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OLB5 - Antwan Barnes, Florida International	NFL.com Profile
Height: 6-0 Weight: 240 40 yard dash: 4.43 Grade: 76
Strengths: One thing is for sure: Antwan Barnes can rush the quarterback. Antwan Barnes has explosive quickness, which he uses to play literally on the other side of the line of scrimmage. He is an athletic specimen who opened up everyone’s eyes when he ran his 40 yard dash in 4.44 seconds, the best time ran by any outside linebacker prospect in the 2007 NFL Draft. A very versatile prospect who could either play at OLB in a 3-4 scheme or a 4-3 pass rusher, primarily on 3rd down. Weaknesses: Antwan Barnes may not have the size required to play outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. He would need to bulk up a good 10-15 pounds to become an every down 3-4 linebacker. Antwan Barnes is in the same situation as former draft prospect, Elvis Dumervil, was in last year. There are many scouts that believe  he is the dreaded “tweener” and are not sure where he would be best suited to play at the NFL level. There is also concern surrounding the level of competition that Antwan Barnes is used to playing against and his prognosis at the next level has had to be adjusted to reflect this concept. Overall: Antwan Barnes may the ultimate “high risk, high reward” prospect in the 2007 NFL Draft. The vast majority of NFL franchises in the past have been narrow minded and the view on a player like Barnes was that he was too big for one position, but not big enough for another so he fell through the cracks of what they were looking for. In today’s NFL there are more innovative thinking coaches and in that respect there is most definitely room for a pass rushing specialist like Antwan Barnes.