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He played Shazier's position at OSU.
Best Combine: Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State
Lee ran a 4.47-second 40-yard dash at 232 pounds, meaning he was a heartbeat faster than most of this year's top receiving prospects. His jump numbers (35½" vertical, 133" broad) were also outstanding, as were his lateral agility drills.
Lee entered the combine as a borderline first-round pick. He's a coverage linebacker, and they are a lot like the running backs they cover on pass routes. Teams just don't prioritize them the way they do pass-rushers or cornerbacks, because they don't see much of a gap between the pretty-good coverage linebackers available in middle rounds and the potentially great ones at the top of the class.
Lee has some awesome film—he nearly ran Notre Dame speedster Will Fuller down from behind, so we already knew he could move—but he had to show athletic potential on the Lavonte David/Thomas Davis level to push his way into the first round.
He did exactly that.
Lee ran a 4.47-second 40-yard dash at 232 pounds, meaning he was a heartbeat faster than most of this year's top receiving prospects. His jump numbers (35½" vertical, 133" broad) were also outstanding, as were his lateral agility drills.
Lee entered the combine as a borderline first-round pick. He's a coverage linebacker, and they are a lot like the running backs they cover on pass routes. Teams just don't prioritize them the way they do pass-rushers or cornerbacks, because they don't see much of a gap between the pretty-good coverage linebackers available in middle rounds and the potentially great ones at the top of the class.
Lee has some awesome film—he nearly ran Notre Dame speedster Will Fuller down from behind, so we already knew he could move—but he had to show athletic potential on the Lavonte David/Thomas Davis level to push his way into the first round.
He did exactly that.
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