Jackie Medlock of Wilmington, N.C. gets a selfie with former Clemson star defensive end Vic Beasley during the annual spring game in Memorial Stadium in Clemson. Medlock drove six hours to see the game, and getting a photo with Beasley, projected to be picked early first round in the NFL draft was an extra treat she said. Jackie Medlock of Wilmington, N.C. gets a selfie with former Clemson star defensive end Vic Beasley during the annual spring game in Memorial Stadium in Clemson. Medlock drove six hours to see the game, and getting a photo with Beasley, projected to be picked early first round in the NFL draft was an extra treat she said. A couple weeks to draft day in Chicago, NFL teams have a lot on their minds when it comes to picking the ideal franchise pass rusher. Most mock drafts have upwards of five defensive ends or outside linebackers going in the top-10 come April 30 in primetime (8 p.m.). Vic Beasley’s highest projection commonly found around the web is No. 5 and the Washington Redskins, joining former Tiger DB Bashaud Breeland. Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller presents another idea: No. 3 to Jacksonville. Weighing in at 6-3 and 261 pounds, Fowler put up 34 TFL and 14.5 sacks in 37 games as a Gator. At 6-3 and 246 pounds, Clemson’s all-time sack leader (33) also put up 101 career tackles and over half of those for loss (52.5): “Fowler may end up being too similar to (Khalil) Mack for the Raiders. In Jacksonville, he could replace Chris Clemons almost immediately. Beasley may also fit Washington’s 3-4 defense better than the larger Fowler as a pure pass-rushing outside linebacker. Both Fowler and Beasley are good players, but as a pass-rusher, Beasley is superior. For teams in the top five looking for a player to get after the quarterback, Beasley is probably the better choice.” Critical of Beasley as a ‘one-dimensional’ player, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. projects the Adairsville (Ga.) product going No. 8 to Atlanta: Atlanta needs productivity from a pass-rusher, and I think new defensive coordinator Richard Smith will know how to get Beasley going in the same way Denver was able to get Von Miller going. Now, Beasley isn’t Miller — but I do think he’s a pure pass-rusher who can get to opposing QBs regardless of what system you’re employing. Beasley had 44.5 tackles for loss over the last two seasons, and while I don’t think he’s an every-down player, he’s going to come in ready to be used. “Beasley’s offseason workouts (with additional weight on his frame) have teams feeling some type of way and with Brian Orakpo gone, this works,” Zierlein said. “This is one of these picks that Vic is not necessarily my favorite pick, but they do need a pass rusher and he’s a good fit. His testing was just off the charts at the Combine.” .searchbrowse-wrap {width:100%, margin: 0 0 10%, padding: 0 0 5% 0, border-bottom: 1px #e5e5e5 solid,} #searchlist {width:100%, border-bottom: 2px #e5e5e5 solid, margin: 3% 0 5% 0,} #searchlist h2 {font-family:’Myriad W01 SmBd’, sans-serif, color: #616161, font-size: 0.81255em, /* 13/16 */ line-height: 1.1em, text-transform: uppercase,} #searchlist h2 a {color:#222, text-decoration:none, } #searchlist h2 a:hover {color:#222, border-bottom: 1px dotted #222,} #searchbrowse-left {width:45%, float:left, margin: 0 2%, background: transparent,} #searchbrowse-right {width:45%, float:left, margin: 0 2%, background: transparent,} ul.searchbrowse {font-family:’Myriad W01 Regular’, sans-serif, color: #676767, margin:0, text-transform: capitalize,} ul.searchbrowse li {margin:0 0 5%, font-size:0.75em, /* 12/16 */ } ul.searchbrowse li a {color:#676767, text-decoration:none, } ul.searchbrowse li a:hover {color:#676767, border-bottom: 1px dotted #676767} Source.