January 30th, 2010 at 11:27 PM ^
Personal guess is that if he has a decent combine he could possibly get drafted in the 4-6th rounds. I think his measurables are good enough that someone might take a shot on him on the second day of the draft. Getting before the 5th round round would probably take some pretty dirty combine results, durability is huge with running backs with the punishment they take.
January 30th, 2010 at 11:30 PM ^
but wouldn't it be cool to see him run again in the NFL?
January 30th, 2010 at 11:38 PM ^
How is it possible for him to be drafted in the 4-6 rounds on the second day? The draft this year is all screwed up and rounds 4-7 are on the third day.
~~~~~Sarcasm~~~~~
January 30th, 2010 at 11:37 PM ^
Peterson was injured most of his college career, and suddenly became a fairly durable back in the NFL. "Fragile" Fred Taylor has been in the league quite awhile, too.
The odds are against Minor, but you never know.
January 31st, 2010 at 1:49 AM ^
I'm fairly certain Adrian Peterson only had two injuries in college that caused him to miss games. One was an ankle sprain and the other was that freak collarbone injury. It seems like Minor's injury problems have been chronic, even if they were not on the same level as Carlos Brown.
January 30th, 2010 at 11:39 PM ^
Minor is a productive back and scouts can see this (when healthy). The durability will be a question at the next level and will likely impact his draft stock. He'd be a good pickup for a playoff team like New England or the Colts to take a bit of a flier.
January 30th, 2010 at 11:55 PM ^
It's not really news. It's more of a hunch really, but I don't see a great future for Minor in the NFL. He is certainly tough and skilled, but I don't see him getting tons of work in the NFL. Maybe as the slower and stronger part of a timeshare, but I think that is a stretch. Instead, he's probably a 3rd string back waiting to happen.
The other side of this is evidenced by guys like Grant, whose measurables are no better than Minor's. So, maybe in the right situation he can be a solid NFL back, but the odds are certainly against him.
January 31st, 2010 at 12:30 AM ^
he is hard to judge. RBs seem like they come out of the lower rounds all of the time. He has the physical tools, I think its a matter of him staying healthy. We are seeing more and more two featured back sets in the NFL in todays game.
He is going to be a good pick for whoever gets him late. There is a lot of potential there.
January 31st, 2010 at 11:11 AM ^
Minor is far from slow. He's just as fast as many of the good running backs in the NFL, save for noted speedsters like Chris Johnson. Speed is not an issue.
January 31st, 2010 at 12:09 AM ^
drafted with that history of injuries.
Probably will get a shot as an undrafted free agent, but will have to impress in camp or in the preseason to make the cut.
I think he could be a successful power back getting maybe 5 carries a game in the right situation, but I don't think he will ever be a feature back.
January 31st, 2010 at 12:14 AM ^
His college productivity was so limited that scouts and GMs will have a tough time justifying anything higher than a 5-6th round pick, if even that.
Moreover, whether it's fair or not, fact of the matter is that the NFL is incredibly prejudiced against injury-prone RBs. Combine the limited college productivity with durability issues, and I don't think GMs are going to bite.
It's true that he has some talent, and that sometimes injury prone RBs suddenly put it all together. However, in Brandon's case, he'll probably have to prove himself as an undrafted free agent.
January 31st, 2010 at 1:53 AM ^
truck stick was modelled after Minor.
January 31st, 2010 at 1:59 AM ^
Does anyone see any Michigan players besides Graham and Warren getting drafted?
January 31st, 2010 at 2:13 AM ^
How dare you forget the Space Emperor!
January 31st, 2010 at 5:32 AM ^
Dorrestein could sneak into a late round.
January 31st, 2010 at 8:48 AM ^
dorrestein has another year
January 31st, 2010 at 1:57 PM ^
I did mean Ortman. This is what I get for posting when I am ridiculously tired.
January 31st, 2010 at 11:12 AM ^
Do you mean ever or just this year?
January 31st, 2010 at 3:50 PM ^
Zoltan will likely be drafted. By the Lions. #34 overall.