Linemen and playmakers on Harris’ list

As much as I love day one of the NFL Draft, Day 2 is THE day to find some hidden gems, some sleepers, if you will. So, here are a few of my favorite sleepers on day two that could hopefully end up in Battle Red, Liberty White and Deep Steel Blue at 65th overall or 73rd overall…of course, if the Texans stay at those spots.

What a physical freak he is, my goodness. At 282 lb, he lit up the Combine like a Christmas tree. He ran a 4.49 s 40-yard dash.

Let me repeat…a 282 lb human being ran 4.49 seconds. That was faster than nearly 40% of the defensive backs.

A decisive winner on the defensive interior at the Senior Bowl was AA NW, aka Adebawore. It’s not easy to write Adetomiwa Adebawore in my notebook all day long, so that’s the shorthand that I use. On Wednesday, I wrote “AA NW” a ton. Why? The Northwestern Tasmanian Devil shocked and yanked his way through nearly every one-on-one drill. It felt like I knew it was coming on every rep and the OL just didn’t see it coming at all. Then, when I actually called out what was going to happen on a pass rush rep, he threw one of the nastiest jump-through, cross chop Aaron Donald-style pass rush moves that I’d seen in Mobile, maybe ever. I mean, there have been about five or six “OHHHHHHH/AHHHHHH” moments in all the drills for the last two days, but that move had the entire DL going nuts. He’s difficult to figure out, honestly, because he’s also sub-6-2, but only 284 lb, whereas a guy like Silvera is 300+ lb. So, does AA NW play a penetrating 3-technique? Does he play the edge, then bump inside on pass rush downs? He’s a bit of a conundrum, given his lack of superior height and build but dude is powerful, quick and incredibly disruptive up and down the line of scrimmage.

He had two pass rush one-on-one reps back to back against Notre Dame interior offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson that were purely awesome. Poor Patterson, he was no match…