Juco DT

He’s listed as a guard?

DT with 10 sacks @ any level is worth a look!

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Just shows they’re bias to the original ratings out of high school.

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I don’t doubt it. However, I wonder how the competition at Garden City CC (Muhammad) compares to that of East Mississippi CC (Washington).

Shoulda also note that Jalil had 20 offers out of high school including Baylor so he has potential. Looked athletic in the clips I watched on his hudl.

Possibly or it just shows that sacks aren’t at the top of the list of things you look at when evaluating an interior D lineman. Muhammad could turn out to be better than Washington. However saying he we be because of sack numbers is like judging a linebacker prospect on their interception numbers or a QB on rushing touchdowns. It’s nice to have but probably not the most important stat for the position.

His highlights, if anyone is interested

Hamlin was an injury risk and fell to i think ULM

moves good for 280, tenacious, shows some nice technique too (swim move)

just can be hard to eval the competition, but looks good

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Just shows they’re bias to the original ratings out of high school.

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Unless you can tell me all about how each of these guys actually looked this year--visually, beyond just stats--and what levels of competition they each faced, and their respective playstyles and the playstyles of each of their teams, and how they each fared when they weren't rushing the passer, i don't think you're capable of saying that their respective ratings show that the services are biased to their original ratings.


For one thing, it's possible to be a superstar DT and still not rack up gaudy sack totals, especially when you are playing in a system where IDL guys are supposed to be pluggers more than pass rushers. Look at UGA--neither Jalen Carter nor Jordan Davis ever had more than 3.0 sacks in a season. Hell, at LSU, Glenn Dorsey only topped 3 sacks in a season once in his career, and never topped 7. I wouldn't call Mekhi Wingo a superstar, but in his all-america season, he only had 3 sacks in 14 games.


For two, based purely on Muhammad's listed height/weight, it's probably safe to say that he's a "gap shooter" type DT--a 3 technique--rather than a run-stuffer or even an all-around IDL. I don't know much about Muhammad specifically, but oftentimes those type guys leave a lot to be desired against the run. Well, what if he's not a particularly outstanding athlete, and the passrush numbers dry up against SEC competition? That's totally possible, given that none of us have actually seen the guy play or have a sense for his athletic profile - and if that's the case then all of a sudden you're looking at a pass-rush specialist who can't rush the passer. Is it crazy to have shone washington ranked over that guy? That's proof of bias?


Look, I don't know whether any of this is actually the case--Muhammad might turn out to be a total badass--but the point is that you don't know either. You can't infer bias with respect to 247's evaluations if you have no basis on which to come up with your own evaluation.