Cowboys Interview Kamerion Wimbley again.

[Clove]

Cowboys Interview Kamerion Wimbley,Again. http://cowboys.scout.com/2/502969.html

'Boys Interview OLB/DE ... Again
By Roy Philpott
TheRanchReport.com
Date: Feb 26, 2006

This highly ranked prospect talked with the Cowboys extensively at the Senior Bowl in January and now, it's happened again. TheRanchReport.com brings you the latest from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

The Dallas Cowboys continue to talk to prospects on the defensive side of the ball at the NFL Scouting Combine. Saturday, the trend continued as team officials spoke with Florida State defensive end Kamerion Wimbley.

Wimbley, who measured in at 6-3 3/4 and 248 pounds, talked extensively with Dallas last month at the Senior Bowl and now also at the Combine - indicating a clear interest from the Cowboys' organization.

Wimbley has also drawn significant interest from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Why would the Cowboys be so intrigued with another defensive end prospect after drafting Marcus Spears in the first round last year?

Interestingly enough, Wimbley is not just viewed as a defensive end at the next level. In fact, some experts believe he could be better suited as a pass-rushing linebacker in a 3-4 scheme, which obviously fits what the Cowboys are trying to do.

With his size- he would also be an attractive fit as a linebacker as the Cowboys look to bulk up at the position.

Other Wimbley Notes:
* He is represented by agent Joe Linta, who played and coached at Yale. Wimbley said it helps that Linta has good relationships with NFL teams and that he knows so many people in the league.

* Wimbley also said Saturday that he feels his best attributes are his athleticism, ability to get to the quarterback and flexibility.
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Kamerion Wimbley 6'3 248
2005: 24 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 4 PBU, 17 QB hurries

 

[kartr]

Cowboys Interview Kamerion Wimbley,Again. http://cowboys.scout.com/2/502969.html

'Boys Interview OLB/DE ... Again
By Roy Philpott
TheRanchReport.com
Date: Feb 26, 2006

This highly ranked prospect talked with the Cowboys extensively at the Senior Bowl in January and now, it's happened again. TheRanchReport.com brings you the latest from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

The Dallas Cowboys continue to talk to prospects on the defensive side of the ball at the NFL Scouting Combine. Saturday, the trend continued as team officials spoke with Florida State defensive end Kamerion Wimbley.

Wimbley, who measured in at 6-3 3/4 and 248 pounds, talked extensively with Dallas last month at the Senior Bowl and now also at the Combine - indicating a clear interest from the Cowboys' organization.

Wimbley has also drawn significant interest from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Why would the Cowboys be so intrigued with another defensive end prospect after drafting Marcus Spears in the first round last year?

Interestingly enough, Wimbley is not just viewed as a defensive end at the next level. In fact, some experts believe he could be better suited as a pass-rushing linebacker in a 3-4 scheme, which obviously fits what the Cowboys are trying to do.

With his size- he would also be an attractive fit as a linebacker as the Cowboys look to bulk up at the position.

Other Wimbley Notes:
* He is represented by agent Joe Linta, who played and coached at Yale. Wimbley said it helps that Linta has good relationships with NFL teams and that he knows so many people in the league.

* Wimbley also said Saturday that he feels his best attributes are his athleticism, ability to get to the quarterback and flexibility.
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Kamerion Wimbley 6'3 248
2005: 24 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 4 PBU, 17 QB hurries

Very good numbers, I like him already.

 

[Woods]

Is he projected to go in the 2nd round?

I guess if we trade down to the bottom of the first, he could also be a possibility.

 

[ddh33]

I just watched Wimbley run his 40. The guy certainly passes the look test. He's an impressive looking guy.

Mike Mayok says that a 3-4 team will take him in the middle of the first.

Dang, now the numbers are running together on me. I think he ran right around a 4.6 flat though.

 

[Dough Boy]

I just watched Wimbley run his 40. The guy certainly passes the look test. He's an impressive looking guy.

Mike Mayok says that a 3-4 team will take him in the middle of the first.

Dang, now the numbers are running together on me. I think he ran right around a 4.6 flat though.

4.6 is not a bad speed for a DE converting to OLB. He will be able to run with most TE and some RB. Actually, 4.6 is pretty good, unless you compare him to Ware or Lawson. I think Merriman ran a 4.66 at his pro day last year.

 

[ddh33]

Hopefully someone will get the actual time. Like I said, the numbers were running together. I was actually thinking that he timed out at a 4.58, but then I started thinking that I might gotten numbers mixed up since that seemed so fast.

 

[Dough Boy]

Hopefully someone will get the actual time. Like I said, the numbers were running together. I was actually thinking that he timed out at a 4.58, but then I started thinking that I might gotten numbers mixed up since that seemed so fast.

Mathias Kiwanuka 4.74, 4.73
Mike Kudla 4.75, 4.76
Ryan Lacasse 4.58, 4.66
Manny Lawson 4.41, 4.45
Jeremy Mincey 4.74,4.75
John McCargo 5.12, 5.20
Javon Nanton 4.89, 4.91
Stanley McClover 4.73
Haloti Ngata 5.20, 5.13
Rob Ninkovich 4.95, 4.99
Frostee Rucker 4.87,
Le Kevin Smith 5.01
Montavious Stanley 5.24
Darryl Tapp 4.87
Gabe Watson 5.29
Kyle Williams 5.12
Mario Williams 4.76
Kamerion Wimbley 4.63
Rodrique Wright 5.12
James Wyche 4.66
Babatunde Oshinowo 5.25

 

[Avery]

Haloti Ngata 5.20, 5.13

I was actually expecting him to run a sub 5.0 myself.

 

[ddh33]

Looks like I was thinking of LaCasse. He's out of Syracuse, isn't he? Anyway, 4.63 is pretty impressive, and he really does look the part.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Looks like I was thinking of LaCasse. He's out of Syracuse, isn't he? Anyway, 4.63 is pretty impressive, and he really does look the part.

He and Wyche are both from SU. Both were track runners in high school and reeked havoc on teams last season. Wyche is actually bigger, 6'6" and 265 pounds or so.


Rich........

 

[ddh33]

I'm a big believer in those past ties and connections. That's why I was trying to keep my eyes on those Syracuse kids...

 

[Sitting Bull]

Don't forget, Demarcus Ware wasn't in many first round mocks in February of last year. We obviously have real interest in this guy as a similar type player and he's starting to show up on everyone's radar. Rob Rang is predicting we'll take Wimbley at #18. Something is going on and I like what I'm seeing and reading:

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/sports/13026001.htm

Posted on Sat, Oct. 29, 2005
Means to an end

Strong character helps Florida State defensive end Kamerion Wimbley succeed on and off the field.There are countless Horatio Alger-type stories of people overcoming their surroundings or their hardships to carve out successful lives. Even so, Kamerion Wimbley is unique. The kid grows up in a rough part of Wichita. He watches his friends drop by the wayside because they got their girlfriends pregnant, started doing drugs, joined gangs or dropped out of school.

Through it all, Wimbley's resolve was built. It was aided by strong parents, an influential older brother and a grandmother who rode herd. There were coaches who inspired him and teachers who connected and, combined with his own fortitude, he stayed on track where so many others derailed.

There was never any doubt, say those who knew Wimbley then, he was going to amount to something special, beyond football.
Yes, many people overcome hurdles to become successful. Few clear them with such ease.

"What he has is the unique combination of being a great individual, a great man, and a world-class athlete," said Mark Cotton, a counselor and assistant football coach at Northwest High when Wimbley was there from 1998-2001. "A high school is lucky to have someone like Kamerion once in its history."

Wimbley, a quarterback, defensive end and punter at Northwest, is a senior defensive end on Florida State's football team and is among the nation's leaders with seven sacks. Even though he is starting for the first time in his Seminoles career, his teammates thought enough of him to elect him as a team captain in the preseason.

He now packs around 255 pounds on his 6-foot-4 frame and wants to get bigger. He is considered one of the top three or four NFL defensive end prospects in the country, but he doesn't believe he has come close to his ceiling.

As a football player. Or as a human being.

He is majoring in social work with the goal of helping underprivileged kids pull themselves up.

"Maybe they're just lacking guidance," Wimbley said. "Maybe they're lacking resources. I would like to help give them a stronger sense of themselves. To help them realize what their strengths are."

Wimbley might be a model citizen, but he plays football like a maniac and loves to get his hands on an opposing quarterback. It's just that after a sack, instead of jumping around like a knucklehead, he'll extend those hands to help the quarterback up.

"He's an unbelievable person," Florida State defensive ends coach Jody Allen said. "And a pretty good football player, too."

Allen is not the first to comment on Wimbley's character before getting around to his athletic ability.

Wimbley exudes a quiet confidence. He is wary of people until he gets to know them, but once you gain his confidence it's Katie Bar the Door.
"He can be quite a prankster," Allen said. "I know this -- I'm really going to miss the person more than I'm going to miss the football player when Kamerion leaves here. And I'm going to miss the football player a lot."

Wimbley finished high school a semester early so he could get started on his college work. He was among the best students in his class. And, undoubtedly, the most conscientious.

That's a trait that hasn't diminished.
The stories about Wimbley goofing up are few and far between, which is probably why Allen remembers one so vividly.

It was early in Wimbley's Florida State career, and he missed a mandatory study hall. A teammate turned him in.
It was the only time during his FSU career Wimbley has been disciplined. He was instructed to show at the football stadium at 6 a.m. and run steps.

After he was finished, Wimbley called the football office. But not to complain about the snitch, as was often the case with other players.
"He called and said he just wanted us to know something like that wouldn't happen again and that he really appreciated being held accountable," Allen said.

Wimbley is a 40-year-old in a college kid's body. One heck of a body.
Wimbley has added bulk without losing much speed, which makes him impossible for offensive tackles to handle. And he's still learning how to play his position.

He could end up at outside linebacker in the NFL, but Allen thinks Wimbley can add even more weight, perhaps getting to 275 pounds, which would make him a more prototypical end.

"You can never really tell about the NFL, but from every report I'm getting and every conversation I've had, Kamerion is going to be a high draft pick," Allen said. Not solely based on football talent, either.
The NFL does more background checks than the CIA, and Wimbley never so much as causes a yellow light to flash. "Character helps immeasurably for kids who are hoping to get to the NFL," Allen said. "You tell players that all the time, but so many of them won't listen. But I don't know if they could change their character anyway. Character is character, and Kamerion has it." Wimbley gets a little irritated when people portray him as a saint. There were temptations, he said. He could have chosen to do the wrong things.
But he didn't want to disappoint those who worked so hard and sacrificed so much to make his life good.
"It's just a matter of choices," he said. "I probably didn't make all the best decisions, but overall I think I made some pretty good ones."
Wimbley also has football to thank. He has always cherished the sport's team aspect, which has helped him see a bigger picture.
Listen to Cotton go on and on about Wimbley, and you get the idea they should re-name Northwest after him.
"I know God has always been important to Kamerion," Cotton said. "He always was around good kids when he was here, and he was somebody you looked at as a father and said you hoped your son grows up to be like him.
"We will never have anyone like him again."
Wimbley, meanwhile, doesn't know what all the fuss is about. He's always just done what comes naturally.