DE/LB Eric Norwood said Monday he filed his paperwork last week with the NFL's advisory council, which, well, advises prospects where they'd be drafted in April. Makes sense for him after the All SEC nod recently and let's be honest he is a beast.
Norwood is USC's all-time leader with 42 tackles for loss and is third on the all-time list in sacks with 22. He is the active SEC leader in sacks and tackles for loss. Norwood also was selected first-team All-SEC by the league's coaches in 2007.
Other Gamecocks expected to check their statuses through that council are SS Emanuel Cook, TE Jared Cook, CB Captain Munnerlyn and spur Darian Stewart.
Jared Cook, selected to the AP second team All SEC Monday, is a semifinalist for the Mackey Award, which goes to the nation's top tight end. He is second on the team with 35 catches for 550 yards and two touchdowns. He led the team in yards per catch (15.7).
Emanuel Cook, also a second-team choice for All SEC by AP, led USC with 87 tackles and topped the SEC in solo tackles with 62.
The Cooks are gone in my view and especially E Cook. Just look how USC has been recruiting this year with Gillmore and others coming in....Spurrier & Co I think know that E-Cook is gone. I feel Darrin Stewart is also just putting his toe in the water here and will stay to finish out his senior year. Probably wise too as he will be looked to in 09 to "be the man."
Oh and don't forget Jasper Brinkley. Brinkley, a senior, ranked fifth on the team with 54 tackles, including five for loss. He has 182 tackles in a little more than two seasons with Carolina, including 132 solo stops. I feel confident that he will be playing in the NFL on Sundays.
So who do you think will leave?
- J Cook
- E Cook
- Captain
- D Stewart
- E Norwood
2 comments:
The two Cooks are probably gone, as both will likely be first day picks. The others should probably all stay another year to improve their stock, but I guess you never can tell whether or not one will make a stupid mistake and take off only to get drafted in the 6th round or worse. I've always heard that Captain wants to leave ASAP, but his performance this year really wasn't as good as it could've been. He does have great athleticism, though, so maybe some team would jump on him for that. Stewart needs more time and Norwood, while a great player, is something of a tweener, to big for LB but not big enough for DE at the pro level.
By the way, where are the Iowa fans? They've invaded my site.
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