Why was deandre mcdaniel not drafted

To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Many draft gurus, like Mocking The Draft , considered McDaniel to be a third- or even second-round talent before the draft, but he somehow went seven rounds without being picked. A wrist injury might have caused some teams to sleep on McDaniel. Pierre Allen, DE, Nebraska Allen is a nice pass rush prospect with a decent amount of pass rush moves as well as high motor. Unfortunately for him, he had a strained right calf muscle which prohibited him from working out at the Combine.

He also had an injured wrist which prevented him from doing the bench press. He comes in at 6 ft 4, pounds with good strength and length.

He is one of the better defensive players of the undrafted free agents and should hear a call pretty quickly. A team in need of a pass rusher will likely pick him up. The 6 ft 1, pound defensive tackle is a versatile guy who can play as a nose or a DT.

He had a very nice showing at the Senior Bowl totaling 4 tackles and 1 sack. There are many teams in need of Defensive Tackles. Martin Parker, DT, Richmond Martin Parker is one of the players who was building a lot of hype during the draft process. He garnered defensive player of the game awards at the East-West Shrine game after getting 2 sacks and a forced fumble. He comes in at 6 ft 2, pounds. He has nice upside as a defensive tackle.

He is a player that I liked a lot and thought had gotten his stock to a mid to late round grade. With the amount of defensive tackles available, 3 quality players slipped through the cracks. Arguably the best game of his career up to that point came in the Gator Bowl against Nebraska when he had two tackles-for-loss and returned a fumble 28 yards for a touchdown. The late season success in paved the way for high expectations in Despite moving to the strong safety position, McDaniel posted tackles, 3.

The Clemson pass defense is certainly not as effective this season compared to last, but McDaniel's decision to return for his senior season is paying off. McDaniel is having a fine senior season and should be near the top if not at the top of the list of strong safeties taken in the draft.

At Clemson he was not asked to drop into deep coverage very often. His lack of speed shown at the NFL combine has some very concerned about his ability to play safety at the next level.

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