Commentary
Linemen lead top non-AQ prospects
Originally Published: August 24, 2010
By
Todd McShay | Scouts Inc.
Schools not in BCS-member conferences are raising their profiles and those of their leagues with regularity in today's college football world. That's good news for the pro prospects playing outside the six power conferences.
More attention from pollsters and the national media gives non-AQ prospects a chance to get more looks from NFL scouts, something that can benefit an under-the-radar prospect with potential at the next level.
How do scouts evaluate prospects from smaller schools? Who are Scouts Inc.'s top 10 non-BCS prospects? And which smaller-school linemen have the brightest NFL futures? Become an ESPN Insider and get all the answers. ![]()
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