[Direckshun]

OLB Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington -- The prospect that is sure to be this year's Highly Debated Passrusher (i.e. the Michael Sam of 2015) is Kikaha. A truly powerful passrusher at the point of attack, Kikaha has stacked up a staggering 32 sacks over the past two years against Pac 12 offensive tackles, including 19 sacks in 2014. That is an unholy amount of production, but it should be hotly debated whether Kikaha can continue being productive at the next level as a rushbacker (he played hands-down as a DE approximately less than 10% of the time). Kikaha (6'3", 250 lbs) is strong as a bull, but he's not particularly speedy, nor is he particularly fluid or athletic. He does possess several moves that he effectively uses to put offensive lines off balance, but the best by far are his power moves, which can level a tackle to the ground. While Pac 12 tackles are generally very good, it's a whole different level in the NFL, who will be able to handle his strength better. His more athletic-looking moves are effectively pulled but do show his limitations; FOR EXAMPLE, he has success with his spin move but it looks very slow compared to, say, Vic Beasley. I love Kikaha's effort, which is bar none the single most important factor behind his insane sack totals, but the NFL Draft has a precedent for athletically limited passrushers with amazing sack totals, and that precedent is that they tend to fall in the draft, and struggle to get snaps in the NFL. The Combine will tell us if Kikaha could be headed for a similar fate.

Post Combine (2/24): My point stands. The guy knows what he needs to do, but he will simply be facing superior athletes for his entire career in the NFL. His numbers were downright pathetic in the draft. He will drop like a rock.