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DE/LB Isaiah Land, Florida A&M
I still don't think the NFL even knows what to do with the players that come out every year who show serious passrushing juice as full time DEs but they come in at 220 lbs. DE Nick Herbig is so talented, however, that I'll be fascinated with how the NFL tries to square that circle. Isaiah Land presents the same issues, only from a smaller school.
And of course, if I told you there was a talented DE that's 220 lbs to consider, you'd ask if he had the technique, the athletic profile, and the motor to justify it. The answers across the board are yes. He was not only a sack machine for FA&M, he turns the corner as viciously has Herbig, and shows great ability to execute mature passrushing plans with counters and bull rushes and spin moves. If I was building a team for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, he is a perfect prospect. But that's miles different from playing in the NFL, where the tackles are all going to be stronger than you, and most of them should be able to counter your initial darts to the outside shoulder.
So the questions begin to pile up: (a.) he is 6'4", how much muscle can he add? (b.) how is he dropping into coverage if we asked him to, (c.) does he have a skillset that translates to SLB, who can put his hand in the dirt on obvious passing downs? So on and so forth. I don't pretend to know what the answers to those are, and therefore I'm not even sure I'd drop a 7th on him unless I was in dire need of special teamers (which the Chiefs are). But as a UDFA, I'd be fascinated.
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