Of the 8 Razorback Players To Sign With An NFL Team This Year...

[sportster365]

My top three were
Swanson - Scouts saying he's lacking upper body strength. Key for OLmen
Chris Smith - Undersized For NFL DE. Not sure how comfortable he'd be at LB
Zach Hocker - NFL's moving back the point after... could prove to be very important

I'll take Hocker!

[Hogarusa]

I would say its just a 2 man race between Swanson and Hocker.

[Piggfoot]

Hocker and Smalls

[ChitownHawg]

Hocker

[MuskogeeHogFan]

My top three were
Swanson - Scouts saying he's lacking upper body strength. Key for OLmen
Chris Smith - Undersized For NFL DE. Not sure how comfortable he'd be at LB
Zach Hocker - NFL's moving back the point after... could prove to be very important

I'll take Hocker!

Immediate impact or eventually?

[sportster365]

Immediate impact or eventually?

eventually

[MuskogeeHogFan]

eventually

I think it is a stretch to predict at this point. Hocker has the best chance to have an immediate impact, but Kiero might surprise some people by playing regularly, even if in a limited role. Herndon and Horton also have a chance to play early if they run crisp patterns, get separation and show that they are willing to secure catches in a crowd.

Smith, Swanson, Thomas and Hurd are going to have to have time to adapt and grow in a league of greater strength and speed. You never know what might happen, but I expect the others to have more potential success in the NFL more immediately than the Linemen.

[Professor Psychosis]

Seattle seems high on Kiero Small.  I voted for him.

[bennyl08]

Small and Hocker will play immediately. Detroit already has a good center, but his contract ends after the season. To date, a lot of our OL haven't had much staying power, and combined with his lack of actual bench press power, we'll see.

Smith will either have a long career or no career. There are lots of tweeners out there. He'll either be successful or not. Given that his combine was nearly identical to first rounder Dee Ford, I'm leaning towards long career for him.

Thomas has a good shot to actually make a roster IMO. He put up great numbers this year for a DT before being injured. I could see him having an alvin bailey type rookie season.

Herndon has a chance to make a roster. His pro day numbers were very impressive. However, even very good receivers generally take about 3 years before they actually become useful. If he can stick around for 3 years, he could stay longer. THe trick will be convincing a team that he is worth the wait.

[Doug]

Would really help if you could spell players names correctly.

I'm kind of defensive when someone spells my birthday brother's name wrong (and yes, he is on your list, no I will not tell you which one it is).

[jgphillips3]

Hocker will be immediately useful and Kiero is a close second in terms of immediate usefulness to his team.

[Calling All Hogs]

Obviously Hocker as far as immediate impact. Kiero is probably the most NFL ready player because of his level of strength.

[PygmalionEffect]

Would really help if you could spell players names correctly.

I'm kind of defensive when someone spells my birthday brother's name wrong (and yes, he is on your list, no I will not tell you which one it is).

You're killing me SmallS