Wisconsin Badgers In The NFL Draft??

[Maxie the Taxi]

Living where I do, the Badgers aren't on TV too often. So, you Badger fans that watch them regularly, are any of these guys NFL worthy? Could any of them help the Packers next year or beyond?

Seniors
143 Joe Schobert OLB 14 Wisconsin Sr 6-1 236 4-5
231 Derek Watt FB 3 Wisconsin rSr 6-1 236 6-7
262 Tanner McEvoy FS 10 Wisconsin rSr 6-6 231 7-FA
273 Michael Caputo SS 12 Wisconsin rSr 6-0 206 7-FA
277 Tyler Marz OT 22 Wisconsin rSr 6-7 318 7-FA
397 Joel Stave QB 24 Wisconsin rSr 6-4 219 ––
492 Austin Traylor TE 26 Wisconsin rSr 6-3 245 ––
502 Ray Ball OG 28 Wisconsin rSr 6-6 321 ––
520 Darius Hillary CB 51 Wisconsin rSr 5-11 187 ––
637 Alex Erickson WR 82 Wisconsin rSr 6-0 197 ––
874 Jordan Fredrick WR 123 Wisconsin rSr 6-3 208 ––
958 Drew Meyer P 16 Wisconsin rSr 6-2 190 ––

Others
Corey Clement RB ?

[Pugger]

I thought I heard Corey Clement is coming back in 2016?

Tanner McEvoy is an interesting prospect. He played both FS and WR last year. If he plays safety in the NFL he'd be one of the tallest DBs in league history. He is 6'6" and 223 lbs.

[texaspackerbacker]

Those seem like some pretty low estimates. Schobert 4th or 5th round? That would be an extreme bargain for somebody. As far as the Packers are concerned, he and Watt would be of the most interest, IMO. Marz maybe also, but he didn't impress me much in college. I think still he goes way before the 7th round, though. McEvoy I bet goes late 3rd or 4th. Stave if he does well in the East West Shrine game maybe 5-6; Erickson will help some NFL team - I bet he goes 5-6 also.

[Maxie the Taxi]

^Watt? Isn't he a FB? Just what the Packers need in case Kuhn retires. MM must carry two, you know.

[ThunderDan]

I heard Erickson is trying to get a medical red shirt for a previous year so he might be playing for Bucky in 2016 and not the NFL.

[mraynrand]

Stave if he does well in the East West Shrine game maybe 5-6

LOL. He'd be lucky to be a camp arm.

[Maxie the Taxi]

LOL. He'd be lucky to be a camp arm.In this last bowl game, the announcers kept saying Stave had set all kinds of records at QB for UW. I was amazed. He's always looked like crap the few times I've seen him. Plus, wasn't McEvoy QBing part of one year?

[ThunderDan]

I like Austin Traylor at TE. He was injuried for a chunk of the season but he is a good blocker who can catch. He will probably be picked up in the late rounds.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Living where I do, the Badgers aren't on TV too often.
http://www.nfassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Manormead.jpg

I hear ya. And it's always a big argument to change the channel.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Seniors
143 Joe Schobert OLB 14 Wisconsin Sr 6-1 236 4-5
231 Derek Watt FB 3 Wisconsin rSr 6-1 236 6-7
262 Tanner McEvoy FS 10 Wisconsin rSr 6-6 231 7-FA
273 Michael Caputo SS 12 Wisconsin rSr 6-0 206 7-FA
277 Tyler Marz OT 22 Wisconsin rSr 6-7 318 7-FA
397 Joel Stave QB 24 Wisconsin rSr 6-4 219 ––
492 Austin Traylor TE 26 Wisconsin rSr 6-3 245 ––
502 Ray Ball OG 28 Wisconsin rSr 6-6 321 ––
520 Darius Hillary CB 51 Wisconsin rSr 5-11 187 ––
637 Alex Erickson WR 82 Wisconsin rSr 6-0 197 ––
874 Jordan Fredrick WR 123 Wisconsin rSr 6-3 208 ––
958 Drew Meyer P 16 Wisconsin rSr 6-2 190 ––

Of that list, I'd say Traylor is a maybe. Schobert could put on a little weight and play somewhere. McEvoy is gonna be a pro because I say so.

I swear Watt has another year of eligibility. Guess not. His best asset is his name.

Erickson might make a team. I don't see any Badger taken before 4th round.

[mraynrand]

http://www.nfassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Manormead.jpg

I hear ya. And it's always a big argument to change the channel.

ageist

[Maxie the Taxi]

I hear ya. And it's always a big argument to change the channel.I actually envy those guys. They got color TV! And probably a remote too.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Those colored pool balls jump right off the screen. Exciting, yes.

[call_me_ishmael]

LOL. He'd be lucky to be a camp arm.

Disagree. The Stave family expects Joel to be drafted because NFL people have told them they expect him to be drafted.

[mraynrand]

Disagree. The Stave family expects Joel to be drafted because NFL people have told them they expect him to be drafted.

OK. I wasn't much impressed with him, but I only saw a few games. He seems to have a big enough arm, but is wildly inaccurate. My daughter really, really hates him :) But she's not an NFL scout, just an angry sophomore.

[Zool]

OK. I wasn't much impressed with him, but I only saw a few games. He seems to have a big enough arm, but is wildly inaccurate. My daughter really, really hates him :) But she's not an NFL scout, just an angry sophomore.

I'll be SHOCKED if big game Joel gets drafted. No feet, medium arm strength and no vision. He locks onto his #1 route and rides it to an incompletion or sack.

[Fosco33]

Clement is returning next yr.

Schobert will play somewhere - but no gb. 2nd team all American.

Surprised Hillary is listed so low. Bucky had a very good defense and he didn't get many targets - I liked him.

Mcevoy is an athlete. Wb/wr/safety.

Caputo reminded me a little like Jim Leonard.

[pbmax]

Those colored pool balls jump right off the screen. Exciting, yes.

Where did you get a photo of billiards on TV? Is that a UK photo sharing website?

Speaking of boring British pastimes on TV, while becoming bored with ESPN ads on their web app during college bowl games, I tuned it into the World Dart Championships LIVE!

They walked out like it was a heavyweight bout, with girls lining the walkway and everything. And I admit, watching them throw with such accuracy was pretty amazing. For all of 2 minutes. I would rather watch poker or golf on TV.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Where did you get a photo of billiards on TV? Is that a UK photo sharing website?

I'm surprised you can tell difference, they're just a bit bigger.


There are many sizes and styles of pool and billiard tables. Generally, tables are rectangles twice as long as they are wide. Most pool tables are known as 7-, 8-, or 9-footers, referring to the length of the table's long side, though a standard size used now is approximately 9ft by 4.5ft. Traditionally for Billiards, 12ft long table was common but these days 10ft tables remain the standard size for billiard games.

[pbmax]

Yeah, Fosco is right. The DBs they have can play. McEvoy is a heck of an athlete, he should be a QB in a Single Wing.

[channtheman]

I'll be SHOCKED if big game Joel gets drafted. No feet, medium arm strength and no vision. He locks onto his #1 route and rides it to an incompletion or sack.

I never thought Tolzien would play a down in the NFL either. Stave will probably get his chance with at least a few teams.

[pbmax]

^ Don't forget eternal backup Jim Sorgi. Hell, Brooks Bollinger played QB for the Jets.

[mraynrand]

They walked out like it was a heavyweight bout, with girls lining the walkway and everything. And I admit, watching them throw with such accuracy was pretty amazing. For all of 2 minutes. I would rather watch poker or golf on TV.

Nothing is quite as exciting as Olympic level archery. Those final 10 minutes of micro adjustments, too small for the naked eye, are as compelling as anything in all of sports.

[ThunderDan]

I'm surprised you can tell difference, they're just a bit bigger.

Where did you and pb grow up? That is snooker not billiards.

[pbmax]

Where did you and pb gorw up? That is snooker not billiards.

Yeah, you are right. Billiards was the game I hated as a child as it really cut down on the speed you could send the cue ball into the ball at the other end of the table, hoping to have it jump and clock your sibling. :)

[call_me_ishmael]

Caputo reminded me a little like Jim Leonard.

But bigger and better! I really like Michael Caputo. I would not mind seeing GB take a late round flyer on him at all.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Yeah, you are right. Billiards was the game I hated as a child as it really cut down on the speed you could send the cue ball into the ball at the other end of the table, hoping to have it jump and clock your sibling. :)So, Harlan's your brother then? I think you clocked him once or twice too often.

[channtheman]

^ Don't forget eternal backup Jim Sorgi. Hell, Brooks Bollinger played QB for the Jets.

I remember watching Bollinger on a MNF game once, so proud of my Badgers! He sucked, but he was starting that game. Sorgi actually looked good when he got to play a few times when Manning would go out in a blowout (or at least his stat line looked pretty good). Is Sorgi still in the league?

[Pugger]

I remember watching Bollinger on a MNF game once, so proud of my Badgers! He sucked, but he was starting that game. Sorgi actually looked good when he got to play a few times when Manning would go out in a blowout (or at least his stat line looked pretty good). Is Sorgi still in the league?

No, he was cut by the Gmen after TC in 2010. He won a ring with Indy.

[pbmax]

So, Harlan's your brother then? I think you clocked him once or twice too often.

You might be surprised, he moved quite fast back in the day.