34)

[BDKJMU]

Mel Kiper and Todd McShay:

7:35 to 8:35 mark of podcast start talked for a mimute about Moats:
Kiper: ..."flying way under the radar"....
McShay: ...."I think 4th round. He's flying up the board at this point"....

39:25 to 40:25 mark talked for another minute about Moats:
Kiper: Arthur Moats from James Madison...wouldn't shock me if he went in the 3rd...I could see mid to late 3rd for Arthur Moats....

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[BDKJMU]

Moats interview:
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A very good representative of JMU

[BDKJMU]

Courtesy of JMUPride over on the CAAZone JMU board:

[Catattack]

I wish all these guys good luck in the draft but I can only look at the numbers and wonder what teams would be saying about Dane Fletcher had he been invited. He's spent the last 8 weeks at St. Vincent Sports Performance Center in Indianapolis and gained 13 pounds of muscle and lost two pounds of body fat, which puts him at 248 pounds. He ran a 4.62 and had 27 reps in the bench. He thinks his 40 will be in the 4.5s and reps in the 30s when MSU has their pro days in a couple weeks.

[BDKJMU]

I wish all these guys good luck in the draft but I can only look at the numbers and wonder what teams would be saying about Dane Fletcher had he been invited. He's spent the last 8 weeks at St. Vincent Sports Performance Center in Indianapolis and gained 13 pounds of muscle and lost two pounds of body fat, which puts him at 248 pounds. He ran a 4.62 and had 27 reps in the bench. He thinks his 40 will be in the 4.5s and reps in the 30s when MSU has their pro days in a couple weeks.

Got to remember that are 2 different 40 times, handheld and electronic. '

Was reported that Moats "unofficial" 40 times at the combine were 4.57 and 4.63 but his official is listed as a 4.66. Not sure how that works?

Arthur Moats, a 6-foot-0, 246-pound defensive end from James Madison University, also did 24 reps in the bench press. He's an intriguing prospect that showed a lot of promise last season in Harrisonburg. After leading JMU with 90 tackles and 11 sacks (one off the school record), and leading all of the Football Championship Subdivision with 23 tackles for loss, he earned the Buck Buchanan Award. It's an award given to the nation's top FCS defensive player. Before coming to the combine, he worked out with Ato Boldon, a native of Trinidad & Tobago who won a total of three bronze medals and a silver medal as a 100 and 200-meter sprinter, respectively, in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.
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[BDKJMU]

Last week McShay wrote this about Moats in his Small School Prospects to Watch:

"4. James Madison OLB Arthur Moats: He is listed at just 6 feet, but Moats' thick build and unusually long arms for his frame will play to his favor during measurements. Look for his explosiveness and ability to hold up in space during position drills to ease concerns about his ability to transition from college defensive end to NFL outside linebacker."

Despite him not being very tall, Moats benefits from having long arms for his frame. NFL likes that.

[BDKJMU]

Kind of ironic when JMU is about to have a DE drafted, they just had one cut by the Redskins, JD Skolnitsky, who was on the Redskins practice squad last season (and would have been playing on the JMU DL with Moats if he hadn't been suspended for his senior senior).
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[leomartin6]

I have been able to grab a lot of interesting and much need information from this particular platform. I wish all these shiners best of luck in the future.

[BDKJMU]

Welcome Leomartin6!

BTW, Skolnitsky who I mentioned in the previous post was picked up by the Colts. Will be one of 6 ex JMU in summer camps in July (along with Starting LB for Eagles Akeem Jordan, draftees Moats & McGee, PFA signees Brooks and Caussin. I know there will be at least a couple of schools with more, but this is probably the most JMU will ever have had in summer camps. Of course maybe only 3-5 of those 6 will be on opening day rosters, we'll see.

[alton100]

draftees Moats & McGee, PFA signees Brooks and Caussin. I know there will be at least a couple of schools with more, but this is probably the most JMU will ever have had in summer camps
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