Its tough to find an NFL mock draft for 2012 which doesnt have North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples as the top-five pick. ESPNs Mel Kiper Jr. as well as WalterFootball.com both have the 6-6, 290-pound senior going No. 2, behind Stanfords Andrew Luck.BleacherReport has Coples being the No. 1 overall selection, upon the belief which the team it projects to have the first selection the Carolina Panthers already landed the franchise quarterback by taking Cam Newton with the top pick in April.Desmond Stapleton doesnt need anyone elses opinion to confirm what he has seen upon film this week. Neither does Andre Civil.Rutgers two offensive tackles assimilate exactly what theyre up against in trying to somehow keep the Tar Heels All-American candidate in check as much as possible upon Saturday.And both say theyre up for the challenge.I dont think its daunting at all, said Civil, the third-year sophomore who will make his third college start at North Carolina. I dont think it is because coach (Greg) Schiano as well as the staff prepare you for games as well as for challenges like this. So Im not worrying about it too much.Stapleton, the fifth-year senior, echoes those sentiments even though, as the right tackle, he total to draw the early assignment upon Coples, North Carolinas left defensive end.Not which it matters, since the Tar Heels mostly flip sides with their star lineman.Hes very talented, said Stapleton. Hes very physical, knows the game, is very athletic. Hes just the good player.Stapleton had to think long as well as tough yesterday about whether hes faced the player with skills similar to Coples, finally coming up with current Big East ends Brandon Lindsey of Pittsburgh as well as Chandler Jones of Syracuse. He also put Jabaal Sheard, the standout for the Panthers last year, in which category.But none those three were or will be top-five picks.If youre the competitor as well as you play in this kind of sport you look forward to these challenges, Civil said. So Im looking forward to it.The genu! ine prob lem Stapleton as well as Civil face is which its not just Coples which makes the Tar Heels defensive line the best Rutgers will face this year. Kareem Martin, the 6-6, 290-pound sophomore, anchors the other end spot. The interior positions are manned by 6-3, 315-pound Sylvester Williams as well as 6-3, 305-pound Tydreke Powell.A point of comparison: Rutgers defensive line averages 6-3, 264. North Carolinas averages 6-4 1/2, 300.More coverage: Complete Rutgers football coverage upon NJ.com Rutgers football videos Rutgers football photosTheyre the very talented group, said Stapleton. But were just focusing upon doing our jobs, as well as the best way to do which is to prepare.The Knights offensive line does enter the weekend off the rare sack-free performance, ending the strain of 23 games with the sack allowed after yielding an NCAA record 61 last season. Coples had three sacks in North Carolinas opener as well as 10 last year.It felt good, Stapleton said of his units no-sack performance. I feel like the tough work paid off. But were not happy yet. We want to set up upon what we did last week as well as prove to people which weve improved.Coples & Co. is one way to find out.Tom Luicci: tluicci@starledger.com
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