Mock the Englishman FINAL VERSION, with scouting reports
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5.37 - Ifeani Odenigbo, DE, Northwestern
GRADE 6th-7th round
BACKGROUND: A four-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Ifeadikachakwu Ifeadi Odenigbo is the son of Nigerian immigrants and was the first member of his family born in the United States. He grew up focusing on track and wasnt much of a football fan, but as his body developed, he was drawn to the sport and started playing football as a sophomore at Centerville. The offers started to flood in as Odenigbo received scholarship offers from Alabama, Ohio State and every major college program, but ultimately he focused on academics and chose Northwestern over Stanford and Notre Dame. After missing most of the 2012 season due to injury and redshirting, he came off the bench as a redshirt freshman in 2013, posting nine tackles and 5.5 sacks. Odenigbo was a pass rush specialist as a sophomore in 2014 and finished with 11 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and three forced fumbles. He was again used as a reserve as a junior and posted 19 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks in 2015. Odenigbo was part of the starting rotation at defensive end in 2016 (five starts) and had his breakout season, finishing second in the Big Ten with 10.0 sacks. He finished with 22 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles to earn Second Team All-Big Ten honors.
STRENGTHS: Looks the part and has worked hard to develop his frame, adding nearly 60 pounds since arriving in Evanston weighing just 205 poundssmooth athlete with the arc acceleration and natural bend to wrap the corneruses contact balance and lean to convert speed to power and work his way through blockersheavy-handed player to leverage gaps, which shows as a rusher and run defenderquick hand moves to grab/pull/pepper with timingholds his ground vs. power to set the edgehighly intelligent on and off the field and quick to break down blockers based on stance and movementdeveloped urgency and more of an edge as a senior and it translated on film and the stat sheetgreat personality and well-liked among his teammatesranks second all-time in Northwestern history with 23.5 career sacks and holds the single game sack record with four sacks vs. Iowa (Oct. 2016).
WEAKNESSES: Balanced athlete, but only average get-off and burst movementsrush tends to stall due to undeveloped move-to-move transition, lacking variety with his countersprimitive pass rush savvystruggles to gain angles in the run game and can be pinned on the edgequick to key, but doesnt consistently anticipate run action or blocking based on pre-snap readsmore of a striker than wrap-up tackler poor career tackle productionstill developing the mental side of his game very bright, but overthinks situations and has mental hurdles that have some concerned about his professional transitionmissed the 2012 season due to a shoulder injury (Sept. 2012)allows negative plays to lingerhistory of lackadaisical play and needs to be pushedonly five career starts and wasnt used as an every-down performer due to his struggles vs. the run.
SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Northwestern, Odenigbo was extremely raw when he arrived in Evanston and was used as a pass-rush specialist his first four years for the Wildcats before seeing starting snaps at right defensive end as a senior, setting career-bests struggled with the pressure of being one of the highest rated recruits to ever commit to Northwestern. In the Wildcats conservative defense, he was asked to hold contain and protect the edge, but he showed off intriguing pass rush traits when given the opportunity to pin his ears back, pressuring the pocket with both his athleticism and power. Despite his growth, Odenigbo is still green in most areas, but there is exciting untapped potential if he fully buys in to NFL coaching development rush end who can earn a nickel rusher role and eventually out-play his draft slot.
Pick change: None -
6.01 - Eric Saubert, TE, Drake
GRADE 5th-6th round
BACKGROUND: A no-star recruit out of high school, Saubert grew up focusing on baseball and didnt start playing football until high school. He went under-recruited out of Hoffman Estates, receiving only one FCS-level offer to non-scholarship Drake. After redshirting in 2012, he started nine games as a redshirt freshman and posted 47 receptions for 549 yards and two touchdowns, earning First Team All-PFL. Saubert missed three games due to injury as a sophomore and started seven games, recording 32 catches, 348 yards and two scores to earn All-PFL Honorable Mention honors. He started all 11 games as a junior in 2015 and led the team with 55 catches, 580 yards and seven touchdowns, earning First Team All-PFL honors. Saubert had his most productive season as a senior, leading the Bulldogs with 56 receptions for 776 yards and 10 scores to earn First Team All-PFL and All-American honors. He accepted his invitation to the 2017 East-West Shrine Game.
STRENGTHS: Tall, long-levered target with better arm length than several offensive tackles in this classfluid strider and moves like a wide receiver, covering a lot of greenquick to unlock his hips and motor away from pursuitsmooth hips and joints to adjust mid-route to the football several wow catches on his filmable to climb the ladderuses his long arms to attack away from his body before defenders have a chance to make a playalways working towards open space and doesnt give up on routescompetitive appetite and gives full effort as a blocker, looking to bury his target on each snapvoted a senior captainconsistently productive each season in college, finishing second in the FCS with 10 touchdowns among tight ends in 2016.
WEAKNESSES: Lean-muscled frame with minimal bulkraw route runner with high hips and choppy steps at the stempredictable patterns that desperately need nuance and patience to set up defendersinconsistent focus and hands, playing too fast and not securing before runningallows throws to get on top of himlacks the point of attack strength to latch-and-control defenders as a blockerovereager in the run game and falls off his targettechnique needs an overhaul and NFL coaches wont trust him as a blocker right nowlacks experience against top-tier competition and faces a large jump from the PFL to the NFL.
SUMMARY: A four-year starter at Drake, Saubert lined up in the slot, wing and out wide in the Bulldogs spread offense, doing his best work detached from the line of scrimmage. He finished among the FCS receiving leaders at tight end the past two seasons and drew NFL attention with his projectable frame and athleticism for the position. Saubert has the speed and ball attacking skills to be a mismatch vs. linebackers, using his fluid strides and long arms to give his quarterback a large target down the field. While his highlight reel is impressive, he needs to eliminate the drops to stay on a NFL roster and his route-running and blocking are both areas that are currently underdeveloped. Overall, Saubert is a project for a NFL coaching staff, but his game film shows a draftable player as a move tight end.
Pick change: Montae Nicholson, S, Michigan State -
6.04 - Dane Evans, QB, Tulsa
GRADE Priority free agent
SUMMARY: A former three-star recruit, Evans committed to Tulsa over SMU and Utah, earning the full-time starting job as a sophomore. He set career-bests as a junior with 62.9% completions and 4,332 passing yards and a personal-best 32 passing touchdowns as a senior. Evans leaves Tulsa with the career records for passing yards (11,680) and passing touchdowns (84), thriving in Philip Montgomerys Baylor-style pass-heavy spread scheme. He has live arm strength with whistling zip in the short-to-intermediate passing game. Evans delivers with accuracy and timing on some throws then follows it up with missed reads and poor placement, which is often a result of an inconsistent base and release point. His pocket awareness also contributes to negative plays due to his deer-in-the-headlights reaction to pressure. Overall, Evans flashes the passing instincts and velocity that will land him in a camp, but his inconsistent decision-making and placement will be tough to overcome.
Pick change: None -
Grades and reports provided via Dane Brugler's draft guide for 2017
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Made an error Saubert should be 5.31, Toth 5.37 and Odenigbo 6.01
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IIRC I like your first one better...
- I think Conley's a reach at 12.
- At the next level I just don't see Baker's body cashing the checks his abandon will write.
- Ogunjobi... while an intriguing prospect, my DT emphasis is low.
Rest is OK-ish, but have to admit that I don't know a lot about a couple of the names. And while I do love Toth, my top Center, if we've an excess of players anywhere, it's our interior OL.
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Easy to fall in love with Baker's tape which I have
Tretter has an injury history and I'm not willing to watch Cam at center ever again
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4.01 - Blair Brown, OLB, Ohio
I was once in a movie with her when she was kinda hot:
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Compare to Linda Blair now. She kinda looks like she has been possessed (by botox and silicone):
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