Jaguars Host Hawaii Safety Mana Silva

by Alfie Crow on Apr 19, 2011 6:00 AM EDT in 2011 NFL Draft

The Jacksonville Jaguars will host Hawaii safety Mana Silva for a private workout today, Big Cat Country has learned. Silva played the strong safety position for the Hawaii Warriors after transferring from Oregon State. Silva has nice size for the safety position at 6-1 206lbs and ran a 4.43 the 40-yard dash. Silva also posted a 40 inch vertical leap at the Hawaii Pro Day.

Silva was a ball hawk for the Warriors in 2010, netting 8 interceptions on the season. In two seasons as a starting safety at Hawaii, Silva was able to pick the ball off a total of 14 times and post 70+ tackles in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Right now, Mana Silva is projected to be a late round draft pick, but he has been a rising prospect in some scouts eyes.

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Weak Safety Class?

After hearing about how weak the safety class is this year, and then seeing so many posts about “small” school safeties with great production and measurables, I don’t get it. Are there usually even more of these guys in a given year? Or is it just that this year there isn’t one great safety out of a major program?

by Conservative on Apr 19, 2011 9:10 AM EDT reply actions

There aren’t any “elite” level safeties. There’s a handful who many feel can be good starters and then a lot of backup “potential” material.

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by Alfie Crow on Apr 19, 2011 9:44 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

its too bad eric berrrrry isnt in this draft..love that kid.

by FgallosJAGS on Apr 19, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

I haven't watched him play specifically,

but the stats seem like a pretty good prospect (though I’m biased in favor of UH players). I wonder why he’s projected low in the draft? Any character issues?

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by SicilianJag on Apr 19, 2011 9:28 AM EDT reply actions