Perfect late round pick - Ifeadi Odenigbo

SAMSON EBUKAM, OLB, strongside, EASTERN WASHINGTON. 6'4" 240 lbs linebacker with vertical leap of 39 inches and a sub 4.5 forty yard dash.

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SAMSON EBUKAM, OLB, strongside, EASTERN WASHINGTON. 6'4" 240 lbs linebacker with vertical leap of 39 inches and a sub 4.5 forty yard dash.

Agreed, but the simple truth is that just their names make them perfect for the Giants.

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Ifeadi has remarkable natural strength to play the position of Defensive End in a 4/3 Defense. His power in his upper and lower body is unique and because of that natural power he is able to overpower and out leverage just about any size offensive tackle. He has decent foot speed and on passing downs his ability to get into the backfield and disrupt or sack a quarterback with very little effort is impressive. In fact it’s shocking to see how easily he can handle offensive lineman in a pass rushing situation even when being double teamed. Ifeadi gets the award for the defensive player with the most upside in this draft and because of that potential upside, you have to grade him higher and select him higher than you would normally select a player with his experience. The truth is Ifeadi is a little bit of an anomaly.

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Great minds think alike. On another post, a reader asked me about my favorite late round/FA guys. Here's who I selected;

Based on current draft projections and ratings with just a few days before the draft, I’d thought I’d have a little fun. Based on those expected to not be drafted and with no reports or any other comments, if I had to sign one of those left behind at each position, here’s who I’d be targeting;
QB-Kyle Sloter-Northern Colorado
SE-Robert Tonyan Jr.-Indiana State
FL-Francis Owusu-Stanford
Slot-Tim Patrick-Utah
TE-Jacob Hollister-Wyoming
TB-ITavius Mathers-Middle Tennessee
Scat Back-Matt Brieda-Georgia Southern
FB-Freddie Stevenson-Florida State
OC-Cam Keizur-Portland State
LOT-Max Rich-Harvard
ROT-Andreas Knappe-Connecticut
LOG-Aviante Collins-Texas Christian
ROG-Corey Levin-Chattanooga

DE-Evan Schwan-Penn State
Rush End-Ifeadi Odenigbo-Northwestern
DT-Grover Stewart-Albany State (still think he goes early in Day Three)
NG-Treyvon Hester-Toledo
SOLB-Keion Adams-Western Michigan
WOLB-Samson Ebukam-Eastern Washington
Cover 2-Nicholas Morrow-Greenville
MLB-Eric Wilson-Cincinnati
ILB-Chase Allen-Southern Illinois
Field CB-Brandon Wilson-Houston
Boundary CB-Derrick Jones-Mississippi
Nickel-Jeremy Clark-Michigan (also cover-2)
SS-Donald Payne-Stetson
FS-Casey DeAndrade-New Hampshire (my fave, David Jones-Richmond will be drafted)
Rover-Branden Leston-Western Kentucky

PK-Matt Davis-North Carolina-Pembroke
PT-Toby Baker-Arkansas
Gunner-Jason Thompson-Utah

Great minds think alike. On another post, a reader asked me about my favorite late round/FA guys. Here's who I selected;

Based on current draft projections and ratings with just a few days before the draft, I’d thought I’d have a little fun. Based on those expected to not be drafted and with no reports or any other comments, if I had to sign one of those left behind at each position, here’s who I’d be targeting;
QB-Kyle Sloter-Northern Colorado
SE-Robert Tonyan Jr.-Indiana State
FL-Francis Owusu-Stanford
Slot-Tim Patrick-Utah
TE-Jacob Hollister-Wyoming
TB-ITavius Mathers-Middle Tennessee
Scat Back-Matt Brieda-Georgia Southern
FB-Freddie Stevenson-Florida State
OC-Cam Keizur-Portland State
LOT-Max Rich-Harvard
ROT-Andreas Knappe-Connecticut
LOG-Aviante Collins-Texas Christian
ROG-Corey Levin-Chattanooga

DE-Evan Schwan-Penn State
Rush End-Ifeadi Odenigbo-Northwestern
DT-Grover Stewart-Albany State (still think he goes early in Day Three)
NG-Treyvon Hester-Toledo
SOLB-Keion Adams-Western Michigan
WOLB-Samson Ebukam-Eastern Washington
Cover 2-Nicholas Morrow-Greenville
MLB-Eric Wilson-Cincinnati
ILB-Chase Allen-Southern Illinois
Field CB-Brandon Wilson-Houston
Boundary CB-Derrick Jones-Mississippi
Nickel-Jeremy Clark-Michigan (also cover-2)
SS-Donald Payne-Stetson
FS-Casey DeAndrade-New Hampshire (my fave, David Jones-Richmond will be drafted)
Rover-Branden Leston-Western Kentucky

PK-Matt Davis-North Carolina-Pembroke
PT-Toby Baker-Arkansas
Gunner-Jason Thompson-Utah