Every year, the effort to learn more about the prospects yields players that draftniks are willing to "pound the table for."

 

For this draft class, one of those players for me is Solomon Thomas.

 

Now I was impressed by his bowl game against North Carolina.  He was virtually unblockable in that game.  But it was only one game.

 

When I went back and looked at clips from other games, I saw a guy who seems to epitomize the phrase "non stop motor."  He was relentless, consistently chasing down plays outside the numbers on the perimeter where some MLBs can't reach.

He is absolute hustle.

 

He uses his hands well and plays with good leverage.  In a nutshell, he is the player Alualu should have been to be worthy of the top ten pick.

 

Even though the scheme is changing, the need for a guy like Thomas exists because of the release of Odrick and the virtually certain departure of Alualu.  He is already a frequent choice to be picked in the top half of the first round in various mocks.

 

I don't know how he will fare in the combine.  I don't know what his measurements will be, and I don't know if scouts will deem him worth the 4th overall pick.  But if his measurements put him at least 6-3 with no major medical issues, I could see him ascend up the boards.

 

Ultimately, whichever team gets him will have themselves an outstanding player from a production and intangibles standpoint.

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