Name: Dayo Odeyingbo 

School: Vanderbilt 

Year:  Senior 

Position: Edge 

Measurements: 6’5 276 

STATS:

General Info:

Attended Carrollton Ranchview High School in Irving, TX. Also competed in track in field in High School. First name is Temidayo. Born in Brooklyn, New York. Parents are from Nigeria. Older brother played defensive line at Vanderbilt. Dayo played in all 12 games as a frosh as a defensive end. Logging 2.5 sacks and one int. As a Sophomore he played in 12 games and started 10. 6.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks. He played in all 12 games again, starting 11. For his Senior year he played and started all 8 games. Had his best season with 5.5 sacks and 9 QB pressures. 

Positional Skills:

Positives: 

He is a long and lean 276 pounds. The Vanderbilt product is very versatile. Dayo played primarily defensive end, but also lined up at 5-tech, 1-tech, 3-tech, and outside linebacker. Odeyinbo has also shown he can be effective running stunts. Very long arms at 35”. Which allows him to set the edge against the run. He uses those long levers of his to grab running backs from behind. For how big and long he is, he shows surprising athleticism on film. He shows quick feet on film, able to start outside with his rush and quickly switch to an inside rush. Shows strong hands on film being able to stack and shed offensive linemen. Odeyinbo shows very good balance, he rarely ends up on the ground. On film he shows an ability to get into the back field and disrupt the running game. He does a good job of keeping his head on a swivel and finding where the ball is. When he plays low, he can really knife himself into the backfield. Shows some strength on film to be able to push blockers back into the pocket. He has shown a little bit of an arm over maneuver and a juke which have shown some effectiveness. Also shows on film an ability to work his hands independently. He is a good form tackler as well, once he gets a hold of a guy they rarely get away. 

Negatives: 

Tore his Achilles before the senior bowl in January, so right now his return to play time line is unknown. Dayo is still a bit raw in regards to his pass rushing technique and moves. He will need more development there. Because of his height he really needs to keep his pad level low, if he does not it will be a lot easier for offensive linemen to block him. He has shown some inconsistencies with his pad level on film. Explosiveness off the snap is just ok. Odeyingbo’s speed as well is just ok. The long pass rusher does not show a lot of bend on film. Needs to develop his speed to power rush, which if developed could be very good for him. Need more development of his pass rush moves and working a plan of attack. It is doubtful that he could handle snaps at the 1-tech at the NFL level. 

Fit with the Packers:

Odeyingbo’s fit with the Packers defense is great. He fits the type of edge rushers that they like. He is long, strong, and sets a good edge. A good athlete as well. He just needs development. The potential is there for him to be a mix of Z and Preston. He has long arms and body like Preston, but strong hands and versatility like Z. While he is not an elite athlete, he can have a big effect on offenses with further development of his pass rush game and working on staying low off the snap. For his size his explosiveness and speed are still good. His health and recovery will also be key. Achilles' injuries are not as bad as they used to be, but they are not to the level of ACL surgeries yet. They used to be seen as almost career ending. If not for the injury and the weak overall edge class, he could have gone in the 3^rd-4^th range. Now the Packers should be able to get him in the 5^th-6^th round range. If his Achilles checks out, he would be worth the ‘redshirt’ year for the Packers. They could do something similar to what they did with Stepaniak. Put him on the PUP, activate him at the end of the season so he could get a few weeks of practice in, then back on the IR. The Packers can afford this since their top 3 edge rushers are set and he wouldn’t play much as a rookie anyway. The Packers would probably also ask him to drop a few pounds and hopefully that would add a little speed and agility to his game like with Rashawn Gary. Preston Smith is not long for the roster so Odeyingbo could be the #3 edge in year 2 and really give the Packers a three headed monster at edge.