Fresno State Athletics
Carr Ranked Among Nation's Best Senior Prospects
8/23/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 23, 2001
FRESNO, Calif. - Senior quarterback David Carr has been named the 23rd best senior prospect by Mel Kiper, Jr., ESPN's NFL draft expert. Kiper also listed Carr as the fourth best senior quarterback prospect in the nation.
"Carr possesses a remarkable strength quotient and brings a linebacker's frame and approach to the QB position," Kiper writes. "Heading into the 2001 campaign, he ranks as one of the underpublicized blue-chip prospects in the nation."
Only Kurt Kittner of Illinois, Joey Harrington of Oregon and David Garrard of East Carolina ranked above Carr on the senior quarterback list.
Carr enters the 2001 season off a stellar junior year which saw him start all 12 games, throw for 2,729 yards and 23 touchdowns. The second-team All-WAC pick helped lead the Bulldogs to a 7-5 (6-2 WAC) record an a berth in the Silicon Valley Football Classic, in which he passed for 391 yards and five touchdowns, both career highs.
Fresno State opens the 2001 season Sunday at Colorado in the Jim Thorpe Classic at 5 p.m. PDT. The game will be televised by ESPN2.
Mel's Big Board
1) John Henderson, DT, Tennessee
2) Bryant McKinnie, OT, Miami (Fla.)
3) Kalimba Edwards, DE/OLB, South Carolina
4) Quentin Jammer, CB, Texas
5) Anthony Weaver, DT, Notre Dame
6) Mike Williams, OT, Texas
7) Wendell Bryant, DT, Wisconsin
8) Edward Reed, DB, Miami (Fla.)
9) Larry Triplett, DT, Washington
10) Ron Johnson, WR, Minnesota
11) Alex Brown, DE, Florida
12) Kelly Campbell, WR, Georgia Tech
13) James Allen, OLB, Oregon State
14) Bradley Jennings, MLB, Florida State
15) DeShaun Foster, RB, UCLA
16) Michael Lewis, DB, Colorado
17) Eddie Freeman, DT, UAB
18) Javon Walker, WR, Florida State
19) Najeh Davenport, FB, Miami (Fla.)
20) Daryl Jones, WR, Miami (Fla.)
21) Kurt Kittner, QB, Illinois
22) Levi Jones, OT, Arizona State
23) David Carr, QB, Fresno State
24) Langston Walker, OT, California
25) Andre Gurode, C/G, Colorado
