Slippery Rock senior center Brandon Fusco has been invited to the Senior Bowl

[cowboyjoe]

Slippery Rock senior center Brandon Fusco has been invited to the Senior Bowl
http://www.jbscouting.com/index.php/d2/d2-news-/1420-slippery-rock-center-invited-to-senior-bowl
Slippery Rock Center Invited to Senior Bowl
Written by Admin
Wednesday, 01 December 2010 18:35
Slippery Rock C #74 BRANDON FUSCO (6042, 301) has received a bevy of good news in the last few weeks capping his career as a three-time first-team All-PSAC West selection and a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award receiving the most votes of any offensive lineman in Super Region One. Add to the his invite to the 2011 Senior Bowl this week and receiving first-team All-Region by Daktronics to make him one of the most decorated small school centers in recent memory.

 

[UnoDallas]

I like he size at Center

6-4 #305

10/20/2010 - WEEK 7 DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Though the Division II All-American won't win many foot races against SEC linemen, he has good enough feet to reach linebackers or safeties, even after ripping under the shoulder of the nose tackle to wall him off. Once in space, he uses the correct block to negate defenders downfield. Linebackers find it very difficult to unhitch from the Rock's star center once he latches on. Fusco has promise, but also some work to do before becoming a starting or top reserve NFL center. While certainly athletic for the D2 level, he will be out-quicked by spin moves and fast hands of veteran NFL tackles until he gets coached up on technique because he lacks elite flexibility and hand speed. He also needs to keep his feet moving after initial contact to prevent a secondary rush. Because of his relative height, tackles with a low center of gravity can get under his pads to push him back into the pocket a couple of steps. He isn't quite strong enough to hold back a slanting tackle, either, though he gives great effort to prevent the defender from getting to the ballcarrier. Still, in a year where potential starting centers with size will be tough to find in the later rounds, some teams should take a chance on Fusco. - Chad Reuter, NFLDraftScout.com

He was the mainstay of a Rock offensive line that led the way to the Green and White ranking sixth in the PSAC in rushing offense (146.36 yards per game) and eighth in scoring offense (25.2 points per game) in 2009.

He has been timed at 5.1 seconds in the 40-yard dash, which is excellent for a big lineman.
It doesn't hurt that he has anchored The Rock's offensive line for the past three seasons, starting 33 consecutive games. NFL scouts like durable players


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[burmafrd]

sounds like a guy worth taking a late rd flyer on

 

[UnoDallas]

sounds like a guy worth taking a late rd flyer on

he sounds like a perfect guy to bring along - it sounds like a two to three year project

just depends on what they thing of Costa