Why did OSU's T. Gibson enter the draft as a Jr?

I was a little surprised at his decision as well. Contrary to popular belief, Thaddeus, Buckeyes don't get picked in the first round just because they're Buckeyes. You have to be a good enough player, too.
 
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Couppee said:
He went in the 4th round, pick 116.
Did he have grade point issues?
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I'm still a little surprised that 4 Hawkeye's went in the draft b-4 any Buck's were picked up?? I do realize they had a down draft year but still says how much Iowa football has come in the past decade.
 
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The knock on Gibson was that he was considered a "tweener." If he had better size, to go along with his speed, then he would have been an earlier round pick.

As for why he left as a JR ... he still likely wouldn't have been able to shake the label as a "tweener." So his choices were this ... leave now and see if he could land a nice contract that is not subject to the rookie cap versus entering a year later at the same spot but likely subject to the rookie cap.
 
I think Donovan Warren for Michigan did the same thing as Snead...left early as an underclassmen only to not get drafted.
 
hawkfan2679 said:
I think Donovan Warren for Michigan did the same thing as Snead...left early as an underclassmen only to not get drafted.
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That one really surprised me. He was rated ahead of Spievey by a lot of the experts, and I was pretty impressed with him all year. I thought he definitely had an argument for being the Big Ten's best corner last year.
 
homerHAWKeye777 said:
The knock on Gibson was that he was considered a "tweener." If he had better size, to go along with his speed, then he would have been an earlier round pick.

As for why he left as a JR ... he still likely wouldn't have been able to shake the label as a "tweener." So his choices were this ... leave now and see if he could land a nice contract that is not subject to the rookie cap versus entering a year later at the same spot but likely subject to the rookie cap.
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that's basically dead on. He wasn't going to improve his stock coming back and he was ready to be done with college life.
 
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