It is worth the risk. I would rather roll the dice on a QB than take a 25 year old rookie from West Georgia LOL.
At this point in the draft who cares about small school-big school. If anything this is where you can find the small school bargains. I do care he's 25 though...geez.
Looks like a ST's type From NFL.com draft profile http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/dylan-donahue?id=2558255 He's 6'3", 248 pounds, 30 1/4" arm length OVERVIEW Dylan is the son of Mitch Donahue, who was the WAC Defensive Player of the Year in 1989 and 1990 for Wyoming and went on to play four years in the NFL. Donahue wears the same number 49 jersey as his dad. He ended up going the junior college route coming out of high school in Billings, Montana (where his dad owns a roofing company). He racked up 19 sacks in two years at Palomar College before heading to UWG for the 2015 season. Donahue impressed Wolves coaches enough to get on the field right away, and he received second-team Associated Press Little All-American team honors that season (52 tackles, 17.5 for loss, 12 sacks). He was the Gulf South Defensive Player of the Year in 2016, along with multiple All-American honors, after setting the conference record with 13.5 sacks (67 tackles, 20 for loss). He was also a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award as the best lineman in Division II. ANALYSIS STRENGTHS His footwork and lateral quickness puts him in position to go make a play. Uses slaps and chops to batter a tackle's punch and gain advantage on the edge. Comes off snap low and with good burst. Has flexible hips and good overall bend in lower half to unleash a more dynamic pass rush attack. Relentless forward charge that leads to second effort sacks and tackles. Pursuit continues down the field. Finds ball quickly and works to shed and tackle on time. Has range and athletic traits to transition to outside linebacker spot quickly. Posted monster production at West Georgia against run and pass. Comes from NFL bloodlines. WEAKNESSES Undersized and lacks NFL length. Short arms will always be a concern against tackles and tight ends with quick hands who can get into his frame first. Will struggle to take a stand and set a strong edge against NFL power. Hand usage is somewhat basic. Needs to work towards a Masters degree in hand fighting to counter his poor arm length. Has to rely on motor over power and skill to win second half of the rep. Face-up rusher who lacks desired speed-to-power element. Needs to add competent counter rush move. NFL COMPARISON Nick Vigil BOTTOM LINE Donahue is a productive but undersized outside linebacker who lacks the desired length and strength at the point of attack that teams typically look for on the edge. Donahue has some explosive movement and lateral agility that could help him translate into a 4-3 defense with rush potential in sub-packages. His athleticism should serve him well on special teams and his ability to make impactful plays could land him on a roster.-Lance Zierlein
If it's dumb. I wouldn't think it wad a good idea. This is common sense shit for a rebuilding team. I would be pissed if he wasn't giving us the best chance to hit ok quality guys on this draft. This draft was deep man, I'm all for finding some late round talent. Starter or Quality depth. We need both.
You know not a god damn thing about this guy. That doesn't mean it's a bad pick. It means you don't know what it is.
I disagree. I think the team would be better served giving all the reps that Kaaya or another QB would have received to Petty and Hack.
For anyone interested, here is some film of Donahue against Albany State last season. Looks like he could definitely be an immediate contributor on special teams.
Speak for yourself. You are the least educated person in this thread. By far. Please don't speak for others. Ever.
I am not saying Kaaya should get any reps really. Give them all to Hack. I would rather have Kaaya than Petty. Petty might be more of a team player and content being a 2/3rd QB his whole career.
Like a lot of the Mormon kids that have to do a mission in college. I think Reilly lost 2 years on his mission.
