2011 NFL Draft: Philadelphia Eagles Prospect, Iowa Defensive End Adrian Clayborn

March 30, 2011   ·   Mike Burke   ·   Jump to comments

In the 2010 NFL draft, the Eagles traded up to the 13th overall selection to draft Michigan defensive end Brandon Graham.  After being named the opening-day starter, Graham eventually lost his spot to Juqua Parker.  Graham played pretty well for a rookie, but failed to put up the kind of numbers fans hoped he would during his 2010 campaign.  To make things worse, he had his season ended early due to an ACL injury.

In 2011, could the Eagles go after another defensive end in the first round?  There are a lot of talented defensive ends who will end up being taken in the first round.  One of them is Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn.

Clayborn stands at 6’3”, 281 pounds, so he's a bit bigger than the defensive ends the Eagles typically look for.  However, Clayborn is able to use his size to his advantage in his style of play.  He loves to use his hands to get into a blocker and dictate which way he'd like to go.  This makes ...

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