Rumors of Dontay Moch's speed are not exaggerated
by Dan Kadar on Jun 14, 2010 9:10 PM EDT
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PrintThere were rumblings in May that Nevada Dontay Moch had the makings of being a freakish athlete.
Scouts in attendance at Nevada's junior pro day in May called Nevada one of the fastest teams they've been around. But it was Moch, the 6-foot-1, 245-pound disruptor at defensive end, who generated the most buzz.
The rumor making the rounds on Wolf Pack-centric websites is that Moch busted 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash. 4.27 seconds one said. 4.28 said another. Improbable.
Hold up. Make that probable.
Sources tell Rob Rang of NFLDraftScout that Moch ran 4.25 40. When he was asked to run another, Moch ran a 4.19.
Update: Moch just got back to me confirming those crazy times. So they go from being Internet conjecture to fact.
Moch has always been an impressive player, and the star of Nevada's defense. Last season, Moch had 61 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. That was with teams concentrating on him, as the year before he had 50 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.
In the NFL, Moch will probably have to move over to outside linebacker. Nevada doesn't mind mixing up their personnel, particularly on third down, so don't be shocked if you see Moch play without his hand down at times this season.
Although it could be argued that Moch, playing in the Western Athletic Conference, did it against lesser competition, think again. He was a force against Missouri in 2009 and took it to Maryland in 2008.
You'll get to see Moch against solid competition twice on ESPN2 this year. On Sept. 17 Nevada plays California and Boise State travels to Reno on Nov. 26.
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Thats just ridiculous speed
but even more so considering his size
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by Jonathan Loesche on Jun 14, 2010 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
Fine. If noone else will say it, I will...
one might say he rushes the quarterback at Moch3…
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
Groans :-)
Majorly because I didn’t come up with it first. Good one
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Jun 18, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome to the Raiders son
living the Texas dream
by Joe25 on Jun 14, 2010 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Al Davis just sacrificed a lamb
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 14, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
We'll take him.
We need an OLB.
No one likes us,
No one likes us,
We're the Raiders and we don't care...
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Just watched some footage of the Nevada D
and he is hella fast on the field!
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^ Ooooops did I jinx it?
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by Josh Roberts (ESGB) on Jun 14, 2010 11:26 PM EDT reply actions
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by TheRealSlimShady on Jun 15, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I love that game footage
Obviously his physical talent translates to the field.
No evidence of overpursuit.
Sure Tackler.
Good knowledge of the game, holds the backside instead of going for the tackle.
Got Blaine Gabbert on the floor twice, which is amazingly difficult to do, guy is huge and fast (no as fast as Moch though)
All in all he seems like a really good prospect, shame it is likely he gets overdrafted and has too much expectations put on him early to save a franchise.
The Driver of the Sweed Bus - All aboard, next stop 70 Catches 900 Yards 7TD's
^ Ooooops did I jinx it?
DaMon Cromartie Smith to make the 53 Man Roster!
by Josh Roberts (ESGB) on Jun 15, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
oh and subscribe to Alo, he is a great youtuber
The Driver of the Sweed Bus - All aboard, next stop 70 Catches 900 Yards 7TD's
^ Ooooops did I jinx it?
DaMon Cromartie Smith to make the 53 Man Roster!
by Josh Roberts (ESGB) on Jun 15, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
got handled by a RB on one play though.
I'm getting tired of saying this: Dick LeBeau’s system is so complex very few rookies can make an impact.
We just dumped a problem WR just so we could draft another?
by Steel in FL on Jun 15, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Holly crap
Unreal, that’s faster than Dion at the combine, sounds like he is destined to be a Raider.
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Jesus Christ, is that possible?
Those times have got to be rigged or something, right? Is it physically possible for a 245 pound man to run a sub-4.2 40? I think I might be in shock.
Seriously!
What was the turf he was running on? And why isn’t he a running back?
Good bye #43. Good luck in Chicago.
by Flowing Willow on Jun 20, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Have fun wasting your atelent in Oakland!
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When he gets to the combine
you can add some time. Somehow all of these hand timed speeds just don’t quite live up to their billing.
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Well, assuming it's true, he must have a 4th gear.
That kind of speed is not showing up in his first step. He’s showing good but not spectacular explosiveness.
Which is fine, because he’s still disruptive. Probably a 1st rounder but for now I’d guess he won’t surpass Romeus or Clayborn.
Partly because of size, and linebackers aren’t as valuable. Although, if Pete Carroll’s Leo package makes a splash in Seattle with Chris Clemons there may be some teams looking at Moch as a stand up end rather than rush LB.
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