Damien Wilson, LB - 127th overall pick

Damien Wilson, Minnesota #5

Height	Weight	Arm	Hand	10 Yd	40 Yd	Bench	Vertical	Broad	3-Cone	Shuttle	60 Yd Shuttle
6-0	245	33 ¾	9 3/8	1.66	4.77	22	37	110	7.21	4.20	11.68

Game Film Evaluated:

Nebraska (2014)

Pros: Very good athlete, has some burst and some lateral quickness.  Has the ability to strike. Plays downhill in college. Likes to attack the action. Gets good depth in coverage. Looks to strip the ball from backs when running in his area.

Cons: Played mike at Minnesota but he cannot get off blocks at all. He lets him them get into his body, no sense of extending arms to disengage or any ability to stack and shed. Nor did he play with knack for stepping around blockers. Takes a lot of false steps on run plays, picks the wrong hole. Struggles to locate the ball and get through traffic. Slow to react. Has stiff hips in coverage. Looked to lower shoulder for big hit when he gets a clean path to the ball versus just wrapping up the ballcarrier.

Summary: Damien Wilson played middle linebacker at Minnesota but cannot stay there in the NFL to have any chance of success.  He has the athleticism to play Will backer at the next level and the athleticism to cover backs in space possibly. He projects as a backup at outside linebacker in a scheme that allows him space to run, he will have to play on ST to earn a job. Early 5^th round pick.