Friday, May 9, 2014

NFL Draft

     After an eventful offseason the NFL Draft has finally arrived. This years class has plenty of talent, spread out through several different positions.
     Perhaps the biggest names of all is Johnny Manziel, the young quarterback out of Texas A&M. He won the ageism an trophy in 2012 and theew for over 7,800 yards in just two seasons. Along with all those yards through the air, he threw 68 touchdowns and had a 69% completion percentage. He also
Managed to rush for 2,160 yards and 30 more touchdowns I n the ground, all in just two seasons as a quarterback. Manziel is one of the best quarterbacks available, along with Teddy Bridgewater out
Of Louisville and Blake Bortles from the University of Central Florida.
     Besides quarterback there is still plenty of talented young men trying to make their NFL dreams come true this week. The biggest name
And most talented player at any position is defensive end Jadaveon Clowney. Clowney played for the University of South Carolina and was a dominant force on the defensive side of the ball. He could take on double teams and still make plays left and right, proving he was everything he had been hyped up to be. Besides Clowney se other big names are Sammy Watkins, Khalil Mack, Jake Matthews and Anthony Barr.
     The draft has caused a lot of dispute, as it always does, over who the first pick will be. The Houston Texans are most likely going to draft Jadeveon Clowney at pick number one, but there has been some questionable statements made by their team officials suggesting they want to draft someone else.
      The NFL Draft will begin on Thursday, May 9 at 8 pm. Tune in to see where all this talent ends up!