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With Bosa/Williams/Allen the likely top 3 in the draft, it will be interesting to see which way we go with pick 4.
Our pass rush is just deplorable so this guy does look very appealing :-
Clelin Farrell just completed a perfect college football season.
Clemson’s star defensive end finished with double-digit sacks, was named a first-team All-American and won the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation’s top player at his position. His Tigers dominated Alabama 44-16 on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium to win the national college football championship.
Ferrell finished his redshirt junior season healthy, ready for whatever comes next.
“I’m not going to look back at this season not as an individual thing,” Ferrell said. “This was a journey with my teammates here at Clemson. To see us go out and do everything we set out to do and cap it by beating a great team, that means the world to us.”
It doesn’t get much better than that. It also might be the perfect end to an excellent college career. Ferrell can walk off a winner, and start preparing for the 2019 NFL Draft.
He could be a Raiders selection at No. 4 overall, joining a team that desperately needs a polished edge rusher who's capable against the run and pass.
Ferrell wasn’t ready to turn pro just yet, even if that’s logical for someone who has achieved almost everything in college football, and is expected to be a top-10 pick.
The thrill of victory, after all, was still coursing through his veins.
“How can you leave this?” Ferrell said. ”Look around. How can you walk away from this team, this coaching staff? It’s going to be a tough decision, for sure.”
Maybe, maybe not when logic takes hold. Ferrell will allow that to happen before making his intentions public.
“I’ll take some time with family and think about it. I’ll talk to my coaches and come to a decision,” he said. “But I’m going to celebrate this one first. We’re going to celebrate for the next couple days. Any time you beat a team like that, you have to celebrate. I’ll come to a decision at the right time, when I can take the emotion out of it and put everything on the table.”
That should lead toward a decision that puts millions in his bank account. It didn’t happen Monday night, despite several opportunities for Ferrell to confirm he’s turning pro.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/r...l-wants-be-what-aldon-smith-shouldve-been-nfl
Clelin Ferrell wasn't randomly given No. 99 at Clemson. It was chosen, then proudly worn in homage to his favorite pass rusher of all time.
It's a man the Bay Area knows well.
That’s right: Aldon Smith.
The University of Missouri product had an unreal start to his NFL career, with 42 sacks in his first three seasons with the 49ers. Then it went supernova, destroyed by off-the-field issues, suspensions and run-ins with the law. Smith hasn’t played NFL football since an abbreviated 2015 campaign with the Raiders, battling well-documented issues with substances of abuse.
Ferrell knows that Smith has his demons. Ferrell also knows that few pass rushers were better than Smith at his best.
“I know his career didn’t pan out the way a lot of people wanted, but (he’s) the reason I wear No. 99,” Ferrell said Saturday during College Football National Championship media day at SAP Center. “I feel like I could be … and I don't know if anything’s over with [Smith's career] -- that’s still in the works -- but I feel like I can be what he should've been and where he should be in his career right now.
“I know he has had some setbacks, and I always pray that he'll return to the level he was. I always looked up to him and his game."
Ferrell has the talent to play at an Smith-like level. He has ideal size at 6-foot-4, 265 pounds. He also has ideal speed, athleticism and length, but he isn’t just a workout warrior. He has steadily produced for Clemson, with 27 sacks over three seasons heading into Monday’s national championship game against Alabama at Levi’s Stadium, where Smith briefly played. Ferrell has 21 sacks in the last two years, far more than Smith had in two years as a collegian.
Ferrell is a better run defender than many think, something he’d like you to know before stereotyping him as a situational pass rusher.
Ferrell ranks high among college football’s edge rushers -- he won the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation’s best defensive end -- and he should be a top-10 pick if he declares for the 2019 NFL draft. He could be a Raiders target as high as No. 4, or if the Silver and Black trade back a smidge to acquire more picks.
He would fill a pressing need rushing off the edge and setting it in the run game -- two traits lacking in the 2018 Raiders defensive front.
“He has a great future,” Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables said. “He’s long, athletic and has great speed. He has instincts and some real natural talent, but also has character and work ethic and the fortitude to out-compete and fight and be a great leader. He has great humility to him. All those things translate to the next level and will help him transition to the NFL. He’ll be very prepared for what’s in front of him.”
Ferrell hasn’t formally decided whether to turn pro, but he’s expected to at some point after Monday’s game. The redshirt junior could’ve done so last year, but he returned to school, then dominated the 2018 season, with 11.5 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss. He was named a first-team All-American for the second consecutive year, and he has accomplished almost everything at the amateur level.
He still didn’t want to tip his hand just yet, and swears he can tune out all the draft talk while focusing on what could be his last game at Clemson.
“I was blessed to be in a position (last year) where my name was involved in draft talk, but I can't control all of that,” Ferrell said. “It’s such a long process from now to making a decision and through the draft. I’m not really thinking about it, because so much can happen between then and now. I’ll make a decision at the end of the season.
"I just focus on what’s in front of me, and that’s the national championship game. That’s why I came to Clemson, to win a title. I owe that to the team and the program to remain 100 percent focused on that.”
The reports on him are very favourable also - well liked young man who has worked hard to get to where he is today. He seems to be someone of high character and has no off the field issues, a man who should gel in any locker room environment.
Thoughts Chewy316 GG.exe ?
Our pass rush is just deplorable so this guy does look very appealing :-
Clelin Farrell just completed a perfect college football season.
Clemson’s star defensive end finished with double-digit sacks, was named a first-team All-American and won the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation’s top player at his position. His Tigers dominated Alabama 44-16 on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium to win the national college football championship.
Ferrell finished his redshirt junior season healthy, ready for whatever comes next.
“I’m not going to look back at this season not as an individual thing,” Ferrell said. “This was a journey with my teammates here at Clemson. To see us go out and do everything we set out to do and cap it by beating a great team, that means the world to us.”
It doesn’t get much better than that. It also might be the perfect end to an excellent college career. Ferrell can walk off a winner, and start preparing for the 2019 NFL Draft.
He could be a Raiders selection at No. 4 overall, joining a team that desperately needs a polished edge rusher who's capable against the run and pass.
Ferrell wasn’t ready to turn pro just yet, even if that’s logical for someone who has achieved almost everything in college football, and is expected to be a top-10 pick.
The thrill of victory, after all, was still coursing through his veins.
“How can you leave this?” Ferrell said. ”Look around. How can you walk away from this team, this coaching staff? It’s going to be a tough decision, for sure.”
Maybe, maybe not when logic takes hold. Ferrell will allow that to happen before making his intentions public.
“I’ll take some time with family and think about it. I’ll talk to my coaches and come to a decision,” he said. “But I’m going to celebrate this one first. We’re going to celebrate for the next couple days. Any time you beat a team like that, you have to celebrate. I’ll come to a decision at the right time, when I can take the emotion out of it and put everything on the table.”
That should lead toward a decision that puts millions in his bank account. It didn’t happen Monday night, despite several opportunities for Ferrell to confirm he’s turning pro.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/r...l-wants-be-what-aldon-smith-shouldve-been-nfl
Clelin Ferrell wasn't randomly given No. 99 at Clemson. It was chosen, then proudly worn in homage to his favorite pass rusher of all time.
It's a man the Bay Area knows well.
That’s right: Aldon Smith.
The University of Missouri product had an unreal start to his NFL career, with 42 sacks in his first three seasons with the 49ers. Then it went supernova, destroyed by off-the-field issues, suspensions and run-ins with the law. Smith hasn’t played NFL football since an abbreviated 2015 campaign with the Raiders, battling well-documented issues with substances of abuse.
Ferrell knows that Smith has his demons. Ferrell also knows that few pass rushers were better than Smith at his best.
“I know his career didn’t pan out the way a lot of people wanted, but (he’s) the reason I wear No. 99,” Ferrell said Saturday during College Football National Championship media day at SAP Center. “I feel like I could be … and I don't know if anything’s over with [Smith's career] -- that’s still in the works -- but I feel like I can be what he should've been and where he should be in his career right now.
“I know he has had some setbacks, and I always pray that he'll return to the level he was. I always looked up to him and his game."
Ferrell has the talent to play at an Smith-like level. He has ideal size at 6-foot-4, 265 pounds. He also has ideal speed, athleticism and length, but he isn’t just a workout warrior. He has steadily produced for Clemson, with 27 sacks over three seasons heading into Monday’s national championship game against Alabama at Levi’s Stadium, where Smith briefly played. Ferrell has 21 sacks in the last two years, far more than Smith had in two years as a collegian.
Ferrell is a better run defender than many think, something he’d like you to know before stereotyping him as a situational pass rusher.
Ferrell ranks high among college football’s edge rushers -- he won the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation’s best defensive end -- and he should be a top-10 pick if he declares for the 2019 NFL draft. He could be a Raiders target as high as No. 4, or if the Silver and Black trade back a smidge to acquire more picks.
He would fill a pressing need rushing off the edge and setting it in the run game -- two traits lacking in the 2018 Raiders defensive front.
“He has a great future,” Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables said. “He’s long, athletic and has great speed. He has instincts and some real natural talent, but also has character and work ethic and the fortitude to out-compete and fight and be a great leader. He has great humility to him. All those things translate to the next level and will help him transition to the NFL. He’ll be very prepared for what’s in front of him.”
Ferrell hasn’t formally decided whether to turn pro, but he’s expected to at some point after Monday’s game. The redshirt junior could’ve done so last year, but he returned to school, then dominated the 2018 season, with 11.5 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss. He was named a first-team All-American for the second consecutive year, and he has accomplished almost everything at the amateur level.
He still didn’t want to tip his hand just yet, and swears he can tune out all the draft talk while focusing on what could be his last game at Clemson.
“I was blessed to be in a position (last year) where my name was involved in draft talk, but I can't control all of that,” Ferrell said. “It’s such a long process from now to making a decision and through the draft. I’m not really thinking about it, because so much can happen between then and now. I’ll make a decision at the end of the season.
"I just focus on what’s in front of me, and that’s the national championship game. That’s why I came to Clemson, to win a title. I owe that to the team and the program to remain 100 percent focused on that.”
The reports on him are very favourable also - well liked young man who has worked hard to get to where he is today. He seems to be someone of high character and has no off the field issues, a man who should gel in any locker room environment.
Thoughts Chewy316 GG.exe ?