First of all, let's not pretend like Erving is for sure going to be drafted as a center.  He can play anywhere on the line.  He decided to stick with center because he is projected to be the best center in the draft.  You don't normally see a high level college LT coming from a top level program convert to center, especially with his length.  Most tackles don't have the bend to be able to do that.  He would probably be competing with players like Peat, Humphries, Ogbuehi, and Fisher at the top of round 2 if he decided to stay LT.  And while he may not be an "elite" LT prospect in the sense that he is a top 5 or top 10 prospect, he certainly was elite at the college level and would have a chance at being a very good starting LT.

 

Fowler isn't physical and I don't know why people think he is.  Sure, he pushes around most tight ends and running backs, but against NFL calibur LT's, he gets crushed.  One play against Cam Robinson, he was driven backwards 6 or 7 yards before being pancaked in embarrassing style.  Fowler laid on the ground defeated while Cam stood over him and stared him down.  That is what you get from Fowler against physical, NFL calibur left tackles.  That game he was moved almost exclusively to rush from LE because he couldn't win upfront on the right side.  If you look at Fowler physically, he's got tree trunks for thighs and fluid hips for a man his size, but he's soft upper body, specifically in his chest and core.  He has the upper body of Luke Joeckel.  I strongly believe Fowler is more of a projection than Beasley because Fowler absolutely needs to get stronger to win the 1 on 1 matchups.  Look at his bench press - 19 is terrible for a supposed complete defensive lineman rumored to go #3 overall.  Out of 55 defensive linemen at the NFL Combine, he only outbenched 1 of them.  He only outbenched even 5 of the linebackers.

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