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Clements, Nickerson, Phillips, Smoot Invited to NFL Combine

Feb. 28-March 6 in Indianapolis


http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2017/2/15/football-four-illini-invited-to-nfl-combine.aspx

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illynifan34
How many of those guys get an invite with Cubit or Beckman and staffs as coaches?
 
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DrewD007
illynifan34 said:
How many of those guys get an invite with Cubit or Beckman and staffs as coaches?
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Smoot for sure. Phillips likely. Chunky more iffy and Hardy Jr wouldn't have been at Illinois.
 
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Illiniaaron
I wish all of them the best, but I'm thinking Phillips is probably the one with the highest draft potential and has more NFL-type skills. Would love to see Nickerson get a shot with some team the kid has massive heart.
 
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MGR95
Any guesses as to which guys will get camp invites? Lunt is the only one I can confidently think will at least get a chance at making a team (other than these 4).
 
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IllinoisFanAtFSU
Smoot used to receive first-round hype, but now I could realistically see him and Phillips going as high as the early third round depending on their combine performances. I expect them both to do well, particularly amongst men their size in the 40 yard dash. Phillips might have a weak bench press showing.

Phillips: 3rd-5th... Most likely 4th
(http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2017/OLB)
Smoot: Late 2nd-4th.... Most likely 3rd (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2017/DE)
Clements: 6th-undrafted FA.... Most likely 7th
(Didn't make the list for his position)
Nickerson: 7th-undrafted FA.... Most likely 7th but could rise with a surprising combine performance
(http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2017/ILB)

I did those projections based on a combination of the CBS evaluations and my own experience closing monitoring the draft, and specifically Illinois players, over the last five years. I kind of obsess over this event and I've gotten decent at it. Chunky is the only one where I disagree with the expert rankings.
 
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uofi09
Lunt will go undrafted. But will any teams try to sign him as a undrafted rookie and give him a try in camp? He does have a strong arm and that is one thing teams look for.
 
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