Desmond King wins Thorpe award

[Gonzo]

No being a smart A. I thought he was projected first round last year? Also begs the question: How is the Thorpe winner not good enough to be a first round draft pick?

Could be wrong but I think he was projected as a late first/early second rounder last year. Right now he's projected as a late first rounder. Think the thing keeping him from going higher is lack of elite speed. Bigger point is he's done himself little if any harm coming back and will make lots and lots of money playing on Sundays.

 

[Gonzo]

Very interesting if that is the case. By nearly every account, he's had a worse year this year than last year. He's still had a good year, but last year was crazy good.

Kind of hard to match his stats from last year when nobody throws to his side of the field.

 

[CloneLawman]

HE did get in more cheap shots this season, so that's something.

 

[ISUAlum2002]

So if you never look at mock drafts, on what are you basing your opinion that King hurt his draft stock by coming back?

I didn't say he had hurt his draft stock. I don't rely on mock drafts to come to these conclusions, I wait for the actual draft to occur and then the debate can begin on whether he hurt his stock. Though we'll never know for sure where he would have been drafted last year, it seems like he probably would have gotten more attention as the Thorpe award winner on a 12-2 team rather than a guy with lesser stats on an 8-4 team.

 

[Gonzo]

9-4 not the way he wanted to go out I'm sure, but at least he didn't hurt his draft stock according to Pro Football Focus. Number 9 on their list.

 

[CyTwins]

These guys have him going #11 overall. Obviously it's still very early but if all indications point to him being taken that high, he'll go, as would anybody.

Bump for @HawkeyeMashup

 

[Stormin]

9-4 not the way he wanted to go out I'm sure, but at least he didn't hurt his draft stock according to Pro Football Focus. Number 9 on their list.

Ouch. He got hurt bad.

 

[CyTwins]

He went from a second rounder to a likely first rounder. Worked out pretty well for him actually

Lol

 

[IASTATE07]

Lol

He was always a 5th round pick they said.

 

[CTTB78]

He was always a 5th round pick they said.

Yep, and the ITFID version had him as high as a first rounder and actually comparing his game to Richard Sherman.

 

[CyCrazy]

Can't wait for the hawk boys to spin this.

 

[SplitIdentity]

Lol

You think park will be drafted before the 3rd round?

 

[Stormin]

You think park will be drafted before the 3rd round?

The next 2 years will tell.

 

[CyTwins]

You think park will be drafted before the 3rd round?

Doubt it. He probably won't get lucky enough to play his whole senior season in a defensive optional conference

 

[HawkeyeMashup]

Bump for @HawkeyeMashup

Thanks for proving my point. Pro football focus has him as the #9 player this year, and he was drafted in the 5th round. He wouldn't have gone any higher last year.

 

[SplitIdentity]

Doubt it. He probably won't get lucky enough to play his whole senior season in a defensive optional conference

Is he transferring to a MAC school and I missed it? Because you're right, he would certainly play against better defenses there than what he's seeing now.

 

[CyTwins]

Thanks for proving my point. Pro football focus has him as the #9 player this year, and he was drafted in the 5th round. He wouldn't have gone any higher last year.

Link?

 

[Rabbuk]

Thanks for proving my point. Pro football focus has him as the #9 player this year, and he was drafted in the 5th round. He wouldn't have gone any higher last year.

Wot.

 

[HawkeyeMashup]

Link?

You just provided it. Those guys said he was a top 10 player and he got drafted in the 5th round. Thanks for proving my point.

 

[CyTwins]

You just provided it. Those guys said he was a top 10 player and he got drafted in the 5th round. Thanks for proving my point.

I didn't click on the link. They had him as a top 10 draft pick? That was dumb