Before I start the Lee Claxton Draft in the Ozzie Jones draft. I'll post summaries for each draft in the Zazzali path like I did before with the Jack English and Ozzie Jones Draft Paths.
2009 Mike Zazzali Draft
The 2008 Heisman results of the Zazzali Draft Path are in and here are the results. Heisman Leader heading into October Chris Essex QB Connecticut finished 5th in the Heisman. Trojan go to guy Kendrell Kennison WR USC Finished 4th in the Heisman. Mike Zazzali QB Arizona finished 3rd in the Heisman. Morgan Barnes QB USC who led the Trojans to an undefeated regular season record was the Heisman runner up. With Demario Waddel CB Washington who can also play wide receiver winning the Heisman. There are 4 stud runningbacks in this draft. Vonnie Mendenhall RB Michigan, Adrian Joseph JR RB Maryland, Jacob Flynn RB Boise State, and Kenton Kason RB Georgia. The 3 other receivers who stand out in this draft besides Kendrell Kennison are Blake Walton WR Texas Tech, Dominique Berlin WR Florida State, and Roscoe Lester WR Oklahoma. Kwame Frampton TE Texas has made a great case to be a tight end drafted in the top 10. SEC blindsides at Left Tackle Marquay Traylor LT Tennessee and Geoff Schaffer LT Arkansas are the best left tackles in the draft. Traylor has great footwork and pass blocking skills and Schaffer has the physical run blocking skils. SEC Centers Frank McElmore C Alabama and Jeremy Dahl C South Carolina also are considered top notch lineman in the SEC conference. Right Guards Tyler Fordham RG UCLA and Sean Forgery RG Ohio State are worth keeping an eye on. Right End Vernon Caldwell RE Oregon State is the best pass rusher in the draft. Looking for an elite run stuffer look no further than Tim White DT Wisconsin. The standout middle linebacker this year is Gino King MLB West Virginia. Two other corners to watch besides Waddell are Syvelle Simpson CB Virginia Tech and Knowshon Mincey CB Kansas.
2010 John Scotland Draft
This draft is headlined by 5 quarterbacks who made the Heisman exciting to the very end. In 5th place Cal McGuire QB Fresno State McGuire got off to a hot start, but collapsed down the stretch. In 4th place Wade Appling QB Vanderbilt Appling played very well down the stretch. In 3rd place was Mark Hukabee QB Arkansas who led the Razorbacks to an SEC Title against Tennessee last year. This year his team played Georgia and lost the SEC Title Game to standout wide receiver Aundray Bender WR Georgia. The Heisman runner up was John Scotland QB Oklahoma who guided the #1 Sooners to a national title apperance. Your Heisman winner is Drew Thompson QB UCLA who guided the Bruins to an undefeated record and a #2 ranking in the polls while leading the nation in passing yards. Thompson also beat out John Scotland in the title game and critics who had Thompson high on their boards were silenced after starting to doubt Thompson. You can't go wrong with Scotland or Thompson as they were ranked 1A and 1B to start the year, but as the season progressed Thompson proved he was the better guy after experts had Scotland ranked ahead of him. The other playmaker to watch is Cyrus Jones RB Florida State. Moses McDonald WR USC is the next best receiver compared to Aundray Bender WR Georgia and McDonald reminds the scouts of a young Dwayne Jarrett. Even though Bender is the better receiver scouts project McDonald to go higher and McDonald is usually the first receiver drafted in the John Scotland Draft.
2011 Enoka Oshinowo Draft
The 7 ft 370 pound left tackle Enoka Oshinowo became the first left tackle to win the Heisman. He also led the #1 Huskers to a national title victory of Florida State. Heisman runner up Jared Sunquist QB Florida State was the 2nd best player in the nation behind Oshinowo. Dark Horse quarterback Jeff Meadows QB Tennessee finally guided the Vols to SEC Title win after losing to Arkansas as a sophomore. While Tennessee freshman corner Tee Morgan helped on the secondary.
2012 Cletis Parker Draft
The Heisman race came down to 4 players, but in the end only one player won the Heisman. In 4th place Marqueis Webb RB Ohio State. In 3rd place Cletis Parker RB LSU Parker led the nation in rushing yards and made the all SEC Team. Your Heisman runner up is Taylor Tannenbaum who guided the #2 Hawaii Warriors to the National Title. Your Heisman Winner is Trent Stanton QB Ohio State who guided the Buckeyes to a National Title. One sleeper to keep an eye on that forced Ohio State into overtime is Jordan Harwell QB Indiana.
2013 Tee Morgan Draft
There is one unanimous clear cut #1 overall pick. That guy is Logan Axelrod QB Notre Dame. Axelrod won the Heisman and National Title by a longshot. Axelrod started every game since his freshman year. The Fighting Irish scored a minimum of 21 points per game every game he started. Axelrod has thrown a minimum of 3 touchdowns every game at Notre Dame. He played all 4 years at Notre Dame and didn't win a national title till his senior year. The fewest points the Fighting Irish scored was 27 points in a 27-24 victory against UCLA. Axelrod threw 50 touchdowns and 5 interceptions with over 5000 passing yards during his senior year and those picks came against elite corners. He threw multiple interceptions twice against two playmaker corners that I'll mention later. In my dynasty he turned a winless Bills team into an 11-5 playoff powerhouse that lost in the wildcard to the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The team that came 1 point shy of sending Notre Dame into overtime is the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have a duo of wide receivers led by freshman pheonom Durrant Boulware who won the #1 receiver job in spring drills and Tiki Tyson WR Texas who enters his senior year. Left Tackle Vernon Kennedy is the best left tackle in the country and junior right tackle Jaamal Zimmerman is expected to make the switch to left tackle next season as he returns for his senior year. Texas has a corner that caught two Logan Axelrod interceptions in the National Championship Game. I'm mentioning all the elite corners in a bit, but first I'll mention the wide receivers. Scotty Schelley declared for the NFL Draft despite the fact that the Bruins would be the #1 team heading into next year without him. Imagine how good they would be with him. Devon Newberry WR North Carolina helped the Tar Heels get to their first bowl game in 6 years. Jamar Brinkley WR Oklahoma led the Sooners in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns this year. I already mentioned Tiki Tyson WR Texas so the final receiver worth mentioning is Chad Montgomerry WR Minnesota. Junior Left Tackle DeAngelo Barkley knew the Trojans would start the year #3 in the polls without him and might be #1 in the polls had he returned for his senior year, but he wanted to declare. The best pass rusher in the country is Braylon Booker LE Virginia. Now to the cornerbacks which I've been building so much drama about. This deep class of cornerbacks is led by Tee Morgan CB Tennessee. Morgan propelled the Vols to 3 straight SEC Championships during his tenure at Tennessee winning two of those SEC Title Games. Tennessee was ranked in the top 5 every year in the preseason with Morgan and only lost 2 games during his 3 years. Morgan had 35 interceptions over 3 years getting a minimum of 10 picks each year returning half of those picks for scores. As a junior he caught 15 interceptions. Morgan is a future 50 player and he is compared to Ty Hill. Morgan guided the Vols to an undefeated record his freshman year the Volunteers were snobbed of a National Title apperance as Nebraska and Florida State were #1 and #2 to start the preseason. The following year the preseason top 5 looked like this heading into the regular season with #1 Florida State , #2 Tennessee, #3 Ohio State, #4 LSU, and #5 Hawaii. After Florida State lost to Maryland Tennessee was #1 in the country. LSU lost to Auburn, but Auburn lost to Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Alabama in November to collapse. LSU climbed back to #4 in the polls trailing Tennessee. LSU beat Tennessee during Morgan's sophomore year to win the SEC title game. Tennessee then lost to Florida in their conference opener during Morgan's junior year. Morgan guided the Vols to 2 Sugar Bowl victories 1 against Logan Axelrod and Notre Dame before Axelrod won the National Title and 1 Fiesta Bowl victory against the Texas Longhorns who had 3 first round receivers that year. Arnez Soriano CB Florida State lost the National Championship game as a sophomore and has been compared to Champ Bailey. Soriano picked off Logan Axelrod twice one of those picks was returned for 6 points against the Irish in a 34 to 14 Notre Dame win. Darrell Harris CB Florida has been compared to Lito Sheppard he got more picks in a win against Tennessee.
Jarius Conroy CB Texas has been compared to Quentin Jammer he also picked off Logan Axelrod twice in the National Title Game. Andree Pollard CB Boston College compared to Andre Dyson. Calvin Bady CB UAB compared to Antrel Rolle. Chrales Knight CB Louisville reminds people of a young Nnamdi Asoumugha getting Louisville to 4 straight Orange Bowl victories. Jamal Talley CB Western Michigan compared to Darrell Reevis and LaMarcus Joslin CB Washington State who is compared to Marcus Trufant are two sleeper corners. Darnell Dansby FS USC is the best free safety in the land he also decided to declare as a junior. Strong Safety Devin McDonald has played all 4 years at NC State and is arguably the top strong safety in this draft.
2014 Vonteego Cross Draft
The top 5 for the preseason is out as #1 UCLA is sitting in the drivers seat at #1, follow by #2 Texas, #3 USC, #4 South Carolina, and #5 Wisconsin rounding out the top 5. In the end UCLA would play Texas while South Carolina and Wisconsin both finished unbeaten to end the regular season, but got snubbed. Central Florida finished the year #5 as they went 11-1 in regular season play losing at Marshall the week before the Conference USA Title Game. They would go on to win the Conference USA Title game though thanks to Carmelo Goldwire QB Central Florida who reminds scouts of Daunte Culpepper. The Will Swecker QB UCLA to Khevin Mosley WR UCLA connection seems unstoppable at this point as the Bruins won the National Title against Texas 52-7. Kory York QB San Jose State has been the top pick on draft boards all season thanks to his cannon arm, deep ball accuracy, and his Michael Vick type speed despite running a West Coast Offense where he stays in the pocket. His production late in the season and his poor bowl game play have him slipping, but he could still get selected first overall. Here's how the top 10 Best Players Available looks like at this point.
1. Vonteego Cross LE South Carolina He's the only future 50 player in this draft.
2. Larry Brewington RB Jackson State He's being compared to Walter Peyton.
3. Will Swecker QB UCLA Won the Heisman and National Championship with UCLA
4. Jamaal Zimmerman LT Texas has been a starting offensive tackle at Texas for two years now. Can play anywhere on the offensive line, but left tackle is his strong spot. Zimmerman has been compared to Marcus McNeil and has higher potential than Brock Covington.
5. Brock Covington LT Wisconsin Covington has been compared to Joe Thomas and can play any position on the offensive line. Once considered a mid 2nd rounder. Good regular season play landed him late into round 1. His bowl game performance got him into the top 12 conversation. After the Senior Bowl scouts were saying he's a top 10 lock. After the combine scouts are saying he's a top 5 lock.
6. Kehvin Mosley WR UCLA Mosley was Swecker's go to guy at UCLA and is the top receiver in this draft.
7. Mike Best CB Washington Kept Mosley to under 100 receiving yards. It was Mosley's only game of under 100 receiving yards all season and Best is the best corner to declare out of Washington since DeMario Waddell.
8. Carmelo Goldwire QB Central Florida Goldwire is being compared to Daunte Culpepper.
9. Octavius Hall LT Middle Tennessee State Hall was once considered a 2nd-3rd round pick, but a breakout senior bowl solidified his 2nd round status and a 40 bench press reps along with the blocking drills Hall excelled in put him into the top 10.
10. Kory York was considered the top pick from September to November before a late season collapse that lasts up till draft day. Now he's on the brink of not getting drafted in the top 10.
2015 Darrent Boulware Draft
The 3 Heisman finalists are as follows 3rd place Darrent Boulware WR Texas, 2nd place Daniel Rocker QB Washington, and Kyle Ragland QB Fresno State who decided to return for his senior year after winning the Heisman. Defensive Ends Maques Battle LE Memphis and Scott Zimmer RE Notre Dame are both physical pass rushing defensiv eends. Brian Booking MLB Penn State is another Penn State Product. #2 Florida State faced #1 Texas and Florida State won 28-7. Florida State has an elite defense as many 4 players are first round picks. Those players are Edgerin Culpepper DT Florida State, Nate Branch ROLB Florida State, Dez Miller CB Florida State, and Laurent Curry SS Florida State. Miller and Curry double covered Boulware, but he still had 180 receiving yards on 18 receptions and 1 touchdown. I'm not saying these defensive backs are bad, but Boulware is that good because even though he was double covered and tackled around all game. He made plays. He was thown to 27 out of 35 times when Texas passed the ball so going 18 for 27 as a receiver isn't that bad. Dontrelle Wayne RB Syracuse is the top runningback in this draft. Junior Left Tackle Chauncey Butler who opened lanes for him is returning for his senior season. While sophomore right tackle Bernard Kingsley will be making the switch to left tackle when Butler leaves for the NFL.
2016 Kyle Ragland Draft
This draft is headlined by two Heisman winners. 2015 Heisman Winner Kyle Ragland and 2016 Heisman Winner Marques Adams a sophomore who reminds many of Vince Young. #2 Fresno State faced #1 Washington in the National Title and #2 Fresno State won 27-24 Thanks to a last 2nd field goal. Other quarterbacks to watch are Ken Braum QB Miami FL, John Kramer QB Kentucky, and Matt Mergstrom QB Purdue. Tee Walden RB Northern Illinois reminds people of Michael Turner. Big 12 Superstars trying to become the next Darrent Boulware are Bryant Holyfield WR Nebraska and Jalen Best WR Oklahoma. Katlin King LT Ohio State reminds every scout of a young Orlando Pace. Matt Kessler LT Vanderbilt is being compared to Joe Thomas while Chauncey Butler LT Syracuse is being compared to DeBrickishaw Ferguson. There are boatload of cornerbacks in the Ragland draft too. Jalan Ambrose CB Kansas State reminds scouts of a younger version of Terrence Newman. Alfonso Park CB Texas Tech is being compared to Ronde Barber, Sylvester Cox CB South Carolina is being compared to Sheldon Brown. Robert Major CB West Virginia is being compared to Ricardo Colclough, and Daniel Branch CB UCLA is being compared to Charles Woodson. Strong Safety Xavier Smith is being compared to Adrian Wilson.
2017 Bernard Kingsley Draft
This draft is headlined by a few players. I'll start with the obvious Bernard Kingsley LT Syracuse is the most consistent player in the draft. The only knock on him is that he played 3 years at right tackle before making the switch to left tackle. USC defeated Penn State and Heimsan winner George Barkum RB Penn State to win the National Title. The dynamic duo of Maurice Barber James RB USC and Ronnie Gore RB USC helped the Trojans win it all. Some scouts say this duo reminds them of the Reggie Bush Lendale White Duo when Pete Carrol coached USC. Other Heisman finalists who lost to Barkum are Clayton Riley QB SMU, Justin Bericap QB Texas, Chris Kramer QB Iowa, and ALex Stoneburner QB Wyoming.
2018 Trent Rakestraw Draft
The 2017 Heisman is in for the Zazzali path and the order is as follows. In 5th place Jeremy Suvak QB Tulsa. In 4th place Cody Withers QB South Carolina. Finishing in 3rd place is Darius Stallworth RB Alabama. Your Heisman runner up is Dominic Jordan WR Michigan. And your Heisman winner is Trent Rakestraw QB Oklahoma. The National Championship set up an **** matchup between #2 Oklahoma and #1 Michigan. Despite the Michigan victory. I had the #1 overall pick with Tampa two years after winning my 2nd Super Bowl in 3 years. Woodson was entering the final year of his contract and I took Rakestraw. I'm in the final year of my coaching dynasty Woodson retired and Rakestraw is the signal caller for my team now. Despite how talented Jordan is Rakestraw is more consistent and is clearly the better player because his grades when you scout him.
2019 Johnny Phoenix Draft
21 years after the most controversial NFL Draft that I recall in 1998. We get another remake of the Manning/Leaf draft in Head Coach. Johnny Pheonix QB Louisville is compared to Peyton Manning while Washington State has a quarterback compared to Ryan Leaf. This is just like the Flash Gorden Draft with Cooper Reno QB UNLV and Rob Lane QB Washington. Except this draft doesn't have the talent to match the Flash Gorden Draft. The National Championship featured Miami FL and Louisville. Despite being pressured constantly by the Miami Hurricanes Phoenix managed to get rid of the ball making great reads. There are 3 superstar defensive lineman from the U. Those lineman are Barrack Jabar LE Miami FL, Trey Collier RE Miami FL, and Rashard Bynum DT Miami FL all 3 lineman declare their junior year and jump ship despite Miami FL being a preseason #1 next year without them. DeAngelo Storm RB Oklahoma is a remake of Adrian Peterson. Ziggy Hogan WR Ohio State is a remake of Santonio Holmes while Dontrelle Dillenger WR California is a remake of DeSean Jackson. The top safeties in the draft are Jerron Woods FS Miami FL the junior declared. The other safety is Gabe Griffin SS Arizona State who I drafted with my Buccaneeers franchise. One left tackle to watch is Trace Harvick LT Alabama and freshman right tackle Stockar McDougle will make the transition to left tackle at Alabama.
2020 Travis Ridge Draft
Your 2019 Heisman results are in for the Zazzali path and here are the results. In 5th place Martay Jackson RB Colorado State. In 4th place Kendall Rainey QB Miami FL. In 3rd place his teammate Bobbie Brunston. Your Heisman Runner up is Travis Ridge QB Penn State. The Heisman winner is Gilbert Irving RB Oklahoma who split carries his first 3 years with DeAngelo Storm RB Oklahoma. Irving won the Heisman in one year as a starter, but he has a learning rate of 48. His Physical, durability, size, intangibles, and production grades are all 90 or higher. Irving has a potential of 88 because of the 48 learning rate. Players with learning rates below 50 in Head Coach usually bust. Ridge is compared to Dan Fouts and has a 90 grade in every category from physical, durability, size, learning, intangibles, and potential grades are all 90 or higher. Ridge is 6ft 6 250 pounds has a 98 in throwing power a 97 in accuracy, and a 90 in awareness. Put it this way he's the Xavier Cox of quarterbacks in this game. He's capable of throwing 500 passing yards and 5 touchdowns a game alone. With Gary Hammermill he can throw 700 passing yards and 7 touchdowns a game. It is simply unfair to draft this guy because he is the Xavier Cox of quarterbacks. #2 Penn State loses to #1 Miami FL for the National Title. Horrace Hooper WR Miami FL was the go to guy at Miami FL and is the top receiver in the country. Hooper is also the MVP of the title game. Looking for a tight end look no further than Rocky Arnold TE Central Michigan. Andre McNeil LT Texas is being compared to Marcus McNeil. Looking for a center maybe you should try Dan Painter C Miami FL. Guards Chris Kelson LG Colorado and Albert Rivera RG New Mexico are the best guards in the game.
2021 Major McKenzie Draft
This draft is really weak besides Torrin Lockett WR Ole Miss and the two quarterbacks Major McKenzie QB Troy and Blake Birdwell QB Wake Forest this draft is squat. 2022 is the last year of the Zazzali Path. And knowing that you can trade up and down to get the players you want and you can give up future picks knowing you got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Trading down in 2021 for 2022 gives you more picks. Trading your 2023 picks that you won't use gives you even more picks.
2022 Buster McDougle Draft
You really do have a lot of depth and stability in this draft. Buster McDougle LT Alabama headlines this draft. McDougle is the one player that clearly stands out. As he wins the Heisman and the National Title as Alabama manhandles Michigan 64 to 7. #2 Michigan got to the title game with all american corner Leon Buford CB Michigan before losing to #1 Alabama and Buster McDougle. Besides Oshinowo McDougle wins the Heisman there are two Heisman winning left tackles in this draft path. Besides McDougle you got 3 quarterbacks that are the 3 best available players to draft. Those guys are Brady Wentworth who ranks 3rd on draft boards while the Milbank Bros. Darren Milbank QB Florida and Doug Milbank QB Florida State both where the number 8 and compete for the top pick in the draft. Chad Warren WR Ohio State is the best receiver in this draft.
I'll start posting draft years once I'm done with the Ozzie Jones Path. These are just summaries to give you a preview of each year in your draft path.
2009 Mike Zazzali Draft
The 2008 Heisman results of the Zazzali Draft Path are in and here are the results. Heisman Leader heading into October Chris Essex QB Connecticut finished 5th in the Heisman. Trojan go to guy Kendrell Kennison WR USC Finished 4th in the Heisman. Mike Zazzali QB Arizona finished 3rd in the Heisman. Morgan Barnes QB USC who led the Trojans to an undefeated regular season record was the Heisman runner up. With Demario Waddel CB Washington who can also play wide receiver winning the Heisman. There are 4 stud runningbacks in this draft. Vonnie Mendenhall RB Michigan, Adrian Joseph JR RB Maryland, Jacob Flynn RB Boise State, and Kenton Kason RB Georgia. The 3 other receivers who stand out in this draft besides Kendrell Kennison are Blake Walton WR Texas Tech, Dominique Berlin WR Florida State, and Roscoe Lester WR Oklahoma. Kwame Frampton TE Texas has made a great case to be a tight end drafted in the top 10. SEC blindsides at Left Tackle Marquay Traylor LT Tennessee and Geoff Schaffer LT Arkansas are the best left tackles in the draft. Traylor has great footwork and pass blocking skills and Schaffer has the physical run blocking skils. SEC Centers Frank McElmore C Alabama and Jeremy Dahl C South Carolina also are considered top notch lineman in the SEC conference. Right Guards Tyler Fordham RG UCLA and Sean Forgery RG Ohio State are worth keeping an eye on. Right End Vernon Caldwell RE Oregon State is the best pass rusher in the draft. Looking for an elite run stuffer look no further than Tim White DT Wisconsin. The standout middle linebacker this year is Gino King MLB West Virginia. Two other corners to watch besides Waddell are Syvelle Simpson CB Virginia Tech and Knowshon Mincey CB Kansas.
2010 John Scotland Draft
This draft is headlined by 5 quarterbacks who made the Heisman exciting to the very end. In 5th place Cal McGuire QB Fresno State McGuire got off to a hot start, but collapsed down the stretch. In 4th place Wade Appling QB Vanderbilt Appling played very well down the stretch. In 3rd place was Mark Hukabee QB Arkansas who led the Razorbacks to an SEC Title against Tennessee last year. This year his team played Georgia and lost the SEC Title Game to standout wide receiver Aundray Bender WR Georgia. The Heisman runner up was John Scotland QB Oklahoma who guided the #1 Sooners to a national title apperance. Your Heisman winner is Drew Thompson QB UCLA who guided the Bruins to an undefeated record and a #2 ranking in the polls while leading the nation in passing yards. Thompson also beat out John Scotland in the title game and critics who had Thompson high on their boards were silenced after starting to doubt Thompson. You can't go wrong with Scotland or Thompson as they were ranked 1A and 1B to start the year, but as the season progressed Thompson proved he was the better guy after experts had Scotland ranked ahead of him. The other playmaker to watch is Cyrus Jones RB Florida State. Moses McDonald WR USC is the next best receiver compared to Aundray Bender WR Georgia and McDonald reminds the scouts of a young Dwayne Jarrett. Even though Bender is the better receiver scouts project McDonald to go higher and McDonald is usually the first receiver drafted in the John Scotland Draft.
2011 Enoka Oshinowo Draft
The 7 ft 370 pound left tackle Enoka Oshinowo became the first left tackle to win the Heisman. He also led the #1 Huskers to a national title victory of Florida State. Heisman runner up Jared Sunquist QB Florida State was the 2nd best player in the nation behind Oshinowo. Dark Horse quarterback Jeff Meadows QB Tennessee finally guided the Vols to SEC Title win after losing to Arkansas as a sophomore. While Tennessee freshman corner Tee Morgan helped on the secondary.
2012 Cletis Parker Draft
The Heisman race came down to 4 players, but in the end only one player won the Heisman. In 4th place Marqueis Webb RB Ohio State. In 3rd place Cletis Parker RB LSU Parker led the nation in rushing yards and made the all SEC Team. Your Heisman runner up is Taylor Tannenbaum who guided the #2 Hawaii Warriors to the National Title. Your Heisman Winner is Trent Stanton QB Ohio State who guided the Buckeyes to a National Title. One sleeper to keep an eye on that forced Ohio State into overtime is Jordan Harwell QB Indiana.
2013 Tee Morgan Draft
There is one unanimous clear cut #1 overall pick. That guy is Logan Axelrod QB Notre Dame. Axelrod won the Heisman and National Title by a longshot. Axelrod started every game since his freshman year. The Fighting Irish scored a minimum of 21 points per game every game he started. Axelrod has thrown a minimum of 3 touchdowns every game at Notre Dame. He played all 4 years at Notre Dame and didn't win a national title till his senior year. The fewest points the Fighting Irish scored was 27 points in a 27-24 victory against UCLA. Axelrod threw 50 touchdowns and 5 interceptions with over 5000 passing yards during his senior year and those picks came against elite corners. He threw multiple interceptions twice against two playmaker corners that I'll mention later. In my dynasty he turned a winless Bills team into an 11-5 playoff powerhouse that lost in the wildcard to the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The team that came 1 point shy of sending Notre Dame into overtime is the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have a duo of wide receivers led by freshman pheonom Durrant Boulware who won the #1 receiver job in spring drills and Tiki Tyson WR Texas who enters his senior year. Left Tackle Vernon Kennedy is the best left tackle in the country and junior right tackle Jaamal Zimmerman is expected to make the switch to left tackle next season as he returns for his senior year. Texas has a corner that caught two Logan Axelrod interceptions in the National Championship Game. I'm mentioning all the elite corners in a bit, but first I'll mention the wide receivers. Scotty Schelley declared for the NFL Draft despite the fact that the Bruins would be the #1 team heading into next year without him. Imagine how good they would be with him. Devon Newberry WR North Carolina helped the Tar Heels get to their first bowl game in 6 years. Jamar Brinkley WR Oklahoma led the Sooners in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns this year. I already mentioned Tiki Tyson WR Texas so the final receiver worth mentioning is Chad Montgomerry WR Minnesota. Junior Left Tackle DeAngelo Barkley knew the Trojans would start the year #3 in the polls without him and might be #1 in the polls had he returned for his senior year, but he wanted to declare. The best pass rusher in the country is Braylon Booker LE Virginia. Now to the cornerbacks which I've been building so much drama about. This deep class of cornerbacks is led by Tee Morgan CB Tennessee. Morgan propelled the Vols to 3 straight SEC Championships during his tenure at Tennessee winning two of those SEC Title Games. Tennessee was ranked in the top 5 every year in the preseason with Morgan and only lost 2 games during his 3 years. Morgan had 35 interceptions over 3 years getting a minimum of 10 picks each year returning half of those picks for scores. As a junior he caught 15 interceptions. Morgan is a future 50 player and he is compared to Ty Hill. Morgan guided the Vols to an undefeated record his freshman year the Volunteers were snobbed of a National Title apperance as Nebraska and Florida State were #1 and #2 to start the preseason. The following year the preseason top 5 looked like this heading into the regular season with #1 Florida State , #2 Tennessee, #3 Ohio State, #4 LSU, and #5 Hawaii. After Florida State lost to Maryland Tennessee was #1 in the country. LSU lost to Auburn, but Auburn lost to Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Alabama in November to collapse. LSU climbed back to #4 in the polls trailing Tennessee. LSU beat Tennessee during Morgan's sophomore year to win the SEC title game. Tennessee then lost to Florida in their conference opener during Morgan's junior year. Morgan guided the Vols to 2 Sugar Bowl victories 1 against Logan Axelrod and Notre Dame before Axelrod won the National Title and 1 Fiesta Bowl victory against the Texas Longhorns who had 3 first round receivers that year. Arnez Soriano CB Florida State lost the National Championship game as a sophomore and has been compared to Champ Bailey. Soriano picked off Logan Axelrod twice one of those picks was returned for 6 points against the Irish in a 34 to 14 Notre Dame win. Darrell Harris CB Florida has been compared to Lito Sheppard he got more picks in a win against Tennessee.
Jarius Conroy CB Texas has been compared to Quentin Jammer he also picked off Logan Axelrod twice in the National Title Game. Andree Pollard CB Boston College compared to Andre Dyson. Calvin Bady CB UAB compared to Antrel Rolle. Chrales Knight CB Louisville reminds people of a young Nnamdi Asoumugha getting Louisville to 4 straight Orange Bowl victories. Jamal Talley CB Western Michigan compared to Darrell Reevis and LaMarcus Joslin CB Washington State who is compared to Marcus Trufant are two sleeper corners. Darnell Dansby FS USC is the best free safety in the land he also decided to declare as a junior. Strong Safety Devin McDonald has played all 4 years at NC State and is arguably the top strong safety in this draft.
2014 Vonteego Cross Draft
The top 5 for the preseason is out as #1 UCLA is sitting in the drivers seat at #1, follow by #2 Texas, #3 USC, #4 South Carolina, and #5 Wisconsin rounding out the top 5. In the end UCLA would play Texas while South Carolina and Wisconsin both finished unbeaten to end the regular season, but got snubbed. Central Florida finished the year #5 as they went 11-1 in regular season play losing at Marshall the week before the Conference USA Title Game. They would go on to win the Conference USA Title game though thanks to Carmelo Goldwire QB Central Florida who reminds scouts of Daunte Culpepper. The Will Swecker QB UCLA to Khevin Mosley WR UCLA connection seems unstoppable at this point as the Bruins won the National Title against Texas 52-7. Kory York QB San Jose State has been the top pick on draft boards all season thanks to his cannon arm, deep ball accuracy, and his Michael Vick type speed despite running a West Coast Offense where he stays in the pocket. His production late in the season and his poor bowl game play have him slipping, but he could still get selected first overall. Here's how the top 10 Best Players Available looks like at this point.
1. Vonteego Cross LE South Carolina He's the only future 50 player in this draft.
2. Larry Brewington RB Jackson State He's being compared to Walter Peyton.
3. Will Swecker QB UCLA Won the Heisman and National Championship with UCLA
4. Jamaal Zimmerman LT Texas has been a starting offensive tackle at Texas for two years now. Can play anywhere on the offensive line, but left tackle is his strong spot. Zimmerman has been compared to Marcus McNeil and has higher potential than Brock Covington.
5. Brock Covington LT Wisconsin Covington has been compared to Joe Thomas and can play any position on the offensive line. Once considered a mid 2nd rounder. Good regular season play landed him late into round 1. His bowl game performance got him into the top 12 conversation. After the Senior Bowl scouts were saying he's a top 10 lock. After the combine scouts are saying he's a top 5 lock.
6. Kehvin Mosley WR UCLA Mosley was Swecker's go to guy at UCLA and is the top receiver in this draft.
7. Mike Best CB Washington Kept Mosley to under 100 receiving yards. It was Mosley's only game of under 100 receiving yards all season and Best is the best corner to declare out of Washington since DeMario Waddell.
8. Carmelo Goldwire QB Central Florida Goldwire is being compared to Daunte Culpepper.
9. Octavius Hall LT Middle Tennessee State Hall was once considered a 2nd-3rd round pick, but a breakout senior bowl solidified his 2nd round status and a 40 bench press reps along with the blocking drills Hall excelled in put him into the top 10.
10. Kory York was considered the top pick from September to November before a late season collapse that lasts up till draft day. Now he's on the brink of not getting drafted in the top 10.
2015 Darrent Boulware Draft
The 3 Heisman finalists are as follows 3rd place Darrent Boulware WR Texas, 2nd place Daniel Rocker QB Washington, and Kyle Ragland QB Fresno State who decided to return for his senior year after winning the Heisman. Defensive Ends Maques Battle LE Memphis and Scott Zimmer RE Notre Dame are both physical pass rushing defensiv eends. Brian Booking MLB Penn State is another Penn State Product. #2 Florida State faced #1 Texas and Florida State won 28-7. Florida State has an elite defense as many 4 players are first round picks. Those players are Edgerin Culpepper DT Florida State, Nate Branch ROLB Florida State, Dez Miller CB Florida State, and Laurent Curry SS Florida State. Miller and Curry double covered Boulware, but he still had 180 receiving yards on 18 receptions and 1 touchdown. I'm not saying these defensive backs are bad, but Boulware is that good because even though he was double covered and tackled around all game. He made plays. He was thown to 27 out of 35 times when Texas passed the ball so going 18 for 27 as a receiver isn't that bad. Dontrelle Wayne RB Syracuse is the top runningback in this draft. Junior Left Tackle Chauncey Butler who opened lanes for him is returning for his senior season. While sophomore right tackle Bernard Kingsley will be making the switch to left tackle when Butler leaves for the NFL.
2016 Kyle Ragland Draft
This draft is headlined by two Heisman winners. 2015 Heisman Winner Kyle Ragland and 2016 Heisman Winner Marques Adams a sophomore who reminds many of Vince Young. #2 Fresno State faced #1 Washington in the National Title and #2 Fresno State won 27-24 Thanks to a last 2nd field goal. Other quarterbacks to watch are Ken Braum QB Miami FL, John Kramer QB Kentucky, and Matt Mergstrom QB Purdue. Tee Walden RB Northern Illinois reminds people of Michael Turner. Big 12 Superstars trying to become the next Darrent Boulware are Bryant Holyfield WR Nebraska and Jalen Best WR Oklahoma. Katlin King LT Ohio State reminds every scout of a young Orlando Pace. Matt Kessler LT Vanderbilt is being compared to Joe Thomas while Chauncey Butler LT Syracuse is being compared to DeBrickishaw Ferguson. There are boatload of cornerbacks in the Ragland draft too. Jalan Ambrose CB Kansas State reminds scouts of a younger version of Terrence Newman. Alfonso Park CB Texas Tech is being compared to Ronde Barber, Sylvester Cox CB South Carolina is being compared to Sheldon Brown. Robert Major CB West Virginia is being compared to Ricardo Colclough, and Daniel Branch CB UCLA is being compared to Charles Woodson. Strong Safety Xavier Smith is being compared to Adrian Wilson.
2017 Bernard Kingsley Draft
This draft is headlined by a few players. I'll start with the obvious Bernard Kingsley LT Syracuse is the most consistent player in the draft. The only knock on him is that he played 3 years at right tackle before making the switch to left tackle. USC defeated Penn State and Heimsan winner George Barkum RB Penn State to win the National Title. The dynamic duo of Maurice Barber James RB USC and Ronnie Gore RB USC helped the Trojans win it all. Some scouts say this duo reminds them of the Reggie Bush Lendale White Duo when Pete Carrol coached USC. Other Heisman finalists who lost to Barkum are Clayton Riley QB SMU, Justin Bericap QB Texas, Chris Kramer QB Iowa, and ALex Stoneburner QB Wyoming.
2018 Trent Rakestraw Draft
The 2017 Heisman is in for the Zazzali path and the order is as follows. In 5th place Jeremy Suvak QB Tulsa. In 4th place Cody Withers QB South Carolina. Finishing in 3rd place is Darius Stallworth RB Alabama. Your Heisman runner up is Dominic Jordan WR Michigan. And your Heisman winner is Trent Rakestraw QB Oklahoma. The National Championship set up an **** matchup between #2 Oklahoma and #1 Michigan. Despite the Michigan victory. I had the #1 overall pick with Tampa two years after winning my 2nd Super Bowl in 3 years. Woodson was entering the final year of his contract and I took Rakestraw. I'm in the final year of my coaching dynasty Woodson retired and Rakestraw is the signal caller for my team now. Despite how talented Jordan is Rakestraw is more consistent and is clearly the better player because his grades when you scout him.
2019 Johnny Phoenix Draft
21 years after the most controversial NFL Draft that I recall in 1998. We get another remake of the Manning/Leaf draft in Head Coach. Johnny Pheonix QB Louisville is compared to Peyton Manning while Washington State has a quarterback compared to Ryan Leaf. This is just like the Flash Gorden Draft with Cooper Reno QB UNLV and Rob Lane QB Washington. Except this draft doesn't have the talent to match the Flash Gorden Draft. The National Championship featured Miami FL and Louisville. Despite being pressured constantly by the Miami Hurricanes Phoenix managed to get rid of the ball making great reads. There are 3 superstar defensive lineman from the U. Those lineman are Barrack Jabar LE Miami FL, Trey Collier RE Miami FL, and Rashard Bynum DT Miami FL all 3 lineman declare their junior year and jump ship despite Miami FL being a preseason #1 next year without them. DeAngelo Storm RB Oklahoma is a remake of Adrian Peterson. Ziggy Hogan WR Ohio State is a remake of Santonio Holmes while Dontrelle Dillenger WR California is a remake of DeSean Jackson. The top safeties in the draft are Jerron Woods FS Miami FL the junior declared. The other safety is Gabe Griffin SS Arizona State who I drafted with my Buccaneeers franchise. One left tackle to watch is Trace Harvick LT Alabama and freshman right tackle Stockar McDougle will make the transition to left tackle at Alabama.
2020 Travis Ridge Draft
Your 2019 Heisman results are in for the Zazzali path and here are the results. In 5th place Martay Jackson RB Colorado State. In 4th place Kendall Rainey QB Miami FL. In 3rd place his teammate Bobbie Brunston. Your Heisman Runner up is Travis Ridge QB Penn State. The Heisman winner is Gilbert Irving RB Oklahoma who split carries his first 3 years with DeAngelo Storm RB Oklahoma. Irving won the Heisman in one year as a starter, but he has a learning rate of 48. His Physical, durability, size, intangibles, and production grades are all 90 or higher. Irving has a potential of 88 because of the 48 learning rate. Players with learning rates below 50 in Head Coach usually bust. Ridge is compared to Dan Fouts and has a 90 grade in every category from physical, durability, size, learning, intangibles, and potential grades are all 90 or higher. Ridge is 6ft 6 250 pounds has a 98 in throwing power a 97 in accuracy, and a 90 in awareness. Put it this way he's the Xavier Cox of quarterbacks in this game. He's capable of throwing 500 passing yards and 5 touchdowns a game alone. With Gary Hammermill he can throw 700 passing yards and 7 touchdowns a game. It is simply unfair to draft this guy because he is the Xavier Cox of quarterbacks. #2 Penn State loses to #1 Miami FL for the National Title. Horrace Hooper WR Miami FL was the go to guy at Miami FL and is the top receiver in the country. Hooper is also the MVP of the title game. Looking for a tight end look no further than Rocky Arnold TE Central Michigan. Andre McNeil LT Texas is being compared to Marcus McNeil. Looking for a center maybe you should try Dan Painter C Miami FL. Guards Chris Kelson LG Colorado and Albert Rivera RG New Mexico are the best guards in the game.
2021 Major McKenzie Draft
This draft is really weak besides Torrin Lockett WR Ole Miss and the two quarterbacks Major McKenzie QB Troy and Blake Birdwell QB Wake Forest this draft is squat. 2022 is the last year of the Zazzali Path. And knowing that you can trade up and down to get the players you want and you can give up future picks knowing you got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Trading down in 2021 for 2022 gives you more picks. Trading your 2023 picks that you won't use gives you even more picks.
2022 Buster McDougle Draft
You really do have a lot of depth and stability in this draft. Buster McDougle LT Alabama headlines this draft. McDougle is the one player that clearly stands out. As he wins the Heisman and the National Title as Alabama manhandles Michigan 64 to 7. #2 Michigan got to the title game with all american corner Leon Buford CB Michigan before losing to #1 Alabama and Buster McDougle. Besides Oshinowo McDougle wins the Heisman there are two Heisman winning left tackles in this draft path. Besides McDougle you got 3 quarterbacks that are the 3 best available players to draft. Those guys are Brady Wentworth who ranks 3rd on draft boards while the Milbank Bros. Darren Milbank QB Florida and Doug Milbank QB Florida State both where the number 8 and compete for the top pick in the draft. Chad Warren WR Ohio State is the best receiver in this draft.
I'll start posting draft years once I'm done with the Ozzie Jones Path. These are just summaries to give you a preview of each year in your draft path.
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