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Carl Lawson makes a statement at NFL Combine

We already knew Carl Lawson was strong, but this is ridiculous.

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Former Auburn defensive end Carl Lawson speaks to reporters at the 2017 NFL Combine. (Photo: Trevor Ruszkowski, USA TODAY Sports)

 

Former Auburn defensive end Carl Lawson is a strong man.

Lawson, who is projected as an outside linebacker in the NFL, placed his name in the record books during workouts Saturday at the NFL Combine.

His 35 repetitions on the bench press (225 pounds) is the third-most for an outside linebacker and fifth-most for a defensive end at the NFL Combine since 1999.

Lawson is projected as a first- or second-day pick in the NFL Draft. He decided to skip his senior season at Auburn to jump into the draft.

Lawson's 35 reps exceeded the 33 reps put up by Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett.

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Trevor Sikkema @TampaBayTre

#Auburn DE Carl Lawson with an insane 35 reps on the bench press. The dude is jacked.

 

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Trevor Sikkema @TampaBayTre

.@AuburnFootball Carl Lawson's 35 reps is third most for an OLB and fifth most for a DE at the #NFLCombine since 1999.

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http://auburn.247sports.com/Bolt/Carl-Lawson-makes-a-statement-at-NFL-Combine-51605940

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MONTRAVIUS ADAMS

AUBURN  SEC

 

 

 

 

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COMBINE RESULTS

GRADE

5.61?

• 22 REPS

 

• 6'3"HEIGHT
• 37 7/8"ARM LENGTH
• 308LBS.WEIGHT
• 9 1/4"HANDS

OVERVIEW

The former national top-five defensive tackle high school recruit reached his potential in 2016, earning second-team all-conference honors (8.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks). Adams was a three-year starter after contributing as a true freshman (20 tackles, sack), lining up with the ones in 2014 (8.0 TFL, three sacks, INT) and earning third-team All-SEC honors as a junior (three TFL, 2.5 sacks).

ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS

 Low out of his stance and with good explosiveness. Springs into gaps to stress guards and split double teams. Usually first into neutral zone. Disruptive when working the gaps. Burly lower half with good thickness through his hips and thighs. Powerful leg drive pushes him through blocker's shoulder and into the backfield. Motor seemed to be revved more consistently in 2016 than in 2015. Pursues from backside with hustle. Has some bull rush potential if he keeps pads low.

WEAKNESSES

 Strikes head first with eyes down losing sight of the play. Doesn't utilize hands well enough to keep himself clean. Needs to improve punch and extension to add value as a two-gap tackle. Sticks on blocks and labors to disengage. Short stepper with limited lateral effectiveness as pass rusher. Active as rusher but fails to stress the edge often enough. Has carried label as underachiever at times. Has talent but needs to more consistently play to it.

NFL COMPARISON

 Jay Bromley

BOTTOM LINE

 Adams disappointed the scouting community with a pedestrian junior season that lacked passion and production. This season, he played with greater consistency of effort and found his way into the backfield far more often. Can be disruptive off the snap but is not the type of player to recover quickly if beaten early in the rep. He is a rotational defensive tackle for gap-attack defenses, but is unlikely to offer much as a pass rusher.

-Lance Zierlein

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/montravius-adams?id=2557876

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CARL LAWSON

AUBURN  SEC

 

 

 

 

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COMBINE RESULTS

GRADE

5.75?

• 35 REPS

  Top Performer

BLUE STAR  =  COMBINE TOP PERFORMER

 

• 6'2"HEIGHT
• 253LBS.WEIGHT

OVERVIEW

After struggling to stay on the field for a couple of seasons, Lawson came through with the effort everyone expected in 2016. The first-team All-SEC selection had 13.5 tackles for loss including nine sacks for the Tigers in his junior year. This production was anticipated by Auburn coaches in 2014 after Lawson was a Freshman All-American the previous season (7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, two forced fumbles). He injured his left knee (ACL) in the spring, however, forcing him to take a medical redshirt. The following year he was named a team captain but again missed half of the year with a hip injury, managing just one sack in seven games. Lawson went through the Senior Day ceremony with his classmates this fall, knowing his college career was coming to an end.

ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS

 Well-built with good muscular definition. Strong upper body. Has crisp, sharp hands. Able to strike and release to shed tight ends quickly. Aggressive setting edge and works with maxed-out arm extension after punch. Fights through down blocks from tight ends and receivers to string outside runs to the sideline. Could play standing up or with a hand on the ground. Has NFL power and aggressiveness. Explosive get-off with some heat in his feet over first two steps upfield. Good forward lean into his rush. Slaps and chops at tackle's punch to soften the edge. Takes tight, linear track to quarterback with big close-out burst once he turns the corner. Experience rushing from interior-line spot and stand-up inside backer. Finesse tackles will struggle to handle his speed-to-power bursts.

WEAKNESSES

 Injuries have side-tracked playing time and production over the years. Missed 2014 with ACL tear and six games in 2015 with hip injury. Face-up rusher who struggles to get hip flip or shoulder turn at the top of his rush. Takes predictable tracks in his pass rushes and gets stuck on blocks. Needs creative rush attack with legitimate counters. Hips are tight and restrictive in lower half. Needs better knee bend throughout the rep. His momentum is sometimes too much to overcome. Washed up and around the arc and unable to drop anchor and take a stand. Poor tackle production. Pursuit is too measured and uneven. Below-average lateral agility limits tackle radius. Too content to ride out the edges he sets rather than looking to eat as tackler.

NFL COMPARISON

 Owamagbe Odighizuwa

BOTTOM LINE

 Linear player with natural power and aggressiveness, but a lack of flexibility could hamper his potential as an NFL rusher. Lawson's twitch shows up in short, controlled bursts, but he struggles to finish if the play isn't right in front of him. Lawson's ruffneck demeanor will appeal to teams looking for an aggressive edge-setter along a physical front, but his draft grade could vary quite a bit from team to team.

-Lance Zierlein

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/carl-lawson?id=2557901

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JOHNATHAN FORD

AUBURN  SEC

 

 

 

 

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GRADE

–?

 

• 5'11"HEIGHT
• 30 1/4"ARM LENGTH
• 200LBS.WEIGHT
• 9"HANDS

OVERVIEW

Johnathan "Rudy" Ford was an All-Alabama running back in high school, but Auburn coaches moved him to defense in fall camp. He had a few carries as a true freshman for the Tigers (6-73, TD), but his destiny was on the other side of the line. Ford made five tackles in that first season, then jumped to a starting role at safety in 2014, topping all Tigers with 93 stops (2.5 TFL) and intercepting three passes. Coaches moved him between nickel and safety in 2015, and he again led the team with 118 tackles (3.5 TFL) while intercepting two more throws. Ford again played nickel as a senior, making fewer stops (59 tackles, 5.5 for loss) 

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/johnathan-ford?id=2558174

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Notice on both Lawson and Adams...get stuck on blocks...we do a poor job of teaching our guys how to disengage...Coach Garner???

[bigbird 60,447]

Our hand fighting ins about nonexistent...especially for our DEs

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They saw exactly what I have been saying about Lawson all along. He is strong, fast and really disruptive but comes  up empty too often. 

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One of the top running backs in this year's NFL draft -- Oklahoma's Samaje Perine -- was asked Friday: Who was the toughest player you faced in college?

His answer? Montravius Adams.

Perine and Adams faced off in the Sugar Bowl in January. While Oklahoma beat Auburn 35-19, Adams finished with five tackles.

"He was a specimen," Perine said of the former Auburn defensive tackle. "Just his quickness and, for being that big, being that fast off the ball. I'd never seen anything like that."

People in the NFL scouting world are also high on Adams, who measured in at 6-foot-3 and 308 pounds at the NFL scouting combine.

CBS Sports ranks Adams as the ninth-best defensive tackle in this year's NFL draft and projects he'll be a second-or-third-round draft pick.

A three-year starter for Auburn, Adams was a second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC selection as a senior last season, posting 44 tackles, 8 1/2 stops for a loss and 4 1/2 sacks after finishing with just three tackles for a loss and two sacks as a junior.

"Adams disappointed the scouting community with a pedestrian junior season that lacked passion and production," NFL Network draft analyst Lance Zierlein wrote. "This season, he played with greater consistency of effort and found his way into the backfield far more often."

Adams will go through on-field drills at the combine on Sunday after posting 22 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press Saturday.

Asked what he expects Adams to show NFL teams on Sunday, former Auburn teammate and fellow NFL combine participant Carl Lawson smiled and answered simply, "How freak of an athlete is."

http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2017/03/oklahoma_star_offers_high_prai.html

[oracle79 3,569]

Bench press matters now? LOL

[1913-14 263]

8 hours ago, oracle79 said:

Bench press matters now? LOL

who'da thunk it...

 

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13 hours ago, 1913-14 said:

Notice on both Lawson and Adams...get stuck on blocks...we do a poor job of teaching our guys how to disengage...Coach Garner???

Yes.    This has been a noticeable weak spot with all of our DLs ever since Fairley's senior year. 

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7 hours ago, oracle79 said:

Bench press matters now? LOL

It always has mattered except to the ones who blindly loved Coach Yoxall, because he was the best in their minds, facts do not matter with them

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4.68 for Lawson (1.60 10-split)

4.88 for Adams

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WDE! Congratulations at the combine!??????

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Adams posted a 4.87 official. Second fastest time by a DT (0.02 behind Malik McDowell).

Lawson meanwhile has gone blow for blow with Myles Garrett. Lawson tossed up 2 extra reps; Garrett beat him by 0.03 in the 40. The more Carl is compared to Garrett, the better he looks.

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3 hours ago, mcgufcm said:

Adams posted a 4.87 official. Second fastest time by a DT (0.02 behind Malik McDowell).

Lawson meanwhile has gone blow for blow with Myles Garrett. Lawson tossed up 2 extra reps; Garrett beat him by 0.03 in the 40. The more Carl is compared to Garrett, the better he looks.

I believe we didn't coach these young men to their potential 

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I am glad to see all of the raves for Lawson.  I was a little worried for him because I watched the combine yesterday and I am pretty sure the dropped every ball thrown to him in the on the field workouts.  Knowing him, I know he was frustrated by that.  I really want Lawson to succeed in the NFL.  By far my favorite player I had the opportunity to watch at Auburn.

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Did Rudy only do bench press and nothing else?  I was curious to see his 40 time. 

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40 minutes ago, ScubaSteve said:

Did Rudy only do bench press and nothing else?  I was curious to see his 40 time. 

That is correct. He may still be nursing his ankle.

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Combine comparisons for Adams & Lawson from Nike Combine 2012 and the NFL Combine. Impressive improvement for both young men. Ryan Russell deserves credit for the Strength & Conditioning improvements and Adams & Lawson deserve even more credit for the time and effort to make themselves better;  not just as athletes, but as men. They are outstanding representatives of the Auburn Spirit. They are True Auburn Men. War Eagle, Mr. Lawson and Mr. Adams.

Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn (5-star, No. 21 in 247Sports Composite)

Nike Combine 2012

HT/WT: 6-3/251 | 40: 5.11 | Shuttle: 4.87 | Vertical: 26.0

NFL Combine 2017

HT/WT: 6-2/261 | 40: 4.67 | Shuttle: 4.19 | Vertical: 33.0

 

Montravius Adams, DT, Auburn (5-star, No. 10 in 2013 247Sports Composite)

Nike Combine 2012

HT/WT: 6-3/281 | 40: 5.31 | Shuttle: 4.95 | Vertical: 24.4

NFL Combine 2017

HT/WT: 6-4/304 | 40: 4.87 | Shuttle: 4.89 | Vertical: 29.0

 

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Great to see that both players improved, but I'm concerned to see that, while Adams grew an inch, Carl actually shrunk.