2012 NFL Draft stock up spotlight

by Dan Kadar on Nov 14, 2011 9:00 PM EST in 2012 NFL Draft

Throughout the season we'll take a look at some players who helped their 2012 NFL Draft stock with great performances in the previous week's games.

Kawann Short, DT, Purdue
Because of the team he plays on, Short doesn't get as much credit as he may deserve. Short, a junior, has 15.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks on the year. His best game came against Ohio State when he finished with 6 tackles and 3 sacks. Short is good at shooting gaps and was in Ohio State's backfield much of the night.

Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
All season Eifert has shown great potential. He hasn't looked any better than he did Saturday against South Florida. He had a career-high eight receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown. If Eifert came out after this season, he would easily be the best tight end in the draft. He's big, agile and has great hands. Everyone always wants to call Eifert a junior, but he's not. He's a redshirt sophomore. Eifert suffered a back injury during his true freshman season, but only played in one game. Because of that, he could take a redshirt.

Dont'a Hightower, MLB, Alabama
Alabama won a grind-it-out 24-7 game against Mississippi State thanks in part to Hightower's run-stopping ability. Hightower had 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and he broke up a pass. Hightower has been ready for the NFL since this time last season, and now he's showing that he could be a lock as a first-round pick.

Chandler Harnish, QB, Northern Illinois
Harnish plays in the spread option for Northern Illinois and he has a somewhat slow delivery. So how does he come up in a stock up feature? It's just hard to deny the season he's having (thus far punctuated by 294 yards passing and 151 yards rushing against Bowling Green last Tuesday). On the year, Harnish has 2,256 yards passing and 1,022 yards rushing. Harnish has plenty of issues as a prospect, but he clearly has the athleticism and good enough size (6-foot-2, 221 pounds) to get a shot at the NFL.

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Mohammed Sanu

set the Big East record for most receptions in a season this week, adding 12 more to his total. He has to be a 1st round pick.

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by seton hall and steelers on Nov 14, 2011 9:02 PM EST reply actions

I'm beginning to think you are Sanu

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by ct17 on Nov 14, 2011 11:42 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

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by Dan Kadar on Nov 14, 2011 11:54 PM EST up reply actions

+1

He only lacks Top end speed. He is a beast

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by miketrout on Nov 14, 2011 11:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I don't even think he lacks that.

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by Rorschach44 on Nov 15, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions

I was prettty big on Short before the season

haven’t seen many Purdue games so glad to hear he’s doing well.

Glad to see Eifert get some love, I don’t think he’ll ever be at the tops of anyone’s list for NFL TE’s, but he could be a solid starter/good number 2

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by DBroncs1414 on Nov 15, 2011 12:25 AM EST reply actions

I was at the Purdue-OSU (we won – where did that come from?) and I made a point to watch Short on alot of snaps.

His rep so far has been his penetrating ability as a three tech in the four man front that Purdue runs but I made special note of his stack/shed/tackle ability on Saturday. On several occations he would shoot the B gap only to have the back try the A gap to the right of the C Brewster. Short did a good job of disengaging from his block changing direction and getting an arm around Herron enough to bring him down or allow a LB to fill the gap.

If Short can continue his improvement in stoping the run on his way to the passer he could be a real mid round steal. He also has an interesting body type, the upper body of a 280 pound end and the tree trunks of a 350 pound nose tackle. He seems to generate some power and leverage from this setup.

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by bbxxj on Nov 15, 2011 7:51 AM EST via mobile reply actions

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by ValdezY on Nov 15, 2011 9:59 AM EST reply actions