This is an article that I wrote for the Allentown Morning Call. Because it is a Philly-area paper, its focus is on the Eagles, but the analysis on the prospects themselves are team-neutral. In this installment, we begin to review Texas A&M OT Luke Joeckel, QB Geno Smith of West Virginia, and QB Matt Barkley of USC.
I thought Lawlor was very accurate in his assessment of Joeckel. He’s a better pass blocker than run blocker, but it could be fixed.