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Don't sleep on David Ojabo.

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@mgobluevikes said:
Don't sleep on David Ojabo.

Why what happened..do tell

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@mgobluevikes said:
Don't sleep on David Ojabo.

Have heard that a lot too. Give us your opinion of him since you are a Michigan Fan. Is he just a one year wonder who benefitted from Hutch on the other side or could he be a solid NFL DE? I'll admit that the only Michigan games I really watched last year were BTCG vs Iowa where he didnt do much, OSU where he had a sack, and then MSU where he had a really good game.

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@mgobluevikes said:
Don't sleep on David Ojabo.

mgo, i know you are plugged in with Michigan ,  what is your take on Ojabo? 

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What if we use our pick 66 and another to move back up into the 2nd round after picking at 34? In my mind, we want a few solid contributors with upside versus a bunch of projects or hope-so type players.

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A bit raw, but a beast. Grew up in Scotland playing soccer and track. 4.55 40 Very high motor, relentless. Learned a lot from Hutchinson. He really came into his own this past year with 11 sacks and 12 TFL's. Needs a bit of tweaking to expand his repertoire, but has all the tools.  Plays well from a stand up position has long arms, 81" wingspan, show s great bend and contorts his body to get through bigger guys. He also sets the edge pretty well. Get him on the other side of Hunter and it would be hectic. Before the achilles at his pro day, was easily a top 15 pick. With the injury, might not see him until late season, but appears to be in line for full recovery.

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@PurplePastor said:
What if we use our pick 66 and another to move back up into the 2nd round after picking at 34? In my mind, we want a few solid contributors with upside versus a bunch of projects or hope-so type players.

If we don't use that extra pick to trade back up into the 2nd, I would be very disappointed. It's one of the few ways Kwesi can redeem himself from yesterday. 

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@mgobluevikes said:
A bit raw, but a beast. Grew up in Scotland playing soccer and track. 4.55 40 Very high motor, relentless. Learned a lot from Hutchinson. He really came into his own this past year with 11 sacks and 12 TFL's. Needs a bit of tweaking to expand his repertoire, but has all the tools.  Plays well from a stand up position has long arms, 81" wingspan, show s great bend and contorts his body to get through bigger guys. He also sets the edge pretty well. Get him on the other side of Hunter and it would be hectic. Before the achilles at his pro day, was easily a top 15 pick. With the injury, might not see him until late season, but appears to be in line for full recovery.

This would be a sweet pick but not getting my hopes up. Nothing the FO has done so far this offseason suggests they’ll go after a player who won’t help much in 2022. I would not mind being wrong. There’s some good players available. 

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@mgobluevikes said:
A bit raw, but a beast. Grew up in Scotland playing soccer and track. 4.55 40 Very high motor, relentless. Learned a lot from Hutchinson. He really came into his own this past year with 11 sacks and 12 TFL's. Needs a bit of tweaking to expand his repertoire, but has all the tools.  Plays well from a stand up position has long arms, 81" wingspan, show s great bend and contorts his body to get through bigger guys. He also sets the edge pretty well. Get him on the other side of Hunter and it would be hectic. Before the achilles at his pro day, was easily a top 15 pick. With the injury, might not see him until late season, but appears to be in line for full recovery.

With the starters set, the Vikings could actually give him the time he needs. Just not sure they're where they'd feel comfortable taking a red shirt. 

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Achilles injuries are tough, it's not like an ACL. The only defensive lineman I can think of that's made a successful return and maintained his explosiveness is Terrell Suggs. For this reason I wouldn't take Ojabo with our second round pick. If he is still on the board in the 3rd round and the Vikings want to take a flyer on him with one of their picks at that point..go for it