2022 Official Bolts Draft Superthread

[Berserker76]

Playing with one arm didn't slow down Abilene High's Ellis Jones on the football field. The Tulsa Terror played
against Georgia Tech in the 1944 Sugar Bowl. He later played for the Boston Yanks.

Wow!

[JAFA]

He’s got a point there.

Refraining from commenting . . . .

[Bolt4Knob]

We were not in 2021. We can not absolutely say that about the coming season.
We need to upgrade RT, DL, ILB, CB play. Some of these players may already be Chargers. Punter is not.
The Aztec's MVP can flip the field with adequate blocking & coverage. That can result in W's in otherwise close games.
We do need a quality punter. When the best in college history is available, he should be in consideration.

If Araiza is worth 10, 12, 15 yards of net field position every punt, thats pretty valuable. I mean, if the team can take Craig Mager and Tre Pipkins in R3 - they surely can take Matt Araiza in R3.

I get the Chargers have needs and a Punter probably is down the list: IDL RT, CB1, maybe another IDL, RB... but many ways to find talent

I would feel lot better about picking Araiza in R3 if two things happen
1) the comp pick for Rayshawn Jenkins is in fact a 4th rounder as Nick Korte speculates it might be

2) JoJo Wooten is signed by the Bears to be their GM

[dmac_bolt]

He’s got a point there.

Lol … i’m still laughing … he sure does.

[Bolt-O]

Actually, I think Staley knew he had shit for a punting game, and had better faith in the 4th down conversion. Long rarely flipped the field, or outkicked the coverage, very inconsistent, and slow get-off. If he had a decent punter who could pin the other team, and a defense that could get a 3 and out, he probably would punt more often. I'm all for getting Araiza.

[Bolts4ever213]

Complimentary football, has to be in all three phases. While the defense needs a whole lot of players, So too, does our special teams.

[Topcat]

Actually, I think Staley knew he had shit for a punting game, and had better faith in the 4th down conversion. Long rarely flipped the field, or outkicked the coverage, very inconsistent, and slow get-off. If he had a decent punter who could pin the other team, and a defense that could get a 3 and out, he probably would punt more often. I'm all for getting Araiza.

In case we miss out on Araiza, here's a hometown boy who played at Colorado St. who might be a nice consolation prize. Might be had in round 6 or so.

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2020 (Sr.) | 4/0: Became the first punter named first-team All-Mountain West for three successive seasons ... Named honorable mention All-American by Phil Steele ... Ranks No. 1 in NCAA history for career punting average 46.8 yards per punt ... Averaged 45.3 yards per kick on the season with just one touchback on 26 attempts ... Produced a long punt of 58 yards, one of nine 50-plus yarders on the year ... Placed eight attempts inside the 20.

2019 (Jr.) | 12/0: Named first-team All-Mountain West for the second consecutive season ... Called on a season-most eight times vs. Utah State ... Had a long punt of at least 50 yards in 11 games, with a season-best of 64 vs. San Diego State

2018 (So.) | 12/0: Played in all 12 games and ranked 2nd among all FBS punters and tops in MW with a 48.3 gross average to earn second-team All-America from Sporting News, first-team All-MW by vote of coaches and media and from Phil Steele, and first-team All-Colorado by the National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter ... NFFCO Colorado Special Teams Player of the Year ... named to AP’s mid-season All-America second team ... totaled 3,140 yards on 65 punts ... placed 18 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and had a season-long boot of 70 yards against Arkansas on Sept. 8 ... nearly half of Stonehouse’s punts (31) covered 50 or more yards ... posted five games in which he averaged 50.0 yards or better with five or more punts, and 9 of his punts resulted in a fair catch ... completed one pass, on a successful fake punt, covering 11 yards to CB V.J. Banks for a first down vs. Utah State (Nov. 17)

2017 (Fr.) | 13/0: Earned honorable mention All-Mountain West honors and was named to the Ray Guy Award watch list in October... Punted 46 times and ranked fifth in the country with a 45.9-yard average... Pinned 24 punts inside the 20-yard line and has 18 punts of 50+ yards... Was one of five true freshmen to play in all 13 games.
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HS/Misc.: Named the nation’s top punter in the Class of 2017, according to 247Sports ... A 2016 Blue & Grey All-American, also earning All-America honors from Scout and MaxPreps ... Additional accolades include MaxPreps California Large School All-State first team, All-CIF, and LA Times first team ... Participated in the Kohl’s Kicking Camp and was rated as a five-star punter ... Named the top punter at the 2016 Jamie Cole Western Winter Showcase.... Helped Mater Dei to a 13-1 record in 2016, including an undefeated CIF title and a No. 3 national ranking (MaxPreps) ... Averaged 45.2 yards per punt, including a long of 65, as a senior in 2016 ... Rated as a three-star prospect by Scout, Rivals and 247Sports. ...May 11, 1999 in San Dimas, Calif ... son of Natalie Banks and Paul Stonehouse ... father, Paul, played football at Stanford ... has two uncles who also played football at the collegiate level, John Stonehouse at USC and Jeff Banks at Washington State

https://csurams.com/sports/football/...tonehouse/8314

[Parcells]

In case we miss out on Araiza, here's a hometown boy who played at Colorado St. who might be a nice consolation prize. Might be had in round 6 or so.

stonehouse.JPG

2020 (Sr.) | 4/0: Became the first punter named first-team All-Mountain West for three successive seasons ... Named honorable mention All-American by Phil Steele ... Ranks No. 1 in NCAA history for career punting average 46.8 yards per punt ... Averaged 45.3 yards per kick on the season with just one touchback on 26 attempts ... Produced a long punt of 58 yards, one of nine 50-plus yarders on the year ... Placed eight attempts inside the 20.

2019 (Jr.) | 12/0: Named first-team All-Mountain West for the second consecutive season ... Called on a season-most eight times vs. Utah State ... Had a long punt of at least 50 yards in 11 games, with a season-best of 64 vs. San Diego State

2018 (So.) | 12/0: 2017 (Fr.) | 13/0:HS/Misc.: https://csurams.com/sports/football/...tonehouse/8314

I’m skeptical of a punter/kicker from Colorado just because of the elevation, but if he’s legit, I could get behind it.

[Parcells]

Actually, I think Staley knew he had shit for a punting game, and had better faith in the 4th down conversion. Long rarely flipped the field, or outkicked the coverage, very inconsistent, and slow get-off. If he had a decent punter who could pin the other team, and a defense that could get a 3 and out, he probably would punt more often. I'm all for getting Araiza.

He has the slowest get-off I’ve ever seen in a punter. It seems like he was always within half a second of getting blocked. And then when he got it off the result was pretty poor. I know he’s considered something of a leader, but we need to upgrade at that position.

[Boltjolt]

If Araiza is worth 10, 12, 15 yards of net field position every punt, thats pretty valuable. I mean, if the team can take Craig Mager and Tre Pipkins in R3 - they surely can take Matt Araiza in R3.

I get the Chargers have needs and a Punter probably is down the list: IDL RT, CB1, maybe another IDL, RB... but many ways to find talent

I would feel lot better about picking Araiza in R3 if two things happen
1) the comp pick for Rayshawn Jenkins is in fact a 4th rounder as Nick Korte speculates it might be

2) JoJo Wooten is signed by the Bears to be their GM

Let's be real though. If Araiza didn't play for the Aztecs would we be pining for him as much?

Myself I don't care where the players come from. Being an Aztec doesn't make me want them anymore than any other players.
I'm just wondering if there is some homering going on here. Unless we kill it in free agency I don't see us being able to draft a punter in the second round.

[Bolt-O]

Let's be real though. If Araiza didn't play for the Aztecs would we be pining for him as much?

Myself I don't care where the players come from. Being an Aztec doesn't make me want them anymore than any other players.
I'm just wondering if there is some homering going on here. Unless we kill it in free agency I don't see us being able to draft a punter in the second round.

He was the team's MVP, as the punter, on a ranked team, and 1st team All-American. He doesn't need youtube videos to prop him up.

[21&500]

Let's be real though. If Araiza didn't play for the Aztecs would we be pining for him as much?

Myself I don't care where the players come from. Being an Aztec doesn't make me want them anymore than any other players.
I'm just wondering if there is some homering going on here. Unless we kill it in free agency I don't see us being able to draft a punter in the second round.

Good because that's the plan
he's a weapon, like Scifres used to be
Someone will draft him in the 3rd and I hope it's us