Bogaczyk: Roberts Ready, Waiting for Draft Call

[Mike Gwinn]

April 29, 2015
By JACK BOGACZYK

HERDZONE.COM COLUMNIST

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Now, all Darryl Roberts can do is wait.

Roberts, Marshall's All-Conference USA cornerback, seized his opportunity to impress NFL personnel men at the Herd's Pro Day seven weeks ago. Since then, he's had additional sessions with eight NFL clubs.

The 80th NFL Draft starts Thursday night at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, and Roberts will be home in Lakeland, Fla., anticipating a phone call he figures will come sometime Saturday, when Rounds 4-7 start at noon.

Somewhere in the Draft's 256 picks, the 6-foot, 182-pound corner's name should be called.

He hopes he isn't alone among a Herd of prospects that also prominently include center Chris Jasperse, defensive lineman James Rouse and linebacker Neville Hewitt...

Roberts Ready, Waiting for Draft Call

 

[richmondherdfan]

Anybody else going to get drafted besides him? I always thought Jasperse would be the first guy off the board for us, but I haven't heard much chatter about him at all. Do you think Jasperse goes late, or strictly an FA guy?

 

[Mike Gwinn]

I think Roberts and Hewitt are both drafted late. Jasperse, Rouse, Cato and Shuler will be UDFA.

 

[RhinoD]

Hewitt is drawing a lot of buzz and I think will be a Saturday pick in rounds 6-7... Roberts will be the first guy taken from Marshall. Also probably on Saturday rounds 4-5... Jasperse has a chance because its a weak offensive line draft to go late as well... Rouse, Cato and Shuler will all be UFA's signed in the week or so after the draft is over.

 

[wvkeeper(HN)]

Several of the Pittsburgh sports writers have Roberts going to the Steelers in Rounds 5 or 6.