danefan
April 15th, 2009, 08:44 AM
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=790296&category=SPORTS
There's no doubt University at Albany offensive tackle Raphael Nguti has the size to play in the NFL.
He's 6-foot-6 and weighs 330 pounds. His arms are 341/8 inches long, which ranks among the top 10 prospects at his position entering the NFL Draft April 25-26.
And yet his agent, J.R. Rickert, said opinions are all over the map on whether Nguti is good enough to play at the next level and whether he might be selected in the seven-round draft.
"It's interesting," Rickert said. "There are a wide range of ratings from different scouts. Some people think he's good enough to be (picked) in the fifth round. ... Some are a little slow to think he can even make it to (training) camp. That's a pretty wide range on a kid."
I don't think he'll get drafted, but he'll definitely end up in someone's camp.
There's no doubt University at Albany offensive tackle Raphael Nguti has the size to play in the NFL.
He's 6-foot-6 and weighs 330 pounds. His arms are 341/8 inches long, which ranks among the top 10 prospects at his position entering the NFL Draft April 25-26.
And yet his agent, J.R. Rickert, said opinions are all over the map on whether Nguti is good enough to play at the next level and whether he might be selected in the seven-round draft.
"It's interesting," Rickert said. "There are a wide range of ratings from different scouts. Some people think he's good enough to be (picked) in the fifth round. ... Some are a little slow to think he can even make it to (training) camp. That's a pretty wide range on a kid."
I don't think he'll get drafted, but he'll definitely end up in someone's camp.