Daniel Holtzclaw, LB, Eastern Michigan University

by Jux on Apr 16, 2009 11:50 AM EDT

Since I'm stuck in Kansas I've spent a lot of time of the chiefs Arrowheadpride blog and they have been talking about Daniel Holtzcraw for a while. I searched the site for Mr. Holtzclaw and couldn't find anything on him, and the guy deserves much more exposure. He is a very interesting prospect that I wanted to make sure you guys knew about. He is an ILB for the 3-4 defense and most experts have him going undrafted.

Holtzclaw is 6'1/2" and 242 pounds. He did 33 Reps at the EMU proday which would have tied Jason Smith and B.J. Raji had he been invited to the Combine. He actually outdid all other line backers in reps (next highest was 30). He also outran a lot of linebackers in the 40 by running 4.82 ( Faster than Rey Maualuga).

In interviews he has done Holtzclaw has insisted he is a very coachable and hardworking player, and that he overcomes not being a big name by working harder every day.

I think this kid could do well in the NFL and he is defiantly a good pickup for any team, especially if you could pick him up without a draft pick.

Here is a video of his pro day and some links.

Scouting

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Interested in Daniel Holtzclaw?

Only as an undrafted pickup.

17 votes

Not worth our time

4 votes

We should draft him.

29 votes

Interested but not sure.

16 votes

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Either its really slow

Or no one cares haha

"...Said he couldn't go on the American way"

by Jux on Apr 16, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions

Another guy along the same lines...

Cyrus Mulitalo, Sacramento State. Very small school. Good tackler, decent hands, a little undersized. Will go undrafted, but a good back up special teams type player who has good upside. Plus he looks like Troy P. That’s how he caught my attention.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Apr 16, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

Just what we need.

Two of them running around. haha.

"...Said he couldn't go on the American way"

by Jux on Apr 16, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions

all these linebackers

you know, i’m actually getting sick of the steelers drafting so many linebackers
yes i went there
WE have wayyyyyyy too many of them!!
i mean come on, we got practically 5 starters at LB, with Bruce Davis and Patrick Bailey supposedly coming along nicely.
If we pick up this guy, we’re just letting our draft picks go to waste, not mention the new LBs we pick up, because we won’t be using them!!
sorry had to let all that out :D haha

by BlackandGold on Apr 16, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions

I'm hoping he will go undrafted.

So we could look at him as a special teams guy and maybe his work ethic could get him on the depth chart.

"...Said he couldn't go on the American way"

by Jux on Apr 16, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

not sure I agree with you

We have 4 starters, Lawrence Timmons who hasn’t has been unable to crack the starting lineup, then we have Keyaron Fox who has started some games at LB but not for Pittsburgh.

Where is the depth?

After those guys we have a lot of young guys that everyone assumes can play but we don’t know.

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Apr 16, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I see

where you are coming from, but the team knows those guys already. They can play special teams. A new draft pick, we are assuming everything about him. That being said the team can never have enough LB’s. I just hope they don’t use a high pick one one this year.

by SteelBuckeye on Apr 16, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions