

Some evaluations suggested that Roche is not a quick twitch athlete with the flexibility to naturally bend around the edge on his pass rush, but his Miami coaches disagreed with those assessments. He has definitely displayed a nose for the football. He even recovers an inordinate number of fumbles, including ones resulting from his strip sacks. He has shown a tendency for making impact plays with multiple tackles for a loss and forced fumbles on many of his sacks. He has been a very productive defender during his time at both Temple and Miami. Even though I definitely wouldn't consider that assessment an insult, he showed that he has better speed, strength, and quickness than he was being given credit for. Many scouts looked at him as a highly disruptive overachiever, getting every once of production out of his limited athleticism through superior effort and being football savvy. He also posted 23 reps on the bench press.
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He surprised plenty of scouts at his pro day by running a 4.62 forty with a 32" vertical.

He has played the majority of his collegiate career with his hand in the dirt, but will be asked to stand up in the Steelers 3-4. Although he wasn't quite as dominant after the step up in talent, he solidified the fact he was a NFL prospect. Roche was a dominant defender for his three seasons playing for the Temple Owls, before transferring to Miami for his final season. If the young man flourishes on the edge in the Steelers 3-4 defense as I expect he will, then he may one day be remembered as a draft day steal.īased on the Steelers need for depth on the edge, his reputation as a skilled pass rusher, and his projected draft value I give the Steelers selection of Quincy Roche a initial draft grade of B, though I was tempted to go higher. I thought he could have been gone by the fourth round, and would represent exceptional value in the fifth. I couldn't believe that Roche was still on the board at that point of the sixth round. This was another huge shocker for yours truly, but for a totally different reason. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Miami Edge Quincy Roche with the 216th selection of the 2021 NFL Draft. Draft value is achieved by evaluating each players actual selection against their projected draft position, whether that be player rankings or projected round.
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I base each grade on projected roster fit, potential immediate impact, and assumed draft value. Only time will reveal the validity of any grade given, but I will utilize certain parameters as I attempt to apply an initial grade for each Steelers draft pick. There are specific criteria necessary when attempting to accurately and fairly grade any draft pick. I have been given the distinguished task of trying to apply a letter grade to each Steelers selection. After being subjected to a mind numbing amount of mock drafts and plenty of unsubstantiated speculation during what seemed like an inordinately long pre-draft process, minus the Scouting Combine to break up the monotony, the 2021 NFL Draft is finally upon us.
