Tom Zbikowski said Denver was one of the three teams..

[lex]

he has had the most contact with. He said it was at the combine though and a lot has happened since then. He has also said he hasnt had a lot of contact with teams since the combine. Depending on where we get him, I wouldnt mind this guy.

[Requiem / The Dagda]

Even if he doesn't start his special teams contributions would be stellar.

[Broncospsycho77]

He'd be a solid pick, especially at a steal slot... where's he projected to go, round-wise?

[BOSSHOGG30]

We don't have a 3rd rounder... so maybe Denver is hoping he slips to the 4th?

[Nick]

We don't have a 3rd rounder... so maybe Denver is hoping he slips to the 4th?

I do not see him dropping out of the 3rd. However would be a great 4th round selection.

[Lonestar]

for those of us that do not follow college or HS football who is he? Where did he play and what does he play..

Please folks not all of us are draft gurus help us out please?

[lex]

for those of us that do not follow college or HS football who is he? Where did he play and what does he play..

Please folks not all of us are draft gurus help us out please?

He played Safety for Notre Dame. He also had a very good amatuer boxing record and has had one professional fight, which he won in under a minute. He is a very physical football player and has much better speed than one might initially guess...but thats straight line speed. He is a very good return man but the worst aspect of his game is probably that he takes poor angles.

[lex]

We don't have a 3rd rounder... so maybe Denver is hoping he slips to the 4th?


I dont know. He is a little more raw than some of the other safeties. I can see him going from the third to the 6th, depending on who likes him and when they want a safety. It only takes one team, but I could also see a lot of teams having other safeties higher.

[RunYouOver]

I'd love to see him on the Broncos, but only if it's in the fourth round. I don't want us wasting any future picks on trading up to the third round to get him.

[Fan in Exile]

I would be okay with a raw safety he'll have at least a year to develop and give us some depth and special teams help.

[BeefStew25]

I live by the theory any Notre Dame player is automatically overrated. So if they say the third, he belongs in the late 4th or 5th.

[Scarface]

I really hope we don't draft him and the fact he name dropped us probably means we won't. Dude is burnt toast in pass coverage.

[Bronco9798]

He can't cover, but he can hit and return punts. OK, that was in college. He's a good mid round pick. Nothing special, but has potential to make a decent role player.

[lex]

Ive seen the issue raised that he may not have received the best coaching at Notre Dame. I dont know how accurate that is, but it would shock me if its true...which is to say, I fully expect position coachess in the NFL to be better than what one sees in college typically.

[Ziggy]

From what I'm hearing he sounds a lot like a young John Lynch. Hard hitter, decent straight line speed, poor in pass coverage...fair comparison?

[MOtorboat]

Had to piece it together, but here are his stats at ND...

Four-year starter at safety.

Punt Return

PR No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
2007 23 235 10.2 0 60
2006 16 144 9 1 52
2005 27 379 14 2 78

Kick Return

KR No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
2006 5 107 21.4 0 28
2005 1 -10 -10 0 0

Fumble Return

FR No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
2006 1 25 25 1 25
2004 1 75 75 1 75

Interception Return

INT No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
2007 2 41 20.5 0 24
2005 5 136 27.2 2 83
2004 1 22 22 0 22

Defense

Def. GP GS Solo Ast Tot TFL Yards Sack Yards INT Yds BrUp QBH FR Yds FF
2007 12 12 42 38 80 1.5 9 1 8 2 41 1 0 2 0 3
2006 12 NA 44 35 79 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 25 1
2005 12 NA 42 29 71 1 10 1 10 5 136 4 0 0 0 1
2004 12 NA 37 33 70 2.5 5 0 0 1 22 1 0 1 75 2