Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports spoke to scouts and coaches from multiple unnamed teams who attended the Monday Pro Day workout of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o. And none of those folks regard Te’o as a first-round pick.
“Nice player, but not worth a first-round pick. Not in my view,” said an unnamed “AFC personnel man.”
“He’s not a star,” an AFC head coach said. “If I’m taking a linebacker in the first round, I want a guy who can change my defense. Trust me, I’ve been wrong about linebackers before, but this guy doesn’t fit the bill of what I spend a high pick on.”
“[H]e’s not good enough in my view,” an NFC defensive coordinator said.