He wasn't asked to rush the passer. Georgia's true pass rushers the past two seasons were Olujari and then Anderson (who got arrested six or seven games into the 2021 season).
I see a lot of stuff out there about his sack totals. As a contain player and a DL that lined up at DE, DT, NT, and standup OLB, he had good production.
I'm not saying he is an elite pass rusher. He's far from it. He is an elite defensive end because of his traits and his ability to play every DL tech at a high level.
And if we were the Giants, getting a really good defensive lineman would be awesome, because they have a promising edge rusher in Ojulari. they could use an inside out player next to him/across from him. If we take Walker at 4, we’ll be exactly where we were in the early 2010s with Muh, Sheldon, and Coples, trying to manufacture a passrush and putting square pegs in round holes, wasting JFM, and, very possibly, still looking for an edge rusher.
And if passrush technique could be taught to make guys legit pro passrushers, there’d be a hell of a lot more guys with great traits and poor numbers who work out.
And who cares that is JJ two years older? His even limited tape at UGA showed exactly how good he was going to be if he was able to get on the field more than he did. You know exactly what you’re getting with JJ, an legit edge guy who plays the run well and produces every game.
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