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Raymond "Duke" Newton Preston, III Position: Center/Guard College: Illinois Height: 6-5 Weight: 311 Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Analysis | Injury Report | Agility | High School | Personal OVERVIEW Nicknamed "Duke," Preston is a football legacy. His father, Raymond II, was a standout at Syracuse, where he earned All-America honors before embarking on a nine-year NFL career with San Diego. Raymond Preston is a classic technician who does not make assignment mistakes. In his last two seasons at Illinois, he allowed only one quarterback sack. Preston is a highly intelligent athlete who lettered four times in football and baseball at Mount Carmel High School, where he twice earned San Diego Tribune academic honors. He was named to the PrepStar All-West team and was twice selected first-team All-Palomar League. Preston added first-team all-county and All-North County honors as voted by the North County Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune. He was also named his team's Most Valuable Player in 1999. Preston was voted team lineman of the year for his junior and senior seasons. Preston redshirted in 2000 for the Illini and saw only two games of action as a reserve center in 2001. He took over for Luke Butkus, starting every game at center in 2002, recording 63 knockdowns while allowing a pair of sacks. In 2003, he was credited with 71 knockdowns and gave up only one sack. As a senior, he was one of the few bright spots on the team, showing much better dominance vs. top-level competition. He finished 2004 with 74 knockdowns while allowing no quarterback sacks, despite most of the offensive unit struggling all year. ANALYSIS Positives: Has a thick upper and lower body with big thighs, wide waist, big bubble and room on his frame to add more bulk … Steady player whose experience compensates for athletic shortcomings … Durable athlete who never missed a game due to injuries … Has a quick initial step into his blocks, showing adequate explosion at the snap … Has the size and power to generate a good anchor to position, sustain and hold ground at the line of scrimmage … Works well with his guards on combo blocks … When working in concert with the guards, he demonstrates good pass protection skills … Gets good hand position and can deliver enough punch to jolt the defender … Has better playing strength than his weight room figures indicate … His lateral slide, change of direction and field awareness is evident by the way he quickly handles stunts and delay blitzes … While he lacks initial explosion, he somehow finds a way to gain movement vs. the shade and two-technique … Type of player that has to rely on his low pad level and proper blocking angles to get a surge, gain position and wall off, but he has good field instincts, doing a nice job of making all the blocking calls and knows each of his linemen's assignments … Rarely makes an assignment mistake and has the ability to set and punch in pass protection … Does have decent quickness in the short area, plays at a good pad level and stays low in his stance to establish leverage off the snap … Can reach a man over and follow up with his feet to sustain, but is not a road grader, getting movement with good angles and leg drive instead. Negatives: Has good body mass, but could use some better muscle tone (fleshy mid-section) … Not the most dominating center you will find, lacking the timed speed to be even adequate blocking in space … Adequate picking up blitzes and stunts, but will struggle vs. the quicker defenders … Seems to be out of his element on the move and struggles to make the blocks in the second level, as he is not light on his feet … Likes to bang with his upper body, but needs to lock-on and sustain more with his strength … Could also be more explosive through his lower frame and must dedicate more hours in the weight room, as his lack of weight room power could pose a problem at the next level … Aggressive and stays after the play, but isn't a "nasty to-the-whistle" type finisher … Uses his hands well, but will expose his pads and get knocked back some … Combos effectively, but lacks quickness working to the second level and tends to over-extend, which causes him to fall some in space. INJURY REPORT No injuries reported. AGILITY Campus: 5.42 in the 40-yard dash … 380-pound bench press … Bench pressed 225 pounds 24 times … 470-pound squat … 285-pound incline … 300-pound power clean … 28-inch vertical jump … 7-fopot-10 broad jump … Right-handed. Combine: 5.42 in the 40-yard dash … 3.12 20-yard dash … 1.85 10-yard dash … 4.45 20-yard shuttle … 7.57 three-cone drill … 32-inch vertical jump … 8-foot broad jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 21 times … 33 7/8-inch arm length … 10 3/8-inch hands. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Mt. Carmel (San Diego, Calif.) High School, playing football for coach Gary Jolk … Lettered four times in football and baseball … Twice earned San Diego Tribune academic honors … Named to the PrepStar All-West team and was twice selected first-team All-Palomar League … Added first-team all-county and All-North County honors as voted by the North County Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune … Named his team's Most Valuable Player in 1999 … Voted team lineman of the year for his junior and senior seasons. PERSONAL Graduated in May 2004 with an undergraduate degree in speech communication … Son of Raymond and Susan Preston … Father played for nine years with the San Diego Chargers and was a Kodak All-American for Syracuse University … Raymond goes by the nickname of "Duke" … Born Raymond Newton Preston III on June 12, 1982 in San Diego, Calif.

We have a center!

Tenn has a boatload of picks left in this years draft. Who knows?

Video highlights!

Didn't see the pinned threads at the top or I would have put this up there.

Video highlights!

Maybe this will put a more positive look to the Roscoe Parrish pick. Rosco Parrish college video!

Just beefing the weapons up on offense for JP and company. It's going to be fun this year.

still a Buffalo Bill! WTF?

Put some medication on the open sores bud and just relax! Mr. Mexico

Joe, why don't we wait until the draft is over uh? seriously.......

Isn't it funny!

Joe, you need to up the prozak dosage, maybe get the 10 milligram ones?

Jonas Jennings was what a 3rd round pick? Holy sh-- guys, relax!

Bull, our line will be fine next year. We still have a few picks left and those are the picks that make your team better!

Eric Moulds - Lee Evans and Rosco Parish EXPLOSIVE!

Parrish was regarded as a home run threat every time he touched the ball at Miami. He has a rare combination of breakaway speed, a quick burst, an impressive change of pace and good catching ability. Parrish can elude tacklers in the open field or in traffic, and has a knack for making tacklers miss. He has been called by Hurricanes head coach Larry Coker as "the most exciting player I've ever coached." Rated the tenth-best prospect in the state of Florida at Miami Senior High in 2000, Parrish led the team to the District title and the third round of the Class 6A Playoffs, despite compiling a 7-6 record his senior year. He was perhaps the most explosive running and passing quarterback in Florida during the 2000 season, passing for 2,201 yards and rushing for 613 yards to earn first-team Class 6A honors. During his junior season of 1999, he passed for 1,400 yards and 10 touchdowns with just five interceptions while completing 78 of 136 passes. He also rushed 60 times for 600 yards and six touchdowns and had ten tackles during the 1999 season. Parrish redshirted at Miami in 2001 and took over punt return duties the following year. He gained 336 yards on 25 returns (13.4 avg) and started two games on offense, catching 14 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown. He bruised his lungs in a violent collision during the second quarter of the 2003 Florida State game and was forced to sit out the Temple and Syracuse contests as a result. He finished the 2003 season with 24 catches for 322 yards (13.4 avg) and two touchdowns. Parrish also totaled 240 yards with a score on 23 punt returns (10.4 avg). The 2004 season saw Parrish become the offense's primary target. He started eight games and caught a career-high 43 passes for 693 yards (16.1 avg) and eight touchdowns. His eight scoring grabs rank eighth on the school's single-season record list. He also gained 324 yards on 20 punt returns (16.2 avg) with two touchdowns and carried eight times for 52 yards (6.5 avg). Parrish closed out his career with 81 receptions for 1,285 yards (15.9 avg) and eleven touchdowns in 35 games. His eleven scoring grabs are tied for tenth on Miami's all-time record list. He returned 68 punts for 900 yards (13.2 avg) and three scores. Only Santana Moss (six, 1997-2000) returned more punts for touchdowns in school history. His 900 yards rank fourth on the Hurricanes' career record list behind Kevin Williams (939, 1990-92), Eddie Dunn (1153, 1936-38) and Moss (1196). Parrish also carried 18 times for 178 yards (9.9 avg) and a touchdown. ANALYSIS Positives … Has outstanding agility, balance, flexibility and acceleration … Smooth off the line, with the sudden moves needed to get vertically up field … Shows quickness running routes and the ability to separate in the open … Quick to see and adjust to the secondary coverage … Utilizes his sudden explosion to avoid the jam at the line of scrimmage … Able to make defenders miss as he accelerates past them … Has a good feel for the sticks and works back to the ball efficiently … Has the second gear to quickly uncover and separate … Has soft hands, elusiveness and good hip wiggle on punt returns, showing the shake and burst to gain yardage after securing the ball … His flexibility allows him to easily turn and adjust to off target throws … Once he gets into the open, the foot race with the defender is quickly over. Negatives … Has a small frame with no room for growth … Struggles to get into his routes when facing physical press coverage and needs to use his initial explosion to break free … Needs to refine his route running, as he is not precise or clean in his release … Tends to body catch, resulting in dropped passes … Has the leaping ability to compete for the ball in the air, but lacks the size and strength to beat the more physical defenders … Will give an effort, but does not have the bulk or size to be effective as a blocker … It is not like he gets scared in traffic, but he tends to short arm going for the ball in a crowd. INJURY REPORT 2003: Suffered bruised lungs early in the second quarter vs. Florida State, sitting out the Temple and Syracuse contests. AGILITY 4.43 in the 40-yard dash … 2.6 20-yard dash … 1.58 10-yard dash … 29 ¼-inch arm length … 8 5/8-inch hands … 10 Wonderlic score. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Miami (Fla.) Senior High School, playing football for coach Earl Tillman … Was the fourth rated prospect in Dade County by the Miami Herald, as well as the tenth-best in the state … Although his team went 7-6 during his senior season, he led them to the District title and the third round of the Class 6A Playoffs … Was perhaps the most explosive running and passing quarterback in Florida during the 2000 season, passing for 2,201 yards and rushing for 613 yards, earning a first-team Class 6A All-State selection in 2000 … During his junior season of 1999, he passed for 1,400 yards and 10 touchdowns with just five interceptions while completing 78 of 136 passes … Also rushed 60 times for 600 yards and six touchdowns and had 10 tackles during the 1999 season. PERSONAL General Studies major … Son of Regina Conley … Born 7/16/82 … Resides in Miami, Florida.

Terry will be a project for at least one year. RAW

Will the Giants take a RB at just before Arizona picks? Tiki Barber is all they have!

Denny Green still needs a RB.

Did they trade up for that pick? I had Tenn picking next.

Coffee, grab a cold beer man!

Are they related?

If you need help with your supper just let me know!

NO WAY we take a kicker with our 1st pick......no way!