This week's tale of the tape focus is highly touted Baylor quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, Robert Griffin III. First on the agenda is his game against Oklahoma. Griffin III went 21 of 34 (61.8%) for 479 yards and four touchdowns with a quarterback rating of 218.9. Pretty impressive stats, lets see if the film lives up to it.

Here we have Baylor backed up near their own goal line. Griffin gets little support from his offensive line in picking up the blitz, but doesn't panic. He waits to the last possible moment to make a throw and gets the ball off as he gets hit, showing incredible toughness.

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Coming out of Meade High School in Maryland, Rico Wallace was a very solid Quarterback. He won MVP his senior year, and started in the Baltimore Touchdown Club All Star Game, where he won MVP in an amazing performance. Rico was raised with his 5 brothers by their mother, who did everything she could to help her sons. Rico lost his father when he was one year old, but Rico grew up with 5 men adult figures in his life. Each and every one of Rico’s brothers looked after him like their own. Although Rico was an amazing athlete coming out of high school, he wasn’t highly recruited coming out of high school, but he ultimately chose to play with Shenandoah University, a division 3 University located in Virginia.

When Rico finished his senior year he was just 8 points short of Anthony Frates for the All-time Scoring record with 168 total points. Wallace is the proud owner of records for most passes caught in a game, most receiving yards in a game, most touchdowns in one game, and longest reception from scrimmage. He finished his career with 3,287 yards on 189 receptions and 28 touchdowns. He averaged 5 receptions a game for 89 yards a game and 17.4 yards a reception over 37 games. That is a very impressive stat, regardless of what division you were in.

Rico Wallace is a very gifted athlete who glides when he runs. He gets in and out of traffic very easily and runs pristine routes. His run after catch is something amazing, because he is so hard to bring down. At 6’3 and 210 pounds Rico is a quick WR who is able to take a short pass to the house. He has great hands; great size and reminds me of Donald Driver. As a wide receiver, Rico has very good hands and is not afraid of the middle. He isn’t afraid of double teams, and always finds a way to come down with the ball in the End zone.

Rico is hoping he can get a chance from one NFL team and is praying to hear his name called come April’s NFL Draft. Rico’s Offensive Line Coach Joe Jacoby the former Washington Redskin Offensive Lineman said:

"He reminds me of Art Monk, a quiet and reserved individual, who always wants the ball in his hand, especially on 4th down." Jacoby went on to say, Wallace is a special person; and a great role model, once you get to meet him you become a better person."

Rico is preparing extremely hard right now for his Pro Day where he was invited to perform at James Madison University on March 16th, where he will get better exposure than if he was at Shenandoah. I would like to thank Rico, for taking the time out of his busy schedule to do an interview with me, for all our followers on Mocking the Draft.

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The 2012 NFL Combine is just one week away and well after a month since the 2011 regular season ended we're starting to get a good feel for the draft stock of most prospects.

So now feels like a good time to debut my second mock draft of the year, this time featuring trades. The average first round of the NFL Draft has about four to eight trades so it seems unrealistic to ignore them, although it's borderline impossible to actually accurately predict them.

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Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 215

First Word: Did you really think I would start my player profiles with anyone but Sanu? Really? Well, Sanu is one of the top WR targets in the draft and has the size, speed, route running, and hands to become an elite WR in the NFL. He has broken numerous records in just three years at Rutgers, while never having a good QB.

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Dwayne Frampton

5'9'', 180 pounds | Wide Receiver | Arkansas State

Games Watched: Middle Tennessee, Troy

Body Control: Frampton's body control is not elite, but he does a decent job of adjusting to the ball in the air. Arkansas State did not get elite quarterback play, so he became accustomed to making plays on the ball. I like his ability to make plays on the sidelines, and he is incredible in open space.

Hands: Dwayne Frampton has very reliable hands. Made some difficult catches in the games I watched. Catching the football is a big strength of his. Frampton did occasionally struggle with ball security when taking big hits, however.

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Brock Osweiler
6’7, 240 pounds | Quarterback | Arizona State

Accuracy: Osweiler has the arm strength to accurately place the ball in a tight window when he’s hitting his passes. The trouble is, Osweiler often throws off balance from his back foot losing accuracy. Accuracy was inconsistent throughout his junior season. Threw a lot of slant and swing passes showing good ball placement and touch. When on the move, Osweiler would often throw low.

Arm strength: Has an arm that is exceptionally strong, and maybe the strongest of any quarterback in the draft. He just didn't get to show it all the time in the Arizona State offense. Drives the ball well to the outside hash. Knows how to take some zip off his ball in the short passing game. Many quarterbacks with the same kind of big arm throw short passes too hard, making them hard to catch.

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Forget the Browns trading both first round picks to the Rams. When evaluating NFL Draft trade charts, I realized that Cleveland giving up both the fourth and 22nd pick seems too much to give up to move up only two spots for RG3.

Then I looked at the Rams accepting the Brown's 2nd round (#37) pick in exchange for moving down from #2 to #4.

The Rams don't realy want Griffin, and by moving down only two spots, they can be assured of getting one of the two players most commonly "mocked" to them - WR Justin Blackmon or LT Matt Kalil.

The Rams would risk losing their top player, but not needing a QB, they would get the second player on their board at number four.

Additionally, the Rams would have two picks at the very top of the second round. Last year the Browns did well at #37, drafting DE Jabaal Sheard; who some thought was likely going to drafted in the first round.

Here is a list of other recent #37 picks:

So the question is:

#1. Is gaining just the #37pick worth potentially losing the top player on your board? I say yes.

#2. Is giving up the #37 pick worth it to get RG3? I again say yes.

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UNC’s Quinton Coples has the frame and body type that makes scouts drool and defensive line coaches want to stand on a table. That’s not hard to do when a defensive end from an ACC school has the height (6’6″), weight (281 pounds), hands (10-plus inches), arm length (33-plus inches), and wingspan (in excess of 80 inches) that makes him a top-10 prospect in most drafts.

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