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Thursday, April 19

Book on DT Marcus Stroud
By Mel Kiper
ESPN.com

Here's a rundown of what I've had to say about Gerogia DT MARCUS STROUD since the beginning of the college-football season.

March 21
With the potential to jam up the interior and shut down the run, Stroud could end up being taken off the board much earlier than my rating indicates.

Feb. 28
Has been getting lots of favorable commentary over the last week or so. Stroud has the imposing frame to jam things up along the interior, making life a great deal easier for the MLB, who can then flow freely to the football.

Nov. 8
Has done a solid job in recent weeks of creating a disturbance behind the line of scrimmage while also freeing up MLB Kendrell Bell to flow to the football.

Nov. 1
Flashes first-round ability, but whether he maintains such a grade is debateable. Stroud does manage to jump out at you during certain points of each game, totaling four QB pressures while also batting down two passes against Florida last week.

Oct. 26
Like Seymour, he'll need to collapse things from the inside against the high-powered Gator offense featuring redshirt freshman sensation Rex Grossman under center. Last week against Kentucky, Stroud totaled eight stops, batted down a pass and had four QB pressures.

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