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Day 1 at Mobile is in the books. Who stood out?
The smoothest route runner of the tight end class from Day 1, Arroyo displayed impressive separation on his 1 on 1s and in team sessions.
His hands were impressive as well, not dropping any of his targets on the day. More performances like Tuesday’s would make a case for Top 3 Tight End in this class.
Zabel comes from the FCS powerhouse of North Dakota State, but he needed to prove himself against better competition in Mobile. So far he has done so, with very impressive anchor and versatility.
Zabel lined up all along the line in the interior, despite playing his 3 most recent seasons predominantly at Tackle. In his 5 year career he had 689 interior snaps (only 17 at Center) compared to 2,038 at Tackle, so it isn’t unheard of for Zabel. The Bison lineman has a case for Top 50 on Big Boards if he shifts inside at the next level, as the biggest area of concern was his length on the outside.
Ersery had a very impressive day, with strong winning reps against Donovan Ezeiruaku, Mike Green, and Landon Jackson.
His hands were always in the right spot, his quickness and anchor were very impressive. Moving like that at 339 lbs is not normal. Green and Ezeiruaku were two of the better Edge players on the day, but their reps against Ersery were low points of the day for each.
Kiser was perhaps the best coverage linebacker of the day, routinely winning on inside routes in coverage on one on ones. The Hoosier native’s hip flips looked smooth and quick, which was surprising considering his reputation at South Bend wasn’t as a coverage linebacker but more as a run stopper and blitzer.
Kiser flowed to the ball well vs the run and also had some good hits in 11 on 11s as well.
For a player who just finished playing in the National Championship game 8 days ago, his commitment to working at the Senior Bowl and his good conditioning to have this much energy is commendable.
Mondon Jr. had a very good day. In drills he was looking very fluid. On 11 on 11s he was constantly communicating to the defense, getting people into position, and was effective vs crossers and in the run game.
Very confident player, but it is certainly earned. Seemed to earn the respect of his American Team teammates from the jump.
He also earned the adoration of my colleague Destin. Whether he changes his Twitter name to an official fan account is another matter entirely (might be pending the Colts Draft).
Jaylin Noel looked very smooth today, with strong body control...
