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As the NFL Combine quickly approaches, many college players will be looking to impress NFL scouts to move up the draft boards.
One of those college players looking to impress is Texas’ wide receiver Jordan Shipley.
Shipley has begun to get many comparisons to New England Patriots’ starter and superstar slot receiver, Wes Welker.
Both are of comparable size with Shipley at 6’0″ 190-pounds and Welker at 5’9″ 185-pounds.
Besides the fact that Welker was undrafted and Shipley will most likely get drafted there are more similarities in both of their college stats, with Shipley ending his career with 248 receptions for 3,191 yards and 33 touchdowns.
Welker ended his college career with 259 receptions for 3,019 yards and 21 touchdown.
Both have also scored touchdown returning kicks and punts at the college level too.
A big difference between the two is that Welker was an undrafted free agent and Shipley is currently projected as a second or third round pick pre-NFL Combine.
Also, Welker’s 40-yard dash time has been clocked at around 4.65, but Shipley is a little quicker with a 40-yard dash time around 4.47.
Many teams would love to have a talent like Welker on their team and even though Shipley may not be one of the premier receiver names in the 2010 draft, look for him to possible move up to a middle or upper second round projection post-NFL Combine.
Is Shipley the next Welker?
Only time will tell, but if he lands on the right team with the right quarterback, then Shipley may indeed be a major impact at the NFL level with so many teams needing a solid slot receiver.
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Holy cow, the hits just keep on coming for former Texas Longhorns in the NFL.
Jamaal Charles , who barely saw the field in the first half of this season, shattered the Kansas City Chiefs’ single-game rushing record today, running up 259 yards on the day, putting him over 1,100 yards for the season.
Chiefs’ LB Derrick Johnson ran back two interceptions for touchdowns in the team’s upset of the Broncos, and flashed the Hook ‘em sign after the second.
Ricky Williams was held well in check by the Steelers’ defense, totaling only 31 yards rushing on 12 carries, and finishes his Comeback Player of the Year (in my opinion) season with 1,121 yards rushing.
Roy Williams was a complete non-factor in the Cowboys’ 24-0 shutout of the Eagles, as he now appears to have lost the confidence not just of his fellow players, but the coaching staff as well.
David Thomas did not have a catch in the Saints’ loss today. I’m not sure he even saw the field, given that the Saints sat out most of their starters in this contest.
Leonard Davis had an absolutely devastating first half run blocking for Marion Barber and Felix Jones, as the Cowboys ripped off 179 yards rushing on the Eagles’ defense.
Vince Young had an okay day throwing the ball in the Titans’ season-ending win over Seattle, giving Tennessee a break-even year at 8-8 after the team got off to an 0-6 start.
Bo Scaife caught two balls for 14 yards.
Michael Griffin led the team in tackles and recorded a sack.
Brian Orakpo had two tackles but no sacks in today’s Redskins game against the Chargers, and finishes the season with 11 sacks and a spot in the Pro Bowl.
Cedric Benson and the Bengals play tonight against the Jets. In a gross miscarriage of justice, Cedric did not make the League’s All-Star game.
Some other notes of interest:
The Houston Texans defeated the Patriots to record the first winning season in franchise history at 9-7. If the Bengals beat the Jets in the Sunday night game, the freaking TEXANS will be a playoff team.
Hell of a deal.
The Cowboys recorded the first back-to-back shutouts in the franchise’s 40-year history. Last week’s shutout of a horrible Redskins’ offense was no big deal (although the Skins did manage to mount a respectable effort today against the Chargers), but shutting out the Eagles is pretty impressive.
Of course, they get to try to repeat the effort next week, as the NFL playoff system dictates the Eagles come right back to Arlington to play the Cowboys again in the first round of the playoffs.
Hooboy.
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This article was written by EyesOfTX of Barking Carnival
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