PATS68

Guy is a monster at 330+, and is killing everyone he goes up against. He would look great next to Big Vince. Love for the Pats to take him with the 1st pick in the 2nd round.

alvinnf

Me too loveth the chubble from Baylor..... Beast, not to mention Baylor was good this year. I wonder why?

Peachhead

I agree. Solid backup for big Vince.

the wrothbroughterer

The Scouts, Inc grade is an 87 so a 1st rounder on him might be a bit of a reach. Granted that's all subject to change and not concrete but Nick Fairley, Marcell Dareus, Corey Liuget, Stephen Paea, and Drake Nevis are all ranked ahead ahead of him at the moment. I love his size (they have him listed at 6'3", 351lbs) and if he has any kind of quickness and can play the end he would be a nice addition.

Snake Eyes

I want him, I think his upside would make him equal or better than someone like Dareus and he'd cost a whole lot less. I take him in the 2nd round.

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upstater1

He has character issues. Doesn't learn from his own mistakes. After bashing innocent kids' faces in after a home intrusion, he went on probation. That didn't stop him from knocking heads in the student union a few months later after a teammate claimed someone stole his cell phone.

I believe he may have a civil suit pending against him for the first round.

SirApropos

He's slimmed down some to 337 but has been as high as 385. He will be a starting NT for someone next year but Round 2 is a little high for a backup NT to the highest paid NT in the game for the next 4 years. We have much bigger needs.

With his performance this week at the Senior bowl he will get late 1st round consideration.

Wilfork#75

I'm a big Phil Taylor fan, and I think he would be great on this team, but I think he'll easily be a 1st rounder by draft day, and thats a little high for me to be comfortable taking him. A few weeks ago as a 4th rounder with upside I loved him, now not so much. Like upstater1 said, he has massive character concerns, as well as weight issues and I wouldn't risk a late 1st, early 2nd rounder on him.

They guy I like now is Kenrick Ellis from Hampton. He's another legit 335lb NT, and possibly has a higher upside than Taylor. He has a good skill set, has dominated lesser competition, but hasn't gotten the national recognition because he plays for Hampton. And like Talyor he also has character concerns and has been kicked off a major program. But I think Ellis will last until the 4th round where he would be good value and worth the risk.

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TealSox

"Baylor DL Phil Taylor carried 337-pounds about as well as you can for a defensive linemen. At 6034 he didn’t seem to have much extra girth through the mid-section and also appeared to be in good shape. The kind of size/length to get looks both inside and as a potential five-technique at the next level." Wes Bunting

I don't like to hear about his off the field issues, but early reports have me really excited about this guy. If he does have the potential to move to the five-technique, he gives the line a great deal of versatility.. not to mention size.

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patsfaninpittsburgh

With so many new 3-4 teams desperate for players, this sounds like a trade out of 28 or 33.

If he doesn't go in the first round, someone will offer the moon at 33.