Nice point on the left-handed QB & RT having blindside duty

I had not seen that in bio's. That was a good catch.


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DAVID EDWARDS
WISCONSIN
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Prospect Info
COLLEGE Wisconsin
HOMETOWN Downers Grove, IL
CLASS r-Junior
HEIGHT 6' 6"
WEIGHT 308 lbs
ARMS 33 3/8”

HANDS
9 3/4”

Prospect Grade 5.42
NFL BACKUP OR SPECIAL TEAMS POTENTIAL

2019 Draft Results
DRAFTED BY
LOS ANGELES RAMS
RAMS
Los Angeles Rams Rams
Round 5 ‧ Pick 31


Combine Results

40 Yard Dash
5.28u
SECONDS

Bench Press
--
REPS

Vertical Jump
25.5
INCHES

Broad Jump
99.0
INCHES

3 Cone Drill
7.69
SECONDS

20 Yd Shuttle
4.77
SECONDS



Player Bio
Edwards was a high school quarterback that operated the veer offense for three years at Downers Grove North, a western Chicago suburb. He grew into a spot on the Badgers' offensive line as a redshirt freshman in 2016, starting seven of 13 games at right tackle. Big Ten coaches voted Edwards a second-team all-conference performer while national media voted him to the Associated Press third-team All-American squad in 2017. Edwards started all 14 games as a sophomore, blocking for stud freshman running back Jonathan Taylor. Before the 2018 season began, however, Edwards hurt his shoulder. Instead of shutting it down for the year, he played through the injury for 10 starts at his right tackle spot before deciding to rest the shoulder so he could be at 100 percent for the pre-draft process. Edwards was a second-team All-Big Ten selection despite missing those contests. His father, David, played football at Indiana while his cousin (Garrett) and great uncle (Ron Leoni) played at Illinois.


Analysis
By Lance Zierlein NFL Analyst

Draft Projection
Round 5

NFL Comparison
Roderick Johnson

Overview
Quarterback-turned-tight-end-turned-right-tackle who has maintained his light feet but is missing functional strength and body control to hold his ground against NFL power. Edwards isn't the technician we've come to expect from the Wisconsin program and he'll need additional technique work to help make up for some of his physical deficiencies. He's still a pup as an offensive lineman and he should improve with more experience and weight room work, but it's tough to project him behind average backup to low-end starter at this point.

Strengths
Former option quarterback and high school basketball player with good feet
Early quickness in pass sets
Gets long arms unfurled and extended into opposition
Mirror movement needs work, but is fairly natural and fluid
Has potential to stick and slide after engagement
Adequate hip roll into contact as base blocker
Initial quickness to cross-face on backside zone blocks
Experienced in multiple run-blocking schemes
Recognizes best angles up to second level
Agility to alter body positioning in space

Weaknesses
Initial slides are quick but might not gain enough ground
Outside hand gets erased opening path to his quarterback
Too many over-sets open inside counters
Punch-pull technique gets the best of him
Lacks sand to drop and anchor against bull rush
Play features inconsistent hand placement
Chronic waist-bender who falls off drive blocks
Upper and lower body work independently
Below-average leg drive to generate movement
Feet deaden and he fails to improve base-block positioning
Defaults to maul mode over technique in recovery



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/03/2019 01:09PM by Rams Junkie.