ESPN has Texas Longhorns DE Alex Okafor’s stock dropping quickly

[RS12]

A month ago, most mock drafts had Alex Okafor — who finished his senior season at Texas with 12.5 sacks — in the first round.

ESPN/Scouts Inc.’s Kevin Weidl is finding flaws in Okafor’s game, however, specifically that he inflated his sack numbers against porous offensive lines (4.5 against Oregon State, two against West Virginia).

“When he faced more quality competition, he was held in check for the most part,” Weidl says of Okafor.

Weidl also question’s Okafor’s effort and interest, and wonders why he didn’t see more fire in tape of Okafor’s final game against Oklahoma.

“There’s been talk of his being an early-second-round, late-first-round pick, but I feel better for him as a third-rounder,” he says. ‘I don’t think his tape matches up with the hype right now.”

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[xwalker]

Amazing that it too this long for them to realize that he was overrated.

 

[9darter]

Amazing that it too this long for them to realize that he was overrated.

Not really. They are "scouting" with their ears and paying attention to concensus opinions. That is why these guys are so often wrong, especially in the early stages.

But I agree. No way is Okafor first round material.

 

[Zordon]

I'm a longhorn and I think he's overrated. His athleticism is overrated and he's soft/finesse just like most mack brown players.