Stole one with Leota

[Panthero]

Watched this guy for two years. He was a plus SEC player. Paired well with Derrick Hall. I think he has a real chance to stick on the roster. 

[MillionDollarCam]

We probably don’t even get the chance to sign him if he doesn’t get hurt (he probably would have gotten drafted).

13 sacks over his last 18 games is pretty damn good.

Edited April 30, 2023 by MillionDollarCam

[Toomers]

13 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

13 sacks over his last 18 games is pretty damn good.

And also very false. 

[kungfoodude]

Another offseason, another list of UDFA's that the Huddle gets way too excited over.

[MillionDollarCam]

11 minutes ago, Toomers said:

And also very false. 

It’s also not…

He had 9 in 2021 (13 games played) and 4 in 2022 (5 games played).

I’ll do the math for you. 9+4 is 13 and 13+5 is 18.

https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/Eku-Leota/82363/draft-profile

Edited May 1, 2023 by MillionDollarCam

[LinvilleGorge]

14 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Another offseason, another list of UDFA's that the Huddle gets way too excited over.

Meh, part of the fun of camp and preseason is seeing which of the long shots will actually make it. Everybody likes a good underdog story.

[Panthercougar68]

14 minutes ago, Toomers said:

And also very false. 

What does this even mean?

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Meh, part of the fun of camp and preseason is seeing which of the long shots will actually make it. Everybody likes a good underdog story.

Yeah but the investment level by some of these guys is completely insane.

Every year it is the same thing, predictions that "XYZ" UDFA is going to be a starter, All Pro, HOFer, etc.

The odds are astronomical for most of those scenarios.

[Toomers]

1 minute ago, MillionDollarCam said:

It’s also not…

He had 9 in 2021 (13 games played) and 4 in 2022 (5 games played).

https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/Eku-Leota/82363/draft-profile

He played 12 games in 2021 when he had 7. He played 5 games in 2022 and had 2. 
That’s 9 in 17 games. Or 13 in 25 games if counting the 2020 8 games. 
 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/andrew-leota-1.html

[Toomers]

3 minutes ago, Panthercougar68 said:

What does this even mean?

That the numbers are incorrect and inflated. 

[MHS831]

57 minutes ago, Panthero said:

Watched this guy for two years. He was a plus SEC player. Paired well with Derrick Hall. I think he has a real chance to stick on the roster. 

Same page--if you look at my mocks, I had the Panthers taking him as an UDFA every time.  He has a decent chance of sticking on the roster, an almost guaranteed chance of making the PS.

[MillionDollarCam]

14 minutes ago, Toomers said:

He played 12 games in 2021 when he had 7. He played 5 games in 2022 and had 2. 
That’s 9 in 17 games. Or 13 in 25 games if counting the 2020 8 games. 
 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/andrew-leota-1.html

That’s incorrect.

He definitely played 13 games in 2021 and 5 in 2021. Auburn’s official stats confirm it.

https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/eku-leota/18033

Defensive stats at the college level are also recorded by the team and are unofficial. As someone who recorded defensive stats for a college football program and I have a lot of knowledge about how it works. When PFF reviewed film and recorded their stats, they likely gave half sacks on certain plays which made up the difference. Overall, defensive stats at the college level are very subjective. Additionally, you can have scenarios where one individual gives a TFL because they think it’s a designed run and another gives a sack because they think it’s a scramble.

Edited May 1, 2023 by MillionDollarCam

[MHS831]

25 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Another offseason, another list of UDFA's that the Huddle gets way too excited over.

Can you say, "Gold Jacket?" 

[MHS831]

To me, I just see them moving YGM to a 4-3 team--not sure he is a fit now. If that is the case, a strong OLB with Johnson could be in the cards--however, I see PS all over him for now.

The players I think have the best chance of making the active roster?  Wright (CB) and maybe Peoples (RB) right now.