Greg Romeus - Pittsburgh (HT: 6-6 - WT: 270) Combine 40: N/A - Pro Day 40: N/A - Position Rank: 14 of 55
Positives: Athletic... Very well built... Solid pass rusher... Anticipates snap count... Good burst... Good length... Reasonably long arms... Uses hands well... Reasonably strong at POA... Very solid bull rush... Good arsenal of moves... Solid swim and push-pull moves... Does a nice job stacking blockers... Sheds reasonably well... Plays the run reasonably well... Can control blockers... Gets good leverage... Solid lateral mobility and quickness... Sees quite a few double teams... Good tackler... Explosive hitter... Good instincts... Locates the ball quickly... Can drop into coverage... Leaper... Intelligent... Good character... No off-field issues... Hard worker... Determined... Has room to add bulk... Has a lot of upside, did not play football until senior year in high school... Selected All-Big East second team for the 2008 season, All-Big East first team for the 2009 season and named Co-Defensive Player of the year.
Negatives: Inconsistent, disappears for stretches at a time (non-factor)... Plays too high... Not real explosive or sudden... Struggles at POA versus bigger offensive linemen... Does not bend especially well... Will turn the corner too upright... Does not possess very good balance... Does not show many counter moves... Seems to tire late in games... Not especially good in backside pursuit... Will quit on the play if it goes away from him... Raw... Injured in season opener, missed seven games following surgery to repair a disc in lower back... No explosion in first game back, torn ACL 11/12/10, not likely to participate at combine or pro day workouts prior to draft.
Defense
Season
Team
TOT
SOL
AST
TFL
SK
FF
INT
BK
TD
Totals
142
77
65
38½
19½
4
1
4
0
2007
Pittsburgh
41
28
13
11½
4
0
0
0
0
2008
Pittsburgh
51
27
24
15½
7½
1
0
3
0
2009
Pittsburgh
43
22
21
11½
8
3
1
1
0
2010
Pittsburgh
7
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
(January 28) --
The week of Senior Bowl practices are over, but more coverage is on the way.
We have posted notes and observations from both the North and South Thursday practices as well as transcripts from the Thursday press conferences.
Also posted is a Week in Review from the week's practices. Refer to the tabs above for full coverage. We'll have all the action coming to you from Saturday's game as well.
