Originally posted by theninermaniac:
Why no love for Eli Harold??? He is full of potential. (I am the 1% that voted for him)
Harold is a bit too much of a height-weight-speed guy. More of an athlete than a truly good pass-rushing threat. Basically every top OT he faced he was stonewalled and ineffective against. Reminded me a LOT of Larry English. Harold had maybe one or two very good games, one against UNC and one against Louisville's Jamon Brown, but among all the draft-worthy OTs he faced, Brown is among the lowest-rated, projected by many to go around the 6th or so.
In researching the split stats for Harold, he steadily racked up the majority of his TFL numbers against inferior competition. He wasn't even the team leader in sacks. He was third on the team. After looking at his play by play performances in several games against the better OT prospects, I came away a little disappointed. He just wasn't able to generate much push off the snap and needs to develop a better array of moves, more consistent speed-to-power conversion, and in general get stronger to play with better leverage and more power. He struggled mightily to disengage from tackles and that's a problem. The athletic upside might be enough to give him a 3rd round grade, but right now he's a borderline 4th round guy in terms of his NFL readiness. A lot of work needs to be done.
His teammate Valles the redshirt sophomore offers a LOT more upside and I'd rather take him somewhere between the 4th - 5th and develop him instead.
[ Edited by OnTheClock on May 1, 2015 at 1:01 PM ]