With Kayvon Thibodeaux, Brian Burns and Azeez Ojulari, the top of the New York Giants depth chart at edge defender is set. There might, though, be room for a surprise at the bottom that depth chart.
Could undrafted Ovie Oghoufo, out of LSU, be that surprise?
From Lance Zierlein of NFL.com:
Sixth-year senior with stops at Notre Dame, Texas and LSU. Oghoufo possesses a tapered frame with long arms and a leaner lower body. While he lacks anchor in his base, he avoids being centered and driven off the ball thanks to well-timed punches and an ability to play around blockers. However, he doesn’t have the burst to restrict outside runs or threaten the edge as a rusher. While he’s a try-hard player, he’s not skilled enough as a rusher and might lack the dynamic athleticism needed to create advantages against NFL opposition.
From Emory Hunt’s Football Gameplan Draft Guide:
Strengths:
– Has really good quickness and you can see potential upside as a sub-package pass rushing guy. He can really accelerate around the line of scrimmage.
– High energy guy who wins with effort and one who could thrive as a core special teamer on coverage units.
– Shows good gap integrity, won’t be the one to blow an assignment with his rush.Areas of Improvement:
– Struggles to disengage from an offensive lineman’s block. Hands need to get more violent for that to swing back into his favor.
– Doesn’t always play as instinctive as you’d like. At times it looks as if he’s thinking too much out there, especially when trying read and diagnose.
– A bit herky-jerky in terms of athleticism, not an overly fluid athlete.Career Accolades:
– 2024 Hula Bowl
– LSU Stats: 34 Tkls, 4 TFLs, 2.5 Sacks
– Played at Texas from 2021-2022
– Texas Stats: 96 Tkls, 14 TFLs, 4.5 Sacks, 5 PBUs, 2 FF
– Played at Notre Dame from 2018-2020
– ND Stats: 33 Tkls, 5 TFLs, 5 Sacks, 4 PBUs, 1 FF
Oghoufo’s Relative Athletic Score (RAS) shows some of the athletic challenges he faces:
Here are Oghoufo’s Pro Day workout numbers:
Height: 6-foot-2⅞
Weight: 248 pounds
Vertical Jump: 34 inches
Broad Jump: 9’11”
40-yard dash: 4.78, 4.65
20-yard shuttle: 4.25 seconds
Three cone: DNP
Bench Press: 20 reps
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