Mel Kiper Still Has Bills Taking Linebacker Upshaw
Following the recent NFL combine ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper still has the Bills taking Alabama linebacker/defensive end Courtney Upshaw.
Kiper has called Upshaw an “energetic talent,” and compared him to a “more athletic LaMarr Woodley.”
“The pass rush still needs a lot of help, and Upshaw is currently the best 3-4 outside linebacker in the draft,” Kiper also says in his latest mock draft following the combine. “Even as Buffalo looks to shift that defense to a 4-3 (see Denver’s draft strategy at No. 2 last year) Upshaw can still easily fit. Don’t pass talent because of small scheme questions. He should be able to apply a lot of pressure to opposing quarterbacks from the edge for whoever gets him for 2012.”
With comparisons to a Pro Bowler in Woodley and a pick that produced 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Von Miller, it could be a very exciting pick in Western New York.
The pick, and decision by Kiper seem to be a consistent one as he has penciled Upshaw in for the Bills for quite some time now.
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