At the introductory news conference for Stanley, the No. 6 overall selection Thursday, Castillo was asked how the team would handle the battle for the left tackle job, which Monroe has held for two straight injury-shortened seasons.
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Harbaugh may covet competition and may be willing to throw the 29-year-old Monroe, Stanley, James Hurts and Blaine Clausell into the mix and see who comes out on top, but it’s unlikely that Newsome feels that way. We wanted to keep it classic without going overboard. Kaufusi is the second BYU player to be drafted by the Ravens, joining consensus All-America tight end Dennis Pitta who was a fourth-round pick in 2010. Stanley is the highest drafted Irish offensive lineman since the Atlanta Falcons chose George Kunz with the second pick of the 1969 draft.
There are not many offensive linemen in the draft that have the same kind of quickness and intelligence that Stanley showed throughout his college career. “Ronnie is very smart, he’s a great kid and an excellent athlete who is going to be a great player for us”. Left, right, guard, tackle.
The Ravens’ run game, one that set a franchise record-low with 383 rushes in 2015, looks to benefit the most from Stanley’s acquisition.
For once, the key to the first round of the National Football League draft doesn’t belong to the team picking first. “But I can not neglect the importance of the work that our scouts do… getting information for us”. Whether Stanley is the most gifted tackle in this draft is debatable.
The Chargers taking Stanley over Tunsil would be a major surprise, as almost every mock draft so far had pegged Tunsil as the first OT off the board. Quarterback Rick Mirer in 1993, going No. 2 to Seattle, was the last time an Irish player had a shorter wait in the green room.
After adding a much-needed offensive tackle and two pass rushers in the first three rounds, Newsome rapidly filled out the rest of his checklist on Saturday.
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Word kind of gets around, somehow I became their suit guy and all of these young guys started following on Instagram that I don’t even know and so yeah it just kind of worked out.
