It is good stuff from him as usual. I will admit I wish he did not waste time with players like Adams and Hooker who will not make it to 28.
It would have been nice to see write ups on Josh Jones, Marcus Maye and Xavier Woods.
Agree with both his takes here:
OBI MELINFONWU
RS Senior - UCONN - #20
6'4 - 220 - 4.40 40
Last 2 Years Stats: 25 games - 6 interceptions, 206 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 8 PBU
Melifonwu is rising up the charts quickly after dropping jaws at the NFL combine with his absurd workout.
POSITIVES: He ran 4.40, he jumped 44", and he had a 11'9" broad jump as a 6'4 safety. These are all crazy numbers and set him aside as maybe the biggest prospect in his group and the most elite athlete as well. That is some Megatron type stuff, so we should take notice. He plays deep safety for the most part as a deep-half guy. He is extremely tall and lanky and will get in there and make a hit from time to time or break up a pass across the middle. He will find the ball and pick off passes which is a prerequisite for a deep safety in my book. He defends in man coverage at times and can pull it off a decent amount of the time. He gets where he is going in a real hurry.
CONCERNS: I must admit he is a body-type I really struggle with as I am looking to convert athletic cornerbacks into free safeties, so it is tough to see many 6'4" safeties that ultimately have the hips to turn and run like they must. That said, he has absurd athleticism, so perhaps he is an outlier. But, my bigger concern is that he does not seem to have a consistent desire to mix it up and has limited violence to his game. He meets the ball with an amount of disconcerting reluctance at the college level which I fear doesn't always age well at the next level where the meek do not inherit the earth. When he blitzes, it seems he is rather easily picked up.
There is no question he is toolsy, but I would not select him too early as I have mentality concerns about his approach to a position that requires a type for me.
MARCUS WILLIAMS
Junior - Utah - #20
6'1 - 202 - 4.56 40
Last 2 Years stats: 24 games - 10 interceptions, 3 TFL, 110 tackles - 8 PBU, 2 FF
Williams has generated an elite number of big plays while playing Center Field at a high level in the Pac 12.
POSITIVES: One thing you are looking for when you study a player is a flat-out ball hawk. There is nothing more rare in NFL players than the guy who can consistently go get you the ball and Williams has enough takeaways -- 12 in the last 2 seasons -- to make you think he has a real knack for it. He is always looking for the ball and then knows how to get to that spot and either break up the play or take it the other direction by baiting a QB or taking the best path to the ball. His instincts appear to be on point and he gets sideline to sideline like you might need if you are a Cover 1/3 team. He is also willing to tackle and come down hill on plays.
CONCERNS: The willingness might be there for the physical component of the game, but he really doesn't really arrive with authority. Tackling will not be considered one of his strengths. In fact, depending on who you talk with, the opposite might be true. He also has some limitations in man coverage where he seems to not have the best hips you have ever seen.
Again, at the right price, he might be the free safety you seek, but he is limited in his value without the physical component we seek.
