Quinton Coples will be a challenge for Rutgers

Posted Sep 7, 2011
It’s hard to find an NFL mock draft that doesn’t have North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples as a top-five pick. Desmond Stapleton doesn’t need anyone else’s opinion to confirm what he has seen on film this week. Neither does Andre Civil. Rutgers’ two offensive tackles understand what they’re up against in trying to somehow keep the Tar Heels’ All-American candidate, Quinton Coples, in check on Saturday. (Newark Star-Ledger)

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