& Leslie too injured to have a reasonable shot at the draft. A healthy Leslie probably gets a combine invite & then goes in the late rounds.

As for Rob Daniel, I think he pressed a little too much iron for his own good in the offseason before his Sr season. Hopefully that's something we see less of under Winrich (he cautions about beefing up too much & in the wrong muscle groups). Daniel clearly played faster as a Jr when he was lighter, & it was no small part of the reason for his dropoff in productivity, IMO. But he also didn't play as smart for whatever reason. He took a lot of risks the first half of his Sr season that he just didn't do the year before. And he did it in front of scouts, unfortunately. If he had managed things differently, I think he may have squeezed his way into the later rounds. As it goes, hopefully he gets a shot at playing Safety in the league. I could see him maybe sticking there in time. He's a better player than he often showed his final season for us.

mutu.