2012 NFL Mock Draft: SB Nation Has Dallas Cowboys Going Defense In Round One

According to the latest mock draft from SB Nation, the Dallas Cowboys will be taking Nebraska Cornhuskers cornerback Alfonzo Dennard with their first pick come April. via sbnation.com

16. Dallas Cowboys - Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska
Dallas was keenly interested in drafting Nebraska corner Prince Amukamara last year. Having waited a year, they get the better of Nebraska's fearsome duo in the secondary from 2010 to improve their shaky pass defense. 

SB Nation's Mocking The Draft had this to say about Dennard. via mockingthedraft.com

Dennard has been a starter since midway through the 2009 season but really came on as a junior. He finished last season with four interceptions and seven pass breakups while starting 13 games. Dennard is an all-around cornerback who plays the run well, when asked. Dennard strongly considered going pro following his junior season, but his mother urged him to return to school. That will allow Dennard to get his sociology degree. 

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Robert Griffin III Draft Watch: Heisman Winner Projected To Go No. 6 In SBNation Mock

With Baylor QB Robert Griffin III's Heisman win still fresh in everyone minds, the draft buzz for the redshirt junior QB has never been higher. 

In SBNation's first 2012 NFL Mock Draft, the multi-dimensional 6'2 220 QB is projected to go No. 6 to the Washington Redskins and possibly even higher:

6. Washington Redskins - Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
John Beck, Rex Grossman...neither of these guys have shown they can be the future in Washington. That changes with the selection of RG3. Mike Shanahan finally gets the building block he needs to finally make the Redskins a threat in the NFC East. Griffin may not have the complete package that Andrew Luck has, but he would be worthy of the first overall pick in any other year. 

While Griffin still has a year of eligibility left, few would fault him for leaving on top, especially considering that he's already received his bachelor's degree as well as an MA in his time in Waco.

The QB situation at the top of this year's draft is fairly unsettled after likely No. 1 pick Andrew Luck of Stanford.

The next four teams -- the St. Louis Rams (Sam Bradford), the Minnesota Vikings (Christian Ponder), the Jacksonville Jaguars (Blaine Gabbert) and Carolina Panthers (Cam Newton) -- have all committed to young QB's in the last few drafts.

It's very possible that one of the QB-needy teams later in the draft, like the Washington Redskins, the Miami Dolphins or the Seattle Seahawks, will move up to try and select Griffin or USC's Matt Barkley, another junior who will have to decide whether he wants to return to school next season.

VIDEO: Robert Griffin III's 2011 Heisman Trophy Speech

Baylor Bears quarterback Robert Griffin III became the schools first-ever Heisman Trophy winner. Below are the videos of the announcement of him winning the award with his acceptance speech, and then followed by a more formal talk with ESPN's Chris Fowler.

For more on Baylor head over to Our Daily Bears.

PHOTO: Robert Griffin Sports Superman Socks At Heisman Trophy Ceremony

2011 Heisman Trophy Voting Results: Robert Griffin III Beats Out Andrew Luck

Robert Griffin III won the 2011 Heisman trophy by having an amazing year full of upset wins, highlight reel worthy throws and runs while putting up amazing stats along the way this season. 

Overall, Griffin earned up 1,678 and carried five out of the six regions and it was the Far West region that Griffin did not win as that area voted for Luck. Luck finished second in the voting with 1,407 points, Trent Richardson finished a distance third, Montee Ball and Tyrann Mathiew finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Here is breakdown of the voting:

Robert Griffin III 1,678 points, 405 first-place votes
Andrew Luck 1,407 points, 247 first-place votes
Trent Richardson 978 points, 138 first-place votes
Montee Ball 348, 22 first-place votes
Tyrann Mathieu 327, 34 first-place votes

Here is how the rest of the top-10 went: Matt Barkley finished sixth, Case Keenum was seventh, Kellen Moore was eighth, Russell Wilson was ninth and LaMichael James was 10th.

For more on Robert Griffin III's Heisman Trophy win, head over to Our Daily Bears.

2011 Heisman Trophy Winner Is Robert Griffin III

Baylor Bears quarterback Robert Griffin III made an amazing late season run to just become a Heisman Trophy finalist, and now he is the 77th winner of the award. Griffin beat out Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Alabama running back Trent Richardson, LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu and Wisconsin running back Montee Ball.

Griffin's hype started in the first week of the season when he put up 50 points on the TCU and closed out the season by putting up the most yards against a Texas defense that was ranked No. 14 in the nation.

Over at SB Nation's Baylor blog Our Daily Bears, they explain Griffin's candidacy:

Robert Griffin III deserves the Heisman Trophy because he was, by any measure, the most outstanding player in college football this year.

In leading Baylor to a 9-3 record and No. 12 ranking in the BCS, Griffin amassed over 4,500 total yards and 45 touchdowns, broke the NCAA single-season record for passing efficiency (192.3 for Griffin this year), and led the country in yards per pass attempt. Baylor's offense ranked No. 1 in the country according to Football Outsider's FEI, while most rankings had our defense in the 100s.

No player means more to his team or to his community than Robert Griffin, who played his best in Baylor's biggest games (particularly against OU and UT late in the season). He delivered constant excitement and led his team to heights we've never seen before. He deserves the Heisman.

Griffin is Baylor's first ever Heisman trophy winner.

For more on Baylor head over to Our Daily Bears.

2011 Heisman Trophy: Stiff Army Trophy Projects Robert Griffin As Winner

It is starting to look more and more that  Baylor's Robert Griffin III is going to win this years Heisman trophy award. Griffin is the heavy betting favorite and won the Heisman Pundit's straw poll; now add Stiff Arm Trophy as the latest to project Griffin as the winner.

Stiff Army Trophy has correctly predicted each of the last winners since 2002 and their method to predicting the winner comes from actual Heisman voters. The website finds out how actual Heisman voters cast their vote, then tabulate those results and then form a projection of the final numbers. Of the 213 ballots that Stiff Arm Trophy has come across, 77 percent of the first-place votes are for Griffin. The 213 ballots represents approximately 23 percent of the total. 

Here is their projected top-five:

For more insights and analysis on the Baylor Bears, be sure to check out the SB Nation blog Our Daily Bears.

Paul Finebaum Disses Robert Griffin's Heisman Chances On Twitter

2011 Heisman: The Case For Robert Griffin III

When the winner of the Heisman is announced on Saturday, Robert Griffin III should be the one receiving the award, not Andrew Luck.

Heisman Trophy Race 2011: Griffin The Heavy Betting Favorite

While the winner of the 2011 Heisman Trophy won't be announced until Saturday, if the odds makers in Las Vegas are correct, Baylor's Robert Griffin III should win the award going away.

The line has moved several times in the last week, and now Griffin is an overwhelming 1/7 favorite to win the award, meaning a better has to wager $7.00 on Griffin to win to get $1.00 back.

In contrast, the other two front-runners, Stanford QB Andrew Luck and Alabama RB Trent Richardson, are getting 11/4 and 11/2 odds respectively, despite receiving more publicity than Griffin for most of the season.

The odds makers don't consider either Wisconsin RB Montee Ball or LSU CB Tyrann Mathieu as serious contenders for the award, as Ball is getting 50/1 odds while Mathieu is all the way back at 100/1.

With many prominent national sports writers already revealing that they voted for Griffin, Saturday's Heisman Trophy presentation is beginning to look like a formality.

Robert Griffin III Wins Final Heismanpundit.com Straw Poll

Over the last four seasons, the final straw poll at Heismanpundit.com has correctly predicted which player will win the Heisman trophy. If the pattern continues, Baylor QB Robert Griffin III will bring home the school's first Heisman trophy, as he was the clear leader over Stanford QB Andrew Luck and Alabama RB Trent Richardson.

The poll is comprised of thirteen actual Heisman voters from around the country, and Griffin, who received eight first-place votes, was the only player on every ballot.

He finished with 38 cumulative points, easily out-distancing Luck (23) and Richardson (10):

"Griffin III been spectacular from the opener and finished with a flourish," said one voter.

"He was the no-brainer choice," said another.

Griffin, who led the Bears to their most successful season in fifteen years of Big 12 play, opened the year strong with a nationally-televised upset of TCU before racking up a litany of statistical achievements while leading Baylor to victories over both Oklahoma and Texas.

He completed 72.8% of his passes for 3,998 yards with 36 TD's and only 6 INT's, while also rushing for 644 yards and 9 TD's.

Heisman Trophy 2011: Robert Griffin III Makes Finalists List

Robert Griffin III has been named as one of the five finalists for the 2011 Heisman Trophy which will be awarded this Saturday in New York City.