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Any comparisons you've seen or would like to make?

List of ones I have seen:

Andrew Luck: Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers

Coby Fleener: Greg Olsen, Rob Gronkowski

Dwayne Allen: Brandon Pettigrew, Chris Cooley, Jason Witten, Heath Miller

T.Y. Hilton: DeSean Jackson, Percy Harvin, Davone Bess

Josh Chapman: Ahtyba Rubin, Jurrell Casey

Vick Ballard: Chauncey Washington

Chandler Harnish: Dan LeFevour, Tim Tebow

Should be interesting to compare their careers to how people see them in terms of current NFL players.

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Any comparisons you've seen or would like to make?

List of ones I have seen:

Andrew Luck: Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers

Coby Fleener: Greg Olsen, Rob Gronkowski

Dwayne Allen: Brandon Pettigrew, Chris Cooley, Jason Witten, Heath Miller

T.Y. Hilton: DeSean Jackson, Percy Harvin, Davone Bess

Josh Chapman: Ahtyba Rubin, Jurrell Casey

Vick Ballard: Chauncey Washington

Chandler Harnish: Dan LeFevour, Tim Tebow

Should be interesting to compare their careers to how people see them in terms of current NFL players.

Any comparisons you've seen or would like to make?

List of ones I have seen:

Andrew Luck: Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers

Coby Fleener: Greg Olsen, Rob Gronkowski

Dwayne Allen: Brandon Pettigrew, Chris Cooley, Jason Witten, Heath Miller

T.Y. Hilton: DeSean Jackson, Percy Harvin, Davone Bess

Josh Chapman: Ahtyba Rubin, Jurrell Casey

Vick Ballard: Chauncey Washington

Chandler Harnish: Dan LeFevour, Tim Tebow

Should be interesting to compare their careers to how people see them in terms of current NFL players.

Fleener is like a tall Aaron Hernandez. Or maybe a fast Gronk...

Fleener is like Jimmy Graham and Allen is like Antonio Gates. I've heard that Chapman is like Casey Hampton.

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Andrew Luck: Peyton Manning / Aaron Rodgers hybrid hopefully

Coby Fleener: Jimmy Graham

Dwayne Allen: Chris Cooley in his prime

T.Y. Hilton: Steve Smith / Desean Jackson

at least that's what I hope.

T.Y. Hilton isn't like Steve Smith, Smith is to strong. Desean Jackson/Percy Harvin is more like Hilton.

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Luck: Rodgers, Stafford, Mannings

Fleener: Gronk, Gonzalez

Allen: Finley, Gates, Pettigrew

Hilton: Mike Thomas

Chapman: Paul Soliai, BJ Raji

Ballard: Thomas Jones

Brazill: Mario Manningham

Anderson: Gosder Cherelius

Harnish: Tim Tebow, Joe Webb

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Andrew Luck: Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers

Coby Fleener: Rob Gronkowksi, Jimmy Graham

Dwayne Allen: Jermaine Gresham, Brandon Pettigrew

TY Hilton: DeSean Jackson, Percy Harvin, Devin Hester

Josh Chapman: Casey Hampton, Paul Soliai

Vick Ballard: Daniel Thomas

LaVon Brazill: Reggie Wayne, Mario Manningham

Justin Anderson: I got nuthin'

Chandler Harnish: Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Johnny Unitas, Jim Sorgi

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Personally, I think Allen compares more to what Alge Crumpler was with the Falcons

Not at all. Crumpler was a blocking tight end who became a good catching one because of Peyton. Allen is a great receiving one who can block. Not similar at all.

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Let's hope he never sees the field in that case! Harnish Time doesn't have the ring that Tebow Time does. Harnish Hour?

I hope Harnish absolutely tears it up in preseason. Anything to get his trade stock up. His college highlights are exciting, I would give him a chance to shine and watch those QB needy teams salivate. Mobile QBs do put butts in seats if they look good enough...

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Andrew Luck: Steve Young, Peyton Manning

Coby Fleener: Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham

Dwayne Allen: Jermaine Gresham, Brandon Pettigrew

T.Y. Hilton: DeSean Jackson, Roscoe Parrish, Davone Bess

Josh Chapman: Casey Hampton

Vick Ballard: DeMarco Murray, Tashard Choice

LaVon Brazill : Victor Cruz

Chandler Harnish: Brian Hoyer, Matt Flynn

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  • 3 weeks later...

Andrew Luck: Andrew Luck

Coby Fleener: Coby Fleener

Dwayne Allen: Dwayne Allen

T.Y Hilton: T.Y Hilton

Josh Chapman: Josh Chapman

Vick Ballard: Vick Ballard

LaVon Brazill: LaVon Brazill

Chandler Harnish: Chandler Harnish

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Andrew Luck: Aaron Rodgers

Coby Fleener: Jimmy Graham

Dwayne Allen: Jermaine Gresham

T.Y. Hilton: DeSean Jackson

Josh Chapman: Tyson Alulu

Vick Ballard: Shonn Greene

Chandler Harnish: Caleb Hanie

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