IDREES "KENYATTA" WALKER
By: Dave-Te' Thomas

#78-IDREES "KENYATTA" WALKER University of Florida Gators 6:04.6-302

ANALYSIS
Positives... Superb pass protector with great athletic ability and foot quickness...Comes out of his stance low and with force, quickly getting his hands into a defender's chest... Snaps the pass rusher's head back on contact, forcefully getting his body into the defender...Gains position and sustains his blocks, creating a strong surge and push forward in run support...Drives with his feet upon contact and has the speed to get to the second level to engage the linebackers...Has a sharp kick-set in pass protection, sliding his feet properly to show fluidness in his lateral move- ments...Shoots his hands up in an instant to jolt the defenders and does an excellent job of keeping his hands inside to get a more forceful lock on his man...Does a nice job of maintaining foot quickness moving upfield.

Negatives... While he comes out of his stance quickly, he is not consistent in driving defenders away from the ball...Keeps his base a little too wide in drive blocking, causing him to lean into defenders at times...Needs to do a better job of locating other defenders after making his initial hit...Has to develop a nasty streak.

CAREER NOTES
Mainstay at right offensive tackle since his freshman year, starting 28 of 33 games he's played in while logging action on 1892 snaps...Averaged one knockdown block for roughly every ten plays he's participated in...Carries on Florida's prestigious offensive line history as he became the 27th lineman to earn All-American honors and the sixth Gator to receive the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, awarded annually to the best offensive lineman in the Southeastern Conference...Fifth Gator to earn semi-finalist recognition for the Outland Trophy, given every year to the nation's top lineman…Graded 82.5% with 228 knockdowns and 20 touchdown-resulting blocks in 1892 plays, but has given up nine sacks the last three years, a high figure for a quality right tackle.

REMIND ME OF... Baltimore's Leon Searcy.

GAZING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL... Walker's good, but he needs to add more bulk and show better pass protection skills before I put him up on a pedestal next to Leonard Davis. The thing I like about this kid is his athletic ability. The thing I don't like is his lack of concentration at times, which leads to high sack and pressure totals. Sure, he's a first rounder, but most teams already have a guy like this in place. He almost made my Most Overrated category.

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