Archives for April 29, 2018

‘“I just think it’s a great, great match,” said Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl. “As the whole draft was playing out one thing I thought was very important was for Josh to get in a program that fit his DNA. After having an opportunity to talk to a lot of people in the Bills organization and I see the direction and trajectory of the program and I think it’s a great match.”’

‘“The process continues. It is an urgent approach, very much so,” said McDermott. “We all understand how this league works. We’ve been around it a long time. I think if you take an understanding that the process takes some time if you do it the right way. And when I’m talking about that, I’m talking about making good personnel decisions, money decisions. But that doesn’t mean the approach isn’t an urgent approach every day.’

‘Not only was Johnson named 1st Team All-Big Sky, he was also named the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Johnson played in 12 games at cornerback for the Wildcats and also served as a team captain. He had three interceptions, totaled nine pass breakups and had 49 tackles with three tackles for loss and two sacks.’

‘Neal, who played at Jacksonville State was named a 1st Team FCS All-American in 2017. He posted a team-high 11 pass break-ups to go along with 33 tackles and interception as a senior.’

‘“Teller wins as a blocker with some of the tricks he learned as defensive end including stalking targets downfield and quickly swimming through defenders to add to the deception on screens. Teller warrants Day Two consideration and projects as a future starting guard early in his NFL career.”’

‘He made his mark on offense and special teams, but Ray-Ray McCloud had a chance to get some snaps on defense while at Clemson. A hand injury last November prompted Clemson coach Dabo Swinney to move McCloud to cornerback against NC State last November. The Wolfpack QB went after McCloud on a couple of passes but he held up well. “I just played football, man,” McCloud said after the game. “The team’s depending on you. You’re one-on-one… Just be out there and have fun, and just have a short-term memory.”’

‘Proehl was the team’s third-leading receiver as a junior and was leading the team in receptions as a senior when he suffered a broken collar bone in a loss at Duke in September and missed the rest of the year.’