[CBFF] Draft

[Victor Waldron]

Does anyone know anything about Dwayne Bowe (LSU)? The Scouts Inc. guy
who does their mock draft has him in our spot at #31.

Here's what's written about him at ESPN:
Dwayne Bowe
WR | (6'2", 222, 4.5) | LSU

Scouts Grade: 93

Strengths: Possesses outstanding size and adequate speed for a bigger
receiver. He is a fluid and smooth athlete. Shows a high ceiling for
development and continues to improve with more experience. He is
learning to use his wide wingspan to his advantage as a route-runner.
He has long arms and big hands. A potential weapon on jump-balls, fade
routes, red zone, etc. His hands are extremely strong and he shows the
ability to take the ball away from defenders in the air. He does a
good job of catching the ball over his head. He possesses excellent
body control and balance for a bigger receiver. He lacks ideal initial
burst or acceleration after the catch, but he's a shifty and physical
runner that will make the first defender miss and carry the second
defender a few yards before going down. Gives a good effort as a
blocker and should continue to improve in this area with better
technique. Certainly big and strong enough to become an effective
stalk blocker in the NFL.

Weaknesses: Continues to improve with experience but a bit of a
late-bloomer who did not play football in high school until his junior
year. Lacks ideal recognition skills. Does a below average job of
finding soft spots in zone coverage. Rounds off too many of his routes
and must learn to get in and out of his breaks without gearing down as
much. He has a tendency to lose focus on occasion and will drop some
"catchable" passes. Possesses adequate speed for his size but lacks
elite speed to consistently get over the top of NFL defensive backs
one-on-one. He has had some minor durability issues throughout his
collegiate career.

Overall: Bowe played in all 13 games for LSU as a true freshman in
2003 as the team's fourth wide receiver and made nine catches for 106
yards. In 2004, Bowe played in all 12 games and had 10 starts. He
finished the year with 39 receptions for 597 yards (15.3 average) and
five touchdowns. Bowe missed the 2005 opener against ASU with an ankle
injury and then played in the remaining 12 games, making nine starts.
He led the Tigers in receptions (41), receiving yards (710), and
touchdown catches (nine), while averaging 17.3 yards per receptions.

Bowe is one of the most naturally gifted wide receiver prospects in
this class. He still has room to improve in terms of his route running
and recognition skills, but Bowe is a late-bloomer who continues to
make noticeable strides with more playing experience. He projects as a
good No. 2 receiver in the NFL and he should come off the 2007 draft
board no later than the second round.


On 4/5/07, azbearfan34 at cox.net <azbearfan34 at cox.net> wrote:
> What about Meacham?  I only know that he is like 6-2 210 and runs in the 4.3's.  anyone else have more on him?
>
> I like either Olsen or possibly best DT/OL available at least if they stay put.
>
> Nat
> ---- mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > So, any guesses on what the Bears are going to do?
> >
> > I'm not sure, but I saw a mock draft where they take Dwayne Jarrett. I would really hate it if the Bears took any reciever other than Calvin Johnson. No other reciever could help the team right away.
> >
> > There's an article (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/2007/04/04/ramblings/nfl-draft/5047/) with a chart that shows some different drafting trends over the past five years. I was surprised to see that the Bears had drafted so many WRs (7) and so few OL (4).
> > -Chris
> >
> >
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