[Direckshun]

DE/DT Mario Edwards, Jr., Florida State -- Mario is a lunch pail player who's impact on a defense is not very well summarized by his statistics. His ability to clog the line of scrimmage and to even apply some occasional pressure recall to mind Glenn Dorsey when he was a Chief (not Glenn Dorsey when he was a Wolverine or 49er). He's more able to provide pressure than Dorsey, but not yet the kind of powerful run-stopper Dorsey became. Edwards works very hard and rarely quits on a play, and showcases a surprising degree of speed when chasing after QBs (I predict he times at 4.8 -- pretty good for a 6'3", 298 lb). He's versatile, as well -- the Seminoles lined him up everywhere, and in 2013 even had him stand up as an edge rusher about 50% of the time (which he was terrible at). Edwards' place is as a 5-tech in a 3-4, but a 4-3 team could use him as a DT or even a DE in a pinch. He nets a few sacks a year, which I don't think will continue in the NFL. He'd be ideal as a two-gapper, in my opinion -- his has strong arms and a good base to hold up lineman, often times demanding double teams. He's projected as a 1st rounder right now by draft analysts, but I'd probably only look at him if I ran a two-gap 3-4, and I would take him in the 2nd round at the absolute earliest.

Edit (11/18): Yet again, this is a guy you must trust your coaches on if you're taking him in the first. You're talking about a guy with damn near prototypical size as a 3-4 DE, and has spent nearly 100% of his time rushing the passer with good results as a stand up passrusher at Florida State. He is going to be a massive, multi-year project for whoever drafts him, as they'll have to totally remake him, but I think he goes late in the 1st.