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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish
What do you guys think of Jonathan Hankins as a possible younger cheaper alternative to POE?
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I think Hankins is NFL average and that he is not a true 3-4 0-tech NT.
He is the 4-3 defense 1/2-tech NT that the Giants run. He is more used to being a 1-gap shooter rather than being a 2-gap "stuffer." I think he could fit into a Colts defense well that is in serious need of "SOMEONE" at NT but I don't know that he is a great fit.
Bennie Logan from PHI is also a solid choice for the Colts. He is also a 4-3 defense, 1/2-tech NT that saw some 0-tech NT work this year as PHI ran a bit of a hybrid defense.
Nabbing one of those two guys and then pairing him with a mid-round draft choice rookie would help stabilize our NT spot. Most of the following guys should be available in the 4th or 5th rounds:
Dalvin Tomlinson, Alabama
Elijah Qualls, Washington
Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State
Eddie Vanderdoes, UCLA
DeAngelo Brown, Louisville
DeAngelo Brown is the one that really intrigues me.
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12/26/16 - 2016 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DT DeAngelo Brown, Sr.-R, Louisville (15),...Anchoring the middle of the defense, Brown, a starter in all 12 games, recorded 37 tackles and a team-high 12.0 tackles for loss, while also notching 3.0 sacks. - Louisville Football
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Name: DeAngelo Brown
Position: Defensive tackle
School: Louisville
Height/weight: 6-0, 312
Year: Senior
Pros: ESPN Scouts Inc. likes Brown as a "scheme versatile run defender. Pads rise and he gets stood up at times but tends to generate above average initial surge and flashes ability to drive offensive linemen back."
"He's one of the strongest guys I've ever been around," defensive line coach L.D. Scott told the Louisville Courier-Journal. "He is hard to move. You can double- or triple-team, and you're still not going to move him."
Cons: Brown suffered a torn Achilles in summer workouts, which cost him the 2013 season. That surely will be a topic for teams assessing him for the draft.
Projection: Fifth round
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ACC analyst John Breitenbach goes to bat for one of the better interior defensive linemen from the conference in Louisville’s DeAngelo Brown. It’s been three years of consistently strong play up front for Brown as he’s shown stout against the run, handling double teams and finishing plays, while flashing just enough as a pass-rusher. Brown has increased his snap count from 353 in 2014, to 595 in 2015, to 743 last season, all while keeping a solid overall grade in the low-80s. He provides a late-round nose tackle option and he’s one of the better players who was not invited to the NFL Combine
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I am sure that you can find a lot of positive comments about all the kids that are draftable this year. But I like what I read and see on video about Brown.
Cheers,