During this half-dead period of the offseason, we will compare each Philadelphia Eagles rookie with current or former NFL players. Today we will find a substitute for the sixth round defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu.

Introduction to previous player combinations

Devon Tower Smith • Landon Dixon • Milton Williams • Zeke McPherson • Kenny Gainwell

After choosing DT Milton Williams in the third round, the Hawks continued to increase their DT depth. They chose Tuipulotu, a shorter 6’2, 317-pound nose tackle type. In the past three seasons, in 29 games, Plotu has 102 tackles, 15 losses and 8.5 sacks. Highlight Scroll:

Tuipulotu is an excellent running defender and his value may fall in the early days. As a pass rusher, even if he is not close to the quarterback, he can effectively push the pocket and provide more opportunities for the edge rusher to go home because the passer cannot get into the pocket. In his career, he may even play earlier than Williams in the third round.

The Athletic’s Dane Brugler listed Tuipulotu as his 69th overall prospect. Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network ranked him 126th. ProFootballFocus ranked him 130th. In the 189th pick, pushing Plotus is a good late value.

Pushing Protu reminds me Kelly Gregg, Another sixth-round player who played in the NFL for 11 years, mainly on the Ravens, made 574 tackles and contributed 20.5 sacks (about 2 per season). Do you want to watch the highlights of Kelly Greg’s time at the University of Oklahoma? Of course you know!

As you can see from the highlights of each player, they are all very good at getting rid of obstacles, which can be partly attributed to their wrestling background. In high school, Greg was a three-time state wrestling champion (Oklahoma 1993-1995), and Tupelotu was also a high school state wrestling champion (Oregon, 2016).

“The only reason I wrestled in high school was to help me become a better football player,” Tuplotu explained. “Just understand the body and how to manipulate it in certain positions is good for you, and then it helps to have strong hands and good feet to be able to maintain balance in uncomfortable situations.”

From a measurable point of view, Tuipulotu and Gregg are also very similar there. Greg’s weight on the combine harvester is 301 pounds, but his weight in the NFL is about 320 pounds, which is similar to Tuplotu’s 317 pounds. Their sports indicators:

As you can see, Tuipulotu and Gregg will not beat many other football players in the sprint, but their strength and wrestling background make them useful in the trenches.

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