Devin White

[SunsetBengal]

(03-23-2019, 09:43 AM)OSUfan Wrote: I was just watching the Jawaan Taylor film against LSU and it left me wondering about all of the hype on White. I saw one play in the entire Florida game that would go down as a wow play. Just saying. Yes the kid is fast and I understand he is still learning the position but in the Florida game he did not show overwhelming instincts or anything that jumped out and made me want to watch him. In fact I found myself having to look for him.

On the flip side of that. No one that Taylor had to block was a factor in any play for the entire game.

I'd be happy if the Bengals selected either Jawaan Taylor, or Cody Ford.  I watched a film study on Taylor last week, while he could use a little tweaking in his pass pro footwork (like most prospects do), he's got the strength, toughness, tenacity and grit that make the difference between a technician and a mauler.  Multiple times in the 20+ minute video, I saw him dominating his head up defender, and then discarding him to get downfield and make a second block.  I pass pro, when he gets his hands on the defender, they're stood up.  When he does get beat on the edge, he follows and makes the recovery.  The guy just plays through the whistle.

Yeah, I know this is the Devin White thread, but when you mentioned Jawaan Taylor, I just had to chime in.