Prospect Profile: Amobi Okoye

Buffalo Bills Nation continues its look at top NFL Draft prospects today with highly touted defensive tackle Amobi Okoye. A large populace of Bills fans would like to see the team draft Okoye in an effort to shore up the team's shoddy run defense.

Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville
Height: 6'2" Weight: 302 40-Time: 4.97 seconds Senior

STRENGTHS: Strength (no pun intended)
- Strongest defensive lineman available in this draft... Short and stocky, which combined with his strength makes him adept at penetrating... Good at shedding blocks... Great athlete whose timed speed is outstanding for the position... Fantastic instincts... Smart and mature for his age (19)... Potential is sky high and still has room to grow both as a player and physically.

WEAKNESSES: Leverage
- Sometimes does not play with the proper leverage and gets engulfed by big blockers... Still raw, especially as a pass rusher... Technique is sketchy and needs to be further developed... Closing burst is questionable.

NFL COMPARISON: Anthony McFarland, Indianapolis
- McFarland has long been a run-stuffing presence in Cover-2 schemes in Tampa Bay and last year in Indianapolis. McFarland is big, strong and is a bull - he is fantastic at clogging running lanes. Okoye is just as much of a bull as McFarland is, and once he fully develops as a pro, his potential is virtually unlimited.

DOES HE FIT THE "BILL"?: Yes.
- Okoye appears to be exactly the type of run-stuffing defensive tackle that the Bills need. His athleticism and speed/agility also make him a potential threat as a pass rusher once he develops those skills. Okoye would be a great fit in Buffalo, but two hurdles remain: 1) How willing is Marv Levy to spend a first-round pick on Okoye when he has a first-rounder last year invested in John McCargo? 2) Will Okoye be there when the Bills pick at 12?

BILLS NATION FINAL GRADE: 9.4 out of 10

LINKS
NFL Draft Countdown profile
CSTV profile
NFL Draft Scout profile
Football's Future profile
Okoye's Story - Yahoo! Sports

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