Nick Emmanwori

[GamecockSmitty4]

I’ve been holding out on this because I knew I would just be called a homer. I’m sure some will still say I am and that we shouldn’t care about the underwear Olympics without seeing the tape. That being said….

this guy is an absolute freak. 6’3 220, 43” vertical, and 4.38 unofficial 40. And I can tell you I am not surprised in the slightest by following him since he was an under recruited high schooler putting up 232 tackles, 4 sacks, and 8 forced fumbles his senior year of high school (ONE YEAR!). He developed into the leader on the defense and was always the one making clutch plays. 

He is going to be the Luke Kuechly for a defense at safety for a decade. I expect some team will draft him top 15, maybe even top 10. I go back and forth on whether you use a top 10 pick on a safety but at the end of the day, I think you pick a superstar no matter what position. I would prefer us get a top pass rusher or maybe even WR but I would be thrilled to land Nick E if we don’t get one of those guys. Would much rather have him over a guy like Jaylon Walker who is super intriguing but doesn’t have the production to back it up. 

[kungfoodude]

5 minutes ago, GamecockSmitty4 said:

I’ve been holding out on this because I knew I would just be called a homer. I’m sure some will still say I am and that we shouldn’t care about the underwear Olympics without seeing the tape. That being said….

this guy is an absolute freak. 6’3 220, 43” vertical, and 4.38 unofficial 40. And I can tell you I am not surprised in the slightest by following him since he was an under recruited high schooler putting up 232 tackles, 4 sacks, and 8 forced fumbles his senior year of high school (ONE YEAR!). He developed into the leader on the defense and was always the one making clutch plays. 

He is going to be the Luke Kuechly for a defense at safety for a decade. I expect some team will draft him top 15, maybe even top 10. I go back and forth on whether you use a top 10 pick on a safety but at the end of the day, I think you pick a superstar no matter what position. I would prefer us get a top pass rusher or maybe even WR but I would be thrilled to land Nick E if we don’t get one of those guys. Would much rather have him over a guy like Jaylon Walker who is super intriguing but doesn’t have the production to back it up. 

Trading down would make more sense for a guy like him. Get more ammo in the 2nd or 3rd. 

Like the prospect, for sure, but top 10 is tough. High price to pay for a safety. He would have to be a generational player to justify that.

[GamecockSmitty4]

3 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Trading down would make more sense for a guy like him. Get more ammo in the 2nd or 3rd. 

Like the prospect, for sure, but top 10 is tough. High price to pay for a safety. He would have to be a generational player to justify that.

I agree with you but also think some team is going to draft him very high. Also, I do think he is generational. 

[kungfoodude]

5 minutes ago, GamecockSmitty4 said:

I agree with you but also think some team is going to draft him very high. Also, I do think he is generational. 

I am not sure he goes that high because of the positional value and the teams picking in that range. I think it is generally unlikely. Top 15 I can definitely see. 

We will see what happens.

[ECHornet]

He might not go that high bc he quit on his team at halftime. That was him, right?

I also love him as a prospect. Wish we could have landed him with our 2nd round pick, but that’s probably out the window now. 

[philw5289]

I’d be all for him at 8. He’s going to be a game changer and we can get a decent Dlineman in the 2nd. Unless Abdul drops I’d love this pick  

[kungfoodude]

5 minutes ago, ECHornet said:

He might not go that high bc he quit on his team at halftime. That was him, right?

I also love him as a prospect. Wish we could have landed him with our 2nd round pick, but that’s probably out the window now. 

https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-south-carolina/article297799458.html

[CPcavedweller]

Won’t be able to do much if offensive line can block to the third level of the defense. We need defensive line help, which can be had in the 2nd and 3rd day. 
 

Draft Tyler Warren, call Day 1 a day. 

[GamecockSmitty4]

24 minutes ago, ECHornet said:

He might not go that high bc he quit on his team at halftime. That was him, right?

I also love him as a prospect. Wish we could have landed him with our 2nd round pick, but that’s probably out the window now. 

He definitely pissed a lot of people off with that. I’m still pissed as a Gamecock fan with how it was handled. At the same time…

1) He played the first half in a game that is essentially meaningless when most guys like him don’t play at all. 

2) Sitting out bowl games has no correlation to how they act in the pros. 

3) I would take his body of work and leadership for every practice and game up until that point over his last half where he made a pretty dumb decision on how to handle the situation. 

[MHS831]

Lotta folks would not take a S in round 1.  I like him though.  And homer?  I was born in the spring after my father caught 35 passes for the Gamecocks.  Now we have Clowney, Wonnum, XL---I think Clemson fans are leaving the fan base because of this trend.

[countryboi]

I was high on him before the combine, my only issue is that he plays safely which is a devalued position

[kungfoodude]

5 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Lotta folks would not take a S in round 1.  I like him though.  And homer?  I was born in the spring after my father caught 35 passes for the Gamecocks.  Now we have Clowney, Wonnum, XL---I think Clemson fans are leaving the fan base because of this trend.

I have rarely ever met a Clemson fan who cared even remotely about the NFL. In fairness, same with Gamecock fans.

[MHS831]

5 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I have rarely ever met a Clemson fan who cared even remotely about the NFL. In fairness, same with Gamecock fans.

As much as they try to involve SC--playing at Clemson early on, camp in Rock Hill or Spartanburg--tying to build practice facilities in Fort Mill--they just don't embrace this team (I know some Cowboy and Washington fans in SC, but they are dying out

[kungfoodude]

Just now, MHS831 said:

As much as they try to involve SC--playing at Clemson early on, camp in Rock Hill or Spartanburg--tying to build practice facilities in Fort Mill--they just don't embrace this team (I know some Cowboy and Washington fans in SC, but they are dying out

I have lived and worked all over SC. The level of support is fuging pathetic.

I have encountered far more rooting against the Panthers than for them.

Hence, I have never considered it SC's team. It is definitively a NC team.