The next two sleepers I will cover are LaMichael James, the running back from the University of Oregon. And LaDarius Green, the tight end from the University of Louisiana Lafayette. Both of these prospects had really good combine workouts.
LaMichael James had an amazing college career, finishing with 5,082 rushing yards and 386 yards receiving in three years of college football. I can see LaMichael being another Darren Sproles, Reggie Bush, or a souped up Kevin Faulk. I honestly would love to see what Bill Bellichick or Sean Payton could do with a kid like LaMichael. Could you imagine the Saints with essentially two Darren Sproles. If the great Al Davis was still alive I could see LaMichael ending up in Oakland because of his raw speed (he ran a 4.36 unofficial, 4.45 officially).
As far as LaDarius Green he could be a great second tight end. I'm not sure if he is good enough to be an every down tight end as he doesn't look like a great blocker. But he could definitively be a good second tight end to play across from a Jimmy Graham, Antonio Gates, Dallas Clark, Jason Witten, or Vernon Davis. Green finished with with 606 yards receiving last year and had 8 TD catches. He is 6'6'' and 230 lbs and ran a 4.53 40 yard dash time. Like I said he is not really a great blocker, he is more in the class of a Jermichael Finley being almost exclusively a receiver. He would be better as a second tight end (i.e. Aaron Hernandez with the Patriots) complimenting an already established tight end like Jimmy Graham or Antonio Gates.
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