Texas A&M defensive lineman Justin Madubuike is going pro. Coming off of a strong year, the 6’3″ defensive lineman has been pegged as a Round 2 talent by Matt Miller of Bleacher Report (on Twitter). 
Madubuike led the Aggies with 11.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and seven quarterback hurries in 2019. He also recorded his first interception in a win over Arkansas.
The 304-pounder will play it safe by staying out of Friday’s Texas Bowl against Oklahoma State. From this point forward, he’ll shift his attention to getting ready for the combine, where he could emerge as one of the top interior defensive linemen in this year’s class.
Auburn’s Derrick Brown, South Carolina’s Javon Kinlaw, Florida State’s Marvin Wilson, and Oklahoma’s Neville Gallimore also among this year’s top interior bruisers.
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Could there be a more meaningless stat than QB hurries?
It’s not meaningless. It’s an indicator of one’s effectiveness to put someone under pressure. If you’d have ever played the game at any level, you’d know.
I would argue that QB hurries is a more important stat then sacks. Especially when changing teams. Hurries and sacks can be helped or hurt (rather drastically) by scheme and secondary effectiveness.
I would agree with this.
I’m sure jb19 will be delighted to hear that!
I agree too. Just because you don’t end the play with a sack, it doesn’t mean you weren’t productive.