Rodrique Wright???
 

Rodrique Wright
DT | (6'5", 300, 5.13) | TEXAS

Scouts Grade: 85


Strengths: He has a huge frame and terrific quickness. Shows flashes of rare big play potential. Has good initial burst and mobility when fresh. Can out-quick and overpower OL at times. Shows good mobility and overall athleticism for his size. Has played in two-gap and one-gap schemes but he looks much more natural as a one-gap player. He would fit perfectly as a three-technique in the NFL, where he could even slim down a bit and utilize his quickness and natural athletic ability at his size to disrupt versus the run and penetrate as an interior pass rusher. Showed increased versatility playing NT, DT and DE as a senior.

Weaknesses: He must improve his consistency. He has great natural tools and flashes massive NFL potential, but he does not give a steady enough effort  on the field or in workouts. Is somewhat of an underachiever at this point. Needs to work harder off the field to improve conditioning and stamina. He plays too high at times and allows blockers to get into his body too often. He must also improve his array of pass rush moves and ability to get off of blocks once he has been locked-on by a defensive lineman. Durability is just a minor issue because of his lingering ankle injury in 2004.

Overall: Wright's uncle, Elmo, was a first round pick of the Chiefs in 1971 and his cousin, Cedric Woodard, is a defensive tackle with the Seahawks. Wright finished his sophomore season in 2003 with 80 total tackles, including 12 for losses and 7.5 sacks. Wright missed one game because of an ankle injury that lingered as a junior in 2004, when he wasn't nearly as productive, finishing with 36 tackles, seven QB pressures and one sack. Wright was named a consensus first team All-America as a senior in 2005, when he started all 13 games and finished with 46 tackles, 13 TFL and 4.5 sacks. Wright has the overall physical tools, including the size, power and quickness, to develop into a pro bowl defensive tackle in the NFL. However, Wright also has the potential to get lazy once he starts collecting paychecks as a professional. He played with a more consistent motor when he was healthy as a senior and he also showed more versatility playing DT, NT and even DE throughout the course of the season. He is one of the biggest risk-reward prospects in the 2006 draft class, but Wright's tremendous upside makes him worth the early-second round gamble.


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RE: Rodrique Wright???
 

i guess not

RE: Rodrique Wright???
 

geez... this guy still on the board???

RE: Rodrique Wright???
 

as of one 193 he is i thought we would have got him at 174

Maybe he will still be there at an even better value in the 7th. Everyone must know something we dont about the guy. Everything I read was mostly positive about the guy. Cant believe he is still hanging around.

I guess Payton thinks Sully can cut it. We've passed on several talented DT's in the later rounds already.

We have to take him if he's there in the 7th, it would be a steal. The guy has a lot of ability, seems like he gets a little lazy but that can be changed with intense coaching. If we get him in the 7th, I feel like with a little help from the coaches lighting a fire under this guy he can contribute to our team this year.

Don't forget that we got Hollis Thomas in that Philadelphia trade. Having him means that Sullivan can move off of the 2 gap, which isn't his natural position.

That & getting Bush were the only two bright spots in our draft. :(

I don't think this year's draft is that horrible. I like the Harper pick because it allows Smith to move to cornerback, and notice that he hasn't been traded despite the rumors that he would be. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Harper is better than the safeties signed during the off-season. I had the privilege of watching this guy play many times on TV, and I always pay extra attention when evaluating SEC players. He may not be a 4.5 runner, but he makes up for it in intelligence and hustle.

The only pick I question is the tackle in the fourth round. Even then, many good offensive linemen come from small colleges, and we really don't know we enough about this guy to make any kind of judgment at all.

The defensive end from Perdue has the potential to become a valuable contributor on passing downs. Mike Hass is an absolute steal for a sixth round pick, and Lay is not going to be asked to do more than cover in dime situations.

And we just drafted an offensive tackle from Northwestern in the 7th, which had a very good offensive line.

I give this draft a B-.

No, Sully's natural position is at the hot dog stand.

Honestly though...of all the names we've heard mentioned about trades, his isn't one of them. I know it may be due to his contract, but maybe the new leadership sees something and is willing to give it a shot with him. Picking up Thomas really does help in the DT area, just in case.

What has Thomas done... except whine he wants to be traded??? Asside from so called run stopper he doesn't get after the QB and he's been in 11 years so what we got him for a year or 2???

Sullivan was not drafted to be a 2 gap run stopping tackle. He was picked because of his pass rushing ability, which is negated by playing over the center. He hasn't played alongside a proper counterpart at the position since we had Grady Jackson, who was released after the two had only played together for one season.

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In todays Times-Pic Payton said we're not moving any of the safety's to corner.

I like Dwight Smith. I will not like seeing him in another uniform this season.

I hear ya Jeremy...dude can play, but I guess all the reports of us really souring on him were true.

If that be the case, I hope we get something good for the guy...b/c he played real well for us last year.

What a steal? Dolphins got him in the 7th.

I'd really like to hear why. We don't have many good players on defense, and he's one of them.

I don't understand why so much attention is being paid to safety when DT and ILB have been our main problems for years. So we take a DT in a trade that's on his last leg and we ignore the LB position totally. Blows my mind.

That's what confuses me J... I think itwas youthat brought up our 14 th ranked D...that was mostly b/c of our secondary play...we couldn't stop the run to save our lives.

I guess he struck a bad chord with Payton,or just seemed the wrong sort behind the scenes. Maybe its to make a point, but he was basically one of, if not was, our best FA pick up of recent memory.

No, that wasn't me about our D. Teams didn't have to throw on us last year cuase they could just run up the middle on us, and also weren't having to pass to play catch up.

Smith is probably the best FA signing since Joe Horn.

Jeremy, if the Times-Pic did indeed say we are not moving any safeties to cb then we will be unloading safeties left and right in the coming weeks. No way we can go into a season with 7 safeties. Smith was the only one people were talking about moving to safety, but he's gotten bigger since he moved to safety and I dunno how much success he'd have at cb. I think he's more suited at safety. Do you have a link for that article?

sorry Jeremy, thought that was you from one of our other "epic battles" :)

Even whenthe did have to pass, Smith help to solidify a secondary that only one year before has serious sieve-like issues.

It'll be painful to see him go, but hopefully we get something for him.

The articles in today's TP. I'm too lazy to go look for it.

what a steal in the 7th round.