Sleeper of the Week: Taylor Price

by Jon Dove on Apr 6, 2010 1:00 PM EDT in 2010 NFL Draft

Sleeper/ Steal Alert

Every year the NFL Draft is littered with Busts and Steals/Sleepers. Steals/Sleepers are what make a team’s draft special and build decision makers reputations. Some of the more famous Steals/Sleepers include Tom Brady (round 6 pick 199), Terrell Davis (round 6 pick 196), and Zach Thomas (round 5 pick 154). But a Steal/Sleeper doesn’t necessarily have to be drafted in the later rounds. An example would be the Green Bay Packers getting Clay Matthews at pick 26 after players like Larry English were selected. Matthews earned a spot on the NFC Pro Bowl after registering 10 sacks in his rookie season.

We are going to pick a Sleeper of the Week and review what makes this player a potential sleeper and what teams might be interested.

Player: Taylor Price- WR- Ohio

Projected Rounds: 3rd- 4th rounds

Thoughts: Taylor Price has utilized the draft process to raise his draft stock and put himself on team radar’s. While at Ohio University Price was a consistent performer gaining experience since his freshman season. Price led his team last season with 56 receptions for 784 yards and 5 touchdowns. Price’s numbers are affected by the lack of passing attach for Ohio University. During the Senior Bowl, Price showed good hands and the ability to run pro style routes. He followed up his strong Senior Bowl performance with a good combine, running a solid 4.40 40 yard dash time. Price can be a nice addition to team coming off the board somewhere in the 3rd to 4th round range.

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Ohio University represent

Selgy

by mittens on Apr 6, 2010 1:53 PM EDT reply actions

Also, I can attest to the fact that Ohio's quarterback play is terrible.

Lots of option runs and just a pretty stagnant offense in general

Selgy

by mittens on Apr 6, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

they did have a solid D this year though, which explains why they did so well. the one thing they seemed to be good at was limiting turnovers. that was why buffalo was great in ’08.

Another guy who should be on here as a sleeper from the MAC is Naaman Roosevelt. Not elite speed but he is elusive and quick. he is excellent at getting YAC and has good hands. he is a case where sometimes, people look too much at stopwatches and not enough on tape. his tape is spectacular.

I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.

by bross09 on Apr 6, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions