Taking a Look at Northwestern Football’s Graduating Seniors’ Draft Prospects

By Ari Ross (@aross50)

Northwestern’s football team may not have experienced a ton of success last season, but it still graduated a bunch of seniors with possible NFL futures:

Ibraheim Campbell, SS

Campbell is rated as the No. 4 strong safety and No. 123 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft Class by CBS Sports. He’s a projected third to fourth round pick.

He did not participate in most drills at the NFL Combine or Northwestern’s Pro Day on March 3, but will have his own Pro Day on March 17. In the one drill Campbell did participate in at the Combine, the bench press, he benched 225 lbs. 23 times.

However, the Philadelphia native did play in the Senior Bowl and made a couple of impressive plays that caught NFLDraftScout.com’s Rob Rang’s eye. “Campbell showed good range and hand-eye coordination to recover and slap away a deep pass in the end zone early in practice,” Rang writes.

On ESPN.com, Scouts give Campbell a 37 grade out of 100. He’s rated on ESPN as the No. 19 safety at 5’11’’ and 208 lbs.

In Charlie Campbell of Walter Football’s most recent mock draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected Campbell with the No. 119 selection in the fourth round. While in Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller’s latest 7-round mock draft, the Buffalo Bills select Campbell with the No. 193 pick in the sixth round.

Brandon Vitable, C

CBS Sports rates Vitable as the No. 9 center and No. 296 overall prospect in this year’s draft class. He’s projected to be a seventh round pick or an undrafted free agent.

On ESPN.com, Scouts give Vitable a 30 grade out of 100. He’s rated on ESPN as the No. 15 center at 6’1’’ and 304 lbs.

Kyle Prater, WR

Prater is rated as the No. 84 receiver and No. 640 overall prospect in the 2015 NFL Draft by CBS Sports. While he’s projected to be an undrafted free agent, Dane Brugler, of NFLDraftScout.com, writes: “Prater has the size, athletic ability and perceived upside that NFL evaluators love.”

On ESPN.com, Scouts give Prater a 20 grade out of 100. He’s rated on ESPN as the No. 147 receiver at 6’5’’ and 228 lbs.

Tony Jones, WR

Jones is rated as the No. 61 receiver and No. 452 overall prospect in the draft by CBS Sports. Jones is projected to be an undrafted free agent.

On ESPN.com, Scouts give Jones a 20 grade out of 100. He’s rated on ESPN as the No. 66 receiver at 5’11’’ and 197 lbs.

Trevor Siemian, QB

Siemian is rated as the No. 26 quarterback and No. 510 overall prospect according to CBS Sports. He’s projected to be an undrafted free agent.

On ESPN.com, Scouts give Siemian a 20 grade out of 100. He’s rated on ESPN as the No. 25 quarterback at 6’2’’ and 212 lbs.

Chi Chi Ariguzo, OLB

Ariguzo is rated as the No. 51 outside linebacker and No. 641 overall prospect by CBS Sports. He is projected to go undrafted and become a free agent.

On ESPN.com, Scouts give Ariguzo a 30 grade out of 100. He’s rated on ESPN as the No. 26 outside linebacker at 6’1’’ and 232 lbs.

Jimmy Hall, OLB

Hall is rated as the No. 61 outside linebacker and No. 748 overall prospect by CBS Sports. He is projected to be an undrafted free agent.
Chance Carter and Treyvon Green are unranked on both CBSSports.com and ESPN.

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