Originally Posted by
El-Gonzo Jackson
Yeah, I don't see Runyan as being athletic enough to play OT in the NFL. Has decent feet, but I don't think good enough to play LT and at 6'4" 305 he doesn't seem big enough to play RT either, nor handle speed rushers in space very well. He played at the Shrine Game at guard and looked good there.
Okwara kind of frightens me as a boom or bust pick. Great athlete, but thin and not a factor in the run defense. Gets pushed around a lot, by TE, never mind setting the edge vs an OT. There is youtube game vs Georgia online and its not special, nor was the Michigan game. Garvin has size and can run, plus seems to use his hands OK, but doesn't seem to have initial quickness I would like and I read somewhere he has inconsistent motor. I haven't done any looking at Hill.
I do like Alex Highsmith from Charlotte, he seems to have move and counter moves, plus relentless motor. Same too with Mike Danna from Michigan. I would pick Highsmith over Danna and Danna over Garvin.
DeGuara posted some good combine numbers, but again you can look up film on him and its nothing special. I saw Cinci bowl game and his work at the Senior Bowl and he is hustle and effort, but nothing that flashed as super impressive. Adam Trautman and Harrison Bryant looked like the best TE in Mobile as blockers and receivers, while Kmet looks to be the concensus top TE, but I think its too small of a sample size to make him a 1st round pick.
DeGuara adds to the TE room, but if he wasn't in the top 3 TE at the Senior Bowl with pads on, I don't get too excited about him running a 40 in shorts. I said, he is to TE, what Matakevich is to ILB...IMO.