Source - Unofficial UDFA signings

[chjoak]

http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2009/04/2009-undrafted-free-agent-signings-list.html
http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=322205
http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

Texans -
OT Jason Watkins (UF)
OL Douglas Derrick (Iowa St)
DE Tim Jamison (UM)
RB Arian Foster (Tenn)
RB Jeremiah Johnson (Ore)
LB Toddrick Verdell (FSU)
DT Josh Leonard (Hawaii)

[houstonsportsfan09]

DE Tim Jamison (Michigan)

http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

[pure_respect]

DE Tim Jamison (Michigan)

http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

Woot, my Wolverines are representing!! :(

(Someone please fire Rich Rodriguez)

[Cubanbbq]

we got arian foster, per kffl

[fico]

Texans | Foster agrees to terms
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Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:35:49 -0700

Ed Thompson, of Scout.com, reports the Houston Texans have agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agent RB Arian Foster (Tennessee). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

[houstonsportsfan09]

we got arian foster, per kffl

Finally a RB. Wonder if he's a keeper.

[thunderkyss]

DE Tim Jamison (Michigan)

http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

KFFL also says we've reached an agreement with Arian Foster out of Tennesse.

[chjoak]

Marlon Lucky & Quan Cosby sign with the Bengals

[Schlauton]

Finally a RB. Wonder if he's a keeper.

Does anybody have info on this guy??

I can find a video (heart Youtube), but I would like too have some kind of like pro insight or some thing like that..

PS: If you can find a vid, i would much appreciate, a person of UDFA caliber prob doesn't have many youtube videos.

[Cubanbbq]

I watched him for four years. He has the build you would want. Fairly healthy and a hard worker in practice. Some turnover issues but not all of that was his fault. He was actually a great college back, but was screwed over by last years coaching staff. He would get one or two carries and then sit for several drives. He had like 11 carries for 93 yards in the first half of the Cal loss, and ended the game with 13 for 97 or something like that. That coaching staff was the worst I have ever seen.

[chjoak]

Does anybody have info on this guy??

I can find a video (heart Youtube), but I would like too have some kind of like pro insight or some thing like that..

PS: If you can find a vid, i would much appreciate, a person of UDFA caliber prob doesn't have many youtube videos.

He was a stud for Tenn before hurting his knee (I think?) during his Jr season. Sr season was nothing special. I think this is a signing where Kubiak/Shanahan are hoping he can regain form with a little more time, work and an NFL trainer.

[houstonsportsfan09]

Does anybody have info on this guy??

I can find a video (heart Youtube), but I would like too have some kind of like pro insight or some thing like that..

PS: If you can find a vid, i would much appreciate, a person of UDFA caliber prob doesn't have many youtube videos.


Analysis
Positives: Athletic build with room for additional mass. Long arms. At least adequate straight-line speed to challenge over the top. Good agility. Flashes the foot quickness and balance to be an effective route-runner. Generally reliable hands. Can extend outside of his frame and pluck the ball out of the air. Catches and quickly turns upfield for positive yardage. Good strength to run through arm tackles in the open field.



Negatives: Isn't the sum of his parts. Lacks elite top-end speed to challenge deep and the explosiveness out of his breaks to consistently gain separation. Inconsistent hands. Allows too many balls into his chest, resulting in some ugly drops. Struggled with a knee injury late in the year and had to leave the Senior Bowl practices early as the pain flared up again. Knee requires a medical check.


Injury Report
2005: Ran for more than 100 yards in his final five games, despite playing with a torn meniscus in his left knee.



2006: Underwent right shoulder surgery in January to repair a loose AC joint...Limited in the off-season by his 2005 left knee and 2006 shoulder surgeries...Missed the second half of the Air Force game (9/09) with a left ankle sprain. Played in a few snaps the following week vs. Florida before the coaches gave him a chance to heal by sitting him out vs. Marshall (9/23) and Memphis (9/30)...Saw limited action later in the year vs. Arkansas (11/11), Vanderbilt (11/18) and Kentucky (11/25) due to lingering effects of his ankle injury.



2008: Underwent January arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair meniscus damage...Sat out the Wyoming clash (11/08) with a deep thigh bruise.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2009/profiles/arian-foster?id=79555#profiles-tabs:players-analysis

[mydaughters2]

Good deal on rookie free-agent RB Arian Foster (Tennessee)

[Cubanbbq]

I'd like to see us (or anybody really) take a chance on Willie Williams formerly of Miami (FL)...Dude had potential, but lots of character issues

[Coach]

Good deal on rookie free-agent RB Arian Foster (Tennessee)

kid was a beast his junior year...got a 2nd round projection last year...so he would have gone high last year...bad senior year...think william moore senior year but for a RB...runs well behind his pad level...and push the pile...runs with an attitude when he's in the game for more than a few plays at a time...needs to get a strong 12-15 carries to really see the effectiveness of this RB

we still need 2 more backs for training camp by my estimation

[Cubanbbq]

from youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntNxYv6ryCw

[GroovyTexan]

i read some experts blog in February that predicted Foster would develop into a pro bowler and be one of the biggest late round steals. Take that for its worth - nothing today that is - but it gives me a little hope about Foster's prospects of making the team and contributing.

[Cubanbbq]

UCLA Game I was referring to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpxZPKBQByE&feature=related

[GroovyTexan]

Foster is from the same high school as Ricky Williams if I recall - Mission Bay in CA.

[fico]

Texans | Watkins agrees to terms
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Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:00:30 -0700

Ed Thompson, of Scout.com, reports the Houston Texans have agreed to terms with undrafted free-agent OT Jason Watkins (Florida), according to a source. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

[GroovyTexan]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/518611

one more scouting report. sorry if this was already posted.

[GroovyTexan]

what's the story on Rashad Jennings, I wonder?

[TheLBCoach]

The Jags have signed 18 UDFAs so far.

The Texans have signed 4.

They might still sign QB Chase Holbrook

[houstonsportsfan09]

Drafted by the Jags. As for why he dropped, Rotoworld per Charley Casserly says/thinks Jaguars selected Liberty RB Rashad Jennings with the No. 250 overall pick in the NFL Draft.

At least he's in a good spot; Jennings only has to beat out Chauncey Washington to be the Jags' No. 2 tailback. NFL Network's Charley Casserly reports that Jennings -- a projected mid-rounder, at worst -- fell so far due to questions about his "inside running ability and toughness." He sure looked tough at the Senior Bowl, and has good speed (4.5s) for his size (6'1/234).

[TheLBCoach]

what's the story on Rashad Jennings, I wonder?

Jags drafted him in the 7th

[Texan66]

Arian Foster has had fumble problems hope we can do somethin about that!!!:(

[Schlauton]

Hire Tiki Barber to teach him not to fumble...:)

[GoldenHolden]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6393184.html

We got Jerimiah Johnson, the RB from Oregon as well. I like Watkins because he is an athletic OT that should fit our system well. Hopefully one of these RB's can fit into our system well.

[TheLBCoach]

Texans just signed Oregon RB Jeremiah Johnson!!!!

[houstonsportsfan09]

Anyone got a scouting profile or vid on J. Johnson?

[Schaubie Love]

woah jeremiah johnson is a great player

[thunderkyss]

Anyone got a scouting profile or vid on J. Johnson?

Just looking at his stat sheet (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=145028) is promising. He's got a long run of 83 yards in a game he avg'd 12.9 ypc.

Looks like a home run threat, with several games with long runs over 30 yards.

[johndoe]

Hey wasnt Arian Foster suppose to be drafted in the 3rd or 4th round????

[houstonsportsfan09]

Stat sheet looks pretty good. Would be a nice FA pickup if he can make it.

[Whiskeyrbl]

Does anybody have info on this guy??

I can find a video (heart Youtube), but I would like too have some kind of like pro insight or some thing like that..

PS: If you can find a vid, i would much appreciate, a person of UDFA caliber prob doesn't have many youtube videos.

At www.kffl.com it says that he was projected as a second rd. pick if he would have come out early last year. His senior stats were down some due to a deep thigh bruise injury.( Arian Foster)

[PuddleOfGlowing]

Just looking at his stat sheet (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=145028) is promising. He's got a long run of 83 yards in a game he avg'd 12.9 ypc.

Looks like a home run threat, with several games with long runs over 30 yards.

my favorite stat listed is zero fumbles...thats pretty impressive.

[GroovyTexan]

Stat sheet looks pretty good. Would be a nice FA pickup if he can make it.

Like Arian, Johnson has major durability concerns - hence the reason he wasn't drafted in the formal draft. This is also the reason we probably kept passing over Andre. That said - I still don't comprehend how we would value a blocking TE over a top rated RB that performed well against the top seniors in the country and blew away expectations at the combine? The FO preaches a BPA strategy but apparently they don't practice it on a routine basis.

[outofhnd]

Mainly because he was supposed to be the guy in a weak conference and he couldnt do it he has impressive numbers but hes possibly a 1 year wonder

[TheLBCoach]

Some other FAs we signed:

WR Mike Jones, Arizona State. 6'4" 211
WR Aubrey Bell, Mississippi State. 6'3" 216
G Brandon Walker, Oklahoma. 6'4" 306
C Charles Helems, LSU. 6'2" 286
OLB Toddrick Verdell, Florida State. 6'3" 222

[Cubanbbq]

Anybody seen where Graham Gano of FSU went? He was one of the top kicker/punters in the country last year. In the bowl game vs Wisconsin he put at least three punts inside the five yard line.