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Owamagbe Odighizuwa

Quest4six · 2014-12-29T10:34:40-08:00

First of all, the last name is pronounced (Oh-digyy-zoo-wa) At 6'3 270lbs this guy sealed the outside edge in UCLA's 3-4 defense. He has had some injury issues in the past which I believe has put him down in the rankings (aka a Baalke special) Watching this kid play, I don't think I've seen any defensive lineman (his size) other than Aaron Donald and a couple others with his inital quickness off the line. There are some plays I am watching that am I sure he is going to get called for offsides. I'm still waiting. Provides consistent disruption from right defensive end position. Scouts love pass rushers with long arms and the 6-foot-3, 270-pound Odighizuwa has that trait, despite limited sack numbers. Combination of burst and power to beat tackles to the outside, and has shown good balance and agility to spin back inside.In the Bruins' versatile 3-4 base defense, his main responsibility is to seal the edge and play the run, using his length and power to occupy blockers to help plug run lanes and give the other rushers a chance to disrupt the pocket. On some passing downs, Odighizuwa does stand up as an edge rusher and has a chance to show off his skill-set as a pass rush threat, using his natural bend and athleticism to beat blockers in space. Can beat tackles inside with good initial quickness and a powerful bull rush. When moving inside, quickly slips past guards to pressure the backfield. Seriously watch him off the line. Here is a link: just fast forward to 1:30 and watch http://draftbreakdown.com/video/owamagbe-odighizuwa-vs-virginia-2014/ He plays the role of unsung hero very well in this defense, is a constant disruption of that side of the ball If he falls to the 3rd round he is a definite steal.

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Feb 22, 2015 at 4:46 PM

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By the way, this guy has the greatest nickname I've ever heard:

Eye Chart. lol

Feb 22, 2015 at 5:11 PM

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Originally posted by NinerSickness:
According to ChrisPozz (he's as legit as it gets), a few teams red-flagged Owamagbe Odighizuwa for "bad" medicals.

I personally think the team doctors are just lazy & don't want to fill that name out on any paperwork going forward.

He had hip surgery and redshirted the entire four year.

Any UCLA fans out there? I'm trying to figure out whether he is a OLB or DE in our system. It looks like he can play both which is amazing to me....

I'd like to see him as an OLB, but most of his tape is at DE. Mora played him there because the DL depth was weak at the time.

Side note: Now that he's changed his hair-do, his physique makes me think of him as Okoye's little cousin.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/0ap3000000473277/Owamagbe-Odighizuwa-runs-the-40

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