Hakeem Nicks Goes Pro

by Doug Farrar on Jan 5, 2009 4:01 PM PST Comment 16 comments

Per Chris Steuber of Scout.com. If you saw Nicks bitch-slap everyone he faced in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, this is potentially exciting news for any team with obvious need at receiver. Here's a snippet of his writeup from NFLDraftScout.com, who compares him to Jerricho Cotchery:

2008 ALL-ACC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (MEDIA): WR Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina (130), has been selected All-ACC Conference First Team for the 2008 college football season by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Nicks, a junior wide receiver from Charlotte, N.C., had the second-highest vote total (130) on offense trailing only Georgia Tech tailback Jonathan Dwyer (135). Nicks became the first 1,000-yard single-season receiver in school history, eclipsing the previous single-season record of 990 by Sam Aiken in 2002. Nicks has 60 receptions for 1,005 yards and a school-tying nine touchdown receptions in 2008. In just three season, Nicks is Carolina's all-time leading receiver with 2,623 receiving yards. Nicks was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2007. He is the first Tar Heel wide receiver to earn first-team honors since Earl Winfield in 1985. - North Carolina football

A lil' mo sumpin.

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Chances have to be slim that he'd make it to the second round

Smart move on his part though, he looks like he’ll be a beast.

by Nate Dogg on Jan 5, 2009 4:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I like that he redirects and then goes north and south right away.

by John Morgan on Jan 5, 2009 5:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of WRs

is anyone convinced that Quan Cosby will be a Hawk next year? High production receiver from a big school that will drop because of his age. I’m assuming he’ll be available in the 6th round or so because he’s 26 and I could see Timmy making that pick.

by Nate Dogg on Jan 5, 2009 10:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Is anyone

else convinced…

by Nate Dogg on Jan 5, 2009 10:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Huh, wide receivers in the last two rounds...

That worked wonders for us huh?

by aerozeppelin on Jan 6, 2009 12:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I retract my previous statement

After seeing him run the game winning TD in the Fiesta Bowl (and his overall performance).

He’s definitely not going to the 6th round now.

by aerozeppelin on Jan 6, 2009 1:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He's still 26 though.

How did Chris Weinke do?

by LantermanC on Jan 6, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What round

do you think he will go in?

by Seahawks CHS on Jan 6, 2009 5:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

How about Nicks' running mate, Brandon Tate?

I haven’t heard a peep about him since his injury (he hasn’t played) but what is his status?

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 6, 2009 11:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nicks is great

He had a big game almost every game this year against good competition in the ACC. He has good size too at 6"1 210. Where he goes in the draft will depend a lot on his combine. He is rumored to run a 4.65 40… No way he is drafted in the first round with that… I would definitely like to see him in a hawks uniform.

This is shaping up to be a very good receiver draft. I am assuming Maclin, Crabtree are gonna come out, plus heyward bey, now Nicks..

by michaelfox99 on Jan 6, 2009 12:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Largent wasn't a speed burner either

I’m a lot less concerned about speed for a possession receiver than it appears most people are. If you look at very successful possession receivers throughout the league, they are uniformly not the fastest guys on the field. Unless Mora and the new coaching staff really shake things up, Matty will be throwing a lot more 10-20 yard passes than long bombs. I think the Hawks can pick up some decent rookies in the mid rounds of the draft, but that still means ignoring other areas of need. Housh’s numbers have been steady as a rock for 5 years with no decline evident thus far, and has also been very resiliant. Not much down time. I’d rather pay $5M for a known quantity than $1-2M for a rookie in the 3rd or 4th round who may or may not even contribute for a year or two.

Regarding the 1st round pick at #4, it must be someone who will start immediately. That’s why despite conventional wisdom I don’t see the hawks going OT. Unlike the Rams and Lions who will start the rookie right away, we’d have them behind Jones and Locklear, at least for a while. Curry, Jenkins or Davis could win a starting spot immediately, and we were 28th in pass defense, so that’s where I’d spend my $60M.

by diehard82 on Jan 6, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs