NFL clubs spend all sorts of time, resources and money evaluating potential draftees not just as players, but as people, as well. Picking the wrong person can make picking the right player a moot point.
Well, here are 30 that could not only be good citizens, but ambassadors, as well.
The Senior CLASS Award -- which goes to seniors displaying the award's core values of community, classroom, character and competition -- had quite a few well-regarded NFL prospects on its watch list. Among them were Texas A&M offensive tackle Jake Matthews, Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, and LSU linebacker Lamin Barrow.
The award's official web site named these 30 to its watch list. Here they are, divided by position:
Derek Carr, Fresno State
AJ McCarron, Alabama
Jacob Karam, Memphis
Eric Soza, Texas-San Antonio
Nathan Scheelhaas, Illinois
Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
Taylor Martinez, Nebraska
Offensive linemen
Dave Harding, Duke
Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma
Travis Swanson, Arkansas
John Urschel, Penn State
Jack Mewhort, Ohio State
Will Jackson, Georgia Tech
Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
Defensive linemen
Alex Page, South Alabama
Will Sutton, Arizona State
Linebackers
Lamin Barrow, LSU
Chris Borland, Wisconsin
Avery Williamson, Kentucky
Kyle Van Noy, BYU
Jake Fischer, Arizona
Defensive backs
Ross Cockrell, Duke
Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State
Greg Heban, Indiana
Alden Darby, Arizona State
Specialists
Steven Clark, Auburn
Cairo Santos, Tulane
Carey Spear, Vanderbilt
Vincenzo D'Amato
Andrew Furney, Washington State
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