Sam Acho, Arizona Cardinals, 103rd Pick, 4th Round, 2011 NFL Draft

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Two-year starter who projects to a 3-4 rush end. Explosive first step quickness. Plays with flexibility, leverage, and knee bend. A disruptive athlete who gets in the throwing lanes or pressures the quarterback. Finishes pursuit on plays away from him. Takes good angles. In the Senior Bowl he beat North tackle Nate Solder for a sack in the game. Played in a 4-2-5 defensive scheme at Texas. Uses his long arms to shed and squeeze the off tackle hole and make a play. Explosive off the edge. Doesn’t give up on a play. Works until the whistle blows. Effective use of his hands and feet in unison rushing the passer. Plays well on his feet. Does a good job on plays away to cushion and fold inside looking for the back to cut back. Quick to diagnose a play after controlling his blocker. Quick reactions and instincts. At the right place at the right time. Good lateral quickness to string out a blocker. For complete report see Ourlads Guide to the NFL Draft.

Sam Acho,Brooks Reed,Ryan Kerrigan and Other Defensive End Notes 2011 NFL Draft

Sam Acho,Brooks Reed and Ryan Kerrigan & Other 2011 Draft Defensive End Notes...

For each position below, we have ranked the players listed by
a special Ourlads’ formula we call OSR. When a prospect has an OSR rating
of 15/17, for example, he rated 15th out of the 17 athletes at his position.
Athletes are listed by position alphabetically. Each workout field is weighted
to the importance of the position – i.e.: for quarterbacks – height, the short
shuttle, 3 cone drill, and Wonderlic test are the most important. Broad jump,
vertical jump, 40-yard dash, and 20-yard dash are also important, but not as
important as the first four mentioned. The numbers recorded next to a
prospect’s name exceeded the previous year’s Combine average or Pro Bowl
players’ averages for the past five years. If there is only an OSR rating, the
athlete did not exceed any of the previous position averages.


DE – Sam Acho (Texas) OSR: 9/26. A-33 ½”. 1.62/10, 4.62/40, 4.32/SS,
6.69/3 cone. Pierre Allen (Nebraska) OSR: DNP. Did not work out due to
right calf strain and right wrist injury. Allen Bailey (Miami) OSR: 14/26. A-
34”, H-10 ¼”. 27/BP, 4.71/40, 36.5/VJ. Jeremy Beal (Oklahoma) OSR: 25/
26. 7.19/3 cone. Da’Quan Bowers (Clemson) Junior. OSR: DNP. 6033,
280. H-10 ¼”. Medical exclusion, did not run or work out due to right knee
meniscus surgery. Chris Carter (Fresno State) OSR: 7/26. 27/BP, 1.59/10,
4.58/40, 36/VJ, 4.34/SS, 6.88/3 cone. Ugo Chinasa (Oklahoma State) OSR:
3/26. A-36”, H-10”. 4.63/40, 7.07/3 cone. Adrian Clayborn (Iowa) OSR:
10/26. 1.61/10, 4.81/40, 4.13/SS. Wayne Daniels (TCU) OSR: 26/26. H-
10”. Did not bench press due to left pectoral strain. Demarcus Dobbs
(Georgia) OSR: 20/26. A-34”. 4.37/SS, 7.22/3 cone. Ricky Elmore (Arizona)
OSR: 19/26. 26/BP, 1.64/10, 4.32/SS, 7.25/3 cone. Cam Heyward (Ohio
State) OSR: DNP. A-34 ¼”, H-10 1/8”. Medical exclusion, did not bench, run,
or work out due to left elbow injury. Cameron Jordan (California) OSR: 4/
26. A-35”, H-11 1/8”. 25/BP, 1.64/10, 4.74/40, 4.37/SS, 7.07/3 cone. Ryan
Kerrigan (Purdue) OSR: 5/26. 31/BP, 1.61/10, 4.67/40, 4.39/SS, 7.18/3
cone. Kentrell Lockett (Mississippi) OSR: DNP. A-34 ¼”, H-10 ¼”. Medical
only – seeking 6th year of eligibility. Cliff Matthews (South Carolina) OSR:
18/26. A-34”. 4.81/40, 4.37/SS, 7.21/3 cone. Pernell McPhee (Mississippi
State) OSR: 24/26. A-34 3/8”. 7.13/3 cone. Bruce Miller (Central Florida)
OSR: 17/26. A-35”. 1.65/10, 4.81/40, 4.34/SS, 7.05/3 cone. Dontay Moch
(Nevada) OSR: 2/26. A-33”. 1.57/10, 4.40/40, 42/VJ, 7.09/3 cone. Cheta
Ozougwu (Rice) OSR: 16/26. 26/BP, 7.06/3 cone. Robert Quinn (North
Carolina) Junior. OSR: 8/26. 6040, 265. A-34”, H-10 1/8”. 1.61/10, 4.62/40,
7.13/3 cone. Brooks Reed (Arizona) OSR: 6/26. H-10”. 30/BP, 1.54/10,
4.65/40, 7.11/3 cone. D’Aundre Reed (Arizona) OSR: 11/26. A-33 ½”, H-
10 ¼”. 30/BP, 1.63/10, 35.5/VJ, 7.24/3 cone. Greg Romeus (Pittsburgh)
OSR: DNP. A-35”, H-10 7/8”. Medical exclusion, did not work out due to
right ACL surgery and lumbar discectomy. Jabaal Sheard (Pittsburgh) OSR:
12/26. A-33 ½”, H-10”. 1.61/10, 4.68/40. Medical exclusion – no lifting,
shuttles, or 3 cone due to left elbow injury. Aldon Smith (Missouri) Junior.
OSR: 13/26. 6042, 263. A-35 3/8”. 4.74/40, 7.19/3 cone. JJ Watt (Wisconsin)
Junior. OSR: 1/26. 6053, 290. A-34”, H-11 1/8”. 34/BP, 1.64/10, 4.81/40,
37/VJ, 6.88/3 cone. Markus White (Florida State) OSR: 23/26. A-33 3/8”, H-
10”. 7.25/3 cone. Ryan Winterswyk (Boise State) OSR: 21/26. 7.01/3 cone