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2010 Scouting Report: Sean Lissemore, DT, William & Mary
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When the
Jaguars traded away their second round pick of this year's draft to acquire a third round pick in the 2009 draft, a lot of eyebrows were raised. When the Jaguars used their newly acquired pick on a very unknown cornerback named
Derek Cox from William & Mary, anybody who hadn't raised their eyebrows before, did. Many fans were instantly upset with the move, stoked on by comments from Mel Kiper who had Cox listed as his 108th best cornerback in the draft. Trading away a second round pick for such an unknown commodity that played questionable competition at best was very risky.
Less than a year since the move, opinion has changed dramatically about the move. Derek Cox is a fan favorite and considered to be a solid piece for the Jaguars future at the cornerback position and one that the team can build around. Some of the biggest beneficiaries of Cox's success have been the players at William & Mary. In the words of W&M safety David Caldwell:
If Derek Cox hadn’t performed so well last year and made such an impact on the Jaguars, we wouldn’t have had as much attention on Adrian [Tracy] and Sean [Lissemore], and that gave players like myself an opportunity to go off of Adrian and Sean. You just have to use whatever you can use when you come from a small school that’s not used to putting out big name prospects.
One of the more popular of the William & Mary recruits is defensive tackle Sean Lissemore. Lissemore has to be one of the only, if not the only, defensive tackle to enter a draft as a former track star in high school. His 11.20 seconds in the 100m made him one of the best sprinters in New Jersey. A high school linebacker at 6'3, 240 pounds, Lissemore has since gained 50+ pounds yet managed to keep his linebacker speed. His 4.83 40 yard dash would have placed him among the fastest DTs at the combine if he had received an invite.
With all that speed, the next, logical step is to question his strength. His 36 reps on the bench press would have earned him third amongst the defensive lineman at the combine. His 30 inch vertical is very respectable for anybody near the 300 pound weight range. Clearly Lissemore is an athlete with the necessary NFL measurables.
Production is the only thing left to look at production and Lissemore has that too. Although hampered by a nagging shoulder injury that hurt his stat totals in his sophomore year and even affected his play into the beginning of his junior season, Lissemore pulled it all together during his senior campaign. In 14 games, Lissemore accumulated 66 tackles, 14 of which came for a loss, 6.5 sacks and 2 interceptions. All very good numbers from the DT position.
The Jaguars have scheduled a meeting with Lissemore to be held sometime in the next couple weeks