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Topic subjectBjoern Werner, Florida State (6'4, 255)
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2101361, Bjoern Werner, Florida State (6'4, 255)
Posted by will_5198, Tue Jan-01-13 01:13 PM
Not quite as dominant as his numbers indicate, but his best football is ahead of him. Five of his 13 sacks came against Murray State and Savannah State, one more in garbage time against Miami (Seantrel Henderson owned him all night), and Jeff Driskel gave up two freebies by dancing around forever.

Regardless, he's a three-down end who is surprisingly instinctive for having played just five years of organized football. He's rarely out of control, and fantastic against read option plays or batting down screens. A good, not spectacular athlete who can set the edge against runs or drop into shallow zones.

His main deficiency is a lack of pass rush moves. He's got a dangerous outside rush, dipping his shoulder consistently to win leverage, but doesn't show much variation. His inside counter is weak, and he needs to use swims or rips more than occasionally. He's already good at fighting his hands free, so those moves should come with more experience and coaching.

A little uninspiring as a top five pick, but that seems to be the story of the draft this year.