Official Day 2 (Rounds 2&3) Of The 2018 NFL Draft Thread

[pbmax]

Oren Burks
Outside linebacker
SCHOOL: VANDERBILT | CONFERENCE: SEC
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-3 / 233 | 40: 4.59 | DRAFT YR:2018
Rankings
GRADE
3.60
PROJECTED ROUND
3rd
Bio:
Four-year starter who played a different positions in each of his final three seasons at Vanderbilt. Made 82 tackles (seven for loss) with one interception, one sack and three pass breakups as an inside linebacker in 2017. Posted 59 tackles (6.5 for loss), one interception, three sacks, one forced fumble and six PBUs as a junior while playing a hybrid linebacker/safety role. Played free safety in 2015 and led the team with three interceptions while recording 59 tackles, one forced fumble and six pass breakups. Started seven games as a redshirt freshman and made 37 tackles with a team-high seven PBUs.
Pos:
Athletic run-and-chase linebacker with an underrated game. Fluid, covers a lot of area on the field and shows speed laterally. Quickly gets out to the sidelines in pursuit, flies around the action and sells out to make tackles. Forceful upfield on the blitz, nicely redirects to the ball carrier and gives effort against the run. Leads by example and has shown consistent progress.
Neg:
Lacks great bulk and strength. Handled by blockers and engulfed at the point. Does not consistently bring ball carriers down at the point of contact. Occasionally misreads the action.
Analysis:
Formerly a defensive back, Burks nicely made the transition to linebacker and has shown continual improvement. He offers adequate size and growth potential and is a multi-scheme linebacker with potential as a three-down defender.

Where did you get that?

[Joemailman]

Gutey will trade 4 round pick (101 from Cleveland), 5th round pick (138), and 6th round pick (174), for Carolina's second 3rd round pick (88).

Well, I was close. He traded both 4th's for the 88th pick.

[Maxie the Taxi]

I can't see him surviving at OLB in a 3-4, even a 3-4 hybrid. He has to play off the ball, doesn't he?

You stick him in there to replace Ryan and put some speed off the ball.

Looks like another pick to cover TT pick Ryan.

[Joemailman]

Where did you get that?

http://draftanalyst.com/oren-burks

[HarveyWallbangers]

I would have rather had the guy that just went to New Orleans, Tre'Quan Smith, or a handful of other WRs. This was the spot to find value at WR. Deon Cain, ESB, Smith, DaeSean Hamilton would have all been good value there at a bigger need position.

Can we bring back some of the scouts that we've lost over the years?

[Bretsky]

Well, I was close. He traded both 4th's for the 88th pick.

Brilliant

[HarveyWallbangers]

I can't see him surviving at OLB in a 3-4, even a 3-4 hybrid. He has to play off the ball, doesn't he?

You stick him in there to replace Ryan and put some speed off the ball.

He's not an OLB. He's a weakside ILB in a 3-4.

[pbmax]

Looks like another pick to cover TT pick Ryan.

He can't be there for 3 downs unless you go 4-3 and he plays Will like harv said.

Almost more likely that he plays safety. He started as a DB. Dime linebacker basically. The new Joe Thomas.

[beveaux1]

Is this the highest draft choice used on an ILB since Hawk?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Well, I was close. He traded both 4th's for the 88th pick.

Yuck! To move up 13 spots to overdraft an ILB.

[pbmax]

He's not an OLB. He's a weakside ILB in a 3-4.

I can't see him surviving, but Pettine's scheme might look different.

[Bretsky]

you sure we gave up two 4ths for a 3rd ? That seems to be a fleecing. Horrible value .

It seems both the NFL Network and ESPN has no highlights of him; from what I see he has not been highlighted at all

[Fritz]

What did we trade for this pick?

Too much, whatever it was. This was a shit pick.

Very "meh" first draft fot Gutey.

[HarveyWallbangers]

He can't be there for 3 downs unless you go 4-3 and he plays Will like harv said.

Almost more likely that he plays safety. He started as a DB. Dime linebacker basically. The new Joe Thomas.

Yes. A taller Joe Thomas -- which wouldn't be bad, but to use two 4th round picks on it is questionable to me. It's almost like they convinced themselves they had to move up into the 3rd round with all of their extra picks.

I wish they could have traded up a little further for Michael Gallup.

[esoxx]

Yuck! To move up 13 spots to overdraft an ILB.

Sorry to say but this was a Shermanesque type draft move. Not good.