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Draft Sleeper To Watch For - Safety Obi Melifonwu

Saca312

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On 1/17/2017 at 9:28 PM, Cpt slay a ho said:

Would like him in the later rounds for sure


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His draft stock has been rising very quickly as of recently.  CBS has him as a 2/3 round pick.  Of course, those projections are never 100% accurate, but the chances of him falling to the later rounds are slim. 

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3 hours ago, Saca312 said:

This freak of nature ran a flat 4.4 in the 40.

He's a second rounder now just based on potential alone. Probably not higher due to his raw skillset, but still...

He's a 4 year starter how is that raw skillset...his instincts just aren't elite and he was more of a LoS player(late getting over the top on coverage a lot)....not sure how someone who started almost every game that he could would have a raw skillset.

If that were true fug that who would take someone who couldn't grow skills in 4 years as a starter?

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After seeing his combine, i remembered briefly reading this thread when it was originally posted...  good call.  Qnd after seeing more of his film, build, and measurables, he definitely had me salivating as a more athletic version of Kam Chancellor, that could be our very own while simultaneously addressing a long-neglected need.  

Honestly, at this point, I'm all for trading back into the teens and taking Ross or Obi, then addressing DE and RB later.

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9 hours ago, Albion Panthers said:

I'd love us to take him with our 2nd

Personally think he's gone before then though


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Depending on who we pick at #8, and If he's there at 24+ I could see Dave working hard to get back into the late 1st to take him!

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