I'd love to grab one of these guys in the 2nd round to plug on the inside next to Harris for the next 8 years. If both are available who's the higher rated prospect and better fit for our system?
I think Lofton Projects better into the 3-4 as an ilb than Mayo. Mayo seems to be a 4-3 olb that i dont think would fit into a 3-4 very well
Lofton looks like a Harris clone, but i don't know if he will be as good. If he is, imagine having those monsters clogging running lanes and the Jets being able to blitz from the interior? Wow.
I like Lofton a little more than Mayo, but Mayo has the better size to play ILB in the 3-4. Tough call but I think I would take Lofton because of his upside. I truly think Jonathan Goff will be a better 3-4 ILB than both of them tho.
Lofton is listed at 246 and Mayo is listed at 242... Anyway, I'd rather take a defensive linemen in the second.
Has to be Curtis Lofton. He's a big run-stopping type that would pair very well with David Harris. I also like Jonathan Goff and I think he goes to the Pats at the end of the 2nd or top of the 3rd. Here's a sleeper at ILB for the 3-4: Jameel McClain, ILB, Syracuse. I'd love to grab him with one of our 4th rounders.
Harris essentially had the same scouting report coming out that Lofton does this year. I'd love Lofton in the 2nd. Mayo's good too, But I'm more partial to Lofton. I grab him if we can't grab one a WR like James Hardy or secondary help (if we didn't already address that in the first) like Antoine Cason.
Erin Henderson out of Maryland could be a solid 3-4 ILB also. If he falls to the second day, and we haven't picked an inside linebacker, he'd be a nice selection.
That would be quite a fall for him. I don't think he makes it down that far. IMO, he's a 2nd or 3rd round pick.
I say Curtis lofton he seems more fit and strong for the NFL plus I see his name in much more mock drafts
QFT. Between Lofton and Mayo, I like Mayo's ability to compliment Harris while still being a badass inside. Plus, both of them are stout LBers, but Mayo is the better athlete. He basically has Harris' size and had a slightly better workout. Both Harris and Mayo blow Lofton out of the water athletically.
I love Lofton as a player, but I worry that he is too short (and therefore short-armed) to fend off guards. Anyone else with me on that?
Who's the best cover LB out of these LB's? I haven't really been paying attention to LB's; mostly our positions of greatest need
It doesn't really matter who the best cover linebacker is...that's much more important in a Tampa 2, or really any 4-3. These guys we're talking about are 3-4 ILBs, and their ability to shed blocks and stop the run is much more important than coverage. David Harris' big knock was that he lacked athleticism, but he dominated in the 3-4. You don't have to be the most athletic player to perform well at linebacker in the 3-4. That's why I like Curtis Lofton the most.
I also like Jonathan Goff out of Vandy, he'll be there in round 4 and was real bright in he interviews I heard w/ him. Henderson will be gone but could be a possibilty if we trade down and pick up a #3.
