There are some really interesting prospects in this upcoming draft, but by far the most interesting one has to be defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche out of Ole Miss. Realbucstalk has mention Nkemdiche before, as he has immense talent and can really disrupt things in the backfield. The big question with Nkemdiche is his off field troubles and whether that is going to be a trend or will he be a professional on and off the field. One AFC personnel director wouldn't touch Nkemdiche with the first 15 picks according to NFL.com.
"I know he gets a ton of attention, but I'm leery ... actually, I would stand on a table and tell my franchise to not take him in the top 15 picks." Why? The personnel director says Nkemdiche is a great talent who can overpower college players with his bull rushes and speed, but he doesn't think Nkemdiche is a natural pass rusher and said he flagged the Rebels' star numerous times for not finishing plays.Nkemdiche who is only 21, has made mistakes and needs to continue to mature and put all of his focus on being the best football player he can be. Nkemdiche has tons of raw talent, great size and athleticism to take over games at times, watch last year's Alabama game. Nkemdiche is strong at point of attack, has great get off, and has a few pass rush moves but needs work. His football awareness is his biggest weakness as he gets lost at times and misses out on making more plays.
If the Bucs feel Nkemdiche will be focused on football and wants to be great, then I would have no issue if the team took him at 9th overall or even in a trade down scenario. Nkemdiche is versatile enough to play in either defensive scheme and would learn so much from coach Jay Hayes and pro bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. McCoy would probably take him under his wing, along with Clinton Mcdonald whom both could be big brothers for Nkemdiche and they would keep him in line and focused. Nkemdiche paired with McCoy could cause havoc in the backfield and put tons of pressure on the Qb. Nkemdiche did better with his pass rush this year as he had 26 pressures versus 13 last year, including this nice spin move here.
Nkemdiche could be an impact player for the Bucs and they could definitely use more of those. Jason Licht does his homework, so if he feels Nkemdiche is the right guy at 9th overall he wont hesitate to take him. Nkemdiche is a top ten talent, will he go top ten? We will find out in three weeks.Nkemdiche has massive potential, uses a great spin move here...#Bucs #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/d4x3njtGJD— realbucstalk (@realbucstalk) April 6, 2016
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