The draftniks who project Alt to go to the Chargers have taken that into account and believe they will move him over to RT. They think Harbaugh wants a dominant OL and drafting Alt to go along with their pro-bowl LT will go a long way towards that goal.
he'd be a top3 pick in a normal year if there weren't so many QB needy teams and a generational WR class
What Alt needs to improve on can actually be improved. He needs to be quicker with his hands. Skill, size are already there. His flaws are correctable and can be worked on. Major advantage for him going forward.
I was just saying the same thing to my coworker this morning. On top of everything else, he even has a spotless health history.
as a NFL draft prospect?
As a prospect compared to Sewell also coming out of college? Sure. I'm not going to compare him to a 3 year NFL veteran...yet...
i cant fiqure out why i care so much about what these recruiting services have to say about NDs recruits. i don't know the numbers but i would guess that more 3-stars get drafted in the first round then 5-stars.
Measurements:
Ht: 6'7"
Wt: 255
Rankings:
247...................3*.....88..........Nat: 789.....St: 6.....Pos: 42
247comp...........3*.....8567.......Nat: NR.....St: 7.....Pos: 75
ESPN................NR.....NR..........Nat: NR.....St: NR.....Pos: NR
Rivals................3*.....5.5.........Nat: NR.....St: NR.....Pos: NR
This was expected and part of the reason why people thought the Chargers would pass on Alt. Slater is a very good young tackle and moving him even for Alt might not sit very well.
Well I'd imagine that would have to be true with there being hundreds of 3-stars and like 25-30 5-star players in each class.
There's absolutely a case that the services get a lot of 5 stars wrong, but 5 stars by far have the highest percentage of 1st round draft picks from an odds standpoint.
Cowboys were disappointed 10 years ago when Jerry took ZMart over Johnny Football. They're pretty happy now in the comments:
