{"id":118180,"date":"2024-05-08T08:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T08:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=118180"},"modified":"2024-05-08T08:06:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T08:06:03","slug":"aggressive-giants-rookie-called-most-likely-udfa-to-make-roster-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/aggressive-giants-rookie-called-most-likely-udfa-to-make-roster-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Aggressive\u2019 Giants Rookie Called Most Likely UDFA to Make Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ovie-Oghoufo-e1715108932946.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Giants UDFA Ovie Oghoufo called most likely undrafted rookie to make roster in 2024.\" width=\"780\" height=\"436\" data-dom-ready-time=\"121\" data-img-load-time=\"479\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty\u00a0New York Giants UDFA Ovie Oghoufo was called the &#8220;most likely&#8221; undrafted prospect to make the 2024 roster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0initially signed\u00a0eight undrafted free agents\u00a0following the 2024\u00a0NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Of those eight, LSU pass rusher Ovie Oghoufo \u2014 who also spent time at Texas and Notre Dame \u2014 was given the best chance to make the 53-man roster according\u00a0to Bleacher Report analyst Ryan Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter spending time at Notre Dame, Texas and LSU, edge-rusher Ovie Oghoufo enters the NFL with as much experience as anyone in the class,\u201d Fowler reasoned on May 5. Noting: \u201cOghoufo is an aggressive, upfield pass-rusher with the athleticism and lateral agility to work the fringe areas. His\u00a01,967\u00a0snaps within the front seven give him the ideal floor to compete for rotational snaps with the New York Giants.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The NFL writer also pointed out that the Giants were \u201ctied for the\u00a0fourth-fewest sacks\u00a0last season,\u201d concluding that they could use more impact at the position beyond\u00a0Kayvon Thibodeaux\u00a0and\u00a0Brian Burns.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Giants UDFA Ovie Oghoufo Will Have Shot at Backup OLB Role<\/h2>\n<p>The Giants edge rushers are stout at the top with the aforementioned Burns and Thibodeaux, but the depth is very shallow.\u00a0Azeez Ojulari\u00a0is the odds-on favorite to claim the third outside linebacker role, no doubt, but who will earn the fourth job in the rotation?<\/p>\n<p>Or what happens if Ojulari suffers another injury, or simply isn\u2019t the same player?<\/p>\n<p>The Giants have a depth issue at this position and assuming general manager Joe Schoen doesn\u2019t choose to address it\u00a0with a late veteran addition, Oghoufo could have a real opportunity in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps that goes into Fowler\u2019s line of thinking here. With Big Blue, Oghoufo\u2019s top competition will likely be fourth-year veteran\u00a0Boogie Basham, third-year journeyman\u00a0Benton Whitley, second-year UDFA\u00a0Tomon Fox\u00a0and 2023 pickup\u00a0Jeremiah Martin. Along with Ojulari and special teams signing\u00a0Matthew Adams.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Giants UDFA Ovie Oghoufo Profiled as Well-Rounded in College, But Lacked Breakout Sack Total<\/h2>\n<p>The 6-foot-3 pass rushing prospect has shown flashes at the collegiate level, but he\u2019s never been dominant in the sacks department.<\/p>\n<p>Oghoufo registered 8.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks in 2022, as a member of the Longhorns. Throughout his career, he was ultra-consistent as a pass rusher despite changing systems. The youngster managed 2.5 sacks in four out of his five NFL campaigns, with 2.0 sacks in the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, he failed to come up with that breakout season as a pass rusher.<\/p>\n<p>Diving into other areas of his game, Oghoufo proved to be a decent tackler too, with 163 total credited tackles as an edge defender. According\u00a0to PFF, his missed tackle rate wasn\u2019t noticeably high either, hovering around 11% for his college career.<\/p>\n<p>The LSU transfer also excelled as a run defender, per PFF. His 67 defensive stops included a career-high 24 in 2021, and his run defense grades rarely dipped below 70.0 out of 100.<\/p>\n<p>So, Big Blue is getting a well-rounded player, even if he fell short of \u201cimpact pass rusher\u201d in college. The\u00a0NYG coaching staff, led by new defensive coordinator Shane Bowen and new outside linebackers coach\u00a0Charlie Bullen, will be tasked with getting more out of Oghoufo and his fellow OLBs.<\/p>\n<p>Bullen spent the 2023 season as the Illinois football program\u2019s outside linebackers coach\/pass rush coordinator. He joined the Fighting Illini in January of 2023 with 11 years of NFL coaching experience, including four years with the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\u00a0New York Giants UDFA Ovie Oghoufo was called the &#8220;most likely&#8221; undrafted prospect to make the 2024 roster. 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