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Of all the players I'm seeing consistently mocked to the Seahawks (Sua-Filo, Benjamin, Ford, etc.), OLB Ryan Shazier is the one I really like. Shazier finished third nationally in 2013 with 144 tackles, and he was tied for second with 23.5 tackles for loss. He also had seven sacks and four forced fumbles. In his final two seasons at Ohio State, he had 269 tackles, 40.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and seven forced fumbles. He played at a light weight in college, but he appears to be just scratching the surface of where he will end up physically.
At 6'1, 237 lbs, Shazier's measurables are off the charts for the WLB position. His 42-inch vertical jump was the best of any athlete at the combine. He also had a 10-foot, 10-inch broad jump, which was sixth-best among all the players. And he reportedly ran an unofficial, hand-time 4.36 at his Pro Day. Even if that time isn't valid, a 4.46 would have been a great time (it's what Bobby Wagner ran). Shazier's a tackling machine and fairly good in coverage. He could probably play any of the three LB positions in the event they fail to re-sign Smith, Wright, or Wagner.
If Shazier is still there at 32, then the rest of the league are basically idiots. They will have handed the reigning Super Bowl Champions the perfect player for our defensive scheme and fulfilled our future needs at OLB.
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