Rivera met with Owamagbe Odighizuwa in Los Angeles

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Dude looks the part, that is for sure

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Here's where some of the other recent mocks have Odighizuwa going:

#22 -Dane Brugler CBS, March 23

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/mock-draft/expert/dane-brugler

#24 - Dan Kadar of Mocking The Draft, March 23

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/3/23/8276107/2015-nfl-mock-draft-jameis-winston-marcus-mariota

#27 - Rob Rang CBS, March 23

"an ideal complement to Greg Hardy"

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/mock-draft/expert/rob-rang

#27 - DraftTek, March 23

http://www.drafttek.com/2015-NFL-Mock-Draft-Round1b.asp

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scouting report with .gifs from a Steelers blog that concludes Odighizuwa is a "mid-late first round" talent that "should immediately be able to contribute... If the top pass rushers (Dante Fowler, Alvin Dupree, and Randy Gregory) are off the board, the Steelers should certainly be considereing Odighizuwa. He compares favorably to Pernell McPhee in many aspects of his game" [McPhee, who is just entering his prime years, recently signed a five-year, $39 million contract with $16 million guaranteed]

http://stillcurtain.com/2015/03/19/steelers-draft-breaking-down-owamagbe-odighizuwa/

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You can never have too many vowels on a team

[mmmbeans]

Panthers are doing their due diligence.  Showed in the Kony Ealy pick.  They truly will pick the best DE, WR, or OT available...lol

 

lol... it's gonna be gurley.

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Charlotte Observer Jonathan Jones @ jjones9

Apr 2

I'm going to do a mock draft in the coming weeks, but my dark

horse for Carolina at 25? UCLA DE Owa Odighizuwa

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profootballspot.com Matthew Williams @ H_D_Creations

Apr 1

I watch Odighizuwa and I can't help but think if he didn't have

the hip issue he would be a top 5 draft pick. So disruptive.

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sidelionreport.com Kent Lee Platte @ MathBomb

Apr 10

I've given up on DL guys. Only one I like at 23 at all is Odighizuwa

[BigCat]

What scary about this guy is his TWO hip surgeries.

[gettlemanjack]

yesterday, Charlotte Observer, Jonathan Jones:

"Need a model 4-3 defensive end? Owa Odighizuwa

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Gettleman said in January: “If there’s a quality defensive end or defensive lineman there, it’s hard for me to pass him up.”

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There aren’t many high-production defensive ends (likely to be available at #25 or later) who can play in a 4-3 defense. Still, a few players fit the model of productive 4-3 defensive end at the NFL level. UCLA’s Owa Odighizuwa, Arkansas’ Trey Flowers and Mississippi State’s Preston Smith are all players who at least look the part.

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The Observer reviewed [six measurables of] the NFL’s top 25 defensive ends in 4-3 defenses from last season, as calculated by the football analytics site Pro Football Focus

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With those six measurables, no 4-3 defensive end in this year’s class fits better than Odighizuwa."

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article19734324.html

[TheNewStandard]

hope one of the Washington players he meets with is Shaq

Shaq quoted that the Panthers have been the most active franchise concerning him...west coast swing

[bigskypanthersguy]

This guy's name spells out like an auto-correct had an epileptic seizure.  Good lord.