Kamalei Correa

The Steelers had dinner with Correa last night and are said to be interested in him in round 1. Here are some of his games if you haven't seen him.









Personally, I'd be disappointed if he were the first round pick.

 

Thanks for posting the vids TTF. My initial thought is that I would agree on being a bit disappointed if he were the 1st round selection. However, I do see potential value should he fall to the 2nd, and very good value after that. He looks to be a solid, smart, versatile football player. Add 10 lbs of muscle, and he fits the mold of a quality starting 3-4 OLB who can rush out of a 3 point stance on 3rd down. What strikes me as particularly positive is the lack of negative plays by him in those 4 games. The worst that it got was a number of plays where the tackle got his hands on Correa and effectively neutralized his rush. However, even on those plays you could see him playing heads up and aware, and ready to pounce when the QB stepped up. I also don't think I saw him get taken out of a play by anyone other than an O lineman. By contrast, I'll bring up my pre draft assessment of JJ (sorry) where I noted that he often got manhandled by college TEs and RBs.

Based on these 4 tapes, I think he's a pretty smart, instinctive football player who is athletic enough to make it. He makes me think of Rob Ninkovich, though he's smaller and quicker. He seems like the same heady type of player who will have sneaky success in the NFL. Anyway, I'm not going to make a final assessment based on watching a few games over breakfast, but I am very intrigued.

 

Tony Pauline.

 

If they take this kid before the 4th, I'd be disappointed.