Brandon Fusco, Minnesota Vikings, 172nd Pick, 6th Round, 2011 NFL Draft

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Four-year starter who is a good effort player with the tools to develop. Will need to improve more functional strength to handle inside power players. Dominates players at his level of competition. Two-time team captain who is athletic and intense in his play. Mentally tough. Started his career as a linebacker. Spent the week at the Senior Bowl getting accustomed to the speed and power of the game. Good first step quickness, plays on his feet, and works to finish. Flashes explosiveness when he bends his knees. Must learn to redirect and shift his weight quickly to beat an opponent. His hands are out of sync with his feet. Keeps a good base and stays square. Too high to anchor against power. Must keep his pads down. Fusco has the raw material to play on Sundays. His breakdowns come from lack of technique. In a nutshell, he lacks position skill level but is a developing size, intelligent, and athletic prospect. For complete report see Ourlads Guide to the NFL Draft.

Mike Pouncey and Notes 2011 NFL Draft

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.

Ryan Bartholomew (Syracuse) OSR: 12/49. A-33 ¾”. 34/BP, 1.69/10,
4.62/SS. Brandon Fusco (Slippery Rock) OSR: 9/49. A-33 ¾”, H-10”. 26/BP,
4.43/SS. Jason Kelce (Cincinnati) OSR: 6/49. 1.70/10, 30.5/VJ, 4.14/SS. Alex
Linnenkohl (Oregon State) OSR: 47/49. 4.62/SS. Kris O’Dowd (Southern
Cal) OSR: 7/49. 31/BP, 32.5/VJ, 4.59/SS. Mike Pouncey (Florida) OSR: 35/49.
4.64/SS. Zane Taylor (Utah) OSR: 42/49. A-33”, A-10 ¼”. 33/BP. Zack
Williams (Washington State) OSR: 16/49. A-33 ¼”. 28/BP, 30/VJ, 4.62/SS.