Mel Kiper thinks more of Mike Martin than does NFL.com, but he thinks a lot less of Junior Hemingway. Soon after I posted NFL.com's projections for Martin, Hemingway and Molk, the Detroit News caught draft expert Mel Kiper's thoughts on the trio, and his evaluations are quite different.
Martin: "I think he's one of those guys you get in to that third-round mix. He's going to be in a rotation a good guy to have on your defensive line."
Molk: "There's a lot of football intelligence there. A smart kid. To me, he's a guy with the pads on, you think of Jeff Saturday. . .I think in the fifth round area he's a heck of a choice."
Hemingway: "If Hemingway is drafted, he will be a late-round selection."
I don't know about you, but I can hear Kiper's voice as I'm reading those quotes. For more of his thoughts, click through.
I'm surprised Mel Kiper is so low on Hemingway. I get that Mike Martin and Dave Molk are both undersized, but Hemingway had a pretty good combine and debunked some of the myths of his lack of speed and explosiveness. I can't imagine a team wouldn't want a receiver than can bail out a QB who makes a bad throw, like Hemingway did several time with Denard.
ReplyDeleteBeef, this is totally OT, but did you happen to work in a cardiovascular research lab at UM?
ReplyDeletelol definitely not. I'm in law school. Why do you ask?
DeleteThere was a dude in my lab who went by "Beef", which I thought was pretty uncommon, but I guess not. : )
DeleteWow, I thought I was the only one! That guy must have been awesome, though haha
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