Could a team like Philadelphia, with new Head Coach Chip Kelly, make a stab at West Virginia’s Geno Smith, or will he fall to the 2nd round? (Photo Courtesy: Icon SMI)
NFL draft geeks circle March 14th on your calendar, that is the day the QB hype machine will reach it’s apex as West Virginia’s Geno Smith shows off his skills (against air) and starts making scouts fall crazy in love.
Most mock drafts seems to be anti-QB this year, with Smith and USC signal-caller Matt Barkley slotted in the early second…but that will change. Teams desperate for QB help always reach at draft time and this year will be no exception (See: Smith, Akili).
Those of us in love with this process (admit it, you’re a draft geek like me) can expect a full report nightly from Mel Kiper, Todd McShay and Mike Mayock on all of these important dates. Check below to see the list sorted by potential 1st rounders.
Pro days by date:
March 1: Purdue, Texas-El Paso
March 4: Alabama-Birmingham, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Minnesota, North Dakota State, Troy
March 5: Auburn, Buffalo, Jackson State, Northwestern, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Tuskegee, Youngstown State
March 6: Alabama A&M, Arkansas, Kent State, Mississippi State, North Alabama, Northern Arizona, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Wisconsin
March 7: Arizona, Arkansas-Monticello, Clemson, Furman, Idaho, Illinois, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Syracuse, Washington State
March 8: Cornell, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Missouri State, Montana, Mount Union, Southern Mississippi, TCU, Texas A&M, Wofford
March 11: California (Pa.), Penn State
March 12: Delaware State, Florida, Jacksonville State, Kansas State, Lehigh, Monmouth, Portland State, Towson, UCLA
March 13: Alabama, Central Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Colorado, Colorardo State, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Maryland, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Rutgers
March 14: Arkansas State, Fort Valley State, Georgia Tech, Grambling State, Tulsa, UNLV, West Alabama, West Virginia
March 15: Georgia State
March 18: Air Force, Albany State (Ga.), Howard, Idaho State, Memphis, Montana State, Valdosta State, Villanova, Virginia Union
March 19: Florida A&M, Florida State, Louisville, Richmond (with Liberty), Virginia
March 20: Ball State, Central Florida, Connecticut, North Carolina State, Ohio, Old Dominion, Sacramento State, Tennessee
March 21: Boise State, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia, Kentucky, Stanford, Stony Brook, Temple, William & Mary
March 22: Missouri Western, Tennessee State, Vanderbilt
March 25: Middle Tennessee State, Stephen F. Austin
March 26: Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, North Carolina, North Carolina Central, Texas
March 27: LSU, SMU, USC
March 28: BYU, Central Arkansas, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Louisiana-Lafayette, Yale
March 29: Southeast Missouri State
April 2: Columbia
Sorted by Potential 1st Round Picks:
Luke Joeckel (OL), Damontre Moore (DE), Texas A&M – March 8
Star Lotulelei (DT), Utah – TBD
Dee Milliner (CB), Chance Warmack (G), D.J. Fluker (OT), Alabama – March 13th
Jarvis Jones (OLB), Alec Ogletree (LB), John Jenkins (DT), Georgia – March 21st
Bjoern Werner (DE), Menelik Watson (OT), Xavier Rhodes (CB), Florida State – March 19th
Manti Te’o (LB), Tyler Eifert (TE), Notre Dame – TBD
Barkevious Mingo (DE), Sam Montgomery (DE), Kevin Minter (LB), LSU – March 27th
Dion Jordan (DE), Oregon – TBD
Eric Fisher (OT), Central Michigan – TBD
Cordarrelle Patterson (WR), Tennessee – March 20th
Sheldon Richardson (DT), Missouri – March 7th
Johnathan Hankins (DT), Ohio State – TBD
Kenny Vaccaro (S), Texas – March 26th
Ezekiel Ansah (LB), BYU – March 28th
Jonathan Cooper (G), North Carolina – March 26th
Montee Ball (RB), Wisconsin – March 6th
Terrance Williams (WR), Baylor – TBD
Zach Ertz (TE), Stanford – March 21st
Keenan Allen (WR) California – TBD
Sharrif Floyd (DT), Matt Elam (S), Florida – March 12th
DeAndre Hopkins (WR), Clemson – March 7th
Margus Hunt (DE), SMU – March 27th
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