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DE/DT George Uko, USC -- Few defensive lineman have the gigantic gap between abilities than Uko does. If you isolated all of the pass plays that Uko plays on, you'd swear you were looking at a 2nd or even 1st day talent with a rare ability to shoot gaps and pressure the passer. If you isolated all of his run plays, you'd be shocked if anybody would dare draft him. Uko's passion is playing the pass. He doesn't get push however, so much as he does shoot gaps and race to the QB, which he is strong enough and fast enough to do. Against the run, he really struggles -- he gets driven back more than anything, and he ability to shed blockers magically disappears. Uko is a mystery wrapped in a riddle -- can a team expecting a more rounded DL (6'3", 280 lbs) believe they can coach up Uko's gaping deficiency against the run? Or will a team simply bring him on as a passrushing specialist? Either way, he's a midrounder in my eyes, because no matter how bad you are against the run, getting to the QB is getting to the QB in the NFL.
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