#5 Chuma Edoga, OT, USC
There were several players who flashed during Senior Bowl practice, but nobody made it look as easy as this kid did. Edoga was a heavily used backup at either tackle spot at USC, but took over on the right side in his junior year. After what I saw throughout the week, I think he is one of the few guys who will make the transition to left tackle as a pro.
Edoga has excellent, controlled feet that will allow him to move to the blindside at the next level. In pass protection, he forces opponents to widen their rush and guides them around the quarterback. When those guys try to purely win with speed, Edoga has the agility to stay stride for stride with them and really force them past the QB.
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He might have had the best sequence of anybody in OL vs. DL one-on-ones on the first day and continued to excel from that point on. When I watch his tape with the Trojans, it occurs to me that he needs to finish plays better overall, but he might have not lost a single rep all week long and that didn’t change in the game.