(02-06-2022, 02:21 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(02-05-2022, 09:53 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Like every draftnik, I have favorite players I like in every draft class.

As I learn more about the players as the pre draft period progresses, that list of favorites changes.

There has been one of these changes in my perspective.  Today, I got my first look at NC State OL Ikem Ekwonu.

Oh.

My.

God.

The last college OL I've seen with the nastiness Ekwonu displays was Brandon Scherff.  He absolutely finishes people.  I saw more pancakes in his clips than at the local IHOP, showing no mercy/equal hostility to linemen and DBs alike.  Je blocks with some impact and power.

I remember doing a review of Orlando brown last year, and remarked how he almost never hit a target on the second level.

This is the furthest thing from the truth with Ekwonu.  He seems fanatical about hitting targets downfield without being dirty.

I saw him hit five different guys on one play.

The only question I have with him is whether he could play T.  He may be better suited for G.

But I will say this.  If we either re-signed Caam Robinson or signed a guy like Terron Armstead and we traded back to say Atlanta's pick, I would not hesitate to make him our pick at that spot.

Personally, I see Ekwonu as an OG, but he is without a doubt the #1 OG on my board. Since we have needs all over the O-Line, I'd have no problem selecting him at all, if we traded back.