NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook

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Posted Sept. 18, 2010

Iowa vs. Iowa State

Iowa
12 Ricky Stanzi
94 Adrian Clayborn
46 Christian Ballard


Iowa State
72 Kelechi Osemele


Ricky Stanzi

1st - 13:55 - All day to throw in pocket ... goes with read progression and checks down

1st - 13:06 - Ball comes very smooth out of Stanzi's hands, nice touch, but ball is very inaccurate here on go route ...

1st - 10:37 - Good job hanging in pocket and taking hit ... very calm and poised ... good job reading Cover 2 defense and throwing accurate ball to WR on skinny post.

2nd - 12:03 - Lots of time in pocket to throw, but perfect accuracy here in stride of receiver ... nice tough and perfect trajectory

2nd - 7:31 - No pressure in pocket ... very accurate throw ... it was "overthrown" but I feel like this was an accurate ball any NFL WR would catch.


Adrian Clayborn

1st - 8:00 - Physical and hits RB with authority in backfield ... killer instinct and intense

2nd - 13:22 - Fights in the phone booth ... really competes

2nd - 12:53 - Nice swim move and change of direction here vs. LT

2nd - 10:02 - Nice bull rush and shows strength here ... gets LT off balance

2nd - 8:24 - Excellent hands ... TE gets arm extension but Clayborn doesn't let him get into his body ... disengages easily and gets involved

2nd - 2:17 - Good job of protecting legs on RB chop block ... active, hustles and gets involved in tackle ... Clayborn knows how to play the game

2nd - 1:49 - Nice club move ... gets past LT with speed and athleticism ... good flexibility to run the arc and earns QB hurry ... makes big hit on QB

2nd - 1:14 - Like his instincts here ... doesn't make much of a play but was assigned to contain and read QB eyes ... nice awareness and moves to cover WR on drag route

2nd - 0:35 - Powerful at POA on X-stunt ... really competes and gets physical


Christian Ballard

2nd - 2:17 - Gets run blocked easily ... very finesse and hasn't made a play all game

2nd - 1:05 - Love his swim move from DE position ... eye-opening athleticism here and hits QB






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NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 4
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Alabama vs. Arkansas - 9/27
Miami vs. Pittsburgh - 9/25

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 3
Iowa vs. Arizona - 9/23
Florida State vs. BYU - 9/22
Arizona State vs. Wisconsin - 9/22
Washington vs. Nebraska - 9/21
Stanford vs. Wake Forest - 9/21
Arkansas vs. Georgia - 9/20
California vs. Nevada - 9/18

NFL Draft: Scout's Notebook Week 2
Iowa vs. Iowa State - 9/18
Alabama vs. Penn State - 9/16
Stanford vs. UCLA - 9/14
Washington vs. Syracuse - 9/14
Ohio State vs. Miami - 9/14
Auburn vs. Mississippi State - 9/11
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Jake Locker vs. BYU - 9/9
LSU vs. North Carolina - 9/9
Ohio State vs. Marshall - 9/7
Oregon State vs. TCU - 9/6
Adrian Clayborn vs. Eastern Illinois - 9/6
Florida State vs. Samford - 9/6
USC vs. Hawaii - 9/5
Pittsburgh vs. Utah - 9/5
Ryan Mallett vs. East Carolina - 7/23
Andrew Luck vs. Notre Dame - 7/22
2010 National Championship - 7/18
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Penn State vs. LSU - 7/18
Matt Reynolds vs. Oklahoma - 7/18
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Texas vs. Oklahoma - 7/18
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Wisconsin - 7/18
Ohio State vs. Oregon - 7/18
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