Positives: Adequate leg strength and kickoffs. Seems to improve leg strength a little every year. Is generally consistent on field goals of up to 45 or 50 yards. Gets the ball up quickly.

Negatives: Does not have exceptional leg strength or range. Accurate but not money in the bank. Has a history of missed extra points including some big misses.

Summary: With a good training camp could make an NFL team.

Positives: One-man kicking game in college. Has NFL potential as a placekicker, punter and kickoff man. Very strong leg, although he does show better leg strength on punts and kickoffs than placements. Can bring rain with some of his punts. Can really punt his team out of jams at times. Has gotten mentally tougher and does not get down as much when he misses a placement.

Negatives: Missed five extra points in 2001 and is not as reliable on his "should make" field goals as scouts would like. Is his team’s long punter, and he is just asked to boom the ball instead of placing and directing it. Even with a shorter approach, he still has a problem with his touch-to-toe time and blocked punts. Had two blocked in ’01.

Summary: Has NFL potential in three areas but is not a sure thing in any of them.

Positives: Has improved every year. Puts a lot of kicks inside the 20-yard line. Has enough leg strength. Is starting to improve his kicking mechanics and drop and is getting his kicks off faster.

Negatives: Still is a fundamentally poor, unconventional kicker. I have seen this kicker take one, two and three steps before kicking, and in some instances, his touch-to-toe time is not good.

Summary: Needs to continue to work on his technique and getting the ball off quicker to have a chance on the next level.

Positives: Good size. Strong leg. Has some really nice kicks. Can be a good holder.

Negatives: Three-step kicker who had problems with blocks in 2001, but poor blocking also played a major role. Has always been very erratic. Lacks good attention to detail and technique. More of a straight-away, go-for-distance kicker than a directional punter.

Summary: Leg strength will be his ticket to an NFL training camp and could land him a job if he gets hot and improves his techniques and directional kicking.

Positives: Wants to be considered as a football player, not a punter, and is a big weight-room worker with fine upper-body strength. An All-Conference USA pick in 2000 and ’01, Roussel is a two-to-2 1/2-step punter who can kick far and high when he hits the ball well. He has an explosive leg and good kicking motion. He also can hold for placements.

Negatives: Needs work on directional kicking and dropping the ball inside the 20. Had too many touchbacks and not enough inside the 20 in ’01. Needs to be more consistent. Will shank a few and also will outkick his coverage at times. When reading his stats, it should be noted his home games were inside the Louisiana Superdome, where most kickers love to kick.

Summary: One of the best punting prospects in the nation. However, consistency and learning to drop the ball inside the 20 more consistently are the keys.

Positives: Takes three steps, but is tough to block because they are quick, short steps, and he catches the snaps cleanly. Has a very strong leg and will hit a few moonshots when his drop and leg extension are good. Left-footed kicker, and many return men have trouble with the reverse spin.

Negatives: Very erratic and is not fundamentally sound. Uses a non-conventional cross-over technique and does not do a good job of dropping the ball. Very inconsistent in terms of hang time.

Summary: With consistently good technique and proper extension, he could have a chance.

Positives: Reverse spin on left-footed kicks is harder to hold for some return men, who are used to right-footed kickers. Has a very strong leg. Is normally a 2- to 2 1/2-step kicker who can get the ball off quickly. Looks smooth punting and can get both distance and hang time. Catches the ball cleanly and also holds for placekicking. Hard worker, solid student and team captain. Not a flaky kicker.

Negatives: Can be a little inconsistent and can be inconsistent with his techniques. Is not a great directional kicker and will struggle at times when he tries to direct his kicks instead of just kicking long down the middle. Has some line-drive kicks where he outkicks his coverage and positions the opposition for a big return.

Summary: Best kicker to come out of the MAC since Ball State’s Brad Maynard, who is now with the Bears but was drafted in the third round in 1997 by the Giants.