Greenseed3 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 This kid can move, and we've seen him jump out of a pool. But what stuck out to me is his strength. At the combine players with short arms, typically put up better reps on the bench press; they have a shorter distance to move the weight. Gilbert's arms measured in at 36' 3/4... tied for longest arms of all D-lineman (with Rulan Davis of California). Yet he put up 225, 28 times. Other players as strong or stronger: Ron Brace, 32 reps Adrian Grady, 31 reps Ra'Shon Harris, 28 reps Evander Hood, 34 reps Michael Johnson, 28 reps Alex Magee, 30 reps Roy Miller, 36 reps Khalif Mitchel, 35 reps Brian Orokpo, 31 reps BJ Raji, 33 reps Dorell Scott, 29 reps Terrance Taylor, 37 reps David Veikune, 35 reps Vance Walker, 29 reps Lawerence Sidbury, 28 reps Of this list, only 8 players could turn in a 40-time under 5.00... Of them, only two, bolded, are really the ideal height for a DE in a 3-4. DE David Veikune, Hawaii, 6-2, 257 DE Lawrence Sidbury Jr, Richmond, 6-2, 266 DE Dorell Scott, Clemson, 6-3, 312, DE Brian Orokpo, Texas, 6-3, 263 DE Micheal Johnson, Georia Tech, 6-6, 266 DE Jarron Gilbert, San Jose St, 6-5, 288 DE Evander Hood, Missouri, 6-2, 300 DT Ra'Shon Harris, Oregon, 6-3, 298 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 From what I've been hearing, he is one of the fastest rising prospects in the draft and there was even some talk of making him a LT (I believe his father played LT in the NFL...or someone in the family). He had decent production up until this past year where he absolutely dominated; 52 tackles, 22 TFL and 9.5 sacks from the DT position. Besides strength and size, he has fantastic lateral quickness and good initial burst...he is one of my favorite prospects this year. I have a feeling he is going to be taken in the early 2nd and not make it to our pick; he could even work his way into the bottom of the first. Sounds crazy, but the kid can play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 This kid can move, and we've seen him jump out of a pool. But what stuck out to me is his strength. At the combine players with short arms, typically put up better reps on the bench press; they have a shorter distance to move the weight. Gilbert's arms measured in at 36' 3/4... tied for longest arms of all D-lineman (with Rulan Davis of California). Yet he put up 225, 28 times. Other players as strong or stronger: Ron Brace, 32 reps Adrian Grady, 31 reps Ra'Shon Harris, 28 reps Evander Hood, 34 reps Michael Johnson, 28 reps Alex Magee, 30 reps Roy Miller, 36 reps Khalif Mitchel, 35 reps Brian Orokpo, 31 reps BJ Raji, 33 reps Dorell Scott, 29 reps Terrance Taylor, 37 reps David Veikune, 35 reps Vance Walker, 29 reps Lawerence Sidbury, 28 reps Of this list, only 8 players could turn in a 40-time under 5.00... Of them, only two, bolded, are really the ideal height for a DE in a 3-4. DE David Veikune, Hawaii, 6-2, 257 DE Lawrence Sidbury Jr, Richmond, 6-2, 266 DE Dorell Scott, Clemson, 6-3, 312, DE Brian Orokpo, Texas, 6-3, 263 DE Micheal Johnson, Georia Tech, 6-6, 266 DE Jarron Gilbert, San Jose St, 6-5, 288 DE Evander Hood, Missouri, 6-2, 300 DT Ra'Shon Harris, Oregon, 6-3, 298 I've never heard of this dude, but if he's jumping out of pools and he can play both DE and DT with his quickness he sounds like a very good back up on this team and would work well with how Rex runs his defense. Also, he'll be familiar with Dwight Lowery since they both went to the same school. Great post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrorange43 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I think that this guy will be a monster in the NFL, Richard Seymour-esque. I'd be all for drafting this kid at #17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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