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Strengths:
What is not to like about this 19 year old man-child defensive
tackle prospect? Not only is he one of the better defensive line
prospects in the 2007 draft, but he is also one of the top overall
athletes. His superior athleticism was on display during the
post-season all star games as well as the individual workouts where
he blew away scouts with his unparalleled speed and quickness by a
prospect that weighed in at 300 pounds. The sky is the limit on the
vast potential of Amobi Okoye as he is a very mature young man who
has not even scratched the immense potential that he has entering
the 2007 NFL Draft.
Weaknesses:
As mature as a prospect can be, there is still concern anytime an
athlete at the tender age of 19 enters the physical world of the
National Football League. How will the young man hold up to the
constant pounding of an offensive line many years his elder on a
week to week basis, for sixteen weeks? Okoye was inconsistent at
times while playing for Louisville, so expect many moments of
inconsistency early in his young career. Okoye is a little shorter
than ideal for a defensive tackle prospect.
Overall:
Some feel that Okoye is overrated as a prospect because of his age,
but the WRR does not agree with that assessment. He is a work in
progress, that much is for sure, but his potential upside is as high
as anyone in the 2007 Draft. Okoye should not be expected to set the
league on fire during his rookie season, which should be more of a
period of transition, but there will be moments where the talent is
evident and he will be a full fledge defensive force beginning in
the 2008 season at the age of 20.
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