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I think Nick Emmanwori could end up being the sleeper pick at 9. Dude fits the team’s athletic & size profile to the letter. Plus, Kellen Moore’s comment a while back about drafting “impact players” regardless of position or label, makes me think he could be the guy even more. Emmanwori’s positional & alignment versatility is tailor made for Staley’s pattern match, 2 high Safety scheme.
I have the LSU, Bama, & OK games on my YoutubeTV & rewatched them over the weekend to study up on Dart. But it eventually shifted to Emmanwori. What you almost never see on the highlights & condensed film is how a player interacts w/teammates & coaches. Emmanwori seems like a really good teammate. He’s hype on the sideline, really high energy guy.
Game-wise, i think Emmanwori’s positional flexibility makes him an instant day 1 contributor, if not a starter. South C lined him up from the single, to 2 high, to the STAR, to CB, to LB. The dude was responsible for a lot of things on their D. He’s a true force vs the run & has the ability erase TEs, RBs, & possession receivers at every level of the field. On top of that, he’s a true ballhawk & a hard hitting tone setter on D. Twitched up, short area dynamos could give him trouble in coverage & in the open field, but that mutant size, length & strength at the position can compensate for that.
From what ive watched, i think Emmanwori has legit All Pro potential. 9 may seem a tad rich, but i wouldnt be mad at all if he was our guy. He get’s comped a lot to Derwin James & it’s all valid, but in my opinion, he’s kind of like a gamma radiated hulked out version of Tyrann Mathieu.
Fan of his game, fan of the person.
I dont know if he's on our radar especially after signing Reid but it's possible.
