This is Charlie Campbell’s Wednesday 2017 Senior Bowl Practice Report with sourced information. Charlie is reporting live from Mobile, Ala., and he’ll describe what he sees at practice and whom certain prospects talk to all week. If you want to see other 2017 Senior Bowl Reports, click the link. Follow me @walterfootball for updates, and…

Our “Why the Slide” series parallels and grew out our “Why Undrafted” series. The latter was created a number of years ago in response to your questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For both series, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed…

Rashaan Evans, 6-2/232 Linebacker Alabama Rashaan Evans Scouting Report By Charlie Campbell Strengths: Excellent edge rusher, blitzer Explosive speed Fast linebacker; flies around the field Burst to close Three-down starter ability Decent instincts Ability to redirect Can break down in space Natural in space Good athletic ability Burst off the snap Superb spy linebacker for…

Strengths: Prototypical length and frame Athletic freak Displays good flexibility Smooth, fluid hips Outstanding ability to adjust, mirror, and recover Elite agility and speed Great in pass protection Nice awareness; head on swivel and picks up blitz Good hands; extends and locks on Light on his feet Instinctual Solid run blocker Love his footwork Ridiculously…

This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for other teams to…