Two Big East players move up in mock draft
January, 21, 2010
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Brian Bennett | ESPN.com
Two Big East players are moving up Mel Kiper's Big Board.
In Kiper's latest ESPN.com mock draft
, he has Rutgers tackle Anthony Davis going to Oakland at No. 8 and South Florida defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul slotted at No. 11 to Jacksonville.
Davis and Pierre-Paul left as juniors and both have seemingly unlimited potential but come with some question marks. For Davis, the concern is his consistency of effort. Pierre-Paul played only one year of major college football and is still very raw.
Kiper also has Cincinnati's Mardy Gilyard rated as the fourth-best receiver available, behind three underclassmen.
He also has a top five by position for the 2011 draft. The Big East players included in that set of rankings includes West Virginia's Noel Devine as the No. 2 running back; Cincinnati's Armon Binns as the No. 2 receiver; Pitt's Jason Pinkston as the No. 5 offensive tackle; Pitt's Greg Romeus as the No. 3 defensive end; and Syracuse's Rob Long as the No. 4 punter.
In Kiper's latest ESPN.com mock draft
, he has Rutgers tackle Anthony Davis going to Oakland at No. 8 and South Florida defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul slotted at No. 11 to Jacksonville.
Davis and Pierre-Paul left as juniors and both have seemingly unlimited potential but come with some question marks. For Davis, the concern is his consistency of effort. Pierre-Paul played only one year of major college football and is still very raw.
Kiper also has Cincinnati's Mardy Gilyard rated as the fourth-best receiver available, behind three underclassmen.
He also has a top five by position for the 2011 draft. The Big East players included in that set of rankings includes West Virginia's Noel Devine as the No. 2 running back; Cincinnati's Armon Binns as the No. 2 receiver; Pitt's Jason Pinkston as the No. 5 offensive tackle; Pitt's Greg Romeus as the No. 3 defensive end; and Syracuse's Rob Long as the No. 4 punter.
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