2014 Senior Bowl: Players to watch for the Rams potential draft picks

The Rams have a history with the Senior Bowl. Which players in Mobile this week will catch their eye? Which ones should catch their eye? Names to know and results from Monday's weigh-in.

By Ryan Van Bibber@justRVB Jan 20, 2014, 2:04pm CST

At a hotel ballroom in Mobile, a place usually reserved for sales conventions and high school proms, a small brigade of college football players were marched one-by-one in front of a room full of a men in pleated khakis to have their weight taken, arms measured, and other parts calipered. It can only mean one thing: Senior Bowl.

Dan Kadar, the estimable editor at Mocking the Draft, is in Mobile this week to watch and report on the first big event of NFL Draft season. Here is his preview of the week. His thoughts on today's weigh-in are here, and the results are posted below.

There are a lot of recognizable names in Mobile, but remember, this is the SENIOR Bowl, and with a record number of underclassmen in the draft, some of the top prospects are not there. They'll get their day in the sun at the Combine and pro day events.

The Rams, like most teams, have a history of taking players they evaluate at the Senior Bowl. That was USC safety T.J. McDonald last year. The Senior Bowl played a big part in the Rams 2012 draft ... all three of their second-round picks -- Isaiah Pead, Brian Quick and Janoris Jenkins -- were there.

Who should you be watching this week in Mobile? Everyone, really. This is a week when guys push their stock into the first day of the draft, and it's also the chance to see some names to know for the last day of the draft.

A few guys I'm interested in:

Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois - A local kid who had a big outing last weekend at the Shrine Game. He's looking more and more like one of the better picks among the so-called mid-round quarterbacks. Not a cannon arm, but I really like his quick release, quick thinking ability. He moves through his progressions fast, and given the constant flux of the Rams OL, a guy like that could quickly play himself into the mix.

Ja'Wuan James, OT, Tennessee - Tackle prospect, wonder why the Rams would be interested in one of those? Seriously though, watch any and all offensive linemen likely to be picked in rounds 2-7.

Deone Bucannon, S, Washington State - Rangy, hard-hitting safety who plays the ball well.

Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt - The Rams have quite the Vandy pipeline going, from Zac Stacy to almost sending Brian Schottenheimer there. Anyway, he's a big receiver who can win at the point of attack. With two games every year against Seattle's secondary, you can't have enough big physical receivers ... and I'm not so sure that the Rams have one at all right now.

Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson - Another potential mid-round signal caller ... he's only 6'0, but he's big at 222 pounds. Really anxious to see what he can do.

Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame - Martin might be a good replacement for Rodger Saffold. He plays tackle, but he might be a better fit on the inside. His arms came in a little short for a tackle.

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	HT	WT	Hand	Arm	Wing
WR	Abbrederis, Jared	Wisconsin	6'0 7/8	189	9 5/8	30 3/4	75 1/8
CB	Aikens, Walt	Liberty	6'0 5/8	205	9 3/8	32 1/4	79 1/2
RB	Andrews, Antonio	Western Kentucky	5'10 1/8	225	9 1/4	30 5/8	73 7/8
LB	Attaochu, Jerry	Georgia Tech	6'3 1/4	252	9 3/8	32 7/8	81 1/4
LB	Barrow, Lamin	LSU	6'1 1/4	229	9 7/8	33	79
OG	Bitonio, Joel	Nevada	6'4	307	9 7/8	33	80 7/8
LB	Borland, Chris	Wisconsin	5'11 3/8	245	9 3/4	28 7/8	73 3/8
K	Boswell, Chris	Rice	6'2	183	8 1/2	31 1/2	76
QB	Boyd, Tajh	Clemson	6'0 3/4	222	9 3/8	30 1/2	75 1/2
S	Brooks, Terrence	FSU	5'11	197	8 1/2	30 1/4	74 3/8
LB	Brown, Jonathan	Illinois	6'0 1/2	224	9 1/4	32 1/2	78 7/8
S	Bucannon, Deone	Washington State	6'0 7/8	216	9 1/2	31 3/4	78
WR	Campanaro, Michael	Wake Forest	5'9 3/8	191	9 3/4	28 5/8	69 1/2
QB	Carr, Derek	Fresno St	6'2 1/8	215	9 1/8	31 1/4	75 1/8
DE	Clarke, Will	West Virginia	6'6 1/8	271	9 1/2	33 3/8	79 1/2
DT	Coleman, Deandre	California	6'5	315	10 1/4	34	81 1/2
WR	Colter, Kain	Northwestern	5'10 3/4	199	10	30 3/4	73 1/4
CB	Colvin, Aaron	Oklahoma	5'11 3/8	186	9 1/4	31	75 1/2
CB	Davis, Chris	Auburn	5'9 3/4	201	9 3/8	30 1/2	74
WR	Davis, Mike	Texas	6'0 1/4	193	10 1/8	32	77 1/4
CB	Desir, Pierre	Lindenwood	6'1 1/8	195	9 1/4	32 3/4	77 1/2
S	Dixon, Ahmad	Baylor	5'11 1/2	205	9 5/8	32	76 5/8
DT	Donald, Aaron	Pittsburgh	6'0 7/8	288	9 7/8	31 3/4	77 3/8
OG	Edwards, Kadeem	Tennessee State	6'4 1/8	309	9 5/8	34 1/2	83 1/2
DT	Ellis, Justin	Louisiana Tech	6'1 7/8	342	9 7/8	32 1/4	78 3/4
WR	Evans, Shaq	UCLA	6'0 3/4	210	9 3/8	31 7/8	76 3/4
QB	Fales, David	San Jose St	6'1 3/8	220	9 1/4	31 1/8	75 1/2
TE	Fiedorowicz, CJ	Iowa	6'5 5/8	262	10 5/8	32 1/4	79 1/4
RB	Fluellen, David	Toledo	5'11 1/4	226	9 1/4	32 1/8	78 1/4
DE	Ford, Dee	Auburn	6'2 1/8	243	10	32 3/4	77 1/8
QB	Garoppolo, Jimmy	Eastern Illinois	6'2 1/4	219	9	30 1/4	75 1/4
DE	Gayle, James	Virginia Tech	6'3 5/8	255	9 5/8	32 3/8	77 3/4
WR	Grant, Ryan	Tulane	6'0 1/4	197	9 5/8	30 7/8	74 1/2
DT	Hageman, Ra'Shede	Minnesota	6'6	318	9 5/8	33 3/4	81 3/4
OG	Halapio, Jon	Florida	6'3 1/2	320	10 1/4	32 3/4	80 1/8
OT	Henderson, Seantrel	Miami (FL)	6'6 7/8	331	10 3/8	34 1/4	84
WR	Herron, Robert	Wyoming	5'8 7/8	193	9 5/8	29 7/8	73 3/8
RB	Hewitt, Ryan	Stanford	6'4	246	9 1/8	30 3/4	76 1/4
WR	Hoffman, Cody	BYU	6'3 7/8	218	9 7/8	33	78 1/4
TE	Hoskins, Gator	Marshall	6'1 1/8	244	9 7/8	32 5/8	79 3/8
LB	Hubbard, Adrian	Alabama	6'5 7/8	255	9 1/8	33 7/8	81 3/8
CB	Huff, Marqueston	Wyoming	5'11	198	8 1/4	31	74 1/2
WR	Huff, Josh	Oregon	5'11	201	9 1/8	30 1/2	74 1/8
C	Ikard, Gabe	Oklahoma	6'3 1/4	302	9 3/4	32 3/4	79 1/4
OG	Jackson, Gabe	Mississippi State	6'3 3/8	339	9 3/4	32 3/4	79 1/4
OT	James, Ja'Wuan	Tennessee	6'6 1/8	315	9 5/8	33 3/8	82 1/4
WR	Janis, Jeff	Saginaw Valley St.	6'2 1/4	212	8 7/8	32 1/4	78 1/8
CB	Jean-Baptiste, Stan	Nebraska	6'2 3/8	215	8 1/2	32 3/8	78 3/8
TE	Jensen, Marcel	Fresno State	6'5 3/8	264	10 1/8	34 1/4	83 7/8
CB	Johnson, Dontae	North Carolina State	6'2	199	8 7/8	31 1/2	77
OG	Johnson, Wesley	Vanderbilt	6'5 1/4	290	10 1/8	32 1/2	79 7/8
DT	Jones, Daquan	Penn State	6'3 1/2	323	9 3/8	32 3/4	78 1/4
LB	Jones, Christian	Florida State	6'3 3/8	234	9 5/8	32 7/8	80 3/4
LB	Kirksey, Chris	Iowa	6'1 3/4	234	8 5/8	32 3/8	78
S	Ladler, Kenny	Vanderbilt	6'0 1/8	200	9 1/8	31 3/8	75 3/4
C	Larsen, Tyler	Utah State	6'3 1/2	317	9 3/8	30 1/2	74 1/8
CB	Lawson, Nevin	Utah State	5'9 7/8	184	8 7/8	31 3/4	75 5/8
S	Lewis, Isaiah	Michigan Satte	5'10	205	9 7/8	30 7/8	74
OG	Linder, Brandon	Miami (FL)	6'5 3/8	316	10 1/4	33 1/4	81
S	Loston, Craig	LSU	6'0 3/8	214	10 1/8	30 3/4	75 1/4
TE	Lynch, Arthur	Georgia	6'4 1/2	258	10 1/8	31	75 7/8
K	Mandell, Cody	Alabama	6'2 1/4	216	9 7/8	30 3/8	76 1/8
DE	Martin, Kareem	North Carolina	6'5 7/8	272	10	34 3/8	84 1/4
OT	Martin, Zack	Notre Dame	6'4 1/8	305	9 3/4	32 1/4	76 7/8
WR	Matthews, Jordan	Vanderbilt	6'2 5/8	209	10 1/2	32 5/8	80 1/8
DT	McCullers, Dan	Tennessee	6'6 7/8	348	10 5/8	35 5/8	85 1/2
CB	McGill, Keith	Utah	6'3	214	10 1/4	33	80 7/8
RB	McKinnon, Jerick	Georgia Southern	5'9	209	8 3/8	29 1/2	71
OT	Mewhort, Jack	Ohio State	6'5 5/8	306	10 1/8	33	80 1/4
QB	Morris, Stephen	Miami (FL)	6'1 3/4	208	10 1/8	31 7/8	77 1/2
OT	Moses, Morgan	Virginia	6'6 1/8	325	9 3/4	34 3/4	83 7/8
DE	Murphy, Trent	Stanford	6'5 3/8	252	10 7/8	33 1/8	80 3/8
QB	Murray, Aaron	Georgia	6'0 3/8	201	9 1/8	29 3/4	72
WR	Norwood, Kevin	Alabama	6'2	197	10 1/8	31 3/8	74 1/4
TE	Ott, Tyler	Harvard	6'2 3/4	252	9 3/8	31	76 1/4
K	Parkey, Cody	Auburn	6'0 1/4	189	9 3/4	29 5/8	73 1/8
WR	Patton, Solomon	Florida	5'8 1/2	179	9 1/4	29 7/8	70 3/8
TE	Pederson, Jake	Wisconsin	6'3 1/8	242	9 1/4	31 1/8	76 3/4
RB	Prosch, Jay	Auburn	6'0 3/4	256	10	30 1/8	74 1/8
DT	Reid, Caraun	Princeton	6'2 1/8	301	10 1/4	32 5/8	79 1/8
OG	Richardson, Cyril	Baylor	6'4 1/2	343	9 3/4	33 7/8	81 1/8
C	Richburg, Weston	Colorado State	6'3 1/2	300	9	31 3/4	78 1/4
LB	Sam, Michael	Missouri	6'1 5/8	260	9 1/8	33 1/4	80 1/4
WR	Saunders, Jalen	Oklahoma	5'8 3/4	164	8 3/4	28 7/8	70 7/8
OG	Schofield, Michael	Michigan	6'6 5/8	303	9 3/4	33 1/2	81 3/8
RB	Sims, Charles	West Virginia	5'11 7/8	214	8 1/4	30 1/2	74 3/4
DE	Smith, Chris	Arkansas	6'1 1/8	266	9 5/8	34 1/8	82 1/2
LB	Smith, Marcus	Louisville	6'3 1/2	258	9 5/8	33 1/4	80 1/4
LB	Smith, Telvin	Florida State	6'2 7/8	218	10 1/2	32 3/4	79 3/8
CB	Southward, Dez	Wisconsin	6'0 1/8	206	10	31 5/8	77
DT	Stephen, Shamar	UConn	6'4 5/8	308	9 7/8	33	80 1/8
DE	Stinson, Ed	Alabama	6'3 1/8	292	9 1/4	32 7/8	78 3/4
C	Stork, Bryan	Florida State	6'3 1/2	306	10 1/8	31	77
DT	Sutton, Will	Arizona State	6'0 3/4	315	9 5/8	30 5/8	76 1/8
C	Swanson, Travis	Arkansas	6'5	310	10	32 7/8	79 1/2
RB	Taliaferro, Lorenzo	Coastal Carolina	6'0 3/8	231	8 1/2	31 3/8	75 5/8
CB	Thomas, Jemea	Georgia Tech	5'9 1/2	190	9 7/8	33 5/8	80 3/4
OT	Thomas, Brandon	Clemson	6'3 1/2	316	10 3/4	34 3/8	83 1/8
QB	Thomas, Logan	Virginia Tech	6'5 3/4	250	10 3/4	33	79 3/8
LB	Tripp, Jordie	Montana	6'2 3/4	237	9 5/8	30 7/8	75 1/4
OT	Turner, Billy	North Dakota State	6'5	316	10 1/4	33 1/4	81 3/4
DT	Urban, Brent	Virginia	6'6 3/4	298	9 7/8	33 5/8	80 3/4
P	Van Der Camp, Kirby	Iowa State	6'3 3/4	202	9 3/8	31 5/8	76 1/4
LB	Van Noy, Kyle	BYU	6'3 1/4	244	9 1/2	32	78
S	Ward, Jimmie	Northern Illinois	5'10 3/8	191	9 1/2	31 1/2	77 1/8
CB	Watkins, Jaylen	Florida	5'11 3/8	194	9 5/8	30 5/8	75
CB	Westbrooks, Lavelle	Georgia Southern	5'11 3/8	195	9 7.8	31 7/8	77 1/8
RB	White, James	Wisconsin	5'9	206	8 3/8	28 5/8	69 1/4
C	Woodside-Heit, Marcus	Kansas State	6'2 5/8	252	10 1/4	30 3/4	76 7/8
LB	Zumwalt, Jordan	UCLA	6'4	231	8 1/2	31 1/8	75 1/8