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Just as Josh Howard was, Jared Dudley may be getting overlooked in this draft. Although his preformance at the pre-draft camp may help elevate his draft stock. Draftexpress.com called him their "unanimous MVP" of the pre-draft camp.
Listed at 6-7 225 lbs. Dudley is known as a bit of a tweener. Not big enough to play PF and not quick enough to guard 3s. It has also been reported that he has lost some weight in the last few weeks heading up to the draft.
Dudley lead his BC Eagles in points (19 ppg), rebounds (8.3 rpg) and steals (1.4 spg), on their way to a 21-12 record against some of the top schools in college basketball.
Draft Express ranks him as the third best college senior in the draft behind only Acie Law and Al Thornton, and the 6th best SF in a draft that is quite deep in SFs.
The following is his draft profile on nbadraft.net:
Strengths: Has improved by leaps and bounds shooting from the perimeter over the course of his career … Plays the game with toughness and a highly competitive will to win … Understands the game like few others as Dudley’s basketball IQ might be among the best in the collegiate ranks … Possesses excellent court vision which allows him to make great passes … Despite growing into an accomplished scorer, Dudley remains unselfish … Does a great job of reading where the ball will go and box out his area for the rebound … Good body strength enables him to finish after absorbing contact … Offensively he is a hard match who creates mismatches with his ability to post up smaller forwards and take power forwards out of the post with his shooting … Possesses solid ball handling ability to operate from the perimeter … Has legit three point range on his jumper … Understands how to initiate contact and draw fouls from opposing defenders … When doing this he will incorporate a number of pump fakes to get defenders off their feet … Scrappy player who hustles for loose balls and will do whatever dirty work is necessary to win … Has become an adequate mid-range shooter from 16-18 feet where he hits with regularity … Defensively he approaches his assignment with the idea that he will out work them and use his high intensity level and aggressiveness to intimidate … Has improved greatly utilizing screens to get open … Work ethic is top notch as one only has to see how he has developed since entering Boston College’s program as a freshmen …
Weaknesses: Potential wise some will be concerned about how much development he has left … Athletically he isn’t a superior athlete on the college level and will be even less of one in the NBA … Defensively his lateral quickness will prevent him from effectively defending his man … Has had a few times this past season where he has had to defend elite athletes and has struggled … Lacks the first step to gain full separation from his defender … Has yet to fully create offense for himself off the dribble. Which explains why he rarely drives to the basket … Prefers to create offense in the post then extend out to the perimeter … Will be viewed as a tweener too short to be a power forward and not athletic enough to play small forward … Perimeter shooting can go through periods of inconsistency … Although Dudley has shown improvement, he still struggles to shoot off the dribble …
2003 
