TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Trevone Boykin (2) and TCU Horned Frogs wide receiver Josh Doctson (9) celebrate after connection for a touchdown during the second half of play Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, on Thursday, October 29, 2015. TCU Horned Frogs defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 40-10. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)
Thursday is the day — the start of the NFL draft. Everything all the prospects have worked for since the end of the college football season and for that matter most of their lives will be on the line as they wait to hear Commissioner Roger Goodell reveal their future.
So where can you expect TCU’s top draft prospects to land? Here are a few predictions.
Wide receiver Josh Doctson: First round. Doctson’s credentials speak for him — athletic, large and skilled as a wide out. The lack of depth at receiver in this draft coupled by the need at that position from numerous teams late in the first round make it a near-lock that Doctson’s name will be called on the first day — that is why he was invited to the green room, right? That makes the only question where he will land. You probably won’t find many TCU fans complaining if the Cincinnati Bengals scoop him up and pair him with former Horned Frogs quarterback Andy Dalton.
Wide receiver Kolby Listenbee: Fourth round. Listenbee remains an under-the-radar prospect so he might not hear his name called in the first two days of the draft. But he should not have to wait very long on Saturday as he will likely go in the fourth round, with his speed and athletic chops making him an intriguing late-round prospect that some team will be happy to nab.
Safety Derrick Kindred: Sixth round. Kindred has numerous questions surrounding his size at safety and coverage skills. He is a tough son of gun who could be an immediate contributor on special teams with his above-average speed. Someone will take a late-round chance on him.
Quarterback Trevone Boykin: Undrafted. Boykin’s NFL credentials were questionable before he put an asterisk on his personal record with his arrest in January. He is undersized for a college quarterback, and though he performed admirably in the TCU offense, he was often bailed out by Doctson’s ridiculous aerial ability when he made a poor throw. Boykin will get snatched up by a team as an undrafted free agent, but a draft pick will likely be too valuable of a commodity to risk on him.
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