Colt Fans Eying Brian Price

by Nestor on Mar 11, 2010 7:19 AM PST

mgrex03 from Stampede Blue posted a detailed look at our Brian Price:

He had 23.5 Tackles for Loss last season, good for third best in the NCAA in 2009. Also, 7 sacks for an interior DL is fantastic. He was named a First Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association and SI.com, beating out consensus top 5 pick Gerald McCoy in both of them. He was also Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.

Price started out as the clear #3 DT after Suh and McCoy, but recently has started to slide down draft boards after the combine. CBS Sports called it an "uneven performance". I didn't watch the drills close enough, but he did have a slower than average 40 time (5.13), but I can't imagine a DT would shoot down draft boards because of that. It also could be his size, as 6'1" is "short" to some teams. Just remember that Warren Sapp was 6'2", 300 lbs, and he did just fine in the Tampa 2 defense.

As far as recent players are concerned, he reminds me (and Walter Football) of Mike Patterson, first round pick of the Eagles in 2005, who has had a very solid career in the NFL so far.

Read rest of his excellent scouting report here.

GO BRUINS.

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A "basketball" 6'1 ...

Having stood next to BP on the Rose Bowl field, I’d estimate he is far closer to my 5’11 than the reported 6’1. But even though he may not possess prototypical size, clearly he does possess those other intangibles that make for a stand-out football player. It will be the fortunate team that “settles” for BP and finds out just how great he is when he steps onto the football field.

by snorkeldorf on Mar 11, 2010 9:55 AM PST reply actions