say it. Anyway,
the National Football League will be nothing
without the contributions of historically, black, colleges
and universities. And yet, in the last two years, a grand
total of one player from an HBCU has been drafted. That's
going to change this year. Thanks to events, like the HBCU
combine, and the Legacy Bowl
here to help us highlight. Some of the HBCU prospects, who
could hear their names called this. Weekend is our man. Steve
wash.
All right, Howard University's own. Steve Weiss here to give
us a scouting report and the projection on some of these
brothers. Let's start off with Will Adams defensive back from
Virginia state. What's the word on him?
Yeah, Will Adams a real good size. About a six 195-pound
slot Corner slot. Safety, big hitter.
Probably late round, draft pick a day three pick. If he gets
drafted, he'll be in. Someone's Camp. Could end up buying more.
These are unrestricted free agents
or on. Free agents, but a real Surrey role player already
guys, electrical engineering degree guy. So
okay, someone who's very smart real physical player had a real
good HBCU combine, blew it off the charts
and a real good week of practice at the Legacy Bowl. So,
real interesting prospects will be on somebody's camp.
Matt sounds great. That sounds great. How about
tell me about Michael bideo? I think I'm pronouncing his name
correctly
and you guy from Texas. Southern. What does he bring it
to ya? But they show is how he pronounces started SMU
real interesting players tested. Well good size. Decent
sack. I'm probably be undrafted, but he'll be in.
Someone's Campbell physical player
had a really good
Legacy Bowl practice week. Pretty decent in the game.
But again, he's got the division. One a pedigree starting at SMU
before he transferred out. So he's someone teams have had
an eye on for a while.
Decent production not Superstar production for someone who's
absolutely going to be in somebody's Camp.
Okay, next up. We got Marquis Bell DB out of Florida A & M
the Rattlers.
Now this is got this guy can get draft. He will probably be
drafted between the third and the sixth round. He is a safe
P. Kind of slot. Safety can cover the tight end. Got, he is
a very valuable
type of player who can move against a man upon a tight. Any
physical player?
A big-time Talent. Got great size.
So he's someone whose name is going to be called at that Podium.
And, you know, I know a lot of teams
have really had their eyes on it, because, The versatility
and the size and the physicality. So here's one of
the elite players coming from these HBCU programs defensive
MVP at the Senior Bowl is that it? Was that him
the Senior Bowl week. Yeah. He was he was there Marquis Bell.
Absolutely.
Yeah. Yeah.
Let's go to the Old Line. We see a mirror, you tired, Carter
from Southern Southern
baton ruin you yesterday. That's all Rouge. Another
player is going to get, drafted big interior player. I'll
guard. A lot of teams have brought him in for Pride for
private workouts.
After all the combines. You see him there at the Senior Bowl
had a very strong weak matched up against top-flight. Do you
want a competition? So, again, an interesting player but teams
really, really like them. His name will be called.
In the draft.
All right, help me with the pronunciation. Make sure I got
it right. Is this shot or Deshawn? Dixon
out of normal to Sean Penn severe. Yeah, Sean diction.
Real interesting player.
Looks the part. Right? So I'm at the Legacy Ball. One of
the dudes who gets off the bus. Like NFL physique NFL frame. He
likely will be drafted. Probably 5th 5th through
the 7th round.
He's been working out. Postseason with Chuck Smith,
you know, the sack trainer got whoo. Whoo. Whoo on Milburn. A
bunch of players. And
Chuck has told me that this guy
athletically work, ethic body-wise has performed better
at his post season workouts and guys projected to go in
the second round. So someone's going to find a gem and Deshawn
diction
again. Looks the part got great size incredibly physical
and he's got his tremendous upside. So I'd expect him to
get drafted again on day three, probably six or seventh round.
I Steve tell us about the Cobie Durant who who comes from.
I call it for my old school hip-hop fans. That's EPMD,
University, South Carolina state. That's where Eric and
Parish were
so. Tell us about it. Read
and look, he comes in the University
that is put more players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
than Clemson and South Carolina, combined
SC, State for pro Hall of Famers, Darius Leonard,
currently the star of SC State, but to the Kobe Durant,
the meac. Defensive Player of the Year
a feisty corner, right? He is under sized. But all these NFL
Personnel, people. I talked to. They love him and love his
tenacity. They love his ball skills. He could end up along
with Marcus Bell
as one of the highest players from an HBCU drafted. This guy
is going to be a steal again heart and tenacity. That's
really what these teams like about it.
Okay, I'm feeling that. All right. Let's go to the QV spot
out of Alabama. A & M a killed glass.
Yes, and for years I mispronounced it until you
finally checked me. It is actually a quill glass
wheelchair
to time. Yep, back wheel, to time black College Football
Hall of Fame Player of the Year Dynamic talent, but it's weird.
And speaking with him recently.
He said his phone hasn't been ringing much.
So he's not expected to get drafted. This is a
Surprised. He's about a 64 220 pound guy with a huge arm comes
from a system and our POS system where he just didn't
have to do a whole lot.
But just athletic wise gift to my, he'll be in somebody's
Camp. He's gonna get a shot
just because you get, he's just that good
and so dangerous and he tore teams, apart that he played
against, but just at this quarterback position, which
isn't supposed to be that deep,
you know, teams are projecting him to be an undrafted free
agent, but he'll get a shot. Not as you know, it, somebody
scam.
Yeah, I appreciate you. Steve man. Like you willing to check
us on our pronunciations. I'm going to need it here because
what I want to say.
No, no. No, I've been checking. I've been checking. This is
good. This is good.
I want to say tray gross
but probably Trager. I don't know. It's gross. Okay. All
right. Ray girls nailed it.
Why would Seaver from Delaware State?
Yep, big body guy.
Probably a seventh-round pick or an undrafted guy.
Huge. We
At the agency, you combine and the Legacy. Bold. Look at it.
See him a big bodied
guy. I mean physically just you know unreal play basketball or
Delaware State. Incredible hops, great 50/50 ball catcher,
but he busted a 46 in the 40
scare some teams off. But the thing that's helped him
is he has played on every special team
at Dell State. We know starters, regardless of
the level rarely play on special teams.
That's how he's going to make an NFL roster. Sure, and that's
nice. As is really something he loves to do and that attitude,
again. That's something that's going to keep them in the NFL
for years.
All right, let's talk about one a prime X guys, outside
linebacker from Jackson State, James Houston,
beast beast. He's had some really good postseason Bowl.
Work,
tested off the charts. Got great size again, an edge
player. Expect him to be drafted, good against the Run,
excellent speed.
Okay, maybe not so much. To the big pass rusher. He can drop in
coverage,
but he's someone that is expected to get drafted
and again playing for Deion. He got some of the exposure, so
everybody has seen him but just he continues to shine in his
postseason testing and things like that welllike,
so I'd expect him again to be a day. 3 draft pick
last but not least, Joshua Williams. He's a cornerback out
of Fayetteville State. What's up with Joshua,
big-time player bigtimebig. I'm player big-bodied Corner
really showed out at the Senior Bowl. One of four players from
hbcus to get invited to the big combine. He will be drafted.
Look at the length on him. And that picture you're showing
right there. Good a big physical Corner.
Could be drafted a two more likely day, three
but teams really love him. The way he contested some of the D1
Talent, 18 Talent at the Senior Bowl just had Scouts going
crazy
again. One of four players invited. It
to the combine after years of one
or no players from hbcus getting by invited to the combine.
So that's a big step.
And guys. You've also heard me say mention about four or five
or six guys who are going to get. Drafted. Remember over
the past two years only one player from an HBCU has been drafted.
So this is going to be a big step and that's a credit to
these guys in their programs are getting ready.
Also credit to you Steve wise and work that you're doing
bringing awareness to these guys much in the tradition of
Hall of Famer Bill. None. You talked about the the guys
that's in the Hall of Fame through hbcus.
His All-Star team, back at the Pittsburgh Courier.
Encourage teams engaged in the scouting, reports much like
you're doing right now for NFL Network, for we, let you go.
Now you joining us from the road. You are in Canton, Ohio
telling people, why, man is a great great family story.
There's our nephew doing big things.
Our nephew doing big things, Mike Mike. Yep. My
my youngest son, Jeremy
getting ready to take a job with the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. We're up here. Moving him in right now. He entering their
last year, you know, he's, he knows how much I love it all
the work that I've done for the years
from the network, with the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
And of course, the black College Football Hall of Fame, is
in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so he's going to be doing
some stuff with that. So, real proud of real happy time for
happy. Dad mom
to be. Operating our son into his new career in his new life.
Oh, man, that's fantastic. I got that to look forward to one
day.
I'm telling you and your listen, my aunt Cheryl lives
right up the street. She if he likes ribs. She makes the best
ribs in the entire state
of Ohio. So this is put that on his radar
dun, dun. Appreciate you guys man.
We appreciate you, man. Thanks for taking the time to do this
and bring awareness to these top 10. HBCU prospects and like
you said, man, we should definitely see
quite a few of them hear their name called.
And if not definitely be invited to submit FL camps
because the NFL is not what it is. Without the contribution,
the hbcus how when University's own, Steve Weiss. Thank you,
brother. We appreciate the advice. Great job.
Thank you.
Appreciate you too. Good.
Hi, Steve, Weiss
giving us the information about HBCU players will see if any
are drafted tonight. We're going to wrap up BFA from
Vegas. You know, they always say about Vegas, what happens
here stays here.
So y'all don't need to keep in mind
that I gave Michael Smith, those hands
and Vegas. All right, won't bring that up on Monday,
gave him Hands Like Sugar Ray ones, game tomorrow. And Hagler
right here down the street.