Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
http://podcast.footballguys.com/Footballgu...2007-Vol58a.mp3
Enjoy!
Featuring: His experience playing at ND, the tips he's gotten from his brother Rob (the Ravens TE), the possibility of switching to OLB in a 3-4, his experience at the combine, his draft day plans, and more.
Victor's bio:
Prospect Profiles
Victor Abiamiri
Height: 6-5
Weight: 271
Position: Defensive End
College: Notre Dame
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OVERVIEW
A model of consistency, Abiamiri provided a veteran presence for a young defensive unit. He was one of 12 athletes selected to the Leadership Committee by a vote of his teammates in 2006. The Moose Krause Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame also named him Notre Dame's Lineman of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Abiamiri attended The Gilman School, where he earned first-team USA Today All-American honors as a defensive lineman. He was named All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun and rated eighth on ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 players. The four-time letter winner led the team in 2002 with 52 tackles, 17 stops for losses, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception as a defensive end, while helping the Greyhounds to a 10-0 record, No. 15 national ranking from USA Today and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title.
During his career, Abiamiri totaled 45 sacks and 63 stops behind the line of scrimmage. He had five sacks in a win over DeMatha while helping hold their offense to 42 rushing yards. He was named Defensive Player of the Year on the Baltimore Sun's All-Baltimore City/ County team and won All-Metro honors as a junior with 16 sacks. He also posted five tackles and two sacks in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
Abiamiri also competed in basketball and track. He earned All-Conference three seasons in both basketball and track. He was team MVP in basketball as a junior and senior and as a senior in track. He served as a team captain in football, basketball and track as a senior.
Upon graduating, Abiamiri enrolled at Notre Dame in 2003 rather than following his brothers, Rob and Paschal, who played football at Maryland. The Rivals.com Freshman All-American honorable mention played in 12 games, starting five at right defensive end as a true freshman. He posted 22 tackles (16 solos) with a sack and four stops behind the line of scrimmage in 2003.
Abiamiri played behind Kyle Budinscak at right end in 12 games during the 2004 season. He logged close to 194 minutes of action, producing 15 tackles (nine solos) with two sacks and six stops for losses.
With 15 pounds of more muscle on his frame, the right end position became Abiamiri's full-time in 2005, as he registered 48 tackles (34 solos) with eight sacks. He added seven pressures and 15 stops behind the line of scrimmage, as he deflected two passes and caused a fumble. Named Notre Dame's Lineman of the Year, Abiamiri was on the field for 262 minutes of playing time.
Abiamiri was again named the team's Lineman of the Year in 2006. He shifted to left end, coming up with 10 sacks, the second-best season total in school history. He delivered 43 tackles (25 solos) and had 15 stops behind the line of scrimmage with 14 pressures. He also caused two fumbles in close to 291 minutes on the field.
In 49 games at Notre Dame, Abiamiri started 30 times. He registered 128 tackles (84 solos) with 20 1/2 sacks for minus-174 yards and 40 stops for losses totaling 219 yards. He was credited with 21 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles and two pass deflections in over 936 minutes of action.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Has a well-built frame with good upper body thickness in his chest and arms … Has a firm midsection, good bubble, muscular thighs and thick calves with room on his frame to add at least another 10 pounds of bulk with no loss in quickness … Plays through pain and is a tough competitor who shows good urgency closing on the ball … Collision-type tackler with the speed to get a quick jump off the snap to slip past the lethargic tackle when playing off the edge … Has the change of direction and agility to make plays along the perimeter and neutralize the cutback lanes … Avid weight lifter who does the little extras in the training room (sometimes that power doesn't translate to the field, though) … Disruptive pass rusher with the sharp burst coming out of his stance to gain advantage on blockers … Rolls his hips and uses his hands forcefully to shed … Able to shoot the gaps inside coming off the ball, if given a free lane, and is a good one-gap type who gains leverage by playing with his arms extended … Has good stack strength to lock out and control blockers on the move … Shows the outside lateral slide to contain the ball carrier … Makes plays from the backside and is adequate at using a cross-face action with his hands when engaging blockers to slip off blocks … Not big enough to split the double-team coverage, but competes with good intensity and won't give up on the play … Quick to flatten and shows good chase speed in long pursuit … When he maintains proper hand position, he shows impressive power behind his strikes … Has good forward body lean and shoulder dip coming off the edge, keeping his feet and hands active to defeat the offensive tackles while penetrating … Has the quickness to consistently pressure the pocket and works hard to create pressure on the quarterback, showing good urgency when closing … When he shoots his hands, he has that strong punch to shock and jolt … Has shown steady improvement as a wrap-up tackler, generating good pop on contact.
Negatives: Gives up a lot of bulk vs. double teams and struggles to shed, as the bigger blockers can contain him when meeting head on … Lacks the size to anchor at the point of attack vs. multiple blockers and is more effective using his burst coming off the edge rather than trying to bull rush in-line … Has enough speed to handle tight ends in the short area, but lacks experience in pass coverage and seems more comfortable attacking the quarterback off the edge than jamming tight ends at the line of scrimmage … Needs to play at a lower pad level, as he leaves his chest open for the blockers to grab and lock on when he gets too tall in his stance … Plays with a good motor, but needs to show better ball recognition skills (struggles to locate the ball in a crowd) … Plays with pain, but has a history of patellar tendonitis that warrants further medical review … Seems to be slow at times anticipating movement or making key reads … Needs to add more bulk to combat the bigger tackles at the next level … Can beat blocks off the line of scrimmage with quickness, but needs to generate more moves and keep his hands active in attempts to disengage … Has the range to make plays on the move, but will sometimes over-run and break down late working in space.
Compares To: Justin Tuck, New York Giants … Both were taught in the same Notre Dame system, where the ends attack off the edge and don't get involved much with in-line action. Abiamiri is a well-built athlete, but needs to show better hand technique in order to consistently beat the bigger blockers. He is a little slow to recognize the play and will then over-run it in attempts to compensate. However, if left isolated on the edge, he has enough functional strength and a short-area burst to pressure the pocket.
INJURY REPORT
2005: Suffered a right tibia fracture in April camp.
2006: Diagnosed with right knee patellar tendonitis during spring ball.
AGILITY TESTS
Campus: 4.77 in the 40-yard dash … 405-pound bench press … Bench presses 225 pounds 20 times … 280-pound hang clean … 32 1/2-inch arm length … 10-inch hands … Right-handed … 27/33 Wonderlic score.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended The Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.), playing football for head coach Biff Poggi … Earned first-team USA Today All-American honors as a defensive lineman … Named All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun and rated eighth on ESPN list of the nation's top 100 players … The four-time letter winner led the team in 2002 with 52 tackles, 17 stops for losses, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception as a defensive end, while helping the Greyhounds to a 10-0 record, No. 15 national ranking from USA Today and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title … During his career, Abiamiri totaled 45 sacks and 63 stops behind the line of scrimmage … Had five sacks in a win over DeMatha while helping hold their offense to 42 rushing yards … Named Defensive Player of the Year on the Baltimore Sun's All-Baltimore City/ County team and won All-Metro honors as a junior with 16 sacks … Also posted five tackles and two sacks in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
PERSONAL
Finance major, enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business … Earned a 3.13 grade-point average during the 2005 fall semester … Brothers, Rob and Paschal, played football at Maryland. Rob is presently a reserve tight end for the Baltimore Ravens … Born Victor Ikechukwu Abiamiri on Jan. 14, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland … Resides in Randallstown, Maryland.
Enjoy!
Featuring: His experience playing at ND, the tips he's gotten from his brother Rob (the Ravens TE), the possibility of switching to OLB in a 3-4, his experience at the combine, his draft day plans, and more.
Victor's bio:
Prospect Profiles
Victor Abiamiri
Height: 6-5
Weight: 271
Position: Defensive End
College: Notre Dame
Copyright NFLDraftScout.com, distributed by The Sports Xchange
OVERVIEW
A model of consistency, Abiamiri provided a veteran presence for a young defensive unit. He was one of 12 athletes selected to the Leadership Committee by a vote of his teammates in 2006. The Moose Krause Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame also named him Notre Dame's Lineman of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Abiamiri attended The Gilman School, where he earned first-team USA Today All-American honors as a defensive lineman. He was named All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun and rated eighth on ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 players. The four-time letter winner led the team in 2002 with 52 tackles, 17 stops for losses, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception as a defensive end, while helping the Greyhounds to a 10-0 record, No. 15 national ranking from USA Today and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title.
During his career, Abiamiri totaled 45 sacks and 63 stops behind the line of scrimmage. He had five sacks in a win over DeMatha while helping hold their offense to 42 rushing yards. He was named Defensive Player of the Year on the Baltimore Sun's All-Baltimore City/ County team and won All-Metro honors as a junior with 16 sacks. He also posted five tackles and two sacks in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
Abiamiri also competed in basketball and track. He earned All-Conference three seasons in both basketball and track. He was team MVP in basketball as a junior and senior and as a senior in track. He served as a team captain in football, basketball and track as a senior.
Upon graduating, Abiamiri enrolled at Notre Dame in 2003 rather than following his brothers, Rob and Paschal, who played football at Maryland. The Rivals.com Freshman All-American honorable mention played in 12 games, starting five at right defensive end as a true freshman. He posted 22 tackles (16 solos) with a sack and four stops behind the line of scrimmage in 2003.
Abiamiri played behind Kyle Budinscak at right end in 12 games during the 2004 season. He logged close to 194 minutes of action, producing 15 tackles (nine solos) with two sacks and six stops for losses.
With 15 pounds of more muscle on his frame, the right end position became Abiamiri's full-time in 2005, as he registered 48 tackles (34 solos) with eight sacks. He added seven pressures and 15 stops behind the line of scrimmage, as he deflected two passes and caused a fumble. Named Notre Dame's Lineman of the Year, Abiamiri was on the field for 262 minutes of playing time.
Abiamiri was again named the team's Lineman of the Year in 2006. He shifted to left end, coming up with 10 sacks, the second-best season total in school history. He delivered 43 tackles (25 solos) and had 15 stops behind the line of scrimmage with 14 pressures. He also caused two fumbles in close to 291 minutes on the field.
In 49 games at Notre Dame, Abiamiri started 30 times. He registered 128 tackles (84 solos) with 20 1/2 sacks for minus-174 yards and 40 stops for losses totaling 219 yards. He was credited with 21 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles and two pass deflections in over 936 minutes of action.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Has a well-built frame with good upper body thickness in his chest and arms … Has a firm midsection, good bubble, muscular thighs and thick calves with room on his frame to add at least another 10 pounds of bulk with no loss in quickness … Plays through pain and is a tough competitor who shows good urgency closing on the ball … Collision-type tackler with the speed to get a quick jump off the snap to slip past the lethargic tackle when playing off the edge … Has the change of direction and agility to make plays along the perimeter and neutralize the cutback lanes … Avid weight lifter who does the little extras in the training room (sometimes that power doesn't translate to the field, though) … Disruptive pass rusher with the sharp burst coming out of his stance to gain advantage on blockers … Rolls his hips and uses his hands forcefully to shed … Able to shoot the gaps inside coming off the ball, if given a free lane, and is a good one-gap type who gains leverage by playing with his arms extended … Has good stack strength to lock out and control blockers on the move … Shows the outside lateral slide to contain the ball carrier … Makes plays from the backside and is adequate at using a cross-face action with his hands when engaging blockers to slip off blocks … Not big enough to split the double-team coverage, but competes with good intensity and won't give up on the play … Quick to flatten and shows good chase speed in long pursuit … When he maintains proper hand position, he shows impressive power behind his strikes … Has good forward body lean and shoulder dip coming off the edge, keeping his feet and hands active to defeat the offensive tackles while penetrating … Has the quickness to consistently pressure the pocket and works hard to create pressure on the quarterback, showing good urgency when closing … When he shoots his hands, he has that strong punch to shock and jolt … Has shown steady improvement as a wrap-up tackler, generating good pop on contact.
Negatives: Gives up a lot of bulk vs. double teams and struggles to shed, as the bigger blockers can contain him when meeting head on … Lacks the size to anchor at the point of attack vs. multiple blockers and is more effective using his burst coming off the edge rather than trying to bull rush in-line … Has enough speed to handle tight ends in the short area, but lacks experience in pass coverage and seems more comfortable attacking the quarterback off the edge than jamming tight ends at the line of scrimmage … Needs to play at a lower pad level, as he leaves his chest open for the blockers to grab and lock on when he gets too tall in his stance … Plays with a good motor, but needs to show better ball recognition skills (struggles to locate the ball in a crowd) … Plays with pain, but has a history of patellar tendonitis that warrants further medical review … Seems to be slow at times anticipating movement or making key reads … Needs to add more bulk to combat the bigger tackles at the next level … Can beat blocks off the line of scrimmage with quickness, but needs to generate more moves and keep his hands active in attempts to disengage … Has the range to make plays on the move, but will sometimes over-run and break down late working in space.
Compares To: Justin Tuck, New York Giants … Both were taught in the same Notre Dame system, where the ends attack off the edge and don't get involved much with in-line action. Abiamiri is a well-built athlete, but needs to show better hand technique in order to consistently beat the bigger blockers. He is a little slow to recognize the play and will then over-run it in attempts to compensate. However, if left isolated on the edge, he has enough functional strength and a short-area burst to pressure the pocket.
INJURY REPORT
2005: Suffered a right tibia fracture in April camp.
2006: Diagnosed with right knee patellar tendonitis during spring ball.
AGILITY TESTS
Campus: 4.77 in the 40-yard dash … 405-pound bench press … Bench presses 225 pounds 20 times … 280-pound hang clean … 32 1/2-inch arm length … 10-inch hands … Right-handed … 27/33 Wonderlic score.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended The Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.), playing football for head coach Biff Poggi … Earned first-team USA Today All-American honors as a defensive lineman … Named All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun and rated eighth on ESPN list of the nation's top 100 players … The four-time letter winner led the team in 2002 with 52 tackles, 17 stops for losses, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception as a defensive end, while helping the Greyhounds to a 10-0 record, No. 15 national ranking from USA Today and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title … During his career, Abiamiri totaled 45 sacks and 63 stops behind the line of scrimmage … Had five sacks in a win over DeMatha while helping hold their offense to 42 rushing yards … Named Defensive Player of the Year on the Baltimore Sun's All-Baltimore City/ County team and won All-Metro honors as a junior with 16 sacks … Also posted five tackles and two sacks in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
PERSONAL
Finance major, enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business … Earned a 3.13 grade-point average during the 2005 fall semester … Brothers, Rob and Paschal, played football at Maryland. Rob is presently a reserve tight end for the Baltimore Ravens … Born Victor Ikechukwu Abiamiri on Jan. 14, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland … Resides in Randallstown, Maryland.
