Larry Hart and Austen Lane

by kjones407 on Aug 31, 2010 11:19 AM EDT

Between the 2000 and 2008 NFL Drafts their has been a total of 91 DEs drafted in 5th,6th and 7th rounds. Of them 26 were drafted in the 5th round, 27 in the 6th and 38 in the 7th. Here is a list of those players that have had standout careers:

Aaron Kampman - #156 5th Round 2002 NFL Draft

Brett Kiesel - #242 7th Round 2002 NFL Draft

Robert Mathis - #138 5th Round 2003 NFL Draft

Trent Cole - #146 5th Round 2005 NFL Draft

Also, here are a couple of players Jaguar familiar should recognize:

Bobby McCray - #249 7th round 2004 NFL Draft

Jeremy Mincey - #191 6th Round 2006 NFL Draft (orginally drafted by New England)

James Wyche - #213 7th Round 2006 NFL Draft

What this says to me is that finding pash rushers that can be successful in the NFL late in the draft is a rarity. I will do further research on the other DEs that were drafted in the later rounds to see if there is a commonality between their careers, but as it stands, they all seem to be just other guys. As I wish Hart and Lane turn out to be fantastic players, the statistical chance of that happening is very little. But I believe they both will be with the Jaguars for a long time. What do you think?

*I wish I could have put separate polls for both of them, because it's unlikely their careers will have the same outcome.

Poll

How successful do you believe DEs Larry Hart and Austen Lane will be in the NFL?

None - will be out of the NFL in a few years

2 votes

A little - will be journeymen their entire career

6 votes

Moderate - will be used as a situational players until a better replacement comes along

50 votes

A lot - will be dependable starters most of their career

30 votes

Very - will be the next pass rushing stars

5 votes

*Somewhere in between one of the above

21 votes

114 votes | Poll has closed

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DE seems to be boom or bust anyway

Do the numbers on those drafted high in the draft and you’ll get an awful success rate percentage there too.

Jury is still way out on these guys who have a lot to learn. We’re HOPING that Derrick Harvey does something this year in Year 3. These guys are rookies.

That being said, I like Lane a lot the more I see him. Could be the total package of size, speed and heart. Hart needs to learn tricks to make his size work at this level.

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by BIBBEE on Aug 31, 2010 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

Lane has some upside

physically. But he doesn’t have a lot of moves. He’s got a LOT to learn schematically. And he’s a little short on bend when getting around the corner. He also has horrible hands. But even with all his physical skills I believe he can get much stronger in route to becoming a decent LDE.

Hart just needs to practice a LOT. he’s got some of the scheme down, but he needs to be constantly reminded at this point. But he’s gotta get better at his one on ones first and foremost.

by Ewdtrey on Aug 31, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions