NCAA Football 10 Cover Athlete Speculation
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With EA Sports holding an NCAA Football 10 event in NY leading up to the NFL Draft it would only make sense that the cover athletes of the four versions of the game would be in town. Last year all of them (Matt Ryan, Darren McFadden, DeSean Jackson, and Owen Schmidt) were in attendance along with a few others.
The following players have been invited by the NFL to attend the draft: Matthew Stafford, Josh Freeman, Brian Cushing, Aaron Curry, Michael Crabtree, Eugene Monroe, Michael Oher, Brian Orakpo, and Jason Smith. Mark Sanchez has turned the invite down.
This doesn’t mean they are the only players that will be in NY, nor does it exclude anyone who might fly in and then back home. Regardless it is interesting to look at that list and wonder if it could provide insight into who will be on the covers. Knowing Sanchez decided against attending makes me think he won’t be one of them.
At this point my prediction for the covers is to feature Curry, Crabtree, Stafford, and with a wildcard being Pat White or Beanie Wells. What four players are you expecting to be announced as the cover athletes this year?
April 12, 2009 at 1:19 pm
I think you might be right with your picks. Moreno would make for another good possibility.
April 12, 2009 at 1:33 pm
i am cool with orakpo.
April 12, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Im gonna go with:
Percy Harvin
Pat White
Beanie Wells
Mark Sanchez
April 12, 2009 at 2:13 pm
pat white will not be a cover athlete
April 13, 2009 at 3:25 am
why not he is the only football player to win 4 bowl games starting in all 4 at qb
April 13, 2009 at 5:49 am
idk would rather see a guy like jeremy maclin make the cover
April 12, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Pasta has it right because he has a LB, QB, RB, and a WR.
April 12, 2009 at 3:17 pm
It's scary enough that somehow Josh Freeman is expected to go in the first round. If he ends up an NCAA cover athlete, I think my head would explode.
April 12, 2009 at 3:58 pm
i like your picks for the cover. pat white will definitely get a cover
April 12, 2009 at 4:16 pm
I hope Stafford doesn't get a cover… But I'm sure he will… I hope Crabtree or Curry will be on the 360 cover…
April 12, 2009 at 5:25 pm
i really hope pat white is on the cover, he is a great athlete all around. Everyone underates how well he throws the ball. The great thing about this is that he must really love football. He has been drafted into the MLB several times. He is a great athlete and in my opinion should be on the cover after leading the mountaineers to 4 straight bowl victories including 2 BCS bowls
April 12, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Remember Pasta, last year Owen Schmidt wasn't exactly on the top of anyone's list, so I wouldn't be surprised if they picked a sleeper to go with the other big names.
Ian Johnson, Graham Harrell, or maybe James Laurinaitas (just to appeal to all the rich Buckeye fans) would all fit into that category.
April 12, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Remember Pasta, last year Owen Schmidt wasn't exactly on the top of anyone's list, so I wouldn't be surprised if they picked a sleeper to go with the other big names.
Ian Johnson, Graham Harrell, Pat White, or maybe James Laurinaitas (just to appeal to all the rich Buckeye fans) would all fit into that category.
April 12, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Remember Pasta, last year Owen Schmidt wasn't exactly on the top of anyone's list, so I wouldn't be surprised if they picked a real sleeper to go with the other big names.
Ian Johnson, Graham Harrell, or maybe James Laurinaitas (just to appeal to all the rich Buckeye fans) would all fit into that category.
April 12, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Yeah I was thinking that as a possibility, one of the offensive lineman maybe. Would the PSP have a big name guy? Last year being Schmidt maybe not but he still had a pretty big following.
April 12, 2009 at 5:34 pm
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April 12, 2009 at 5:42 pm
It's easy Stafford on the 360. Crabtree on the PS3. Moreno on PSP and Maclin i think thats how u spell it on PS2.
April 12, 2009 at 6:42 pm
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April 13, 2009 at 12:21 am
Crabtree's gotta be a shoo-in for 360.
They will take a QB for PS3 so either Stafford, Sanchez, or White.
PS2 will be Moreno.
Curry will be on the PSP
April 13, 2009 at 1:55 am
orakpo
curry
graham harrell
knowshon
maybe stafford
and has pat white already been on the cover?
April 13, 2009 at 5:46 pm
no white could not have been beause he still would have been in college and you have to have left college the previous year.
April 13, 2009 at 3:34 am
Please have Crabtree for 360
April 13, 2009 at 5:40 am
Michael Crabtree will be on either the 360 or PS3 cover no doubt. I think Matthew Stafford will be the other. I don't know about the PSP or PS2 versions.
April 13, 2009 at 5:47 pm
i will definitely buy the game if Stafford or Moreno is on 360……
April 13, 2009 at 9:03 pm
yeah man dawgs rock. i want the same thing except for ps3, it would be awesome. but i think that pasta has it right, but i really really hope either of them r on the ps3. moreno might get a ps2 spot
April 15, 2009 at 4:03 am
Don't rule out Iowa' Shonn Greene
April 15, 2009 at 7:55 pm
At Blockbuster here in Atlanta. They have a dummy cover with Graham Harrell on the cover for x-box. I dont know if that means anything but thought I would share that with the board.
April 20, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I like Stafford, Crabtree, White, and Everett Brown