STRENGTHS
T’Vondre has “hall of fame” athletic talent in a body that is bigger than a building. He has unique quickness of the snap and can get into his opponent with outstanding leverage that will defeat even the most technical sound offensive lineman. T’Vondre can play multiple positions in any style of defensive front but he seems to relish playing on the nose against poor unsuspecting offensive centers. He can rush the passer, push the pocket, and stuff the run. I suspect that if he wanted to he could slim down and play Defensive End just like former Bills Hall of Fame Defensive End Bruce Smith did when he came out in his draft. T’Vondre can do and be anything he wants to be on a football field because of his unbelievable athletic talent but like I always say…it takes more than just talent to play in the NFL.
CONCERNS
T’Vondre has a long way to go before he is in NFL football shape to play a 17-game schedule. He is overweight, lacks physical stamina, mental strength, and mental discipline. His potential has “Hall of Fame” written all over it but in reality, his lack of consistency and ability to finish a game physically, is free-agent status at best.
BOTTOM LINE: 3.53
T’Vondre has the talent to be considered as a top-ten pick in this draft and has succeeded in doing everything in his power to ruin that. He is overweight to the extent that it overcomes his athletic talent. He doesn’t look coachable, and as I stated before, he is not in shape to finish games even if he is rotated. He plays when he wants to play, and gives effort when he wants to give effort. He refused to get weight in at the Senior Bowl so I suspect he will work hard to get in better shape and be the talk of the combine. If T’Vondre gets down to the 320lb range I suspect he will be considered one of the best Defensive Linemen at the combine. I don’t think anyone has the balls to walk up to him and tell him that he sucks because he is overweight, a poor teammate, and ruining his future as a potential great player. The best thing that could happen to T’Vondre in this draft is if he is not selected until after the third round, maybe that will form the chip on his shoulders that he seems to lack, one can only hope. He seems like a good kid but he is a kid. Your question to me is, would I select him in the first round because of his talent? The answer is no but…I would listen to my football people and as long as we are talking about selecting him after the 20th pick I would listen to that. He has unique athletic talent but is that enough to draft him before the third round? Boom or Bust baby…Boom or Bust.
