Ogundeko

[ImperialOrange]

Clemson players in the NFL as of 2012

Former Clemson Players in NFL
Name Pos Team NFL Yrs CU Years
Dwayne Allen TE Indianapolis Colts R 2008-11
DaQuan Bowers DE *Tampa Bay Bucs 2nd 2008-10
Andre Branch DE Jacksonville Jaguars R 2008-11
Crezdon Butler CB Washington Redskins 3rd 2006-09
Chris Clemons S Miami Dolphins 4th 2005-08
Kavell Conner LB Indianapolis Colts 3rd 2006-09
Nick Eason DT Arizona Cardinals 10th 1999-02
Jacoby Ford WR Oakland Raiders 3rd 2006-09
Marcus Gilchrist SS San Diego Chargers 2nd 2007-10
Tyler Grisham WR %Denver Broncos 4th 2005-08
Chris Hairston OT Buffalo Bills 2nd 2007-10
Jamie Harper RB Tennessee Titans 2nd 2008-10
Leroy Hill LB Seattle Seahawks 8th 2001-04
Jarvis Jenkins DE Washington Redskins 2nd 2007-10
Byron Maxwell CB Seattle Seahawks 2nd 2007-10
Antoine McClain OG %Baltimore Ravens R 2008-11
Phillip Merling DE Green Bay Packers 5th 2005-07
Michael Palmer TE Atlanta Falcons 3rd 2006-09
Barry Richardson OT St. Louis Rams 5th 2004-07
Ricky Sapp DE %New York Jets 3rd 2006-09
Dorell Scott DT St. Louis Rams 4th 2005-08
Coty Sensabaugh CB Tennessee Titans R 2008-11
C.J. Spiller RB Buffalo Bills 3rd 2006-09
Brandon Thompson DT Cincinnati Bengals R 2008-11
Charlie Whitehurst QB San Diego Chargers 7th 2002-05
*injury list
% Practice squad

If the SUAD website is correct, we've currently only got 12 guys in the NFL?

http://suathletics.com/documents/2012/11/19/2012NFL.pdf?id=7162

 

[Noexcuse]

EO's new final 4: Syracuse, SU, Cuse or the Orange! There you go.

So the University of Syracuse is out?

 

[orangepassion]

How many of those guys were actually in the NFL for more than a cup of tea? And this is with getting much higher ranked recruits.

 

[ConnectiCuse]

If you look at the following link to NFL draftees by school during the period of 1992-2011 you will find that Clemson had 63 and Syracuse had 44. And this was SU's worst decade EVER. Clemson is no football factory by any means.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...ege-football-program-produces-most-nfl-talent

If you scroll down the page there is a chart that lists total NFL games started during that same timeframe.

Syracuse grads: 1,740
Clemson grads: 1,729

 

[javadoc]

If you look at the following link to NFL draftees by school during the period of 1992-2011 you will find that Clemson had 63 and Syracuse had 44. And this was SU's worst decade EVER. Clemson is no football factory by any means.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...ege-football-program-produces-most-nfl-talent

That is one long decade.

 

[bnoro]

As they say on EDSBS, Clemson.

 

[DPCuse]

That is one long decade.

Ha! I meant that the time period of 1992-2011 included the worst decade of SU football.

 

[ljmilman]

If you look at the following link to NFL draftees by school during the period of 1992-2011 you will find that Clemson had 63 and Syracuse had 44. And this was SU's worst decade EVER. Clemson is no football factory by any means.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...ege-football-program-produces-most-nfl-talent

Perhaps more interestingly, under "Total NFL Starts By College," you'll see SU has 1,740 to Clemson's 1,729...

Edit: ConnectiCuse beat me to it.

 

[DPCuse]

Any way you slice it, Clemson has nothing over SU based on history. SU also provides a better opportunity for Ogundeko to play sooner, he's closer to home and his NYC buddies are all close by. And he made some comment about not wanting to get distracted down south or something like that. Not sure that was the exact quote on the gridiron video. I'm really starting to think Cuse has a legit shot.

 

[bnoro]

Oh for 's sake, they're pulling me in...

@NYPost_Brazille
Thomas Jefferson DE Ebenezer Ogundeko, NY's top prospect, is down to Syracuse and Clemson, he says. Gotta love the Orange here #psalfootball

 

[Fjoinkay]

Seems like every year Clemson has another highly ranked recruiting class with plenty of 4 stars and a 5 star mixed in here and there, so what happens to all those great players? Does Clemson have a problem developing players who are evaluated coming out of high school as having the sought after size and speed and being ahead of the curve in their development?

Besides, even though Clemson is a beautiful place it sits in the middle of nowhere. Atlanta is a couple of hours away, but it's a drive to a spread out city which requires more driving just to have fun. The beach is a 5 hour drive. The summer and fall in Clemson is HOT. I have family in the area, and I enjoy the beauty of the area. The problem is the boredom that creeps in, and if they ever have freezing rain or a hint of snow watch out! They have no idea how to drive.

 

[orangefog]

Oh for 's sake, they're pulling me in...

@NYPost_Brazille
Thomas Jefferson DE Ebenezer Ogundeko, NY's top prospect, is down to Syracuse and Clemson, he says. Gotta love the Orange here #psalfootball

It is nice to have a chance, but damn it, if he doesn't choose SU, now I will be dissapointed. Whereas just a week ago I would have expected him to choose another school.

 

[Rocco]

Dead Period through January third (game is the 4th) and I'm pretty sure coaches can't attend the game itself... so they really can't do either.

You do realize that "dead period" is just filler in the NCAA handbook, right? Coaches are in contact with these recruits, in one way or another. Guaranteed.

EO knocking UF out doesn't change much for us IMO. We are running up a steep hill in the rain against Clem.

I would not be surprised if he picked SU. We are his best fit and he knows it. He is most comfortable with SU. Everything else at this point is just show.

 

[TheRoyalIveyFund]

It's just goes to show the uneducated or simple minds out there.

A one minute google yields:

NCs: 1 each.
All time record. Cuse647-444-55. Clem 686-485-49
Bowls 13-9-1 for us, 16-17them.

Last bowl played...we all now that.

This is hardly Syr vs Rutgers...

 

[hburgcuse]

Report cards, using players that played in the NFL during the past 2-3 seasons:

QB: McNabb > Whitehurst
Syracuse

RB: CJ Spiller > Delone Carter
Clemson

WR: Mike Williams > Jacoby Ford
Syracuse

TE: Dwayne Allen > nobody
Clemson

OL: Nobody impressive on either team
Push

DE: Dwight Freeney & Chandler Jones > DaQuan Bowers & Jarvis Jenkins
Syracuse

DT: Arthur Jones > Nick Eason, Darell Scott, etc.
Syracuse

LB: Leroy Hill, Kavell Connor = Jameel McClain, Keith Bulluck
Push (maybe a slight edge to Clemson)

DB: Brian Dawkins, Chris Clemons, etc. > Steve Gregory, Tanard Jackson, Will Allen, etc.
Clemson

K/P: Olinda Mare > nobody (Chris Gardocki hasn't played in several years)
Syracuse

I have Syracuse at 5, Clemson at 3, and 2 pushes. Even giving Clemson the edge at LB rather than a push, 'Cuse is the better orange team with bigger names in recent years. Most importantly for Ogundeko is the DE spot, which Syracuse has the edge in quality, though Clemson may have the edge in quantity.

 

[Noexcuse]

Oh for 's sake, they're pulling me in...

@NYPost_Brazille
Thomas Jefferson DE Ebenezer Ogundeko, NY's top prospect, is down to Syracuse and Clemson, he says. Gotta love the Orange here #psalfootball

 

[bnoro]

Report cards, using players that played in the NFL during the past 2-3 seasons:

QB: McNabb > Whitehurst
Syracuse

RB: CJ Spiller > Delone Carter
Clemson

WR: Mike Williams > Jacoby Ford
Syracuse

TE: Dwayne Allen > nobody
Clemson

OL: Nobody impressive on either team
Push

DE: Dwight Freeney & Chandler Jones > DaQuan Bowers & Jarvis Jenkins
Syracuse

DT: Arthur Jones > Nick Eason, Darell Scott, etc.
Syracuse

LB: Leroy Hill, Kavell Connor = Jameel McClain, Keith Bulluck
Push (maybe a slight edge to Clemson)

DB: Brian Dawkins, Chris Clemons, etc. > Steve Gregory, Tanard Jackson, Will Allen, etc.
Clemson

K/P: Olinda Mare > nobody (Chris Gardocki hasn't played in several years)
Syracuse

I have Syracuse at 5, Clemson at 3, and 2 pushes. Even giving Clemson the edge at LB rather than a push, 'Cuse is the better orange team with bigger names in recent years. Most importantly for Ogundeko is the DE spot, which Syracuse has the edge in quality, though Clemson may have the edge in quantity.

Ojinnaka has started at OL recently.

 

[crales44]

You do realize that "dead period" is just filler in the NCAA handbook, right? Coaches are in contact with these recruits, in one way or another. Guaranteed.

Sure they are. They can even "legally" call once a week. But there won't be any in-home visits. And they won't be attending the all-star games. Which are the tw0 things mentioned in the post I referenced.

Also, you do realize that when you use the phrase "you do realize" you come off as 50% more of a jerk than you would otherwise, right?

 

[gocraz4dasu]

Ojinnaka has started at OL recently.

He was borderline the worst starting offensive lineman in the entire league for the Rams. He was TERRIBLE.

 

[Rocco]

Sure they are. They can even "legally" call once a week. But there won't be any in-home visits. And they won't be attending the all-star games. Which are the tw0 things mentioned in the post I referenced.

Also, you do realize that when you use the phrase "you do realize" you come off as 50% more of a jerk than you would otherwise.

Really not trying to be a jerk, difficult part about the lack of context on a message board.

Recruits get contacted alot during "dead periods", whether or not in person I can't answer that. Some schools can be shadier than others.

 

[bnoro]

He was borderline the worst starting offensive lineman in the entire league for the Rams. He was TERRIBLE.

Eh. Better than nothing i guess?

 

[hburgcuse]

Eh. Better than nothing i guess?

Barry Richardson (of Clemson) currently starts at T for the Rams, so nothing special from either 'Cuse or Clemson at O-Line...until Pugh makes it!!

 

[JrodCuse]

I would think LB we have the edge and its not really that close. Bullock was a beast for a very long time.

 

[jekelish]

I would think LB we have the edge and its not really that close. Bullock was a beast for a very long time.

Agreed, and McClain starts for the Ravens and has for a few years now. And Bulluck, to me, was always one of the most underrated linebackers in the league over the past decade. All he did was consistently go out and get 130 tackles per year and come up with huge plays in primetime games.

 

[rrlbees]

O has selected Florida.

http://www.nycfootball.com/m/signin...eaking-news-ebenezer-ogundeko-a-florida-gator

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