Daily NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State
by Ed Valentine on Feb 28, 2010 11:00 AM EST
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As we continue to roll through our Daily NFL Draft Prospect Profile series, let's look at another of the impressive defensive tackles likely to be taken early in the April draft.
Penn State's 6-foot-5, 296-pound Jared Odrick.
Some think Odrick might be a better fit as a 3-4 defensive end in the NFL. But, he has been a 4-3 DT at Penn State, and he sounds a little bit like a Chris Canty type to me. So let's take a closer look.
Jared Odrick Scouting Reports
From Draft Countdown.
Does everything well but nothing great --- Not particularly flashy but offers a nice mix of physical tools and intangibles.
From Draft Ace.
A prototypical three-technique defensive tackle. Flashes the ability to get into the backfield and consistently make plays. Enough speed to make some plays in pursuit. Has the potential to play defensive end in a 3-4 scheme. Has a nice array of pass-rush moves for a collegiate interior lineman. After an up-and-down career he ended with a very productive senior season.
From the National Football Post.
A long, powerful interior lineman who showcases a good first step off the ball ... consistently finds the ball off the snap and does a great job controlling blockers on contact and closing run lanes on either side of him ... displays impressive power for a guy his size who consistently is able to find the ball off the snap and close run lanes inside. He looks like a versatile three-down type of lineman in the NFL and could play either as a 4-3 DT or 3-4 DE.
From SB Nation's Mocking The Draft.
With so many teams shifting to a 3-4, Odrick is an attractive prospect because he can play end. But he's also good enough for a 4-3, which he played at Penn State.
He was a real difference maker during his final two years in Happy Valley. In those two seasons he had 84 tackles, 20.5 tackles for a loss and seven sacks.
In 2007, though, Odrick battled injuries and missed a portion of the year with an ankle injury. The other questionable non-football issue with Odrick was that he was sighted for disorderly conduct in 2008 his alleged involvement in an on-campus fight.
But make no mistake, Odrick is a solid player. He may never be a superstar in the NFL, but he's a dependable three-down defensive lineman with good strength and tenacity.
Why Odrick fits with the Giants
Because the Giants need help at defensive tackle, and Odrick has the skill set to be as good or better than anyone the Giants currently have. If Odrick lasts until the Giants pick at 46 in the second round and he is the best defensive player on the board it would be a hard pick to argue with.
Why the Giants should pass
Odrick is another one of those talented players whose effort has been questioned in some scouting reports. Great senior season, but some wonder if he will put forth the same kind of effort after he cashes an NFL paycheck. Given a choice, I always want a guy whose effort does not have to be questioned.
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Is this guy really what we need?
He sounds like a Canty clone – while we have big needs at DT, we are doing pretty well in terms of penetrating types. What we need is the beefier run-stopping guys, and it doesn’t sound like Odrick really fits the bill there.
Do the Giants think DT is a big need?
They have Canty, Bernard, Alford, and Cofield. I know that they all had issues last year but I doubt the Giants add a 5th DT with a high pick. The chances that the Giants take Brian Price in the 1st or Odrick in the 2nd are slim.
good point.
Tho just cuz they “have” these players on the roster…kinda like RB and Safety…it doesn’t exactly mean a damn thing…cuz there’s gigantic questions about them.
Alford, Canty, Bernard and Cofield…they’re there, but what are they? Cofield was basically the only one that had a pulse last year.
I think its not a “Need” so to say, but its something that could use some infusion of talent.
If a player is a DT and BPA..get him. If these 4 actually play and play well…good! The rookie is watching on the side? Good!
Nothing wrong with that…just means they have a player for the future, like say…they can Bernard next year?
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by FreeBradshaw on Feb 28, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know about that
Look at it this way. Cofield is an RFA, and is likely to draw interest. Canty has to be a question mark. Alford has to be a question mark — he is a backup coming off a serious knee injury. Bernard is a question mark, if they even keep him. He is an older guy, coming off a bad season in which he was hurt. So, there are guys, yes. But, there are serious questions about each of them. And as for chances they take a DT first being ‘slim,’ I don’t think any of us can say that with any confidence. We don’t know what Reese will do.
I don't know, Ed, but...
the Giants have always been relatively faithful to their contracts and rarely dump a guy after one year, especially if an injury is in the mix. I believe that Arrington was the last time we bailed on a player so soon. Canty never missed a game when he played for Dallas, so the expectations for him are still high. The Bernard injury is finally out(I don’t have to bite my tongue anymore), and he was a productive player for Seattle. Alford is young and recovering well.
We may have to wait on Alford, but he is in a rotation that should give us spot production from him allowing him to heal up, both physically and mentally. Besides, the stresses a DTputs on his knees is quite a bit different than a DE or any other position that operates alot in space.
As I said on the other post from today, our highest needs seem to have shifted to MLB and S. There may be an answer for both in FA that could take all of the pressure off of the draft and make BPA at any position we’re not stacked at(WR, RB or QB) a directive that I’d be on board for.
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I know
But, it’s a deep class at DT and I’m thinking the Giants will dip into it at some point. Whether that is in Round 1, who knows?
by Ed Valentine on Feb 28, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed, but at least we're under little pressure to go early
and as you said the class is DEEP. If we do this, it would probably be one of those gems that falls for reasons other than talent or motivation.
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Body type of Canty seems like the best we can do here is duplicate a player we already have.Plus he’ll be long gone by our 2nd rd’er.3-4 end type to boot
When I hear reports questioning a players work ethic..I give the thumbs down to Ceaser.
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
I think dt is a huge need. Robbins will be gone, Alford coming off major knee surgery, and I don’t think anybody knows fir sure what we have in canty. It’s a deep dt draft and in confident in reese but Im not liking odrick for us.
by Giants56 on Feb 28, 2010 1:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Your right G56..DT is a huge need and the existing guys are big question marks..
That is what is scary about our defense entering this season..Two many question marks at tackle, it seems we have a problem child with Osi..and a depleted secondary..and nobody stays healthy..then you read about Reese ‘mentioning’ additional injuries to other players that nobody knew about…Injuries are not like having your ass start itching..If your ass starts itching everybody will know your ass is itching because you’ll visibly be seen scratching your ass..these ‘Stealth’ injuries make me wonder if anybody on that defense is 100% or will be.
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
Umm..
They can’t stay hurt forever
by mclaren_is_the_best on Feb 28, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
I agree that DT is a need
but don’t question Canty there. The guy has good work ethic and his working very hard to prove the Giants he’s worth the contract he gave them I hear. Plus he’s a New Yorker, you can’t go wrong with that ; )
Odrick doesn't seem likely...
It sounds like he’d be a reach with the #1 pick and probably won’t be around for the Giants in round 2. He also doesn’t seem like the most appealing DT out there, either for the first round, or in the deep field. Motivational questions going in aren’t a good sign.
pick #15 is a reach for sure
Would be a good player for round 2 but I doubt he will be there
by mclaren_is_the_best on Feb 28, 2010 8:25 PM EST reply actions
True
I think he’s a guy who probably won’t be there for the Giants in Round 2.
by Ed Valentine on Feb 28, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
Oh well – not the biggest loss ever
by mclaren_is_the_best on Feb 28, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
I saw him play twice
and he never really jumped out. We need playmakers not space fillers (you can get them in the later rounds)
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