January 7, 2008, 8:22 pm Dorsey?s Knee Could Affect Draft Status By Thayer Evans Tags: Adrian Peterson, chop block, Gil Brandt, Glenn Dorsey, N.F.L. draft NEW ORLEANS ? While the senior Louisiana State defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey is seemingly the front-runner to be the first overall pick in April?s N.F.L. draft, his stock could be impacted by a right knee injury that he sustained earlier this season. The 6-foot-2, 303-pound Dorsey strained the knee during an Oct. 20 game against Auburn after enduring a chop block and was hampered by it the rest of the season. Yet he still won Nagurski Award, Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy and Lott Award this season. Gil Brandt, the former Dallas Cowboys executive and an analyst for nfl.com, said he expected Dorsey?s knee to be heavily scrutinized by N.F.L. team doctors at the N.F.L. combine in February. Dorsey could find himself in a draft situation similar to Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson, Brandt said. Many believed Peterson was the best prospect in last year?s N.F.L. draft, but he was selected seventh over all because he was coming off a broken collarbone and had been hampered by injuries his previous two seasons. ?I would imagine that there?s some concern with his knee,? Brandt said of Dorsey in a telephone interview. ?The teams? doctors, 25 of them might say, ?There?s nothing wrong with this guy. He?s in great shape.? Seven might say, ?Well, I think he?s a risk.?? But because Dorsey plays defensive tackle, a position more coveted in the N.F.L., his value may ultimately outweigh possible concerns about his knee, Brandt said. If he was the No. 1 overall pick in the N.F.L. Draft, he would be the first defensive tackle selected in that spot since the Cincinnati Bengals took Ohio State?s Dan Wilkinson in 1994. ?He?s a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful human being,? Brandt said of Dorsey. ?He?s a great, great person. He?s one of the nicest, politest guys you?ll ever meet in your life. The guy is unbelievable athletically. The guy?s got everything you want in a good football player.? So will Dorsey?s knee injury negatively affect him in the draft? Will he be the first pick? Why or why not? If not, who will be? Comment (1) E-mail this Share Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Newsvine Permalink
This is bad news for us as we are not targeting Dorsey. If Dorsey falls out of the top 5 someone we could have selected will rise.
He looked great out in down the stretch, and was fantastic in the BCS Championship game... I'd like to so how he was "hampered." If it seems like a chronic sort of thing then maybe it'll drop his stock, so we'll see.
If Dorsey was projected a top 5 pick BEFORE the BCS Championship game... Well then he is now a LOCK for a top 5 pick after the game he played vs Ohio state. He's going to make a GREAT pick for anyteam running the 4-3 Defense.
I would take him at six in heartbeat...the kid is a playmaker...this is not D-Rob we are talking about, and his fat ass was taking 4th overall.
He was getting handled by the center the whole 1st half. He did pick up his play later on in the game, but he wasn't that impressive.
