But I truly believe Courtel Jenkins will be a better player when all is said and done than Travonte Valentine. Certainly better for what we run here, and for the NFL. Kid gives unreal effort, is a natural one gap-and-hold DT, who already has instincts of when to shed, how to shed, and then kill the ball carrier. While I don't back 2-gapping in the traditional sense, he has the skill set needed, and is significantly more athletically built than I originally thought.
Valentine looks to me like a classic South Florida elite DT, but if you look at the size of the kids he's going against I just don't see what is so impressive. Don't see the technique, shedding ability, moves. Uses his quickness and size advantage to blow things up before they start. That quickness and size advantage diminishes on the next level, and is nearly useless in today's NFL.
I say all this as a person who has made multiple emails to our AD about how unhappy I am with the state of the U, and someone who doesn't support the defensive system at all. But I cannot watch film of both those kids and not come out thinking Jenkins is going to be the better player.
I'm not blown away by the two JUCOs, but they will at worst provide some size and strength, and competition. Moten seems like a solid player as well.
Valentine looks to me like a classic South Florida elite DT, but if you look at the size of the kids he's going against I just don't see what is so impressive. Don't see the technique, shedding ability, moves. Uses his quickness and size advantage to blow things up before they start. That quickness and size advantage diminishes on the next level, and is nearly useless in today's NFL.
I say all this as a person who has made multiple emails to our AD about how unhappy I am with the state of the U, and someone who doesn't support the defensive system at all. But I cannot watch film of both those kids and not come out thinking Jenkins is going to be the better player.
I'm not blown away by the two JUCOs, but they will at worst provide some size and strength, and competition. Moten seems like a solid player as well.
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