From NFL.com
Running back prospect with adequate size and quickness who leaves you wanting more. Ingram was noticeably quicker and more elusive at a lighter weight after transferring to USC from Texas. He sees the interior clearly but can be too content to bounce runs wide rather than continuing to probe between the tackles. He’s a below-average run finisher but will create additional yardage with quick decision-making at times. Ingram can handle an occasional pass and blitz pickup, but he’s not ready to be a third-down option. There aren’t any real standout qualities, but he should be competitive in a camp.
The Arizona Cardinals needed help at running back and get it that has some size at 6’ 221 pounds and wiggle.
Welcome to the desert, Keaontay.
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Hey, statisticians, about a stat for Rialto and RJJ. Some how factor 2021 team wins and draft picks. Who did the most with the least, the worst with the most, who got the talent and the wins.
Georgia – 14 wins 15 draft picks
Ala – 13 w 7 dp
Cinci – 13 w 9 dp
Mich – 12 w 5 dp
Okla – 11 w 7dp
LSU – 6 w 10 dp
UCLA – 8 w 6 dp
USC – 4 w 3 dp
Oregon – 10 w 1 dp
It’s May nothing but baseball and stats till August.
I have a question I really would like to see addressed: Is it better to have three early rounds stars drafted, or three late rounds scout team players drafted?
I’m looking at quality and my Ucla “friends “ are looking at quantity.
Rialto & RJJ, The draft results for SC are nothing to be proud of. They are far short of what they should be. I am excited as anyone to have LR on board & I think SC will be relevant quickly. But if there is a concern it is on the defensive side of the ball. OK had 5 defensive players drafted but none in the first round. In fact OK did not have a single player drafted in the first round. If SC is really going to have a legitimate shot at a national championship LR has to do… Read more »
I thought USC’s Draft was better than I expected, in part because two Trojans selected were the team’s first picks. That says a lot IMO. I believed DL wouldn’t go until 10-15, so sneaking into the #8 spot was just awesome. Any time an NFL team makes you their #1 guy, they’re gonna use you big-time. Go Falcons! It’s amazing how fast I became a Falcon fan. And DJ was pretty much a mystery, so when he got snagged at #61 of Round 2 with the 49er’s first pick, I was really happy for him. He’ll bookend Bosa. Keaontay Ingram… Read more »
We are very lucky that the Portal exists. Otherwise, given how badly the Cat was allowed to ruin SC football, we might be “planting 90 foot bamboo” like Chocolate Chip did at UCLA. It was just amazing what a mess the SC 2021 roster was in. Given the disaster SC football was under The Cat, Drake London’s feat is simply amazing.
I’d forgotten about Choc Chip Kelly’s Bamboo approach. So glad he’s not our coach and that he’s a Bruin.
Still think the best two football stories in the last 12 months have centered on SC: first the hiring of LR and second, someone was actually dumb enough to hire The Cat. And, we agree on Chocolate Chip – his best combination of team and schedule for the foreseeable future was last year. And, he bombed it after totally tanking the program for three years. For doing that, he got an extension! Love it.
Trojan 5, I totally agree. A draft to be proud of was GA’s. 15 players drafted and 5 first rounders, all on D. SC in the past was near that level of talent. I doubt there were 5 draftable players on the ENTIRE roster that the Cat left to LR. it is clear to me that LR is now in the process of building back that type of roster, with at least 30 draftable players out of the 85.
I’d take a top 10 and second-round pick any day of the week over UCLA’s class, which doesn’t even begin until deep into the 3rd round.
This year’s draft for Pac-12 purposes will always be remembered for ORE’s Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) and Drake London (8) — the big-time playmakers. That’s just the way I look at it, which is hugely biased of course, but for bragging purposes, the first round, and especially the top 10, is where it’s at.
I agree if you are talking PR; but, if you are talking team quality; I still think I would rather than 15 low draft picks over two high ones and one low one.
I get what you are saying, basically, the more you get drafted the better your team was, talent at least, no matter when they get drafted. W/L that’s coaching.
Rialto’s question was about “bragging rights” and messing with his UCLA friends. The team with the most first-rounders wins period in my book. That’s where the real prestige is. And actual #1 picks give you big-time extra bonus points. I’m still shocked that Reggie Bush went #2. But even if we’re just talking about quality, I’d still take USC’s three players over UCLA’s six. The Bruins drafted (who actually catch on) will all likely be mediocre in the NFL. The Drakes from USC have a shot at being “star” NFL players because of their superior physical attributes and the positions… Read more »
Answer is you need both. It I had to choose, I would take quantity. Look at the 2021 Trojans. They had probably five or six NFL caliber players on the roster, with one of them being the best NFL eligible WR in the nation. UCLA had about double that number. We lost that ONE very high quality player (London) and our entire team went into the crapper.
For me, three things stood out from this draft. First, Texas did not have one player drafted. That is an amazing feat. UT was in worse shape than SC and it shows just how great a collegiate player the QB that left last year was (Sam Ehrlichson(?)) Second, that Donte is now on thin ice. Neither Steele nor ITS were drafted. Steele was a 5 star out of HS and ITS a 4 star. Quite clearly, they were not developed. This has to fall on Donte. He is a great recruiter. He must now step up his coaching. Let’s see… Read more »
I have to take USC’s side big time in the Jack Jones case. It’s not USC coaches’ fault in any way shape or form that he flunked out, got booted, then immed decided to try out full-on felony commercial burglary for a career. What a jerk-off clown. So young Mr. Panda Express goes to a JC and then to the crooked and soon-to-go-down-in-flames ASU program where he decides against being a robber anymore because he’s used up all his arrest cards. Sorry, I’m not buying ASU under blatant Cheater Herm as some magnificent rehab program for those young miscreants trying… Read more »
Allen, I think you misread me in part. I never blamed SC for Jack Jack being a 5 star talent and a 5 star knucklehead. He was both. The fact is that ASU helped turn that knucklehead into a CB who got drafted. I think that was a major accomplishment. Looking at it, the Helton no accountability and no discipline culture was a disaster for a kid like Jack Jack. And, the fact is that ASU got Jack Jack (and its other CB) drafted and SC got neither Chris Steele (a better talent than Jack Jack) nor ITS (also a… Read more »
I disagree. Chris Steele and ITS weren’t drafted because they were always just average players who were overhyped in HS. I don’t remember seeing them excel and I don’t blame coaching for their weaknesses. Jack Jack always had more quick twitch, fluid ability with better ball skills and hips, which is why he got picked up in Round 4 and the USC DBs never got a sniff. JJ just needed a criminal try out before deciding to make something of himself. I give him the credit for that, not ASU, which has ALWAYS been one of the nation’s biggest underperformers,… Read more »
Interesting read. SC has yet to produce a pro level performing CB since I think Nickel Roby who played for the Rams – he was undrafted but had a good career.
As you can tell, I’m big on player responsibility. I always blamed myself for my failures as a player. I had a few good coaches, but not one who ever could make me play beyond my true physical capabilities.
Mentally, I always felt “in the game.” But no coach, it turned out, could really make me faster, or give me looser hips (no matter how many karaokes), or even have more power.
Would you count Adoree Jackson, one of my all-time faves despite his weaknesses? I would, at CB/special teams, but I haven’t heard much about how he’s done lately.
Isaiah Pola-Mao — Raiders; Isaac Taylor-Stuart — Cowboys; Erik Krommenhoek — Chargers. Chris Steele — Steelers; Kana’i Mauga — Broncos