Article Links Saints interested in British Prospect

chad_moore said

I'm curious what some of his skill results were in comparison to the others in the draft at his position. Some of the comments to the article suggest the Jags or Panties take him in the 6th. I don't understand how someone that has NEVER played a down of football at any level could possibly be anything more than an UDFA.

I'll admit, him having little to no football experience is a HUGE negative. However, him being an Olympic athlete shows his dedictation and work ethic. It would be VERY interesting to see him in our TC and how he did in the preseason. If nothing else, could contribute on ST.

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You want to know why he'll get drafted.... Here you go. He's just over 6'5" and about 305lbs and he ran a 4.78 40 at his workout!!! Think about that for a second... He had a 10'5" broad jump (which would've been good for 3rd among ALL d-linemen despite the fact that he weighs 50lbs more than some of them). He had a 35" vertical for goodness sake. That's .5" MORE than A.J. Green and (once more) he weighs 305lbs!

Add to that one of the most important things for a D-Lineman - he has long arms. Infact his 35" arms are actually .5" longer than J.J. Watt's - obviously the prototype right now for 3-4 linemen. Add to that, as I said, he'd be one of the most intelligent guys on the roster and he's proven he can pick up a new sport and get to the top 5 in the world in less than 5 years. Those are the reasons he'll be drafted.

It's all still a crapshoot of course and the odds are that he'll fail - but someone is going to take that bet and I'd be annoyed if another team used a 5th behind us and he ended up as a 20 sack a year type guy.