Texans Draft: D.J. Swearinger
With the 57th pick The Houston Texans have selected defensive back D.J. Swearinger from South Carolina. Swearinger is what the Texans are looking for to take over and build for the future of the secondary, and should be able to see the field as a third safety for the defense. A good frame and aggressive player, Swearinger plays with the physical aspect that NFL teams want from their safeties. Originally a cornerback at South Carolina, he also played safety. He should make the conversion to safety completely where he is a natural fit in the NFL. Pick Analysis: The Texans have…
SOTT Draft Profile : Marcus Lattimore, University of South Carolina
After spending three years as a South Carolina Gamecock, junior RB Marcus Lattimore declared for the NFL draft in December of 2012. Lattimore is an interesting prospect for the NFL. He set a school rushing touchdown record and overall touchdown record for the Gamecocks early in the 2012 season (his THIRD season), he was the leading rusher with 662 yards and 11 touchdowns despite playing just nine games and has suffered some devastating injuries. To get some insight on this intriguing draft participant, we ask a few questions of John Havard, The Gamecock Man, Editor of Garnet and Black Attack….
SOTT Draft Profile: Stephon Gilmore
The next few weeks here on State of the Texans we will be doing some draft profiles of some particular players who could possibly fit into the Texans’ plans. We are not going to try to piece together scouting reports, but we enlist help of bloggers who actually cover the respective player and their school. We enlist the help of John Havard from the Garnett and Black Attack, a SB Nation blog dedicated to the South Carolina Gamecocks. We ask John some questions about potential first round pick, cornerback, Stephon Gilmore who seems to be gaining momentum and intrigue across draft…
SOTT Draft Profile: Alshon Jeffery
The next few weeks here on State of the Texans we will be doing some draft profiles of some particular players who could possibly fit into the Texans plans. We are not going to try to piece together scouting reports, but we enlist help of bloggers who actually cover the respective player and their school. We enlist the help of John Havard from the Garnett and Black Attack, a SB Nation blog dedicated to the South Carolina Gamecocks. We ask John some questions about potential first round pick, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who seems to be gaining momentum and…
