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Spring game Draft

johnny2x2x

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Some interesting developments:

Via Rexrode:

And with the first pick ... the White team picks Will Gholston at defensive end.
Before we get to the rest, let's keep the rules in mind. The seniors are split up into teams and they do the drafting. When a player is picked, the other team takes the next guy AT THAT POSITION. Then the other team takes the next guy, and so on, until that position group is exhausted. One thing to keep in mind here is that the earliest position groups tapped indicate more separation. The ones picked later usually have players that are closer to each other in ability.

So:

* First pick: Green (which has Anthony Rashad White, Chris McDonald, Dan Conroy, Mitchell White, Ethan Ruhland and is coached by Brad Salem) takes Will Gholston No. 1.

White (which has Larry Caper, Tyler Hoover, Steve Gardiner, Johnny Adams, Fou Fonoti, Arthur Ray Jr. and is coached by Terry Salem) then takes Marcus Rush.

Green takes Jeremy Gainer (surprise alert).

White takes Joel Heath.

Green takes Shilique Calhoun.

* Second pick: White goes middle linebacker and takes Max Bullough.

Green gets TyQuan Hammock.

* Third pick: Green goes guards/centers and takes Travis Jackson.

White takes Jack Allen (they need a center).

Green takes Blake Treadwell.

White takes Connor Kruse.

Green takes Donavon Clark.

White takes Nate Klatt.

Green takes Kyle Lints.

* Fourth pick: White gets into the offensive tackles and takes Dan France.

Green takes Skyler Burkland.

White takes Henry Conway.

Green takes Michael Dennis.

* Fifth pick: Green goes tight ends (thought this might happen earlier) and takes Dion Sims.

White takes Andrew Gleichert.

Green takes Denzel Drone.

White takes Derek Hoebing.

* Sixth pick: White goes outside linebackers and takes Denicos Allen.

Green takes Kyler Elsworth (surprise alert, though not a huge one considering how he played last season when he got a chance).

White takes Darien Harris.

Green takes Taiwan Jones.

White takes Ed Davis.

Green takes Danny Folino.

White takes Ty Hamilton.

* Seventh pick: Green goes cornerback and takes Trae Waynes.

White takes Mylan Hicks.

Green takes Arjen Colquhoun.

* Eighth pick: White goes safety and takes Isaiah Lewis.

Green takes Kurtis Drummond.

White takes RJ Williamson.

Green takes Jairus Jones.

White takes Kyle Artinian.

* Ninth pick: Green goes defensive tackle and takes James Kittredge, backing up the talk that he's the clear third guy inside right now.

White takes Brandon Clemons (interesting).

Green takes Matt Ramondo.

White takes Micajah Reynolds.

Green takes Matt Scarpinato.

* 10th pick: White goes fullback and takes Niko Palazeti (by the way, injured OLB Chris Norman announced all the of White team's picks and had nicknames for everyone, real and made up on the spot. He came up with Niko "The Hammer" Palazeti, and I think that has a chance of sticking).

Green takes Trevon Pendleton.

* 11th pick: We finally get to running back -- there was some thought that this might be high in the draft -- and Green takes Le'Veon Bell.

White takes Nick Hill.

This indicates less separation than some think -- but don't forget, MSU is probably going to limit Bell some in this game and the players know it.

* 12th pick: Finally, wide receiver, and perhaps the most interesting pick of the day. White takes Andre Sims Jr.

Green takes Jeremy Langford (another surprise).

White takes DeAnthony Arnett.

Green takes Keith Mumphery.

White takes Dana Dixon.

Green takes John Jakubik.

White takes AJ Troup.

Green takes Juwan Caesar.

White takes Kyle Kerrick.

Green takes Jordan Benton.

White takes Spencer Elliott.

Afterward, Samuel agreed that the Sims pick was a "no brainer," that he is making the most plays at the position during spring ball. Also, that Langford is catching on quickly. As for Arnett, he's still learning the offense, and Mumphery has been bothered by a nagging knee injury.

* We wrap it up with Green getting Mike Sadler and White getting Kevin Muma. Green gets Matt Giampapa to snap and White gets Steve Moore.
 
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Makes for some pretty balanced teams, both of which I bet could win some games in the B1G this year. I'll paste the rosters over when I get a chance.
 
GREEN TEAM

Offense

WR Jeremy Langford (Jakubik)
WR Keith Mumphrey (Caesar)
TE Dion Sims (Drone)
T Skylar Burkland (Dennis)
G Blake Treadwell (Clark)
C Travis Jackson
G Chris McDonald (Lints)
T Ethan Ruhland
RB Leveon Bell
FB Trevor Pendleton
QB Conner Cook

Defense

DE William Gholston
DT Anthony Rashad White (ramondo)
DT James Kittredge (Scarpino)
DE Jeremy Gainer (Calhoun)
OLB Kyler Elsworth
MLB Tyquan Hammock
OLB Taiwan Jones (Folino)
CB Mitchell White
CB Trae Waynes (Colquhoun)
S Kurtis Drummond
S Jairus Jones

P Mike Sadler
LS Matt Giampapa
K Dan Conroy

WHITE:

Offense

WR Andre Sims Jr (Dixon, Troup)
WR DeAnthony Arnett (Kerrick, Elliot)
TE Andrew Gleichert (Hoebing)
OT Dan France
G Connor Kruse (Klatt)
C Jack Allen
OG Arthur Ray Jr (Brown)
OT Fou Fonoti, (Conway)
RB Larry Caper, (Hill)
FB FB Niko Palazeti
QB Conner Cook

P/K Kevin Muma
LS Steve Moore

Defense

DE Joel Heath
DT Tyler Hoover,
DT Brandon Clemons, (Reynolds)
DE Marcus Rush
LB Denicos Allen
MLB Max Bullough (Davis)
LB Darien Harris (Hamilton)
CB Johnny Adams,
CB Mylan Hicks
S Isaiah Lewis
S RJ Williamson (Artinian)

Notes: Lawrence Thomas, Bennie Fowler, Andrew Maxwell, Dequez Dennard, Chris Norman, Tony Lippett, Corey Freeman, and Damon Knox are all being held out, but all have been participating in some drills right now and will be starting or in the rotation this Fall.
 
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Looks like Green might be stronger on the lines but maybe White has a stronger back 7. Pretty evenly matched squads though.

Cook will QB both sides so it should be good to get him some quality reps. there will actually be a local betting line on the game released soon.
 
Low scoring game today, as expected defense dominated and White beat Green 14-2. Cook struggled, but had some moments. Dion Sims looked great. AJ Sims stood out at WR. Nick Hill ran for almost 100 yards. Defensively, Johnny Adams locked down anyone he was matched up against and even caught a 45 yard pass on offense. Joel Heath was a beast at DE. Marcus Rush had 3 sacks and Denicos Allen had 7 tackles including a sack but also showed he's improved in pass coverage. RS Freshman Darien HArris played good at LB.

All in all the front 7s were too much for a broken up O line to handle, we have 6 or 7 good o linemen, but the other 3 or 4 got abused by the D's front 7s who were both stacked with top flight talent. Will Gholston is unblockable, he's much quicker off the snap this year, he suffered a bruised knee late in the game, but it's nothing serious we've been told.

Also, Benny Fowler played a few snaps in the game today, so that's a great sign for him. Maxwell said he could have played too, but they didn't want to take any chances.
 
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