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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
Blown knee.
I understand that everyone thinks that Donald will be Atkins, and he was even more productive at the college level. And there was a reason why Atkins was picked in the fourth round. Why John Randle was an UDFA. However, because of guys like that, Donald's remarkable 2013 season and his freak level combine, somebody is going to spend a first rounder on him.
The thing is, just like under 6' QB's, in this day and age, 6'1", 285 lbs. defensive tackles have the odds stacked against them no matter how good they've been at the collegiate level.
And it won't be one on one senior bowl practices. He'll be getting doubled by centers and guards who outweigh him by fifty pounds a piece.
He's obviously talented and productive and athletic. He's got a chance, but it's not a given.
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It's not just Senior Bowl practices that made Donald stand out.
For his entire career at Pitt, Donald was the only guy that opposing teams had to game plan for on that defense. Yet he still had production that was beyond the scope of anyone else in college football. 28.5 tackles for losses in a season is just ridiculous. He's one of the most productive, if not the most, DTs at the college level in recent history and ran a 4.6 at the combine at 285 pounds. His arms are longer than Timmy Jernigan's and Will Sutton's arms and they're also longer than Geno Atkins' arms.
Dominique Easley, the guy in this draft that is often compared to Donald, isn't even close to Donald in terms of production and he played on defenses where he had plenty of help around him.