FFToolbox's Top 26 Dlinemen

[Riffer X]

Originally Posted by Brown Warrior

Little outdated, a midseason report. Sheard was his league's D player of the year and made All America teams, probably won't get out of two. Beal seems to have dropped but he's really quick off the edge and is at least in the discussion with Sheard in two if we took Green in one.

Jordan tore up the Senior Bowl and has moved up, almost exclusively seen as a 3-4 DE. Bowers weighed in at 6'4" and 277 and is a lock 4-3 DE pass rusher who had 15.5 sacks last year. Aldon Smith didn't make this list but he's a top 10-15 pick for sure now.

Hey, Mayock brought up a DE from Temple, Muhammed something, as a 2nd round pick. Alo or anybody?

Position:	DT
School & Year/Status:	Temple - Junior
Jersey Number:	#9
Height & Weight:	6'5 - 305 lbs.
Ranked #76 on our Top 100 Prospects Board

2011 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
personMuhammad Wilkerson, DT, Temple

Muhammad Wilkerson is one of the best defensive tackles that most people in the country have never heard of. The 6-5, 305 pound junior has been a huge part of the Temple turnaround. As a freshman in 2008, Wilkerson did not see too much playing time, but he tallied 2.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack. More impressively, Wilkerson got his hands up and broke up four passes. In 2009 Wilkerson totaled 10.5 tackles-for-loss and 7.0 sacks. Wilkerson did a superb job getting into the backfield and wreaking havoc against every Mid-American Conference opponent. Even when Wilkerson was not getting to the quarterback, he was making tackles and stuffing the run. He ended the season with 61 tackles, which is quite impressive for a defensive lineman. The 2010 campaign has been even more impressive. Wilkerson is third on the team with 70 tackles with a bowl game yet to play. Once again, tallying that many tackles is nearly unheard of and his ability to stuff the run makes him one of the most dangerous defensive tackles.
When Wilkerson is not stuffing the run, he is still getting into the backfield. This season he has 13.0 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 sacks. There is not much else Wilkerson can do to improve his NFL stock. He has been relatively consistent over the last two years and could very easily be a second or third round selection if he opts to go pro early.
2/10 Update: Temple did not earn a bowl bid, so Wilkerson ended his junior campaign with 70 tackles, 13.0 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 sacks. He lost out on his chance to show his stuff in a bowl game, but that will not matter too much once he gets the opportunity to perform in front of scouts during Temple's pro day and at the NFL Combine. If he works out as well as expected, Wilkerson should be a second round selection.

[Alo]

According to one report, a 3-4 team has Wilkerson as one of their too three d-lineman and a 4-3 squad has him in their top twenty prospects. Not many people are talking about him, but he has a good shot of making it into the 1st round.

As for Romeus, the guy's long and fairly strong, but he always lacked an elite first step. Now, he's coming off back and knee surgeries, and there are questions about his effort. He could slide way down draft boards, a la Greg Hardy last year.

[Brown Warrior]

Thanks, Riff and Alo... I found him, too, off first name and team. Seems like a 4-3 under tackle or a 3-4 end, right?

[Brown Warrior]

Well, I'd say a fourth round QB is a bit of a flier. A fourth round RT or WSLB, you probably have pretty reasonable hopes that he'll develop into a player for you.

[Riffer X]

Originally Posted by Brown Warrior

Thanks, Riff and Alo... I found him, too, off first name and team. Seems like a 4-3 under tackle or a 3-4 end, right?

I would guess a 4-3 three technique (the guy beside Rubin---who plays more zero or one technique over the center). That means he would basically be the strongside B gap (3 technique means outside shoulder of guard).

Definitely could see him as a 3-4 DE too.