This kid really confuses me. First, he looks bad in practice, then wins DMOP. I think this right up from GBN Report may be spot on:
"Perhaps the most intriguing defensive line prospect, particularly at DE, at the Senior Bowl was Kansas State’s Jordan Willis, if for no other reason than he’s one of the few full-sized edge rushers projected to run under 4.70 seconds in the 40 at next month’s scouting combine. Willis certainly showed plenty of quickness and athleticism in the actual Senior Bowl game as he posted a couple of sacks as well as a couple of forced fumbles. Willis showed a long, explosive first step and the ability to accelerate around the corner. At the same, though, Willis still looked like something of a one-trick pony as he took the great circle route to the QB on just about every rush. In that sense he really reminded us of former Giants’ DE Osi Umenyiora who managed to make a pretty good living off his wide-rush ability. What scouts didn’t see was the ability to lower his pads, get leverage and flatten out to the QB. Willis also didn’t show much in the way of counter moves or the ability to work his way to the QB when his initial move was stymied. Willis also was barely a factor in run defense as he struggled to anchor at the point of attack, but you can’t teach speed so a lot of teams will be trying to figure over the next few weeks whether Willis has the potential to develop an effective arsenal of pass-rush moves."
