Hawks land DL transfer Emmanuel Olagbaju

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But, on a serious note, glad the Hawks got Olagbaju. DT was a huge necessity.
Yup looks like a solid get. Iowa's defensive system doesn't really allow DT's to get great stats so it was a longshot to get a top of the line guy. Seems to have a good base and some eligibility to work with though
 

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Barnes is really focusing on the DLine. Clearly Kirk and Co. saw this as a unit that needs to be improved. That's great news.
 
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Yup looks like a solid get. Iowa's defensive system doesn't really allow DT's to get great stats so it was a longshot to get a top of the line guy. Seems to have a good base and some eligibility to work with though
He at the level He was playing pushed the pocket and held the point of attack and in a lot of cases took up double teams, The exact thing Iowa asks of its DTs , He needs to become more varied with his hands and pass rush tool box but this Guy is exactly what Iowa needs for next Years DL , Depth, size and the ability to not be moved off the line of scrimmage and to collapse the OL in pass protection into the QBs lap
 

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Desperately needed, I love his film and he’s big enough now to contribute/start. I’m now greatly satisfied with this portal season. Assuming they punter will be found.

I’d grade it a A-.
 

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From following portal fcs DTs at a couple of other programs, a lot of these guys are hit or miss. Hopefully he’s a hit.