Ifo Ekpre-Olomu: Late round CB?

He is undersized and had an ACL right before a bowl game, so he should slip into the later rounds, but I love his hands and his fierce attitude. Like Dennard, but without the jailbird status.

FredFromDartmouth said:

He is undersized and had an ACL right before a bowl game, so he should slip into the later rounds, but I love his hands and his fierce attitude. Like Dennard, but without the jailbird status.

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I haven't watched him this past season but when I watched him last year I was really impressed with his body control; could contort his body to get his hands on the ball, even in disadvantageous situations. Trouble is, I just don't think he's big enough to play an outside CB and we already have three nickels in McClain, Ryan and Arrington. Still on day three, I wouldn't say no.

YES! one of my binkies! I have mocked him more than any other player. I love the value he brings. I see him as a better Arrington. He is a short CB who will mostly be used in the slot in the NFL but he has outside skills unlike Arrington.

Do you want him on a 6'5 WR? Nope. But if the outside WR is 5'10 Then I would be comfortable with that match up. I think as long as the guy is similar sized (say 6'0 or less) he will be able to win.

My favorite CBs I have looked at in this draft are Peters, Jones and Olomu. I think all 3 will be stars in their own way. They all have their issues but they have flashed the most for me.

Not sure what you mean by "late round" but he was a possible #1 pick before the injury. I suspect he would have ended up in round 2 but this isn't a guy you're going to get in round 6. If we got him at 4.2 with the Mankins pick or slightly higher with the Revis comp pick, we should consider ourselves lucky IMO.

Olomu is a guy to stash on ir for a year, then he eventually takes over as the slot cb replacing Arrington.

BelichickFan said:

Not sure what you mean by "late round" but he was a possible #1 pick before the injury. I suspect he would have ended up in round 2 but this isn't a guy you're going to get in round 6. If we got him at 4.2 with the Mankins pick or slightly higher with the Revis comp pick, we should consider ourselves lucky IMO.

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Yeah I am thinking something like round 4, maybe 3. Hard to say, though. He is injured and undersized but teams are super desperate for DBs... so who knows.

He's good and will probably be gone by the fourth round. How far do you think Chip would let him slip?