Preston Smith DE/OLB - Pick #2

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2015 NFL Draft: Redskins Select Preston Smith, DE/OLB, Miss State www.hogshaven.com Readability

 

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Preston Smith impressed Redskins with combine results www.csnwashington.com Readability

 

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In fact, Smith believes his versatility is his best quality. He might’ve looked “slow” on film at Mississippi State because of his team’s defensive approach.

“The system I play in is not a downhill system where I just come off the ball and rush the passer every play,” he explained. “You know, in the SEC, you’ve got to be smart about how you play. We play a lot of zone read teams so you can’t just rush up the field. You’ve got to sit on the line of scrimmage and play the zone read or play your assignment.”

Smith said “if you rush up the field, they can rush it up your gap and rush for about 50 yards a carry” in the SEC.

“I guess me being a read player instead of a react then read player, I had to slow my cutting and fire off the ball like I need to, so they feel like my get-off wasn’t as quick as it needed to be,” Smith said. “But on third down I proved to them that I had a lot of get-off that they were looking for, they just wanted to see it on first and second down which is kind of hard with the types of looks we got in our league.”

 

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Kiper, McShay rave about Redskins selection Preston Smith was.247sports.com Readability

 

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A closer look at Redskins second-round linebacker Preston Smith - The Washington Post

Good stuff on Mr. Smith.

 

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A man among boys. Well soon find out if he can play with other men. Now that statement may have raised an eyebrow to that dude bananaman but you guys know what I mean.

 

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this looks like a good under the radar pick

 

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Per Manny Benton

Second Round Pick Miss. State DE/OLB Preston Smith

I really like the Preston Smith selection. He’s a big 6ft 5, 271 lbs athlete with long arms and huge hands. He’s a freak athlete who has measurables that are similar to Robert Quinn. I think he can he can play that ROLB spot and anywhere on the defensive line. He’s going to be a playmaker on the Redskins defense.

Instant Analysis minutes after the pick:

McCloughan Quote on Preston Smith: “First and foremost, SEC – dominant player. Size, length, he has the ability to play on certain downs stand-up in two-point stance and on certain pass rush in the three-point stance. He played down at Mississippi State the majority of the time. It was unique about him, when they go to the three-man front, he’d move in on the nose tackle and play over the nose – I mean, he’d move over the nose and play over the center – and had success rushing the passer from inside there. You’ll see as I go through each year more and more, you’re going to see I do a lot of big school guys and a lot of SEC guys. That’s important to me because they’ve been in the big games. They’ve been around 80,000 fans. They’ve been playing the Alabamas, they’ve been playing LSUs. It’s not too big for them to come out here. So he’s unique because he’s got 34-and-a-half-inch arms and he’s almost 6-5, he’s 270 pounds and he can rush the passer. It’s a great tandem.”

More McCloughan: “You could see the athleticism on tape, no doubt about it. Just the flexibility in his lower body, his length, his arms. But at the pro day, they worked him as a linebacker. They dropped him, flipped his hips, made him catch the ball. He might have the best hands on our team when he comes in here. He’s a unique athlete. I mean, it’s impressive. Like I said, 6-5, 270, and he ran a 4.7 [-second 40-yard dash], and he has sack production, like I said, even on the center in college in the SEC, which is hard to do. So he’s got natural pass rush instincts, and you’ll see – he’s got the flexibility in his hips and lower [body] and the quickness to get it done.”

 

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Preston Smith | Mississippi State, DE : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile

Smith's 'official' 40 time is 4.71. But he's been clocked as low as 4.61. Not sure if that's a legit time or if the timer had a rusty stopwatch.

 

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