QB: McCarron, Murray, Mettenberger, Savage.

RB: Storm Johnson, Kadeem Carey, Devonta Freeman

TE: None

WR: Martavius Bryant, Bruce Ellington, Kevin Noorwood, Jeff janis, Robert Herron, Mike Campanaro

OL: David Yankey, James Hurst, Bryan Stork, Santreal Henderson

DL: Anthony Johnson, DaQuan Jones, Daniel McCullers, Michael Sam

LB: Carl Bradford, Shane Skove, Christian Jones, Lamin Barrow, Telvin Smith, Jordan Zumwalt

CB: EJ Gaines, Walt Aikens

FS: None

SS: Dion Bailey

K/P None

Didn't Telvin Smith fail his drug test?

I vote for Shayne Skov. Did you see the report on him today? Lives in Mexico...etc,

Also really like Carey & Freeman at RB. Carey has some off field issues I think.

Freeman to ATL

RB ... DE' Anthony Thomas
ILB ... Max Bullough
SS .... Jonathan Dowling
OLB ... Carl Bradford
WR ... Brandon Coleman

Walt Aikens!


Nice get.

Truth everything I see on him had him going later than 4th. What's so great about him?
Surprised McCarron and Aaron Murray still around and possible for us in 5th

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The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Aikens was released from U of Illinois for stealing a laptop from a dorm room. That's why he went to Liberty.

I think the kid that was taken two picks behind him would have been better. Pierre Desir.

That being said, I think we have a roster full of CB's already and could have went elsewhere in round 4.

Aikens was ranked as a 5th or 6th rounder. Desir was ranked by several in the 60-70 range.

Pretty boring draft from Hickey so far. I think we should have gone after a RB before they all fell.

I think we are reaching too often.

berkeley223 Wrote:
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> Truth everything I see on him had him going later
> than 4th. What's so great about him?
> Surprised McCarron and Aaron Murray still around
> and possible for us in 5th


I like the kid a lot. I didn't want to waste a high pick on a CB so I was looking for a guy in the 4th/5th range.

I like this kid and EJ Gaines the best.

Good size, long arms, sub 4.5 speed. Good, not amazing hands. Tough/willing tackler. Very fluid hips in coverage and nice closing burst.


I agree with him. He can play outside, nickle or FS.

I'd have rather taken Anthony Johnson at DT or David Yankey at OG, but if it was a DB he's one of the two or three left I liked at all.

Don't get wrapped up in rankings too much Berk. I don't worry about them. Nobody is right all the time and most services are estimates anyway. Watch his film and decide if he can play or not.

Then you take him where you feel you can't let him go any further without losing him. It only takes one GM who doesn't agree with walterfootball and you get screwed if you wait until where some website ranked him.

btw...CBSsports had a 3rd round grade on him.

JoeFootball Wrote:
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> Aikens was released from U of Illinois for
> stealing a laptop from a dorm room. That's why he
> went to Liberty.
>
> I think the kid that was taken two picks behind
> him would have been better. Pierre Desir.
>
> That being said, I think we have a roster full of
> CB's already and could have went elsewhere in
> round 4.
>
> Aikens was ranked as a 5th or 6th rounder. Desir
> was ranked by several in the 60-70 range.
>
> Pretty boring draft from Hickey so far. I think we
> should have gone after a RB before they all fell.
>
> I think we are reaching too often.


Actually, he was charged with possession of stolen property. He bought a laptop from a teammate who had stolen it.

OK, I'm sold. Looks like a good value if he can also play some safety and gunner on Special teams.

I like the way he tackles. He is a a good press corner. Hopefully, we will play more press coverage.

"There were 20-plus teams at Liberty's pro day, and they were all there to get a better look at Aikens. He's got the size everyone is looking for at corner and has pretty good speed, running the 40 in a hand-timed 4.49 seconds." -- Gil Brandt