05-02-2024, 02:04 AM
(05-02-2024, 12:21 AM)CJD Wrote: I've sat on this pick for a few days now and it's still nagging at me. I hear he is a good value at the pick by draft evaluators...
But I don't really see the point in a 295 lb 3T who isn't an elite penetrating pass rusher, but maybe Jenkins will prove me wrong.
I think we should have traded up for Newton, but I get that Duke hates giving away picks.
I'm really excited to be proven wrong and his run stopping ability holds up in the NFL despite him being undersized and he develops into a great pass rusher, but I think there were probably better players available at 49.
I guess 4 years ago he was a 240lbs freshman DE.
I don't think he is a finished product. But he showed he could turn in to a National Championship caliber DT who excels as a run stopper. The nice thing, and what made him worth the second rounder to me, is the unique big man athletic skills. I don't know how often he got to "pin his ears back" in the scheme he was in.
Been around football his whole life, son of a NFL Pro Bowler, 3 star recruit, changed positions, gained 60lbs, team captain, won the natty, turned into The Mutant 6'3" 305, and is willing to do whatever you ask of him on the football field. DT was high on the priority list. Man you are picky.
