Eagles Rookie Free Agent Signing Analysis:
Best Defensive
Signing:
Destiny Vaeao, DT
– he had an okay senior year with 40 tackles, 12 for a loss, and 4.5 sacks. He
Best Offensive
Signing:
Bruce Johnson, C –
Johnson is probably athletic enough to play the position and tested well at the
combine. He started his entire senior year at center and his offensive line was
fifth in rushing offense and second in passing offense in 2014. The offense
struggled in 2015, but Johnson still did a good job. He was given the Rimington
Award as the best center in the FCS. He very well might make the team. He also
has long arms at 33.50 which are the second longest for any center.
Other Singings:
Aziz Shittu, DE –
Not strong enough to play DT at this point unless he comes in on third down in
obvious pass situations. He also isn’t athletic enough to play end. He does have long arms and some agility. He
didn’t really come on until his senior year, but he had a decent year playing
60 percent of the time. He has a chance to make the team.
Connor Wujciak,
DE – Needs to get stronger and will have to play DT. He has short arms, and
comes off the snap high. He is pretty athletic but doesn’t explode off the
line. Poor stats for his career, but did test well at the combine. He looks
unimpressive on tape. He probably wont make the team.
Byron Marshall,
RB – Looks very similar to Kenjon Barner and Wendell Smallwood, but he doesn’t
look quite as good at cutting as Kenjon. He catches the ball well and went for
over 1000 yards his junior year. He also rushed for 1877 yards and a 6.1 yard
average during his career. It looks like he will be as likely as Smallwood to
make the team, but smallwood does have a faster top speed. I’m still a bigger
fan of KenJon Barner. He looks like he’s better than Smallwood and Marshall at
this point. We should have drafted Jonathan Williams instead.
Hunter Sharp, WR
– Doesn’t seem athletic enough to play WR in the nfl based on his measurable, but
looks better on tape. His stats are mediocre. He’s also a body catcher and has
some character issues. He will likely not make the team.
Quentin Gause, LB
– His stats are not that impressive but he does have a lot of solo tackles. He
has a few tackles for losses, but hardly any sacks or passes broken up. He
tested well at the combine and had an excellent shuttle and cone. Made some
nice plays on tape and has some speed. I’m concerned about his coverage ability
because of the limited pbu. He does have a chance to make the team as a backup
and special teamer.
C.J. Smith, CB –
He comes from a small school, the same one as Carson Wentz. He had a good
senior season with 16 passes broken up and 4 interceptions. His is probably not
athletic enough to play cornerback and he isn’t big enough to play safety
unless he puts on 20 lbs. He definitely
has hand skills though and has a shot to make the team.
Cedric O’Neal, RB
– He had a thousand yards and a six yard average during his senior year. His
measurable are at the lower acceptable level. He pretty good feet and can juke
guys out with his lean. He isn’t super agile though. He has a little more power
than Smallwood and Marshall, but nothing to write home about. He probably will
not make the team.
Myke Tavarres, LB
– He had excellent stats his senior year with 110 tackles 22.5 for a loss and
8.5 sacks. He didn’t test very well at the combine though and only weights 230
lbs. He ran a 4.8 40 and a 4.51 shuttle. Both are very poor numbers. He looks
quicker than he tested on tape though. He has a shot to make the team.
Marcus Johnson,
WR – He has very poor production and while his 40 time, verticals and broad
jump are all very good. His shuttle and cone are bad. There is no tape, but he
seems like a straight ahead guy who will have trouble cutting fast enough in
his routes to get open. He will probably not make the team.
