OFFICIAL 2008 UNDRAFTED FREE AGENCY THREAD!!!

[Lurker64]

We're out of picks, and our guys are on the phone! In his post draft press conference Thompson says both "There are still some names that we feel would be good additions to our team" and also indicates that he's not sure if they'll go all the way to 80 players now (with 12 UDFA) or leave some room for later.

[Rastak]

Re: OFFICIAL UNDRAFTED FREE AGENCY THREAD!!!

We're out of picks, and our guys are on the phone! In his post draft press conference Thompson says both "There are still some names that we feel would be good additions to our team" and also indicates that he's not sure if they'll go all the way to 80 players now (with 12 UDFA) or leave some room for later.

Great idea for a thread, unfortunately I have to pull an Admiral Stockdale..."I'm fresh out of ammo".


See if anyone gets that obscure reference.....

[Bretsky]

I don't have a good feel for any names left

Somebody throw out a list of guys left with ability that you like.

There is a white HB from UW Whitewater who the Packers have expressed interest in from Palmyra.

Travis Biemer or something like that; fast due with power who wants a chance.

WHO ELSE ?

[Bretsky]

DID ANY PUNTERS GET PICKED ???

[Lurker64]

Of the list of guys we had in for visits or were caught expressing interest in the following are left standing (by my count). Interestingly, Swain was one of the guys we had in for a visit before we drafted him. No one else we drafted was on either of these lists (originally published by the Journal Sentinel.)

Visited:
WR Luke Swan, Wisconsin
C Eric Scott, Kentucky
LB Danny Lansanah, Connecticut
P Ken DeBauche, Wisconsin
LB Justin Roland, Kansas State
TE Mike Peterson, NW Missouri State

Drew Interest:
OLB Brian Smith, McNeese State
WR Brooks Little, South Dakota
S Lamar Morgan, Louisiana-Lafayette
OT Darren Marquez, Southern Illinois
S Jerod Parrish, Tennessee
RB/WR/KR Anthony Aldridge, Houston
WR/KR Samuel Gigure, Sherbroke University (Montreal)
C Adam Hill, Louisiana-Monroe
WR Brian Paysinger, Oregon
OL Tim McCutcheon, California (Pa.)
OL Mitch Erickson, South Dakota State
QB Tommy Grady, Utah.

Also Bretsky, I believe the #2 Punter on the Board (Dragosavich out of North Dakota) is still available, he has a big leg.

[gbpackfan]

WR Maurice Purify said the Packers were after him.

[arcilite]

I want Vince Hall, LB Virginia Tech

[Partial]

Kenny DeBauche is a good punter. I wouldn't mind seeing him brought in for the sake of competition.

[texaspackerbacker]

Dragosevich never got drafted, did he? I think he's better than De Bauche.

[Lurker64]

Dragosevich never got drafted, did he? I think he's better than De Bauche.

He did not, Durant Brooks was the only punter drafted.

[Scott Campbell]

QB Tommy Grady, Utah.

Don't bother. He's terrible.

[cpk1994]

DID ANY PUNTERS GET PICKED ???

Yes. And a long snapper was drafted as well.

[Lurker64]

According to Scott Wright's NFLDraftcountdown.com (not any sort of authority, but a convenient source of lists) here are some of the top undrafted prospects:

Top Undrafted Prospects

1. Erin Henderson, OLB, Maryland
2. Wesley Woodyard, OLB, Kentucky
3. Darrell Robertson, DE, Georgia Tech
4. Ali Highsmith, OLB, L.S.U.
5. Gary Guyton, OLB, Georgia Tech
6. Drew Radovich, OG, USC
7. Curtis Johnson, OLB, Clark Atlanta
8. Jamar Adams, S, Michigan
9. Tommy Blake, DE, T.C.U.
10. Kerry Brown, OG, Appalachian St.
11. Eric Young, OG, Tennessee
12. David Roach, S, T.C.U.
13. Ezra Butler, OLB, Nevada
14. William Robinson, OT, San Diego St.
15. Jolonn Dunbar, ILB, Boston College
16. D.J. Hall, WR, Alabama
17. Michael Grant, CB, Arkansas
18. Louis Holmes, DE, Arizona
19. Wallace Gilberry, DE, Alabama
20. Anthony Alridge, RB, Houston
21. Curtis Gatewood, OLB, Vanderbilt
22. Pedro Sosa, OG, Rutgers
23. Darius Reynaud, WR, West Virginia
24. Robert Felton, OG, Arkansas
25. Dorien Bryant, WR, Purdue 26. Franklin Dunbar, OT, Middle Tenn. St.
27. Martail Burnett, DE, Utah
28. J Leman, ILB, Illinois
29. Steve Octavien, OLB, Nebraska
30. Kelly Poppinga, OLB, B.Y.U.
31. Jonathan Hefney, S, Tennessee
32. Keilen Dykes, DE, West Virginia
33. Maurice Purify, WR, Nebraska
34. Titus Brown, DE, Mississippi St.
35. Chad Simpson, RB, Morgan St.
36. Ben Moffitt, ILB, South Florida
37. Dennis Keyes, S, UCLA
38. Marcus Griffin, S, Texas
39. Mike Dragosavich, P, North Dakota St.
40. Kyle Wright, QB, Miami (FL)
41. Lamar Myles, OLB, Louisville
42. Calvin Dawson, RB, Louisiana-Monroe
43. Paul Smith, QB, Tulsa
44. Todd Blythe, WR, Iowa St.
45. Marcus Dixon, DE, Hampton
46. Darnell Terrell, CB, Missouri
47. Ryan Grice-Mullen, WR, Hawaii
48. Lance Leggett, WR, Miami (FL)
49. Steven Hauschka, K, North Carolina St.
50. Fernando Velasco, C, Georgia

I think we stay away from the QBs and WRs and make a point of bringing in an RB a safety, and some bodies for the lines. Also I'd like to see Dragosavich.

[hawaii50]

30. Kelly Poppinga, OLB, B.Y.U.

Since I'm assuming poppinga isn't a very common last name, me thinks he could be our very own brady's little bro

[GBRulz]

Kenny DeBauche is a good punter. I wouldn't mind seeing him brought in for the sake of competition.

I am cheering this guy on, big time. He's my best friends cousin. I've met him a few times, really nice guy.

The local ABC team is on their way to his house now to do an interview with him for the 10 o'clock news. His Mom is like calling everyone saying "kenny got signed by the Packers" and she's crying. Kinda cool.