... the Falcons reached out to him early and often leading up to the draft. At 5-foot-11, Echols lacks Johnson’s size, but he probably has the versatility to play safety or nickel back as a professional.© 2020 www.courier-journal.com. For his showing in that game, Turk was named the national Ray Guy Punter of the Week.Could his combine performance help him get drafted in the 2020 NFL draft?Before the bench press, there was some talk of him possibly being selected.Dale Lolley wrote: "This supposes the Steelers part ways with Jordan Berry to save nearly $2 million against the salary cap. All rights reserved. His other uncle, Dan Turk, also played in the NFL as an offensive lineman for 15 seasons (1985-99) with the Steelers, Buccaneers, Raiders, and Redskins.Turk turned heads when he announced his decision to skip his final two years of eligibility and enter the NFL draft in January.He was a first team All-Pac 12 selection.

Young considered entering the draft this year but elected to return to school for a fifth year. Future Hall of Famers John Hannah, Ray Guy, Joe DeLamielleure and Dan Fouts were selected in this draft. "Lance Zierlein wrote: "In his first game at Arizona State, Turk broke the NCAA record for punting average for a minimum five-punt game with 63 yards per punt. ... doing some interviews when the pick went down. A YEAR AGO AT #23: The Houston Texans selected T Tytus Howard out of Alabama State with the 23rd pick overall in the Draft. In 1973, the Oakland Raiders selected Guy in the first round, with the 23rd overall pick of the NFL draft. Jackson’s draft stock remains something of a question mark since only three centers were picked in the first three rounds this year and only one senior center was selected (Browns’ fifth-round pick Nick Harris).It would be unfair to expect Watson to enjoy the same monumental rise former Wildcat edge rusher Josh Allen enjoyed between his junior and senior seasons, but Watson’s junior stats are strikingly similar to Allen’s. It was the first time a team had ever used a first-round pick on a punter. Like Young, Bohanna considered entering the 2020 draft but announced in January he was returning for his senior season.A first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press last season, Jackson enters his senior year having started 33 consecutive games at center. Of the 67 tries, he had 53 of 50 yards or more and 36 downed inside the 20 yard line.His best of 75 yards came in ASU's season-opening in over Kent State. A closer look at Falcons draft pick Sterling Hofrichter. ), with a first-round pick in 1973 -- Janikowski presented as a panacea. Turk averaged just over 46 yards per kick in 2019 at Arizona State after transferring from Lafayette. He missed all of the 2018 season with a torn ACL then returned last year to start all 13 games at left tackle for Kentucky. Even if he doesn’t quite match Allen’s ascension to top-10 pick, a strong senior season should be enough to get him drafted.The 2019 Ray Guy Award winner as the nation’s top punter, Duffy has repeatedly insisted he is not good enough to punt in the NFL.
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For his showing in that game, Turk was named the national Ray Guy Punter of the Week. Here is a look at six who could be picked.The first player rated as a five-star recruit by rivals.com to sign with Kentucky, Young enters his final year at Kentucky as one of the top returning offensive linemen in the Southeastern Conference. Young totaled 64 knockdown blocks and only one missed assignment in 754 offensive plays. Ray Guy looks old now. Ray Guy is the only player drafted by the Raiders who is enshrined in Canton and was a key member of all three Super Bowl title teams. In that game Turk set an NCAA record for average in a game that involved at least five tries at 63 yards. He showcased the strength of his arms at the NFL Combine on Thursday.Turk did 25 reps on the bench press, the most by a punter since the site starting tracking it in 2000.The weight players lift for the bench press at the combine? The 6-foot-4, 361-pound behemoth totaled 18 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack as a junior but often occupied multiple blockers.

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