(11-28-2021, 07:07 PM)Upper Wrote:

(11-28-2021, 06:14 PM)Bullseye Wrote: 2.  So standing pat, you would target one of the pass rushers.  What do you think of Karlaftis from Purdue?  I like what I've seen thus far, but I want to study him and Hutchinson carefully.

5.  Regarding Hamilton, is your aversion to him as a player/prospect or is it based on lack of positional value?

I think Hutch is the best in this class, Thibs is probably 2nd purely off potential, and then Karlaftis and Ojabo are both top 10 pick worthy guys who will just depend on your team needs/preference. Ojabo is a missile off the edge like Ojulari was, but even more twitched up. Karlaftis is a mountain of a man who would be more of a big end/3-4 DE like Cam Jordan. Karlaftis is supposedly going to wow everyone with his athleticism for his size. If he does that it would be awfully fun to add a dynamic DL pass rusher to our exotic blitzing scheme. I could go either way on them if we are too low to pick Hutch or Thibs.

I think Hamilton is going to be really good, I just think this is a special EDGE class and all things equal I'm always taking a stud pass rusher over a safety. I do have slight worries about Hamilton's quick twitch too. He has been exposed a few times that I've seen when he gets moving in one direction he doesn't change direction quite like elite safeties do, ones that you want to take top 5. He will still be very good though.

Reasonable takes overall.

I've seen comparisons of Karlaftsis compared to fellow Purdue Alum Ryan Kerrigan.  Style wis that may have some merit, though Karlaftis is bigger at 275.  He has good power and uses his hands well.  He may be more of a 4-3 DE.  He is at a size where you could get him to add or drop weight depending on scheme, but if you aren't careful you could ruin him either way.

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