Senior Bowl Prospects to watch
 

NORTH

Ballard, Christian DL 6-5 / 297 Iowa
Beal, Jeremy DL 6-3 / 267 Oklahoma (OLB)
Jordan, Cameron DL 6-4 / 283 California
Kerrigan, Ryan DL 6-4 / 263 Purdue (OLB)
Paea, Stephen DL 6-1 / 311 Oregon State (Use Paea at NT and keep Wilfork at DE??? I wouldn't rule it out)

Helu Jr., Roy RB 6-0 / 220 Nebraska




SOUTH

Acho, Sam DL 6-1 3/4 / 257 Texas

Bailey, Allen DL 6-3 1/4 / 278 Miami

Hankerson, Leonard WR 6-1 5/8 / 205 Miami

McElroy, Greg QB 6-1 3/4 / 222 Alabama (Career Back up/Game Manager)

Re: Senior Bowl Prospects to watch
 

gabe carimi is a probable pats pick. Vincent brown from sdsu, wr, is a possible pick.

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Paea weighed in at 295 this morning so he is too small to play NT. Probably gonna be a DT in a 4-3.

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Beal supposedly looked bad today.
Jordan strikes me as a much better 1-gap fit. Seems too small to play here.

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Allen Bailey- 278lbs. Where would he play? He needs to gain 20lbs to play DE, or lose 20 to play OLB. He has never been a player that would fit into this defense, and he won't be come April.

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In addition to the names already mentioned:

I really want to get a long look at DE/OLB Brooks Reed (Arizona) for a possible mid rounds pick. I just love his burst and motor when I saw him during the season. But he did tend to get wired in blocks by the OT when he played DE. I hope they try him at OLB and the wider setup, with his hand off the ground helps him avoid that.

WR Titus Young (Boise State) who we saw today is a very nice deep threat.

G/C John Moffit (Wisconsin) who we also saw today, looked decent. Plus he has some versatility.

G/C Steve Schilling caught my eye during the season.

RB Bilal Powell (Louisville) looked great this season, but he's a little lighter than I prefer. So I hope they try some runs up the middle with him. Who knows, he could be a Curtis Martin/ Emmitt Smith type who does fine with inside runs. Even at that size.

I also like OL Lee Ziemba (Auburn) as a possible RT for us.

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205 is too light? It's really not that bad at all. Think of Chris Johnson or Jamaal Charles, or even our own Danny Woodhead. Powell runs far harder/more physically than any of those players, and has good enough size and burst to be a great change of pace to BJGE. I love the idea of adding him to our team.

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It's just personal preference. I like bigger backs that can kill the clock and break the opponents will with steady, consistent runs. Even a BJGE clone (for depth) would make me very happy.

Powell didn't run like a small back (bouncing it outside constantly) so hopefully he'll do well.

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How do you figure that Jordan is too small to play here?? He was the same weight as Jarvis Green. The difference between Jordan and Green is that Jordan still has room to put 10-15 lbs on his frame. That would put him at the ideal 3-4 DE weight. And he's certainly got the height and arm length for it.

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Why would he need to lose 20 lbs to play OLB?? Willie McGinest played OLB at 275 for the Pats.. Vrabel was between 260 and 270 as well.