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For his Senior Bowl weigh-in he came in at 6' 2 1/2" 237 lbs which puts him at the low end of the measurable scale for a NE LB. His 34" arms and 9 1/2" hands were a plus. Miller is an accomplished edge rusher, another plus. Miller has been playing in a 3-4 of sorts, but one where he was still being asked to engage blockers with the wrong shoulder, he was getting some exposure to dropping into coverage - some good, some not so good from that mix. He was more fluid in coverage at the Senior Bowl, a plus.
I suspect he was at 237 as a result of the conditioning work he was doing for the Combine between their bowl game and Senior Bowl week, I would expect him to be in the 240-242 range for the Combine.
Mayo was 242 at the Combine and reported he was at 250 at the start of Training Camp his sophomore season. NE still lists him at 242 on the unofficial roster.
Rosevelt Colvin was 6' 2 3/8" 256 at the Combine, NE listed him at 6'3" 250 on their roster, I doubt he played much over 255 at anytime while he was with NE.
I suspect Von Miller has the potential to grow into a Rosevelt Colvin quality player -- I could live with that.
Draft Strategy: If Miller gets by Arizona at #5, I wouldn't worry about anyone before Houston taking a strong interest in him. Houston hired Wade Phillips to switch to a Dallas/SD 3-4 and he may consider Miller a Demarcus Ware type prospect. If he gets by Houston, I could see him sliding to #17.
With Houston switching to a 3-4. They desperately need a NG. Okoye isn't big enough to handle it. I can see them taking a shot at Phil Taylor. Would be a bit of a reach. But, just a hunch. I'm working on a mock and thinking of slotting him there. I'm not as down on Miller as many. If he's there. You take him. Unless Cam Jordan slides.