UDFA Signings thread

[mdawg65]

Bengals continue to take chances on kids. They picked up my daughter's best friend's cousin, Jordan Campbell. Former USC kid, always in trouble. He's from the same area as Vontaze Burfict.

This is one of the problems the Bengals seem to have. Their coaches can't just focus on coaching football. They also have to run a social services clinic everytime the locker room is opened up.

At some point in time it just drags down your program. Your job is not to save every pitiful pup in the world. It's to win football games!

 

[ZeroClub]

Not sure if all of these are confirmed:


1. DB Jeff Heath, Saginaw Val State.
2. OLB Cameron Law, Miss St.
3. DB Dustin Harris, A&M
4. CB Xavier Brewer, Clemson
5. OLB Tank Reed. SMU
6. CB Devon Smith, Wisconsin
7. WR Greg Herd, E. Washington
8. WR Eric Rogers Cal Lutheran
9. OLB Brandon McGee, Ariz. St.
10. TE Paul Freedman UVA
11. QB Dalton Williams Akron
12. RB Kendial Lawrence Missouri
13. DB Jakar Hamilton SC State
14. LB Cameron Lawrence Mississippi State

2 & 14 are the same guy, I'd guess.

 

[Mr.Po]

Not sure if all of these are confirmed:


1. DB Jeff Heath, Saginaw Val State.
2. OLB Cameron Law, Miss St.
3. DB Dustin Harris, A&M
4. CB Xavier Brewer, Clemson
5. OLB Tank Reed. SMU
6. CB Devon Smith, Wisconsin
7. WR Greg Herd, E. Washington
8. WR Eric Rogers Cal Lutheran
9. OLB Brandon McGee, Ariz. St.
10. TE Paul Freedman UVA
11. QB Dalton Williams Akron
12. RB Kendial Lawrence Missouri
13. DB Jakar Hamilton SC State
14. LB Cameron Lawrence Mississippi State

Should it still be a shock that we continue to shy away from interior lineman on either side of the ball?

 

[cmd34]

Should it still be a shock that we continue to shy away from interior lineman on either side of the ball?

I can't imagine that the whole Front Office and coaching staff is this clueless to our roster weaknesses. Either they are all afraid to make Jerry see it or they are equally horrible talent evaluators. No good reason to keep neglecting it. One Center doesn't solve all problems. Ratliff and Hatcher are getting up there in age and contract size, Brent is out, Lissemore hustles, and Crawford is a tweener. Again, how do they not realize D Line is an issue??

 

[dbair1967]

2013 NFL Draft: Top 120 Undrafted Players

Written by Eric Galko on Saturday, 27 April 2013 19:32.

After an eventual and unexpected 2013 NFL Draft for all three days, here are the Top 120 players that went undrafted.

1 . Da'Rick Rogers - WR - Tennessee Tech
2 . Tony Jefferson - S - Oklahoma
3 . Chase Thomas - OLB - Stanford
4 . Keith Pough - OLB - Howard
5 . TJ Moe - WR - Missouri
6 . Kenny Tate - S - Maryland
7 . Adrian Bushell - CB - Louisville
8 . Alvin Bailey - OG - Arkansas
9 . Elvis Fisher - OT - Missouri
10 . Tyler Bray - QB - Tennessee
11 . Bruce Taylor - OLB - Virginia Tech
12 . Malcolm Bronson - S - McNeese State
13 . Dennis Johnson - RB - Arkansas
14 . Ray Graham - RB - Pittsburgh
15 . Manase Foketi - OT - West Texas A&M
16 . Jake Knott - OLB - Iowa State
17 . George Winn - RB - Cincinnati
18 . Omoregi Uzzi - OG - Georgia Tech
19 . Dax Swanson - CB - Sam Houston State
20 . Miguel Maysonet - RB - Stony Brook
21 . Kevin Reddick - ILB - North Carolina
22 . Phillip Lutzenkirchen - TE - Auburn
23 . Kwame Geathers - DT - Georgia
24 . AJ Klien - OLB - Iowa State
25 . Uzoma Nwachukwu - WR - Texas A&M
26 . Ryan Otten - TE - San Jose State
27 . Cameron Lawrence - OLB - Mississippi State
28 . Jonathan Stewart - ILB - Texas A&M
29 . Patrick Lewis - OC - Texas A&M
30 . Wes Horton - DE - USC
31 . Lamar Mady - OG - Youngstown State
32 . Nickell Robey - CB - USC
33 . Lerentee McCray - DE - Florida
34 . Michael Ford - RB - LSU
35 . Joseph Fauria - TE - UCLA
36 . Chris Faulk - OT - LSU
37 . Xavier Nixon - OT - Florida
38 . Kaleb Ramsey - DT - Boston College
39 . Abry Jones - DE - Georgia
40 . Phillip Steward - ILB - Houston
41 . Matt Scott - QB - Arizona
42 . Rontez Miles - S - California PA
43 . Zach Rogers - WR - Tennessee
44 . Lane Taylor - OG - Oklahoma State
45 . Joe Vellano - DT - Maryland
46 . Ryan Spadola - WR - Lehigh
47 . Zach Line - RB - SMU
48 . Omarius Hines - WR - Florida
49 . Conner Vernon - WR - Duke
50 . Mark Harrison - WR - Rutgers
51 . Marquis Jackson - DE - Portland State
52 . Chad Bumphis - WR - Mississippi State
53 . Ryan Griffin - QB - Tulane
54 . Jordan Rodgers - QB - Vanderbilt
55 . Tom Wort - ILB - Oklahoma
56 . Blake Williamson - TE - California PA
57 . Chris Hubbard - OT - UAB
58 . Dalton Freeman - OC - Clemson
59 . Zach Sudfeld - TE - Nevada
60 . Jeff Nady - OT - Nevada
61 . Oscar Johnson - OT - Louisiana Tech
62 . Ryan Schraeder - OG - Valdosta State
63 . Brandon Thurmond - DE - Arkanass Pine-Bluff
64 . Johnny Adams - CB - Michigan State
65 . Emory Blake - WR - Auburn
66 . Dan Buckner - WR - Arizona
67 . Braden Brown - OG - BYU
68 . Robert McCabe - OLB - Georgetown
69 . Vernon Kearney - S - Lane
70 . Brodrick Brown - CB - Oklahoma State
71 . Rodney Smith - WR - Florida State
72 . Joe Kruger - DE - Utah
73 . Caleb Schreibreis - DE - Montana State
74 . Brandon Kaufman - WR - Eastern Washington
75 . Ontario McCalebb - RB - Auburn
76 . Melvin White - CB - Louisiana
77 . DeVonte Christopher - WR - Utah
78 . Xavier Boyce - WR - Norfolk State
79 . Cory Grissom - DT - South Florida
80 . Nathan Stanley - QB - SE Louisiana
81 . Colby Cameron - QB - Louisiana Tech
82 . Colin Klein - TE - Kansas State
83 . Keenan Davis - WR - Iowa
84 . Stefphon Jefferson - RB - Nevada
85 . Marcus Davis - WR - Virginia Tech
86 . Brent Russell - DT - Georgia Southern
87 . Tenarius Wright - ILB - Arkansas
88 . Prentiss Wagner - CB - Tennessee
89 . Rashard Hall - S - Clemson
90 . Matt Brown - QB - Illinois State
91 . Peter Lalich - QB - California PA
92 . Curtis McNeal - RB - USC
93 . Lanear Sampson - WR - Baylor
94 . Jasper Collins - WR - Mount Union
95 . Lucas Reed - TE - New Mexico
96 . Ray Ray Armstrong - S - Faulkner
97 . Jeff Tuel - QB - Washington State
98 . Travis Johnson - DE - San Jose State
99 . Brad Madison - DE - Missouri
100 . Rod Sweating - CB - Georgia Tech
101 . Erik Highsmith - WR - North Carolina
102 . Mike Edwards - CB - Hawaii
103 . Branden Smith - CB - Georgia
104 . Dustin Harris - CB - Texas A&M
105 . Robert Lester - S - Alabama
106 . Travis Long - DE - Washington State
107 . Alex Carder - QB - Western Michigan
108 . Demontre Hurst - CB - Oklahoma
109 . Nigel Malone - CB - Kansas State
110 . Colin Anderson - TE - Furman
111 . Matt Furstenburg - TE - Maryland
112 . Robbie Rouse - RB - Fresno State
113 . Cierre Wood - RB - Notre Dame
114 . Christian Robinson - ILB - Georgia
115 . Nick Clancy - ILB - Boston College
116 . Sheldon Price - CB - UCLA
117 . Travis Howard - CB - Ohio State
118 . Kenny Okoro - S - Wake Forest
119 . Luke Marquarrt - OT - Azusa Pacific
120 . JD Woods - WR - West Virginia

 

[iceberg]

Should it still be a shock that we continue to shy away from interior lineman on either side of the ball?

that is a little strange. but to me, i imagine they feel ok on the DL and perhaps it was ryans scheme more than players. i'm not sure an UDFA OL prospect would really make a difference, but by appearance, it does continue to raise valid questions. we'll see on who they sign as a FA and go from there.

 

[dbair1967]

Rowan Kavner @KavnerDC

A bunch more guys added to the list of rookie free agents coming to Dallas

 

[dbair1967]

Looks like Bray changed his mind, now going to KC:

AdamSchefter Adam Schefter
RT @Buffalo_Wolf: NOT the Dolphins? ... Not the Dolphins. Tyler Bray is headed to Kansas City to the Chiefs.

 

[Theebs]

Apparently Alvin bailey has big time issues.

 

[iceberg]

cam lawrence is my "pet cat". love what i'm seeing so far.

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

I can't imagine that the whole Front Office and coaching staff is this clueless to our roster weaknesses. Either they are all afraid to make Jerry see it or they are equally horrible talent evaluators. No good reason to keep neglecting it. One Center doesn't solve all problems. Ratliff and Hatcher are getting up there in age and contract size, Brent is out, Lissemore hustles, and Crawford is a tweener. Again, how do they not realize D Line is an issue??

We all know that Jerry doesn't value the OL. My thinking is, that after he got ripped by the media for drafting Fredericks, that's the excuse he now has to never draft an OL early.

You mention as to how you couldn't imagine Jerry being so clueless about the weakness of the roster particularly with the OL; but the bigger question is how clueless can he be in not looking at the 49ers' and the success they are having when they invested resources in the OL and not think how well Romo and the Cowboys as a whole would be with an OL like that? Sadly, I think he sees the 49ers, and it has made him all the more entrenched in his thinking. Jerry is not going to be a follower; he thinks he a fucking innovator. Jerry is in defiance and denial of conventional wisdo. Spending all that money to extend Romo, and doing practically nothing to protect him.

It baffles the mind as to how a person has such an aversion to perhaps the most important unit on the team.

 

[ZeroClub]

I'm just as happy that the team didn't add more developmental OL this weekend; I'm not convinced more developmental OL were needed. They already have guys like Arkin, Kowalski, and Leary on the roster .... No point in hitting the restart button just for the heck of it.

It would have been great for the Cowboys to draft a second rookie OL who could be a year 1 starter. Unfortunately, those guys were drafted very early.

 

[marionbarberthe4th]

111 . Matt Furstenburg - TE - Maryland

:towel he made it to the show

 

[Midswat]

I see 12 confirmed names. Our clueless GM says were signing 15-20 this year, so more names should be added.

 

[Midswat]

Holy shit. Just noticed we didn't sign any OL or DL as UDFA's either.

What the fuck.

 

[dbair1967]

Holy shit. Just noticed we didn't sign any OL or DL as UDFA's either.

What the fuck.

We're signing more guys

 

[ZeroClub]

cam lawrence is my "pet cat". love what i'm seeing so far.

I've seen many of his games. He's got a great football attitude ... plays with passion. He's a motivational team leader RKG.

His weakness is that he's prone to being overpowered. He was just marginally strong enough to be an SEC LB; he got tossed around too much. When encountering pulling OL, there were times that he looked like a boy playing a man's game.

He has old school recklessness, fearlessness, gutsiness that could land him a spot on special teams. Realistically, that's his chance to make the team. Not sure that he has an NFL body, though.

 

[Midswat]

Has Robert LEster or Ray Ray Armstrong signed with anyone?

Edit: Lester is a Panther.

Looks like Rams got Ray Ray.

 

[Mr.Po]

Ray Ray is a Ram.

 

[dbair1967]

RB Kendial Lawrence Missouri

04/17/2013 - 2013 NFL DRAFT: 124 FBS PROGRAMS, 124 POSSIBLE UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS: MISSOURI: RB Kendial Lawrence (5-9, 194, 4.33)...His marginal size is largely the reason why he's gone unnoticed during the predraft process, but Lawrence has the speed and burst to possibly contribute as a NFL change-of-pace back. - Dane Brugler, NFLDraftScout.com
•More Kendial Lawrence News

Overview

Lawrence was a Parade All-American out of Rockwall, Texas who came to Missouri as the N0. 16-ranked running back in the country by Rivals.com.

After being productive in a reserve role through his first two seasons, Lawrence won the starting job out of fall camp entering his junior season. However, he suffered a cracked fibula in practice before the second game of the season and missed three games. When he returned, Lawrence was a backup to Henry Josey.

Ironically, a season-ending injury to Josey put Lawrence back in the starting spot, and he gained 371 yards with three touchdowns over the final three games of the season.

Lawrence was the unquestioned lead back as a senior, and showed durability with 200 carries for 1,102 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.

Lawrence wasn't invited to the Scouting Combine, but did run 40-yard dashes of 4.33 and 4.45 seconds at his pro day, according to NFL.com.

Analysis

Lawrence is undersized and has been injury prone at time during his career, dating back to high school. But he was impressive at his pro day, showing elite top-end speed and good quickness.