College Players The Eagles Are Interested In

[Mad-Lad]

holy effin ish

i wonder if anyone in combine history has ever had a 33 bench rep...sub 4.40 combo before...vd really is a cyborg

He's no Robocop.

[Feva]

Just watched Bunkley in wave drills... looked pretty damn good.  Nice change of direction... kept his body control.  Looked mean as farg while he did it too. 

[Feva]

9 feet 5 inches in the broad jump for Bunkley... explosive. 

[NGM]

9 feet 5 inches in the broad jump for Bunkley... explosive. 

Workout warriors, no matter how productive, always scare me.

[PhillyPhreak54]

"It was kind of crazy, sitting in front of big-time NFL coaches; Chicago with Lovie Smith, Cincinnati with Marvin Lewis, Philadelphia with Andy Reid,'' Scheffler said. "The first one, with Philadelphia, was kind of stressful, but after that they seemed to go pretty well.''

Western Mich TE Tony Scheffler

[PhillyPhanInDC]

"Draft Buzz" from the Sporting News, Mark Eckel wrote:

DRAFT BUZZ

The Eagles fell for Oregon defensive tackle Haloti Ngata at the Scouting Combines, but they know he will be gone by the 14th overall pick. They could try to move up in the first round to get him. If they packaged their first and second-round picks, it could get them to Oakland's No. 7 pick, just ahead of Buffalo at No. 8, where Ngata has been projected to go. If that strategy fails, the Eagles could go the other way, trade down in the first round and select from this group of defensive tackles--Michigan's Gabe Watson, Texas' Rod Wright, Miami's Orien Harris and LSU's Claude Wroten

Odd that there is no mention of Bunkley though....

Ngata or Bunkley?

I think I would go with Bunkley.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I could see any number of scenarios in which Eckel could be wrong... most notably:

A.  He just guessed as usual.
B.  The Eagles are using his "inside scoop" and threw the scent in the direction of Ngata.


I can't see them trading up for him, but he's going to be a good NFL player.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

I could see any number of scenarios in which Eckel could be wrong... most notably:

A.  He just guessed as usual.
B.  The Eagles are using his "inside scoop" and threw the scent in the direction of Ngata.


I can't see them trading up for him, but he's going to be a good NFL player.

No doubt, but after watching and reading a lot about Bunkley, I think Bunkley will wind up being a better DT, but I think Ngata is a better DT right now.

[rjs246]

Ngata is the kind of player who will probably never make a pro-bowl. Never make a ludicrous amount of money and most people will only remember him as the dude who was a top ten draft pick and never had more than 3 sacks in a season. But he will almost certainly make any team he ever plays on better at stopping the run. I don't think it would make sense to trade up for him, but if he fell in their laps it would be rather awesome.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'd take either one of 'em.

Ngata is a fargin load (338lbs) and can move.

Bunkley is a stud too.

[Feva]

Gimme the more athletic one of the two with the higher ceiling.

[PhillyFan]

If the Eagles are going to trade up, I'm much rather see them get high enough to get Mario Williams. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Next Level Scouting

Here is a team-by-team list of "Players of Interest" for each team who either spent occasions speaking to all the players listed one-or-more times after one-or-several practices, back in the respective hotel lobbies, in official/un-official meeting/hotel rooms or at the very least requested to speak further with the players after they completed a team profile sheet during the two week evaluation process that took place in mid-to-late January.  We have also added a handful of Underclassmen who were interviewed during the week of one of the two games or contacted themselves or through their agents during that period of time.

These are the players who were not already on the list on page 1. Some of the guys on NLS's list we already knew about.

Reggie McNeal, QB, Texas A&M, QB
Bruce Gradkowski, QB, Toledo
Paul Pinegar, QB, Fresno State
Tarvaris Jackson, QB, Alabama State
Joseph Addai, RB, LSU
Leon Washington, RB, Florida State
Taurean Henderson, RB, Texas Tech
Gilbert Harris, FB/RB, Arizona
Travis Wilson, WR, Oklahoma
Greg Jennings, WR, Western Michigan
Todd Watkins, WR, BYU
Mike Haas, WR, Oregon State
Chad Jackson, WR, Florida
Joe Klopfenstein, TE, Colorado
Ryan O'Callaghan, OT, California
Jeremy Trueblood, OT, Boston College
Joe Toledo, OT, Washington
Chris Kuper, OL, North Dakota
Isaac Sowells, OL, Indiana
Mark Setterstrom, OG, Minnesota
Kevin Boothe G/T, Cornell
Jason Spitz, G/C, Louisville
Mark Anderson, DE, Alabama
Kamerion Wimberly, DE/OLB, Florida State
Kyle Williams, DT, LSU
Parys Haralson, DE/OLB, Tennessee
Eric Henderson, DE, Georgia Tech
James Wyche, DE, Syracuse
Frostee Rucker, DE, USC
DeMeco Ryans, LB, Alabama
Thomas Howard, LB, Texas-El Paso
Rocky McIntosh, LB, Miami, FL
Brandon Hoyte, LB, Notre Dame
James Anderson, LB, Virginia Tech
Paul Szczesny, LB, Arizona State/Indiana
Tim Jennings, CB/KR, Georgia
Gerrick McPhearson, CB, Maryland
Justin Wyatt, CB, Southern Cal
Danieal Manning, CB/RT, Abilene Christian
Antonio Cromartie, CB/RT, Florida State
Roman Harper, S, Alabama
Charlie Peprah, S, Alabama
Nate Salley, S, Ohio State
Dawan Landry, S, Georgia Tech
Dwayne Slay, S, Texas Tech
Josh Huston, K, Ohio State
Jonathan Scifres, K, SW Missouri State
Thomas Olsted, P, Troy
John Torp, P, Colorado

[PhillyPhreak54]

Links courtesy of ge99:

Bruce Eugene - QB - Grambling

Eugene, who trimmed 40 pounds of excess weight in off-season training, gained a rare invite to the scouting combine in Indianapolis last week. Now, he's setting up individual follow-up tryouts with select teams — including a session with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 17

Bruce Gradkowski - QB - Toledo

Gradkowski said he had the opportunity to talk with representatives from virtually every NFL team. "I met with 28 quarterback coaches and a bunch of offensive coordinators," said Gradkowski. "I met with a group of coaches from the Philadelphia Eagles. (Eagles' Head Coach) Andy Reid even had me draw up a play on the board."

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Awesome to see that the Bruce is on that list. He is my stone-cold lock for one of the Eagles' picks this year.

Another thing I noticed right away....a ton of LBs in there......but no mention of Chad Greenway. I like that.


McNabb
Garcia
Gradkowski