NFL mock drafts are still all over the place for the Falcons, but the majority of the “mock-a-teers” are still targeting edge rushers for the No. 8 pick. No problem with that direction in this corner, and if the guys at NFL.com are correct, Vic Beasley won’t mind it either.
Four of six mocks on the site are predicting the Clemson and former Adairsville High School star to be Dan Quinn’s new pass rushing toy. According to Beasley’s former prep coach, Jim Kremer, staying home would fit the athletic Beasley just fine.
Beasley recently visited Sonoraville High School – where Kremer now coaches – and told his old coach he and his family would love the Falcons to make the draft day call. However, the Falcons’ 4-3 defense might not be the ideal fit, according to Kremer.
“I think he’s a perfect fit for a 3-4 scheme,” Kremer said. “But, he’s such a gifted athlete that he’ll be productive anywhere he goes.”
At 6-foot-3 and 246 pounds, Beasley lacks ideal size for an NFL 4-3 end, but given the Falcons’ lack of talent at outside linebacker, why not take a chance on a gifted athlete who ran a 4.53 40 at the NFL combine with 35 reps in the bench press and a 41-inch vertical jump. All of those numbers were tops among projected linebackers.