Behold LB Ryan Shazier

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Ryan Shazier blazes at OSU Pro Day
Posted by Mike Florio on March 7, 2014

Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier didn’t run the 40-yard dash at the Scouting Combine because of a tweaked hamstring. At his Friday Pro Day, he tweaked it again at the end of the run.

And yet he still covered the 120 feet in 4.36 seconds. Unofficially.

Yes, a linebacker ran the 40 in 4.37 seconds. And he weighed 237 pounds, more than the scouts expected.

“I feel like I can gain 10 more pounds if I had to,” Shazier said, via Cleveland.com. “I feel good right now.”

At the Scouting Combine, Shazier also sprang 42 inches in the vertical jump, more than anyone.

The buzz is that Shazier has moved into the first round. Then again, if every player about whom there was first-round buzz was actually taken in the first round, there would be 100 players taken in the first round.

Stats here

 

[mr.stlouis]

R.O. I. D. S

 

[-X-]

Behold Fendi Onobun.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

It will be interesting to see how Shazier performs in he NFL. At Ohio state he seemed more like a great athlete than a great football player.

 

[jrry32]

I don't feel like he's what we're looking for. Will be a hell of a WLB in a system where he can run, run, run and man up in coverage. But we have Ogletree for that. He isn't the type of guy to fill that Dunbar role of attacking downhill and filling gaps at the LOS. That's not his game, he doesn't fight off blocks well.

 

[Alan]

In my limited research, that's how I see him too. I've seen a couple of mocks where we pick him at #13. I can't wrap my head around that.

 

[PressureD41]

perfect in a tampa 2 defense as the WIL BACKER... not for our system folks

 

[laramsoriginal]

Have hime dtop 15 pounds then line him up at S. Just Kidding. I think he would be a great player in the right system

 

[Ramrasta]

Potentially great player but not who we need.