Alec Lemon's buddies talk him up...Senior Bowl official makes the call

[Orangeyes]

Senior Bowl North Squad wide receiver Alec Lemon of Syracuse (15) is pursued by linebacker John Simon of Ohio State (54) during Senior Bowl football practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Senior Bowl North Squad fullback Kyle Juszczyk of Harvard (40) is at rear. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Alec Lemon was a late addition to the Senior Bowls North squad. He can thank teammates Ryan Nassib and Justin Pugh who bragged on him to bowl officials.

Late Sunday, while watching the Pats/Ravens game, Alec got the call. Justin Pugh had been texting him a warning that a call could be coming. From there it was a scramble. Lemon was in Arizona prepping for the combines & pro day. As soon as he touched down in Mobile it was off to a meeting then long interviews. The next day was a cram course on the play book with one of the coaches helping him.

The things that scouts like best about Alec Lemon are his route running and his great hands. The one thing they want him to work .....speed....speed to create separation. Alec has been hard at work addressing this issue in Phoenix, Arizona at Fischer Sports.

As far as a favorite team, Alec was born in Colorado during the Elway, Terrell Davis era so he's been a Broncos fan all his life. Wouldn't it be nice to see him hooking up with Peyton Manning on Sunday's and learning the nuances from Tyke Tolbert?

Hopefully this band of Syracuse Brothers get a chance to shine for scouts and fans alike.

Good luck guys!

 

[texascpa]

As far as a favorite team...he's been a Broncos fan.

I always felt that Lemon and I had a special bond. It's now been confirmed.

 

[ImperialOrange]

Why is ohio state player wearing a blue helmet w/ yellow facemask?

 

[OrangeMojo]

Why is ohio state player wearing a blue helmet w/ yellow facemask?

was wondering about that as well - think maybe the reporter just saw the # and made a bad assumption?

 

[Libero2]

Why is ohio state player wearing a blue helmet w/ yellow facemask?

Because they guy doing the caption is an idiot.

 

[Orangeyes]

Why is ohio state player wearing a blue helmet w/ yellow facemask?

Great question because here John Simon has his OSU hat on and tats on his left arm. There is no doubt it was a misidentification under that other pic.

Now I challenge you to identify the player and the school he's from, of the actual guy behind Alec.

 

[RMH44]

Ironically, I think these guys have been room mates for the last three years. What a fitting way to end their college careers.

 

[RMH44]

Great question because here John Simon has his OSU hat on and tats on his left arm. There is no doubt it was a misidentification under thae other pic.

Now I challenge you to identify the player and the school he's from, of the actual guy behind Alec.

Tulsa?

 

[Frozen]

#54's helmet looks like San Jose State.

 

[OrangeMojo]

Great question because here John Simon has his OSU hat on and tats on his left arm. There is no doubt it was a misidentification under that other pic.

Now I challenge you to identify the player and the school he's from, of the actual guy behind Alec.

Must be Montori Hughes - #54 from Tennessee-Martin

never mind - not their helmets either :noidea:

 

[Orangeyes]

Here is a North roster I got from SB Nation sans Lemon. Don't see anyone from Tulsa, there are two players from San Jose St. but neither has a 4 in their numbers. Maybe the guy pictured was a late add on? I don't see Montori Hughes in the list below.

Here is a link to the offical rosters which I can't open. here.




7 Zac Dysert QB 6'3" 228 Miami OH
8 Mike Glennon QB 6'5" 232 North Carolina State
12 Ryan Nassib QB 6'2" 228 Syracuse
24 Kenjon Barner RB 5'11" 192 Oregon
23 Johnathan Franklin RB 5'10" 198 UCLA
28 Robbie Rouse RB 5'7" 190 Fresno State
40 Kyle Juszczyk FB 6'3" 240 Harvard
3 Aaron Dobson WR 6'2" 206 Marshall
1 Marquise Goodwin WR 5'9" 177 Texas
83 Chris Harper WR 6'1" 228 Kansas State
33 Aaron Mellette WR 6'4" 220 Elon
16 Denard Robinson WR 5'11" 197 Michigan
2 Markus Wheaton WR 6'0" 182 Oregon State
18 Jack Doyle TE 6'6" 253 Western Kentucky
44 Nick Kasa TE 6'6" 260 Colorado
82 Ryan Otten TE 6'5" 245 San Jose State
52 Braxston Cave OL 6'3" 304 Notre Dame
79 Eric Fisher OL 6'7" 305 Central Michigan
74 Kyle Long OL 6'7" 312 Oregon
70 Joe Madsen OL 6'4" 305 West Virginia
67 Justin Pugh OL 6'5" 297 Syracuse
76 David Quessenberry OL 6'6" 295 San Jose State
72 Hugh Thornton OL 6'4" 310 Illinois
58 Ricky Wagner OL 6'6" 318 Wisconsin
66 Brian Winters OL 6'5" 310 Kent State
13 Quinn Sharp PK 6'1" 205 Oklahoma State
45 Luke Ingram LS 6'6" 235 Hawaii
99 Michael Buchanan DL 6'5" 240 Illinois
96 Margus Hunt DL 6'7" 280 SMU
57 Datone Jones DL 6'4" 275 UCLA
80 Alex Okafor DL 6'5" 265 Texas
97 Jordan Hill DL 6'1" 292 Penn State
93 Kawann Short DL 6'3" 315 Purdue
66 Brandon Williams DL 6'3" 325 Missouri Southern
92 Sylvester Williams DL 6'3" 320 North Carolina
43 Steve Beauharnais LB 6'2" 230 Rutgers
44 Arthur Brown LB 6'1" 228 Kansas State
20 Khaseem Greene LB 6'1" 230 Rutgers
48 Kevin Reddick LB 6'2" 240 North Carolina
54 John Simon LB 6'2" 263 Ohio State
46 Trevardo Williams LB 6'2" 233 Connecticut
37 Jonathan Cyprien DB 6'0" 210 Florida International
17 Will Davis DB 6'0" 186 Utah State
27 Dwayne Gratz DB 6'0" 198 Connecticut
7 TJ McDonald DB 6'2" 205 USC
14 Jordan Poyer DB 5'11" 190 Oregon State
21 Jamar Taylor DB 5'11" 196 Boise State
16 Phillip Thomas DB 6'1" 215 Fresno State
6 Desmond Trufant DB 6'0" 186 Washington
4 Duke Williams DB 6'1" 200 Nevada
15 Blidi Wreh-Wilson DB 6'1" 190 Connecticut
18 Jeff Locke PT 6'0" 208 UCLA

 

[Orangeyes]

#54's helmet looks like San Jose State.

Ding, Ding, Ding!!

 

[OrangeMojo]

good call by Frozen - that's definitely a SJ State helmet - they had a defensive player who was a late addition named Travis Johnson, a 6'3" 244lb DE - I think that's him wearing #54 for some reason

 

[OrangeTown]

Great question because here John Simon has his OSU hat on and tats on his left arm. There is no doubt it was a misidentification under that other pic.

Now I challenge you to identify the player and the school he's from, of the actual guy behind Alec.

Okay, Dan - here's what I want you to do.

Hold both arms out in front of you, with your fingers pointed toward the ceiling and thumbs pointed inward at each other.

Now, which one of your hands forms what looks like the letter "L"?

 

[Orangeyes]

It's most likely this dude who is playing in the game with the North as an O-Lineman

or

This guy who is playing Tight End

or

Travis Johnson who was a later add on as pointed out above

 

[OrangeMojo]

It's most likely this dude who is playing in the game with the North as an O-Lineman

or

This guy who is playing Tight End

nah - it's the guy I listed above

 

[RMH44]

good call by Frozen - that's definitely a SJ State helmet - they had a defensive player who was a late addition named Travis Johnson, a 6'3" 244lb DE - I think that's him wearing #54 for some reason

Good call. Travis Johnson is white and so is the guy pictured above. Makes sense now.

 

[Whitey23]

That's an awesome story. What are the odds on Lemon winning MVP? I could see something crazy like that happening.