Height: 6-3
Weight: 263
40: 4.92
Year: 5Sr
Clay Nurse
School: Illinois
Position: DE
Bio: Part-time starter the past two seasons. Totaled 23/4/4 as a senior after junior numbers of 54/5.5/10.5.
Positive: Relatively athletic college defensive end coming off a disappointing season. Plays with a good degree of explosiveness, fires off the snap with a good first step, and breaks down well, keeping his pads low to the ground. Chases the action hard, strings plays out laterally, and covers a large amount of area on the field. Uses his hands to protect himself, wedges through blocks, and works hard.
Negative: Possesses just an average closing burst of speed. Easily out-positioned from the action by a single opponent.
Analysis: After a solid junior season, much was expected of Nurse this year, but he was unable to deliver. He possesses the size and pass rushing skills to be a specialist at the next level if he gets his game back on track.
Updated 4/26
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Andrew Luck Stanford | QB |
| 2 | 1st | Robert Griffin III Baylor | QB |
| 3 | 1st | Matt Kalil USC | T |
| 4 | 1st | Trent Richardson Alabama | RB |
| 5 | 1st | Morris Claiborne LSU | CB |
| 6 | 1st | Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State | WR |
| 7 | 1st | Fletcher Cox Mississippi State | DT |
| 8 | 1st | Melvin Ingram South Carolina | OLB |
| 9 | 1st | Quinton Coples North Carolina | DE |
| 10 | 1st | Dontari Poe Memphis | DT |
| 11 | 1st | David DeCastro Stanford | G |
| 12 | 1st | Michael Floyd Notre Dame | WR |
| 13 | 1st | Riley Reiff Iowa | T |
| 14 | 1st | Michael Brockers LSU | DT |
| 15 | 1st | Kendall Wright Baylor | WR |
| 16 | 1st | Cordy Glenn Georgia | G |
| 17 | 1st | Mark Barron Alabama | S |
| 18 | 1st | Nick Perry USC | OLB |
| 19 | 1st | Luke Kuechly Boston College | ILB |
| 20 | 1st | Stephon Gilmore South Carolina | CB |
| 21 | 1st | Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M | QB |
| 22 | 1st | Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama | CB |
| 23 | 1st | Stephen Hill Georgia Tech | WR |
| 24 | 1st | Courtney Upshaw Alabama | DE |
| 25 | 1-2 | Peter Konz Wisconsin | C |