Saturday, December 12, 2009

If you haven't heard of him on Saturdays, You'll know him on Sundays



Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive tackle, Ndamukong Suh is the darkhorse for winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy tonight. If you haven't heard of him until now, you will definitely have the chance to get to know him before he starts playing on Sundays. Suh is arguably the most dominating player in college football, and at robust 6-4 300 lbs. he certainly has a domineering stature to him.

This season the DT has accounted for 82 tackles and 12 sacks--4.5 sacks came on Colt McCoy in the Big 12 Championship game. The guy simply has a knack for finding the ball. Last season Suh had 76 tackles and 7 sacks, but those aren't even his most impressive stats. The guy had not one, but two interceptions coming off the line. And the guy had no one, but two interception returns for touchdowns! NFL defensive coordinators cross their legs to hide their wood for this guy!

This is the type of player that NFL front office executives and coaches slobber over. He's a menacing defensive tackle who demands double or triple teams, freeing up gaps for blitzing linebackers to shoot through. And if he grabs an interception or two, who is not going to want to take him number one overall?

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