09-14-2013, 02:47 AM
I have no idea what Solomon Thomas is doing, but he sure seems like what DS would call a "Stanford kid."
It looks to me he's the most important remaining uncommitted prospect on Stanford's board. Schultz seems farm-bound, as does Dickerson, but Thomas plays the all-important DL position. After whiffing on DL in 2013, it's critical to get three in 2014. Phillips is one. Lealao is two. Thomas would be three. I don't know who would be the next prospect after Thomas, but I'm imagining it would be a pretty big drop-off in terms of prospect quality.
As for Lealao, if he really is 304, and it is good weight, he may actually grow into a NT. One thing his camp video shows is that he can get his pads down, always difficult for a tall guy to do.
It looks to me he's the most important remaining uncommitted prospect on Stanford's board. Schultz seems farm-bound, as does Dickerson, but Thomas plays the all-important DL position. After whiffing on DL in 2013, it's critical to get three in 2014. Phillips is one. Lealao is two. Thomas would be three. I don't know who would be the next prospect after Thomas, but I'm imagining it would be a pretty big drop-off in terms of prospect quality.
As for Lealao, if he really is 304, and it is good weight, he may actually grow into a NT. One thing his camp video shows is that he can get his pads down, always difficult for a tall guy to do.