Buccaneers Draft Profile: CJ Allen, Linebacker, Georgia
CJ Allen plays linebacker like he's trying to break the line of scrimmage in half. The Georgia prospect may have just the goods the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking for.
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Hi, this is Marvin Powell III with Round Table Sports.
CJ Allen is a six foot one, two hundred and thirty-five pound linebacker out of the University of Georgia.
This past season, Allen was an All SEC performer while also being All American.
With four point five speed in the forty, he projects to be a first-round draft pick, as most NFL scouts have him listed in the top thirty-five overall and listed within the top five linebackers going to this draft.
This past season, he led the Dogs with eighty-eight tackles.
He's known as a textbook tackler, great form, hits the lane, plays downhill, plays with his hair on fire.
One of the greatest compliments I heard from a scout when looking at his, draft report is he's a guy you can count on to do his job every single play.
When you look at some of the things that scouts wanna see from him and they didn't see in college, he didn't create a lot of turnovers.
That's a big thing in the NFL.
It's a big thing in college football.
Defensive They-- Defenses, make it a point to emphasize turnovers, so the fact that he wasn't, seen as an impact player who can create turnovers, it's something.
But when you look at his upside, the way he plays the game, the physicality, the speed, the talent, the athletic ability, the sp-- you know, just a- everything that makes him who he is, the pros far outweighs the cons with this guy.
He can improve in man coverage.
That's something, where he was vulnerable.
I think there are some concerns based upon what he could do in the NFL in man, but in zone coverage, he's outstanding.
This is an elite player.
This is a sideline to sideline player.
This is a player who's expected to be, in the rotation immediately and have impact in the NFL.
He should be one of the many Georgia Bulldogs, that have had success lately under Kirby Smart, that are in the NFL right now.
