Ryan Mathews (Fresno State, 6-0, 218) is making an argument for top-3 status in our rookie rankings after running a 4.45 at his Pro Day.
From TFY Draft Insider.
Running back Ryan Mathews repeated his 40 times running in the mid 4.45 range but like Florida this morning, the field Mathews ran on was soggy from rain.
From RotoWorld.
Mathews, emerging as a surefire first-round pick, figures to be considered by Houston at No. 20 overall and New England at No. 22. We don’t see him lasting to the Chargers (No. 28).
Clearly Ryan Mathews should be moving up everyone’s fantasy football rookie rankings. Meanwhile, watch out for a downgrade to Jonathan Dwyer (and possibly Dez Bryant, if he doesn’t work out for scouts soon).
From RotoWorld.
NFL Network’s Mike Mayock reported on Monday’s Path to the Draft program that he’s “hearing nothing but third-round grades” on Georgia Tech RB Jonathan Dwyer from teams around the league.Mayock notes concerns about Dwyer’s speed (4.6), vision, and conversion coming out of Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense, in which he essentially lined up at fullback three yards off the line of scrimmage. Dwyer was a tackle-breaking machine in college, but opinions on him seem to be decidedly mixed. He appears to have fallen completely off the first-round radar.
At this still early stage, the 2010 fantasy football rookie-only draft order is something like this:
#1 Spiller
#2 Best
#3 Mathews
#4 Dwyer
#5 Ben Tate
#6 Bryant
Other 2010 Fantasy Football Rookie News:
CJ Spiller: Showcasing The Value Of A Clemson Degree – FITSNews – 3/16
Spiller a lock as No. 1 RB on board – ESPN NFL Draft Blog – 3/15
Best rests during Pro Day – San Francisco Chronicle – 3/11
Dwyer improves 40 time at Georgia Tech pro day – Yahoo! Sports – 3/15
Sources: Bryant moves pro day – ESPN FNL Draft 2010 – 3/16
Tebow unveils new throwing motion – ESPN NFL Draft 2010 – 3/17
Ben Tate says he feels ‘underestimated’ – Columbus Ledger-Enquirer – 3/10
Gerhart posts top RB Wonderlic score – National Football Post – 3/15
RB Toby Gerhart To Visit Denver Broncos and New York Jets – Gather.com – 3/17
7 Points: The Next Harvin? – SD Bolt Report – 3/15
Draft Preview: Golden Tate – Fanway (Blog) – 3/17
Rams Hosting Top WR Prospect [Damian Williams] – TheBootleg.com – 3/16
Scott, LaFell get second chance at pro day – ESPN SEC Blog – 3/16
The Road to the NFL: Mardy Gilyard – National Football Post – 3/17
Tight End Gresham says he is ‘good to go’ – Baltimore Sun – 2/28
Could Holmgren draft Clausen at No. 7? – National Football Post – 3/16
Minnesota’s Decker scores a 43 on the Wonderlic – National Football Post – 3/16
Love the rookie news links. No one else does that.