Colts select Grover Stewart, NT, Albany State

[Superman]

Finally had a chance to watch this guy. I'm impressed. He only has a couple games on DB, but there's a lot to like.

 

He has some major ability. When he is balanced and plays with proper leverage, he snowplows his opponent. Even destroys double teams. He has a swim move that he uses after jarring shocking his man back with initial punch, and he has some "good initial quickness" that he can use to get his shoulders past his man. He is a big, powerful guy, with long arms, and good movement ability. As others have posted, his testing profile is basically elite.

 

Problem is, he doesn't play at his best all the time. It seems like he almost never comes off the field, and at 320-350 -- still not sure what his playing weight was -- that's just too many reps for him to be consistently at his best. His technique breaks down, he gets sloppy, and his motor doesn't rev every down. He gets off balance at times, gets up too high at other times, which is an issue when he's already taller than typical interior DL. 

 

He has a lot of potential. He can use a lot of coaching, and he will have to stay well conditioned and in top shape, which is always a concern for a big guy like him. And the most impressive aspects of his game are things that may not translate when he's facing better competition: he won't always be the biggest/strongest, that swim move won't work when he's facing pro blocking, etc. But if he can put it together, and if his physical dominance isn't purely the result of playing guys from Miles College and West Georgia in dusty small town stadiums, he might wind up being a nice player.