Is Daniel Te’o-Nesheim Another Eagles Mid-Round Wonder?

June 26, 2010   ·   Jim Reed   ·   Jump to comments

Brandon Graham and Nate Allen, In my opinion, were almost perfect picks for the Eagles in the first and second rounds. Daniel Te'o-Nesheim (TAY-OH-Nesh-em) is the last person I expected to hear called when the Eagles finally selected in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft.
And this excites me!!
Te'o-Nesheim was one of the key members of the Washington Huskies defense. He red-shirted in 2005 and earned the scout team defensive player of the year award. In 2007 he became the Huskies defensive MVP, won the Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational Award, the John P. Angel Defensive Lineman of the Year award, the L. Wait Rising Lineman of the Year award, and was named a team captain. He started all 49 games of his college career recording a total of 194 tackles, 30 sacks, 50.5 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.
This is all well and nice, and very researchable on-line, but what excites me the most is he didn't stand out in the draft. The "experts" had him...

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