Texas pro days

[musicman]

Eagles has LB and WR coaches at Texas and at Texas A&M. I would love to see Worthy and Cooper with the first 2 picks. I’d even take Ford later on

[ThoughtProcess]

Eagles has LB and WR coaches at Texas and at Texas A&M. I would love to see Worthy and Cooper with the first 2 picks. I’d even take Ford later on

I wouldn't complain at all. If they select two LBs in this draft: what do you think of Penn State LB Curtis Jacobs later on in the draft? He looks like a coverage-type LB. Still, I think he'd fit.

[musicman]

I’ll never bitch about a PS LB, I think he will go pretty late

[andrewaters]

Anybody know anything about Junior Colson the LB out of Michigan?

[ThoughtProcess]

Anybody know anything about Junior Colson the LB out of Michigan?

Reading through the stuff online, he seems to be creeping up in some quarters.

Per The Ringer, he is rated above Cooper:

https://nfldraft.theringer.com/?_ga=...927.1711407416

SHADES OF
JAMIN DAVIS

TOUGH, VERSATILE, AND TONE-SETTING LINEBACKER who makes plays all over the field; he’s a dependable tackler and has good instincts in coverage.

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  Instinctual Playmaking
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  Rare Versatility
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  Relentless Motor

SCOUTING REPORT BY DANNY KELLY

6ft 2in/238lbs - arms 32 1/2" age - 21.3 years

Colson has a compact, muscular frame and plays with sideline-to-sideline speed. The former Wolverines star is a versatile playmaker who makes an impact from multiple spots, seeing snaps in the box, up close to the line threatening from the A gaps, in the slot, and on the edge. He has good vision and burst for tracking and chasing ballcarriers. He has a good feel for weaving through traffic to keep himself clean and find the ballcarrier. Colson fights to get through blocks and plays with a ferocious demeanor, arriving at his target with the goal of dislodging the ball. He has top-shelf closing speed, and when he locks on and rushes to the ball, he gets there in a blink. He’s an awesome, very reliable tackler who notched just five missed tackles in 2023, per PFF (a measly 4.7 percent missed tackle rate). He sticks with the play, chases down ballcarriers, and is an effective blitzer who finds ways to slice through the line.

Colson is balanced and smooth in his backpedal and is comfortable when dropping into coverage. He covers a lot of ground and gets to his landmarks to cut off passing lanes and get himself in position to make a play. He won Michigan’s toughest player award after finishing out the final two months of the season with a club and wrap on his broken hand.

Colson plays so aggressively that it can be a double-edged sword. He’ll seek out contact when tracking plays at the second level and look to blow through blocks rather than just skirting around them. He’ll occasionally take a rough angle and get sealed away or overplay the ballcarrier. He has a tendency to get caught up taking on blocks, and he loses sight of the running back.

WHY HE COULD RISE

Colson’s tough, physical, and dependable, and he brings a tone-setting intensity to the field; he’s a three-down player who can contribute from day one.

WHY HE COULD FALL

He doesn’t always take the best angles when pursuing the ballcarrier and needs to get better at taking on or avoiding blocks.

BACKGROUND AND STATS BY DANIEL COMER

• A junior and former four-star prospect out of Brentwood, Tennessee. Was the 10th-ranked linebacker in his class and the no. 90 player overall.
• Played in 14 games (seven starts) as a true freshman in 2021. Totaled 61 tackles, which ranked fourth on the team.
• Became a full-time starter for the Wolverines as a sophomore and led the team with 101 tackles. Was a second-team All-Big Ten selection.
• Was Michigan’s team leader in tackles (95) in 2023 for a second consecutive season and started all 15 games for the Wolverines en route to their first national championship in 26 years. He totaled 13 pressures and 36 stops in 2023, per PFF.
• Named second-team All-Big Ten in 2023 for the second time in his career.

[Eagle60]

All I know TP is that they had the best defense in the country last year.