{"id":224906,"date":"2009-05-03T18:57:09","date_gmt":"2009-05-03T18:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/05\/03\/the_undrafteds_a_closer_look_at_the_tennessee_titan_udfas\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T04:33:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T08:33:54","slug":"the_undrafteds_a_closer_look_at_the_tennessee_titan_udfas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/the_undrafteds_a_closer_look_at_the_tennessee_titan_udfas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Undrafteds: A closer look at the Tennessee Titan UDFA’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend marked the beginning of life in the NFL for the 2009 class of Tennessee Titan rookies.<\/p>\n

While the exploits of draftees such as Jared Cook snagging passes<\/a> from the air and the one-on-one battles<\/a> between former Rutgers teammates Kenny Britt and Jason McCourty dominated local headlines, there are other\u00a0guys participating in rookie mini-camp who have arrived with significantly less fanfare.<\/p>\n

Who are these overlooked players, you ask?\u00a0They are the guys whose names you didn’t hear announced\u00a0on draft day: the undrafted free agents<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a\u00a0closer look at\u00a0the UDFA’s\u00a0who face long odds in their attempts to make the Titans’\u00a02009 roster.<\/p>\n

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Rodney Ferguson RB New Mexico<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Rodney is a big back (6’0, 234 lbs) who rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his last three seasons as a New Mexico Lobo. He’s a physical, punishing type of runner, which meshes well with the Titans’ smash-mouth rushing attack.<\/p>\n

Of course, there’s a ton of competition at the running back position, which probably doesn’t bode well for Ferguson’s chances of making the roster. In addition to fighting off the likes of Quinton Ganther, Rafael Little and Mr. Invisible a.k.a. Chris Henry, Fergy’s also got to deal with the presence of fellow rookie Javon Ringer.<\/p>\n

Good luck, Rodney. You’re going to need it.<\/p>\n

Dudley Guice WR Northwestern State <\/strong><\/p>\n

Blessed with a nice combination of size (6’3″) and speed (4.36 40-yard dash), Guice is definitely an interesting prospect. Judging by the information on his personal webpage, Guice appears to be a kid with a good head on his shoulders.<\/p>\n

Beyond Justin Gage, Nate Washington and perhaps first-rounder Kenny Britt, it figures to be a dogfight\u00a0in the race to be on top of the pecking order for the remaining roster spots at WR.<\/p>\n

Guice <\/a>faces long odds, but perhaps with a good showing in training camp and the preseason, he can find himself on the team’s practice squad in 2009.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Haynes CB McNeese State<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Haynes started out his college career as a wide receiver but in 2007, made the switch over to the defensive side of the football.<\/p>\n

He’s another guy facing long odds in his bid to become a Titan. With the team\u00a0devoting two draft choices towards the\u00a0CB position,\u00a0color me not optimistic about his chances of sticking around.<\/p>\n

Mitch King DT Iowa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This energizer bunny has already garnered\u00a0the attention of the media as he was the focus of a recent Paul\u00a0Kuharsky piece<\/a> on his\u00a0AFC South blog.<\/p>\n

King has a great motor and despite his lack of size, he was a highly productive player on the college level.\u00a0He should be an interesting guy to watch\u00a0over the next few months.<\/p>\n

Phillip Morris WR South Carolina State<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Morris has good height (6’4″) but is a bit on the thin side\u00a0(185 lbs).<\/p>\n

If he keeps this up<\/a>, he’s likely to follow in the footsteps of last year’s undrafted rookie WR’s Jason Rivers and Ed Williams by\u00a0becoming\u00a0one of the team’s first training camp casualties.<\/p>\n

Alex Mortensen QB Arkansas\/Samford<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

His claim to fame is\u00a0the fact that he’s the son<\/a> of ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.<\/p>\n

Despite Jeff Fisher’s\u00a0positive words<\/a>, Alex’s chances of sticking around are probably somewhere between slim and none.<\/p>\n

Of course, there’s always ESPN as a fallback option if\u00a0the younger Mort’s\u00a0NFL aspirations don’t pan out.<\/p>\n

Ryan Schmidt G South Florida<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Schmidt\u00a0played\u00a0tackle and guard in college and with legendary Mike Munchak screaming in his ears, he could emerge as a\u00a0potential member of\u00a0this year’s practice squad.<\/p>\n

A.J. Trapasso P Ohio State<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Craig Hentrich isn’t getting any younger, but one can\u00a0probably safely assume that the\u00a0punter position is his to lose until he decides to hang up his cleats.<\/p>\n

With Hentrich firmly entrenched as the team’s P, A.J.’s goal will be to impress enough to land on the radar of another NFL franchise in need of some help at the position.<\/p>\n

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That’s enough analysis for now.\u00a0Time to voice your opinions, Titan fans!<\/p>\n

Will any of this year’s UDFA’s\u00a0make the Titans’\u00a0roster in ’09?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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