The Big East's best: No. 11, Dorin Dickerson
February, 12, 2010
2/12/10
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By
Brian Bennett | ESPN.com
A postseason ranking of the Big East's top 30 players ...
No. 11
Dickerson
Dorin Dickerson, TE, Pittsburgh, Sr.
Preseason rank: NR
Why him here: Everyone expected Dickerson to become a star when he signed with Pitt, eschewing major programs like Florida to do so. It just took until his senior year for Dickerson to finally find his niche.
After moving around the field looking for a home, Dickerson settled in as the Panthers' pass-catching tight end and was one of the top offensive options in the Big East. Ten of his 49 catches went for touchdowns; only two players, Cincinnati's Mardy Gilyard and Armon Binns, had more touchdown catches in 2009.
The knock on Dickerson would be that he virtually disappeared in the final three games against West Virginia, Cincinnati and North Carolina. Whether defenses were simply concentrating more on him or he was nursing an unknown injury were never full explained.
Regardless, Dickerson had a strong showing during Senior Bowl week, and some NFL team will love his combination of size, speed and hands.
Previous:
No. 12: Robert Sands, S, West Virginia
No. 13: B.J. Daniels, QB, South Florida
No. 14: Jason Pinkston, OT, Pittsburgh
No. 15: Tim Brown, WR, Rutgers
No. 16: Jordan Todman, RB, Connecticut
No. 17: Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse
No. 18: Lawrence Wilson, LB, Connecticut
No. 19: Tom Savage, QB, Rutgers
No. 20: Andre Dixon, RB, Connecticut
No. 21: Bill Stull, QB, Pittsburgh
No. 22: Nate Allen, S, South Florida
No. 23: Marcus Easley, WR, Connecticut
No. 24: Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
No. 25: Jarrett Brown, QB, West Virginia
No. 26: George Selvie, DE, South Florida
No. 27: Kion Wilson, LB, South Florida
No. 28: Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh
No. 29: Lindsey Witten, DE, Connecticut
No. 30: Jeff Linkenbach, OT, Cincinnati
No. 11
Dickerson
Dorin Dickerson, TE, Pittsburgh, Sr.
Preseason rank: NR
Why him here: Everyone expected Dickerson to become a star when he signed with Pitt, eschewing major programs like Florida to do so. It just took until his senior year for Dickerson to finally find his niche.
After moving around the field looking for a home, Dickerson settled in as the Panthers' pass-catching tight end and was one of the top offensive options in the Big East. Ten of his 49 catches went for touchdowns; only two players, Cincinnati's Mardy Gilyard and Armon Binns, had more touchdown catches in 2009.
The knock on Dickerson would be that he virtually disappeared in the final three games against West Virginia, Cincinnati and North Carolina. Whether defenses were simply concentrating more on him or he was nursing an unknown injury were never full explained.
Regardless, Dickerson had a strong showing during Senior Bowl week, and some NFL team will love his combination of size, speed and hands.
Previous:
No. 12: Robert Sands, S, West Virginia
No. 13: B.J. Daniels, QB, South Florida
No. 14: Jason Pinkston, OT, Pittsburgh
No. 15: Tim Brown, WR, Rutgers
No. 16: Jordan Todman, RB, Connecticut
No. 17: Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse
No. 18: Lawrence Wilson, LB, Connecticut
No. 19: Tom Savage, QB, Rutgers
No. 20: Andre Dixon, RB, Connecticut
No. 21: Bill Stull, QB, Pittsburgh
No. 22: Nate Allen, S, South Florida
No. 23: Marcus Easley, WR, Connecticut
No. 24: Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
No. 25: Jarrett Brown, QB, West Virginia
No. 26: George Selvie, DE, South Florida
No. 27: Kion Wilson, LB, South Florida
No. 28: Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh
No. 29: Lindsey Witten, DE, Connecticut
No. 30: Jeff Linkenbach, OT, Cincinnati
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