Baylor coach sees No. 1 overall potential in Shawn Oakman

Comments · 117 Views

Baylor coach sees No. 1 overall potential in Shawn Oakman

Shawn Oakman's potential and his production, to be clear, are two different things.But while the enigmatic Baylor defensive end hasn't yet found a way to maximize his physical gifts, his appeal to NFL scouts as a draft prospect doesn't know any limits, either."His ceiling? He might be the top guy in the whole dang thing," Baylor defensive coordinator Phil Bennett said of Oakman's potential place in the Budda Baker Jersey NFL draft, . "If (Jadeveon) Clowney can do it ..."Which draft? Oakman, a junior, could declare for 2015, or stick around Baylor another year and come out in 2016. At 6-foot-9, 280 pounds, his size and strength are freakish qualities that will drive his draft stock in the Marco Wilson Jersey right direction regardle s of when he chooses to turn pro. But if he wants to be the best football player he can be along with all those eye-popping measurables, there is much work to be done.An Robert Alford Jersey NFC scout told NFL Media's Albert Breer that Oakman , and former Penn State defensive line coach Larry Johnson told cb sports.com that Oakman compares favorably to the No. 1 overall pick of the 2000 draft, former Penn State star Courtney Brown. Yet, after being dismi sed from Penn State for disciplinary reasons and landing at Patrick Peterson Jersey Baylor, Oakman remains relatively inexperienced (eight career starts). And while the scout who spoke to Breer was impre sed with Oakman's "motor," another clearly was not."He looks like Ed Too Tall Jones," the scout told cb sports.com. "Except Ed Jones played hard every play."Still, Oakman leads the in tackles for lo s (12.5) and sacks (6.0), numbers as good or better than what two more heralded pa s-rushing prospects, Michigan State's Shilique Calhoun and Nebraska's Randy Gregory, have delivered this year.A freakish athlete of a pa s rusher whose desire to be great is in question -- sound familiar? Anquan Boldin Jersey Whenever Oakman decides to leave college for the NFL, Bennett's mention of Clowney could prove as prophetic as any comparison.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *.
Comments