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Hypothetical: Nkemdiche eligible for 2013 draft, where does he go?
Posted on 4/1/13 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 4/1/13 at 8:50 pm
I was talking with a friend about the age limit in the NBA. There has been some talk about the 3-year out of high school rule in the NFL being too much in cases like Clowney. So I was wondering, say Robert Nkemdiche was eligible for this upcoming draft. Where does he go in the draft? I would say late 1st or the 2nd round just on pure potential alone. I think NFL teams would be a lot more likely to draft a DE out of high school than say a QB.
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Posted on 4/1/13 at 8:54 pm to TheWalrus
Undrafted
Posted on 4/1/13 at 8:55 pm to TheWalrus
I would guess undrafted, but I have no idea really. I wouldn't think they would draft him with no game tape
Posted on 4/1/13 at 9:07 pm to TheWalrus
Is this a serious thread? 
Posted on 4/1/13 at 9:21 pm to TheWalrus
Are you serious? Undrafted. He's a kid. He'd be eaten alive by grown arse men.
Posted on 4/1/13 at 9:33 pm to TheWalrus
I would think sixth or seventh round as an investment i mean how many 7th round picks have the potential someone like Nkemdiche could someday have? He is an athlete so its not as risk as drafting a quarterback.
Posted on 4/1/13 at 9:56 pm to TheWalrus
I knew you guys would say that, I was waiting for those answers before presenting this nugget.
Amobi Okoye was the 10th overall pick in 2007 when he was 19 years old. He was eligible at that age because he graduated college early since he was ridiculously smart.
So does his intelligence have anything to do with him being judged likely to succeed at that age? Of course not. He was drafted early on potential. He never amounted to much, but you're meaning to tell me a 19-year-old Okoye is worth the 10th overall pick, but an 18-year-old Nkemdiche wouldn't even be drafted? I highly doubt that.
If you want to make the argument that Okoye was tested by college competition, that's valid, but one year of age does not differentiate a top 10 pick and completely undrafted in my opinion.
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Amobi Okoye was the 10th overall pick in 2007 when he was 19 years old. He was eligible at that age because he graduated college early since he was ridiculously smart.
So does his intelligence have anything to do with him being judged likely to succeed at that age? Of course not. He was drafted early on potential. He never amounted to much, but you're meaning to tell me a 19-year-old Okoye is worth the 10th overall pick, but an 18-year-old Nkemdiche wouldn't even be drafted? I highly doubt that.
If you want to make the argument that Okoye was tested by college competition, that's valid, but one year of age does not differentiate a top 10 pick and completely undrafted in my opinion.
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Posted on 4/2/13 at 2:34 am to TheWalrus
First overall.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:49 pm to TheWalrus
Might depend how well he did in a combine
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:35 pm to TheWalrus
Not sure if he would be drafted or not, i would say the only thing that would hold it back is not seeing game speed anywhere close to the NFL.
I think that is more important than putting on weight and conditioning in college.
I think that is more important than putting on weight and conditioning in college.
Posted on 4/3/13 at 2:28 pm to TheWalrus
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Posted on 4/3/13 at 8:21 pm to TheWalrus
6th-7th round if I had to guess. Clowney probably would have gone in the 3rd-4th.
Posted on 4/4/13 at 10:43 pm to TheWalrus
Probably 1st overall
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