PFF’s former five-star prospects poised for breakout seasons
By Andrew Olson
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Whenever a team lands a five-star prospect, it’s cause for celebration. After fans spend months reading a player’s hype and watching his highlights, they come to expect many five-star signees to make an immediate impact. But it doesn’t always happen that way.
Pro Football Focus’ Steve Palazzolo recently identified five former five-star prospects who could have breakout seasons, and four come from the SEC.
Here are his SEC selections with a sample portion of his reasoning for each pick:
Auburn LB Tre’ Williams:
While Williams may not be a great option to man up in coverage, he can pack a punch and do some damage on underneath routes – he has chance to have a big season for the Tigers.
Alabama DE Da’Shawn Hand:
With DEs A’Shawn Robinson and Jarran Reed moving on to the NFL, Hand will have plenty of opportunities to live up to his five-star hype.
Alabama OLB Rashaan Evans:
We already know that Williams will pair with Ryan Anderson to form a lethal edge rushing duo, but Evans will get his fair share of opportunities and the pressures should add up here in his junior season.
Georgia OLB Lorenzo Carter:
It’s Carter’s time to shine after outside linebackers Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins have moved on to the NFL.
For Palazzolo’s more technical, detailed analysis, the full article can be read here.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
