What draft prospect doesn't have a natural position, however, Dan Quinn could do a wonderful job with him?
Sportsocracy draft analyst Jeremy Greene pointed to Micah Parsons, whom Quinn did not restrict to one position, allowing Quinn to use Parsons in ways that best fit his athletic ability. Greene, a guest on the "Take Command" podcast with Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman, explained his thinking Thursday.
"I look at Jalon Walker and go, 'in the wrong scenario you are going to get completely washed out'. If what you think you are going to do with him is put him in the middle of a 3-4, and then set him as an edge rusher in Nickel, which I think several teams would use him for, if that's how you are evaluating him, he's a TWO (Round 2)."
"If he's almost a hybrid, doesn't really have a position, look, we are getting more positionless as time goes on, that's where we are. There are guys that come into this league and just don't have a position. Jalon Walker does not have a position. But he does do certain things particularly well."
"I don't trust a lot of coaches to get the most out of him. But I had a lot of these questions when Micah Parsons came out too...He wasn't this ready-made prospect..."I like the fact that Dan Quinn has had to work through that. In terms of raw talent I would say Jalon Walker is a top-15 talent. But then there is a reduction if he is an off-ball linebacker. There is a reduction because I think he is a little undersized to be a natural edge."
So, you start peeling the onion back and you realize he is going to fall if he doesn't go to Carolina at 8, because Carolina allegedly really likes him. If Jalon Walker doesn't go at 8, I couldn't tell you a team between 9 and 29 that really makes all that much sense."
Paulsen then echoed Greene, citing that "Walker has 31-inch arms, he is not going to always play edge, and he is too stiff to play off-ball linebacker. He is going to take a tumble," agreed Paulsen. "In this era of positionless football, I think he would be perfect for what Dan (Quinn) wants to do. He has the potential to be this pass-rush specialist. I think he is better off the edge. I think he's got better feel, better bend, and more raw horsepower to get there. So, I think that would be a tremendous fit."
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Dan Quinn could find himself with a positionless player at No. 29
