Synric's Senior Bowl Mock

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(02-02-2025, 04:28 AM)Synric Wrote: Shemar Stewart's draft profile isn't much different than Michigan NT Kenneth Grant or Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen.


21 years old much better run defenders than pass rushers. After watching Nolen at the Senior Bowl struggle to create separation with his hands (against FCS guys like Sax State's Jackson Slater) I would put Stewart above him and Grant.

Draft profile may not be too different but Nolen had 11.5 sacks vs Stewart's 4.5, both across 3 years.
Grant is probably closer in terms of lower college production but higher NFL ceiling due to size+athletic profile.

Stewart though, to me, is one who will be slotted at DE whereas Nolen and Grant will be DTs.
It's expected (at least by me) that a DE taken in Rd 1 should be a 6+ sack a year guy out of the gate and a double-digit sack guy at the pinnacle of their career.
DTs it's closer to ~3-5 early and ~6-8 at peak, for me.

I know I'm a scrub, but I don't put as much stock into Senior Bowl practices as some do. You're going into an environment with coaches and players you aren't familiar with. Some players don't adapt as immediately as some others do and need more time to get settled in than just a few days.