A few thoughts on Tide DE Anderson

March 3, 2023

A few thoughts on Tide DE Anderson … Over the past 24 hours or so we have a had a number of queries asking whether Alabama DE did enough at yesterday’s on-field testing at the combine where he ‘only’ ran a 4.60 40 to stay in the conversation to be the first player selected at the 2023 draft. First, let’s just say that in reality, Anderson was never really in consideration to be the first player off the board this coming April because the first player off the board has pretty much always pretty much been a QB. So the question for Anderson really is did he do enough to figure in the discussion to be the first non-QB off the board whenever that happens. And in reality in running a 4.6 at 253 pounds, Anderson really didn’t do anything to hurt his grade. At the same time, though, he really didn’t blow anyone away with those numbers which may open the door for someone like Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson, who did not work out yesterday because of an injury, to slip ahead of him as Travon Walker did last year. Of course, all that also depends on Georgia’s Jalen Carter remaining in the ‘doghouse’ because of his current legal woes.