Scouting Report:
STRENGTHS - An elite athlete, Buchanan flashes an explosive burst off the ball and combined with his speed he can beat the OT around the corner with surprising ease. Surprisingly agile and quick, Buchanan can change directions fast to beat OT around corner and back inside. Using his long arms effectively enables him to defeat OT with good hand-use/pass rush moves. On running plays away he is quick getting inside the backside block, starts down the LOS fast and has the playing speed to chase down plays in pursuit with surprising ease. He also shows off shocking speed freeing up from block on run to his side and tracking down the ball carrier before they can turn the corner. On runs to his side, he is excellent taking on TE run block, strings out the play, maintains contain, sheds block and makes tackles consistently. He has experience dropping off the ball into coverage and is surprisingly smooth and fluid playing in space.

WEAKNESSES - Long and linear, Buchanan looks thin for a DE and even an OLB despite having good measured weight. He has been used primarily going forward as a pass rusher and despite some experience dropping off the ball into coverage, he is going to need a lot of work playing in space. While he is very effective taking on and defeating TE run blocks, he gets tied up and blocked out of the play consistently by OT's which is why he is best playing OLB than DE. Hindering his ability to be consistent rushing the passer is his tendency to get upright and lose leverage right after the snap. Once he loses leverage, blockers can tie him up and he struggles to shed quick enough to get involved in the play. The biggest issue hindering Buchanan is that he does not play aggressively or compete at a high level every snap - He must improve his intensity/competitiveness if he is ever going to be the player he has the talent to be.

SUMMARY - He is an extremely frustrating player because when I evaluated Whitney Mercilus for the 2012 NFL Draft, Buchanan was more explosive and productive than Mercilus in nearly every game I evaluated. However, Buchanan's 2012 season was disappointing as he did not produce at a high level consistently and way too often was a non-factor. After a down 2012 season, Buchanan had a chance to get things back on the right track at the Senior Bowl, but he did not step up and have a great week. While he has the height, long arms, athleticism and pass rush skills to play defensive end for a 43 defense, his struggles defeating OT blocks which is why I believe he is best suited to make the switch to OLB in a 34 scheme. Overall, I have a feeling that Buchanan will be drafted higher than I have him rated because of his physical talent, but if he does not improve his competitiveness and aggressiveness he will never become a consistently productive NFL player.

Scouting Report:
STRENGTHS - Great first step initial quickness made it easy for Bass to get the corner vs the lower level of competition he faced at Missouri Western. While he was always the first DL moving, when he did the same thing at the East West Shrine Game practices I was more impressed. His quickness off the ball and speed allow him to threaten the corner consistently and enables him to pull the OT out to "give him a two way go." Although, he lacks a real variety of pass rush moves, he has the quickness and agility to change directions fast to be the OT back under-neath. He has the playing speed and closing burst to chase down ball carriers in pursuit and never stops hustling to try and track down plays down the field.

WEAKNESSES - Bass is a raw, small school pass rusher who needs to improve his pass rush technique to be productive at the NFL level. Obviously, it will be a huge step up in competition, which he will need to prove he can make - Although he fared very well at the East West Shrine Game. He tends to get high when rushing the passer and while it did not get him in trouble at Missouri Western, he will need to maintain leverage and pad level more consistently to be effective rushing the QB in the NFL. While he is productive chasing down running plays in pursuit, he is not as effective dealing with big run blocks on plays at him. He can be tied up and eliminated from the play too easily by good run blocking OT's.

SUMMARY - Although Bass is not as good as Roderick Green who came out of the same conference years ago, he is one of the best small school pass rushers to come into the NFL in the past few seasons. Although he could use 10 to 15 more pounds on his frame, he looks the part and has the explosive initial quickness that the top pass rushers in the NFL possess. His ability to defeat pass blocks with his quickness, agility and burst is impressive and if he improves his variety of pass rush moves he could really develop. Overall, I would be careful not to over-draft Bass just based on his athleticism because he dominated at a lower level of competition and is raw technically. However, in the fourth or fifth round he would be a strong pick because of his natural pass rush ability and potential if he can improve in the areas mentioned above.

Scouting Report:
STRENGTHS - Excellent foot quickness combines with snap anticipation so that Edwards is consistently the first defensive end moving at the snap. His initial quickness and acceleration enables him to consistently beat the offensive tackle to the turn point. He flashes the speed and shoulder dip to beat the offensive tackle around the corner and has a burst to the quarterback to finish the sack. He flashes excellent use of his hands and long arms to take on offensive line run block strong at the POA, can shed and makes tackle on runs at him. On running plays away, he accelerates down the line quickly and has the elite chase speed to track man down in pursuit. At the Senior Bowl Practices, Edwards was one of the best pass rushers who consistently defeated pass blocker.

WEAKNESSES - Despite consistently being very quick off the ball, Edwards struggles to consistently win the battle at the point of contact to pressure the quarterback. He gets upright and high during first few steps off the ball, which leads to him losing leverage and allows pass blocker to get their hands on him to tie him up and eliminate him from the play too easily. A one dimensional, speed rusher, Edwards needs to greatly improve his pass rush arsenal, hand use and play with better leverage to pressure the quarterback in the NFL. After bursting off the ball, Edwards often is late reading and reacting to the play, which makes me questions his instincts/awareness.

SUMMARY - Despite flashing great initial quickness off the ball on film and having a good week of practice at the Senior Bowl, I am cautious to not over-grade Edwards as he was LSU's number three defensive end and did not always produce when he was on the field. No doubt naturally athletic and very competitive, Edwards has the raw physical talent, work ethic and competes of an NFL starter. Overall, I think Edwards is a explosive 43 defensive end prospect with real upside. He will however need to greatly improve in a number of areas, as mentioned above, in order to turn his physical potential into consistent on-field production. He is worth consideration in the fourth round of the Draft, but will need to go to a team with a good defensive line coach who excels at teaching fundamentals.

Scouting Report:
STRENGTHS - An aggressive and highly competitive defender, Williams is a disruptive player who impacts the game against the run and rushing the passer. While he lacks the elite initial quickness that makes NFL team's drool, he has a good enough first step, maintains leverage during rush and uses hands extremely well to jolt pass blocker. He has the strength to jolt and drive the OT backwards into the QB's lap, can free up and pressure/sack the passer. On running plays away he is a dominant force as he constantly gets inside head up blocker (Whether it is an OT or TE), keeps blocker on bck and closes quickly down the LOS to make the tackle. Able to bend knees and sink hips, Williams does an excellent job taking on run blockers with base/leverage and good hand-use, which allows him to anchor, lock-out, shed and make the tackle on runs to his side of the field. Although I believe he is best suited to play defensive end in a 43 scheme, he has a lot of experience lining up in a 2-Pt OLB stance. He looked comfortable dropping off the ball into pass coverage and showed excellent awareness/instincts/assignment-recognition in the games evaluated.

WEAKNESSES - Thickly built with a big lower body, Williams does not have the sleek looking physique "on the hoof" that NFL teams prefer in a pass rusher. He succeeds rushing the passer throughout excellent use of hands, good playing strength and great competes, but his lack of elite explosiveness and change of direction ability will hinder his ability to defeat the better pass blocking OT's consistently. He has not shown the ability to explode in the other direction after changing directions, which limits his pass rushing production when he does a good job of setting himself up with a "two way go." Although he is a smooth athlete with good chase speed for a defensive end, I do not feel he has the quick twitch athleticism and explosive closing burst that is ideally suited to playing outside linebacker in a 34 defense - He could be solid, but not special. Williams must do a better job of using his hands to protect his legs from low/cut blocks.

SUMMARY - While Johnthan Cyprien grabs most of the attention for Florida International, Tourek Williams is a very good college player who has the tools to play in the NFL also. A strong and physical player, Williams tough, hard-nosed playing style often helps 43 DE's / 34 OLB's who lack premier athleticism to become productive starting players. Although many defensive ends do not do well on special teams, I believe Williams has the aggressive and nasty playing attitude to help him be productive on the punt and kickoff coverage units. Overall, Williams will not be a high draft pick due to the aforementioned lack of explosiveness and top end speed. However, I think he would be a good fifth round pick by a team that plays a 43 defense and is looking for a strong-side defensive end. In a few seasons I could see him playing in the 270 range and starting at power defensive end, where he would be a dominant run defender and good, power based pass rusher.

Scouting Report:
STRENGTHS - Tremendously well built, King has the natural strength to dominate blockers at the POA when he plays with leverage and uses hands aggressively. When left unblocked on backside, he makes sure to maintain his backside contain responsibility before trying to make the play in pursuit, but once he is sure the play is going away he quickly accelerates down the LOS and has the speed to chase down the play in pursuit. When offenses try to block him on the backside with a "reach block," he is quick to get inside of block, keeps blocker on back/shoulder and comes down the LOS fast to make tackle. When lined up at DT, King flashes quickness off the ball and good hand use to jolt and defeat pass block and has a good burst to the QB. Experienced lining up in 3-Pt DE, 2-Pt OLB and 43 DT alignments, King's versatility definitely increases his value. That experience lining up as an OLB shows up in how smooth and comfortable he looks dropping to the flat in pass coverage. While he does not show the explosive closing burst to make a play on ball to break up pass, he does get there in time to wrap-up and make tackle after the catch.

WEAKNESSES -Despite being a very versatile player at Oklahoma, he was definitely more of a "Jack of all Trades and Master of None" type guy as he did not make the impact plays that a player with his size, strength and athleticism should. While he can be effective as a pass rusher from a DE and OLB when he rushes aggressively and uses hands well, he does not do that consistently and lacks the explosive burst off the ball and speed to consistently threaten the corner as a speed rusher. Somewhat of a "tweener" King has the size to be a dominant power 43 DE, but he lacks the edge rush skills to consistently pressure the QB from a DE or OLB alignment. However, he does show the quickness and burst to be effective rushing the passer from a DT alignment, but lacks the ideal bulk and can be tied up and eliminated from the play on inside running plays. He is a better athlete than football player right now.

SUMMARY - Not as productive as he has the talent to be, King was viewed as somewhat of an "under-achiever" off his Oklahoma game film. However, after a great week of practice at the Texas Versus the Nation Game his value is up. Throughout the week of practice in Dallas, King made it look easy defeating blocks to pressure the QB and make tackles against the run both from a DT and DE alignment. Although he displays good instincts reading miss-direction plays/fakes consistently, he lacks the snap anticipation from a DE or OLB alignment to threaten the corner as a speed/edge rusher. Overall, King is likely to be a late round pick based on his athleticism and potential. However, he will need to greatly improve his ability to produce every snap if he is ever going to become more than a backup in the NFL.