It's unprecedented since the ACC expanded for it to lose significantly more offensive talent to
the draft than defensive talent.
Not exact matches
One former NFL
defensive end believes Key has a greater upside
than Myles Garrett, the top pick in the 2017
Draft.
I have more trust in this FO to nail
defensive players late in the
draft than I do offensive.
Much like former USC All - America Mike Patterson, a 2005 first - round
draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, Mahelona is smaller
than the prototypical
defensive tackle but compensates by emphasizing leverage and balance.
Former Auburn
defensive end Dee Ford caused quite a stir at the combine when he said he was a better player
than former South Carolina
defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, potentially the top pick in the NFL
Draft.
Getting 1 guy in this
draft that can come in and be the insurance / replacement for Foster is more
than enough to spend on a position that is only the # 5 or 6 most important in the
defensive scheme that the 49ers run.
Nine times in those 20
drafts, at least five more
defensive players were picked
than offensive players, but the reverse had never happened — until 2017.
I don't know how much Veach had to do with
defensive drafts in the past, but he's going to need a better record
than what we've seen if KC wants to rebuild its defense.
It seems a given Mata'afa will be
drafted as a linebacker or potential 4 - 3
defensive end rather
than as the middle - of - the - line bulldog he's been in college.
with Ben Watson on board for this season I think the team might benefit more from
drafting a really athletic play - maker at outside linebacker or
defensive tackle
than they would by
drafting a tight end, depending on the tight end of course
Despite being the highest
drafted healthy
defensive player, Williams (+600) actually has longer odds
than two later
draft picks.
The last five
drafts -LRB-» 13 -» 17) have produced just three
defensive tackles that have averaged more
than four sacks per year, among them the God Emperor of
defensive tackles, Aaron Donald.