bennyhaha wrote:
Every thing I have heard has said the poppinga is going to get drafted and is is the better prototypical NFL linebacker. Why no invite to the combine?
My understanding has been that each NFL team is asked to submit a list of names for players they are looking at, and then the players are invited to the combine. Not getting an invite is not a good sign for your draft chances (many who go to the combine end up undrafted) but it is not necessarily a death-knell either. Sometimes teams will withhold the name of a player they are interested in in the hopes that no one else will nominate them, leaving their pearl undiscovered. Generally it doesn't work out that way, but it has on occasion.
While there is some interest in Kpop, he will REALLY have to impress at the BYU pro-day workout in order to secure a draft selection. Expect to see him sign a FA contract somewhere.
The last comprehensive ranking I saw had Kpop listed as the #42 OLB, with the 2nd option at ILB. His chances at OLB are greater as on average 18 OLBs are drafted each year, and 52 more sign FA contracts. At ILB, the 5 year draft average is 12, with only 22 undrafted FAs signing contracts.
