beware_d-ware
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Graham and it's not close. Two years of production, and he's got unbelievable strength to go along with quickness. I just don't see how he fails in the NFL.
Walker deserves to be a first-round pick based on the Planet Theory alone, but he's still a raw player. He's 340 lbs and still has a poor anchor because he plays with poor pad level. His game is actually more like jumbo-sized 3 tech - it's all first step and hand fighting. And again, 340 lb men with the burst to do that are rare, but NFL guards can move a 340 lb man out of a gap no problem if they can get under him. We see it every weekend with Mazi.
Bleacher Report's scouting report comps Graham to Christian Wilkins, and I love that. He's maybe one step below Derrick Brown in terms of raw power, but they both chew up double teams like Chips Ahoy. And he's got a slasher element to his game that Brown never had. I think that's Wilkins to a tee.
Walker could be Dexter Lawrence, as a 340 lb DT impossible pass-rush skills for his size, or he could be Mazi. Some team will take that gamble early, but you don't do it with Graham still on the board.
The guy who intrigues me is Graham's running made, Kenneth Grant. He's another 330 lb Michigan "project" NT, which will make Cowboys fans wince, but he's already a better prospect than Mazi was. Dude has already put up 2 productive seasons, and Mazi put up literally zero. I'd guess that Grant goes in the 20-40 range when it's all said and done, and I'd rather take a chance on him there than on Walker at say #10.
Walker deserves to be a first-round pick based on the Planet Theory alone, but he's still a raw player. He's 340 lbs and still has a poor anchor because he plays with poor pad level. His game is actually more like jumbo-sized 3 tech - it's all first step and hand fighting. And again, 340 lb men with the burst to do that are rare, but NFL guards can move a 340 lb man out of a gap no problem if they can get under him. We see it every weekend with Mazi.
Bleacher Report's scouting report comps Graham to Christian Wilkins, and I love that. He's maybe one step below Derrick Brown in terms of raw power, but they both chew up double teams like Chips Ahoy. And he's got a slasher element to his game that Brown never had. I think that's Wilkins to a tee.
Walker could be Dexter Lawrence, as a 340 lb DT impossible pass-rush skills for his size, or he could be Mazi. Some team will take that gamble early, but you don't do it with Graham still on the board.
The guy who intrigues me is Graham's running made, Kenneth Grant. He's another 330 lb Michigan "project" NT, which will make Cowboys fans wince, but he's already a better prospect than Mazi was. Dude has already put up 2 productive seasons, and Mazi put up literally zero. I'd guess that Grant goes in the 20-40 range when it's all said and done, and I'd rather take a chance on him there than on Walker at say #10.
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