Jamon Meredith 6'5" 305 lbs


Combine Results:
40 Yard Dash : 5.03 seconds
Bench Press : 31.0 reps
Vertical Jump : 28.0 inches
Broad Jump : 105.0 inches
3 Cone Drill : 8.01 seconds
20 Yard Shuttle : 4.82 seconds

This kid is smart as Hell too!

I know it is so cliche, but Jamon may emerge as one of the draft's biggest sleepers in this draft.

We are talking academic All American, 3.75 grade-point ave, '08 Harold White Award for his academic excellence '06 Andrew Sorensen Scholar-Athlete Award...

For the life of me I have NO IDEA why this kid dropped.

Had to sit out the first two games because of redshirt rules, but started at left guard as soon as he was eligible to return. The season before Jamon started all 12 games at LT and was named his team's Outstanding Offensive Lineman -- with 75 knockdowns, 12 TD-resulting blocks and gave up just 3 sacks on 443 pass plays.

Like I said, I love this pick.

FWIH, Roid rumors sunk him. Not sure of validity, but I agree good pick. Hopefully its all rumors. Also heard he had a problem with a coach that reportedly was blown out of proportion. Great value where he was picked if he pans out.

Gil Brandt had him ranked 35th or 36th best player in the draft

"Jamon Meredith, OT, South Carolina:
Weighs 307 pounds… Had a very good pro day workout… Will be best in a zone blocking scheme… Can play tackle or guard… Has 4.9 speed in the 40 and long arms (34 ½ inches)."

Jamon Meredith 31X 225 -- this is a strong kid with long strong arms. Just for comparison:

Jason Smith 33X 225
Andre Smith 19X 225 (at his Pro Day)
Eugene Monroe 23X 225
Michael Oher 21X 225
Robert Brewster 23X 225
Eben Britton 24X 225
William Beatty 27X 225
Fenuki Tupou 24X 225
Joel Bell 27X 225
Kyle Link 19X 225
Alex Boone 33X 225
Lydon Murtha 25X 225
Xavier Fulton 27X 225
Garrett Reynolds 19X225
Dan Gay 18X 225
Cornelius Lewis 29X 225
Troy Kropog 21X 225
Augustus Parrish 21X225

MM appears to be very serious about leaving Colledge at LG. They've got Giacommini/Moll at RT, and now the two rookies backing up Clifton at LT.

Tony Moll looks like the odd man out. Tauscher is on the ropes, too, if Meredith and Lang show anything in the minicamps.

Tauscher and Moll are gone these are upgrades to the line. Great value picks in Lang and Meridith. I love Tauscher but he is done and Moll has had plenty of opportunities.

I agree.

Tony Moll will be allowed to compete, but his NFL career is on life support.

BTW McGinn had Jamon Meredith ranked the 65th best player in the draft in his tip 100 rankings

He looked pretty upset about his stock dropping so much. Hopefully he will come in with an attitude of trying to make other teams sorry that they passed on him.

That silly TT starts a rumor about Raji now Meredith seemed to work

I agree, I loved the TJ Lang AND the Jamon Meredith picks. Hopefully one or both will develop into a starter a year or two down the road. Good job TT.

Yep WB I think so too

This would be ideal.

Meredith seems like a really good prospect at LT. All he needs is to gain maybe 5-10 lbs.

And Lang seems like a good one at RT. What I like about Lang is he is supposed to be a good drive blocker.

If Josh Sitton is the guard I think he can be, then the OL has changed a lot. And for the better.

A year from now, this may be the Line up:

LT: Meredith
LG: Colledge
C: Spitz
RG: Sitton
RT:Lang

What this does is give you a strong right side to run at. Which is the way it should be.

Jamon also means "ham" in Spanish and is used in Argentina like we use the word "cool"
Jamon and Cheese[heads ]should go well together

Great value, and I originally thought they would take him with the pick we took Quinn Johnson with.

I'd like to see that happen, totally happy what we did with our biggest need in my opinion

All that 66 and we have Raji and Mathews wow what a great draft ... on paper of course

Some great footage from Draftguys TV of our 2 newest O-linemen at Railbird Central:

http://community.sportsbubbler.com/blogs/r...al/default.aspx


I'm very happy with our draft. I believe the full class will get a chance to play, and make an impact, in 2009. Bring on Training Camp!!

On paper this has to be one of our best drafts in recent memory

I'm probably as excited about the Meredith pick as any. He seems to have all the physical tools to get the job done at LT. If we were to somehow score a starting LT with a 5th Rd pick, that would be amazing.

My bet is that both of them get a look at RT along with Giaco. They'll want to see who can do what. After they kind of feel them out, I suspect that Meredith either moves to back up the LT spot, or Lang will move inside to back-up RG or LG. It seems pretty clear that Tauscher is done as a Packer (unfortunately) and that Moll is on thin ice. My guess is that the 2 new guys will step into those spots.

I am very happy with the picks we made on the line yet a little sad because it does probably mean no Mark Tauscher,being from his home town a Little bit of a downer. Good luck Mark you have been a good solider.

TT (or other GB observers and other league scouts) scout him up close, must have found him lacking in some area, thus his drop from projected 3rd to round 5. TT takes another T before him, and 53 picks later he's still there. At that point JM is a value pick because he was inspected very closely by the Packer staff, so they knew more about him than many other tackles/guards on the board at that time. The fact that he played both G and T in college is a huge plus to TT.
JM was a value pick at this point in the eyes of TT.
This pick will be a classic case of boom or bust.

This is EXACTLY what I've been thinking ever since these picks were made. Lang is ready to start at RT right now. Meredith is more of a project but could possibly start at LT when Clifton is gone. At worse he would be a very good OG and Colledge can play LT. If Meredith applies himself he could be an outstanding LT in the NFL for years to come. He is a super athletic. Hands down the most complete athlete of any OL prospect in this draft. He has strength, quickness, speed. He has the tools to be a Pro Bowl LT in the NFL. I'm really surprised he dropped that far. I absolutely LOVE what TT did in this draft. He practically filled all the Packers holes in one draft. I actually like our DL now. I think our OL is not far from being a very good one now. Rodgers must be happy.

This draft is like Clifton and Tauscher back in the day. Sure Clifton was a 2nd round and Tauscher a 7th. Both were taken with the OT in mind. Some pundits felt Clifton was a G, not T. These guys were drafted in what the 5th and 6th. Some are questioning if the SC guy can play G, but he will be our LT of the future. I have a good feeling about our OLine in the future.

That's what scares me. From everything I've read "that something" is the impression that he doesn't love football. Obviously, I have no idea how true that is- but that's appently the "word on the street." And if it is ture, it's real hard for a guy to make it in the NFL. Still...definitely a good risk/reward pick in the 5th round.

One idea they where talking about this morning is that he is a very smart player and that he might question different ways to do things which could tick off old school do it my way coaches who would then call him uncoachable.

Yeah, a coach on his college staff described him as a lockerroom lawyer.

A fresh start, with a new coaching staff and a team with NFL veterans will temper that quickly and may be just what the doctor ordered.

So far Jamon has said all the right things (not bad mouthing any one and looking forward), to indicate a talented young man showing up looking for a fresh start.

Lang and Meridith shake things up and add much need depth and competition to the offensive line IMO

From what I can tell, it's because his coaching staff hated him. Why anyone in the NFL listens to Steve Spurrier is something I can't answer.

Yeah they (a coach) hated him so much that they kept sending him out onto the field as a starter.

His college days are done, he is now a Professional and his career is just beginning.

BTW I agree on Steve (I-am-a-legend-in-my-own-mind) Spurrier - ask him how he did as a Professional coach or player (bombed at both).

Hopefully Meredith really is a guy whose talents are top-50/top-65, and in the pros he'll be motivated to reach his potential, and he'll be not only a quick and talented player physically but also a very smart player as well. That would be really fantastic. If he can justify the view of those who ranked him as a 2nd/3rd round guy, that would be just fantastic.

It may be that coming in as a late-round pick could also be somewhat humbling. And hopefully MM and Philbon and Campen will run such efficient and fair operations that a smart guy will have nothing but respect for them and will never have anything to complain about.

He just seems like a prototypical left tackle. Size, speed, strength, smarts and good footwork as well. If he can develop into a solid starter at that position then he's an absolute steal in the 5th round. Those guys are hard to find and we've been spoiled by having Clifton play at such a high level for so long. I don't care anything for Steve Spurrier and his staff. He's an excellent coach in his own right, but he's not an NFL guy. I'm looking forward to getting JM into camp and getting him settled in at the LT spot. He has the physical tools to succeed in the NFL and with a year or more backing up Clifton I think that he could be the guy to finally replace Chad Clifton as Aaron Rodgers blind-side protector.

At 302, is that big enough to be a good tackle?

Put him at LT and leave him there , a year or two behind Cliffy and he should be GB's left tackle for a decade. The same with the others put them at their repective positions and keep them there. After Clifton retires the Oline will be young and good and set for years to come. TT has put the Oline in position to be deep and good for a few years to come , a position of strength .Oh Meridith should be able to put on a few pounds on that frame and play at 315 to 320 easily.

He's 6'5" 302 lbs., which is pretty much the same size that Joe Staley was when he was a 1st round pick for the 49ers (and one of the guys that I was hoping would be considered by the Packers in 2007). If you look at Jamon Meredith as a long term project for LT, then I think that he absolutely has the frame to get up to between 315 and 320, adding even more strength through the weight program, keeping his speed and improving his footwork before he is needed to get onto the field full-time. Put him behind Clifton and groom him for the starting job in a year or two depending on Chad's effectiveness. He has 2nd round ability. Hopefully he'll work hard and try to maximize that ability when he gets onto the field. IMO, barring injury, he is the future at LT. An absolute steal in the 5th round.

Interesting analysis. I hope you're right. I have no idea; perhaps being at a big SEC school he's already gotten max-level weight work, and can't get much bigger. But hopefully you're right and he will have both the frame, the motivation, and the time to further build his strength without compromising his agility. On the web pictures that I've seen, his 300 pounds certainly looks to be all muscle. I don't see any of the belly flab that contributes to the extra weight held by Alex Smith or Josh Sitton or Harrell, or to some degree to Clifton and Tauscher. So maybe he has and will have plenty of strength.

The same seems to apply to Lang. In the couple of pictures I've seen, it doesn't appear that any of is weight is due to beer-gut or anything like that.

Yes, and he has the frame to build on.

The guy has incredibly long arms and benched 225, 31 times at the combine. And you guys think he might get a lot stronger? Now that's scary. And in a good way!...

I LOVE this pick! What a steal!!!

article today from JS Online

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/44205287.html

I could see where he may have a brash personality, but that won't be possible as a rookie in an NFL locker room. In some ways, maybe being a 5th round pick and a backup for a year will be the perfect situation for him. There's no denying his physical skills.

Patty mentioned in another thread that he was voted by his teammates as the most likable guy in the locker room. These unfounded rumors somehow get started about players every year and it costs the guy millions. It was also rumored Raji and Matthews tested positive at the combine when neither of them did. It looks like these rumors caused Meredith to slide and we stole him. I hope he's out to prove to all the other teams that they blew it big time!

I saw somewhere Cushing (also subject of pre-draft rumors) is taking legal action against draftbible or whatever that web site was that posted that about the 3 USC guys




I think lower drafted or undrafted outcomes can be a huge motivational factor. And not just in the glory postiions (ie Brady or Romo). Look at a guy like Jason Peters, the same Jason Peters that just got traded for a 1st round pick, signed a multi year extension, has been to a few Pro Bowls and was called by Andy Reid as the best left tackle in the game was the same Jason Peters that went undrafted in 2004. Granted it was as a TE and he learned and grew in to a new position. But obviously 256 other guys were deemed "more worthy" to get drafted that year. I just think that's got to be huge in a young man's mind as long as he's got the drive and determination.

I believe that "brash" is a good quality in an offensive lineman. We could use a little more of it.



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Is this the same Jason Peters who gave up the most sacks of any LT despite not playing a full season? But I digress...

Good for Cushing. I don't blame him a bit. Maybe if these 'National Enquirer's' of the football world were held more accountable, they'd be more careful about what they 'throw' out there.

Hope we're right about the motivation, CBeacs, I know if it was me, I'd be plenty motivated to prove everybody blew it. Meredith certainly has the tools to be a good one. Here's hopin' he lands in a few Pro-Bowls too!