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The good news is the Cowboys are looking at alot of these guys.
Defensive tackle Michael Brockers was a first-round pick out of LSU in 2012 by the St. Louis Rams. Defensive end Barkevious Mingo might go in the first round this year, and fellow end Sam Montgomery would go high as well if there weren't some off-field concerns by teams.
So I spent a lot of time studying the LSU front the past two years.
The guy that people are sleeping on is defensive tackle Bennie Logan, a fast, tough, athletic player who, at times, looked like a potential Pro Bowl player during his career at LSU.
Logan never quite lived up to the star billing. But at 6-2, 309 pounds, he has great quickness, is strong at the point of attack and does a great job of using his hands. He had only five sacks the past two seasons, but he is capable of getting upfield as a pass rusher. He is a former defensive end who has bulked up, so the speed is there.
Brockers had two sacks in his LSU career but had 4 1/2 last season for the Rams. I am not saying Logan is as good as Brockers, but he can be a quality starter in the NFL.
That's why he is the headliner/captain of this year's "Better-than" Team. That's my annual team made up of guys that I think will be better than most scouts think they will be on the next level.
Logan was a better player at LSU in 2011, when he had Brockers next to him, but he made a lot of plays the past two seasons. One of my favorites came against Alabama in the national championship game after the 2011 season.
Lined up inside of then-tackle Barrett Jones and guard Chance Warmack, he knifed inside of Jones and was too quick for Warmack, stopping Trent Richardson for a short gain. Warmack, by the way, will be a high first-round pick next week.
Warmack did get some good blocks on Logan in that game, but it wasn't as if he mauled him. Logan held his own against him.
Logan was so highly thought of by the LSU staff that they gave him jersey No. 18 last year, which goes to the player who best represents LSU off and on the field.
Landing a guy like Logan in the third round could prove to be a big hit for the team that takes him.
Here's the rest of the 2013 Better-than Team, which rarely includes potential first-round picks but rather guys from down the line.
Cornellius "Tank" Carradine, DE, FSU -- I watched a lot of tape of FSU end Bjoern Werner, and this kid was better.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/pete-prisco/22077746/the-2013-nfl-draft-better-than-team
Defensive tackle Michael Brockers was a first-round pick out of LSU in 2012 by the St. Louis Rams. Defensive end Barkevious Mingo might go in the first round this year, and fellow end Sam Montgomery would go high as well if there weren't some off-field concerns by teams.
So I spent a lot of time studying the LSU front the past two years.
The guy that people are sleeping on is defensive tackle Bennie Logan, a fast, tough, athletic player who, at times, looked like a potential Pro Bowl player during his career at LSU.
Logan never quite lived up to the star billing. But at 6-2, 309 pounds, he has great quickness, is strong at the point of attack and does a great job of using his hands. He had only five sacks the past two seasons, but he is capable of getting upfield as a pass rusher. He is a former defensive end who has bulked up, so the speed is there.
Brockers had two sacks in his LSU career but had 4 1/2 last season for the Rams. I am not saying Logan is as good as Brockers, but he can be a quality starter in the NFL.
That's why he is the headliner/captain of this year's "Better-than" Team. That's my annual team made up of guys that I think will be better than most scouts think they will be on the next level.
Logan was a better player at LSU in 2011, when he had Brockers next to him, but he made a lot of plays the past two seasons. One of my favorites came against Alabama in the national championship game after the 2011 season.
Lined up inside of then-tackle Barrett Jones and guard Chance Warmack, he knifed inside of Jones and was too quick for Warmack, stopping Trent Richardson for a short gain. Warmack, by the way, will be a high first-round pick next week.
Warmack did get some good blocks on Logan in that game, but it wasn't as if he mauled him. Logan held his own against him.
Logan was so highly thought of by the LSU staff that they gave him jersey No. 18 last year, which goes to the player who best represents LSU off and on the field.
Landing a guy like Logan in the third round could prove to be a big hit for the team that takes him.
Here's the rest of the 2013 Better-than Team, which rarely includes potential first-round picks but rather guys from down the line.
Cornellius "Tank" Carradine, DE, FSU -- I watched a lot of tape of FSU end Bjoern Werner, and this kid was better.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/pete-prisco/22077746/the-2013-nfl-draft-better-than-team