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Anybody seen any of their games this year?

The reason I ask is because I was reading up on some players possibly entering the draft this year when I stumbled upon this bombshell.

Apparently there is a guy there named Dontay Moch who is an incredible talent.

The guy is a DE/OLB who is 6'1" and weighs 245lbs

in 2008 he had 50 tkl's 11.5 sacks and 17 tfl's

in 2009 he had 61 tkl's 6.5 sacks and 20 tfl's

Impressed yet?

What if I told you he runs a 4.2 or better 40 time?

That is NOT a typo, I said 4.2! Last year at his junior pro-day he was clocked at an amazing 4.18 40 time, told to run it again he runs a 4.08 40 time, told to run it again he runs a 4.2 40 time.

That is well beyond insane!

Anybody seen or heard of this kid? He is the 4th rated senior linebacker by Scott Wright.

6'1" OLB?.. he's too short, he'll never make it.

By Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal RENO —
The NFL scouts didn't believe their stopwatches. They were the ones who timed the run. They were the ones who saw it happen. But they didn't believe it. Nevada's Dontay Moch had just run 40 yards in 4.18 seconds. That would be among the fastest times ever recorded. In disbelief, they made him run again. He clocked 4.08 on his second try. That time is almost inhuman. So they made him run again.
On his third and final try, he covered the 40 yards in 4.2 seconds. Maybe he was a little tired, but even that time is run by only the most nimble wide receivers and cornerbacks.

Imagine a 6-1, 245-pound defensive end such as Moch running it. Unthinkable. "He has freakish talent," Wolf Pack defensive coordinator Andy Buh said. "Freakish talent. That would be my two words for Dontay Moch. When he puts his mind to it, he's unstoppable." And Nevada will need Moch to be unstoppable for the Wolf Pack to knock off No. 5 Boise State in the Western Athletic Conference this season.

The Broncos, in their last season in the WAC, were picked by conference coaches in the preseason poll to win their eighth WAC championship in the past nine seasons.

Nevada, which also could be leaving the conference, was picked second. Moch smiled when asked about that day this summer when he awed scouts. "They made me keep running it, because the first two numbers were ridiculous to them," he said. Also ridiculous has been Moch's productivity in his first three seasons at Nevada. The former Arizona high school state champion in the 200 meters has become a defensive menace with the Wolf Pack. He owns school season records in sacks (91/2 in 2008) and tackles for loss (20 in 2009) and needs 71/2 sacks and 10 tackles for loss to set WAC career records. "I think Dontay Moch is a special player," Wolf Pack coach Chris Ault said. "He's one of those guys who can be a difference-maker and has to be. That's the expectation of him." Ask any of the WAC's top players about Moch and one thing comes to mind: speed.

Boise State's all-WAC safety, Jeron Johnson, was a little dubious when told of Moch's sub-4.2 times. But he did acknowledge one thing. "He looks fast," Johnson said. "He looks really fast out there. I can imagine it's a nightmare for our linemen to try and block him." The distressing thing for offensive linemen is that Moch, reigning WAC defensive player of the year, is only tapping his potential. He came to Nevada as a safety before shifting to linebacker and eventually to defensive end. He's still learning the nuances of the position and drilling in technical aspects that will make him a better player. "He's reached maybe 60% of his talent," Buh said. "That's what we're trying to get across to him. How can you tell a guy who's the WAC player of the year that he's only tapped into 60% of his talent? But he's seeing that." The next step in Moch's development, Ault said, is to improve against the run. Moch probably will face a few more double-teams this season after fellow Pack defensive end Kevin Basped turned pro after his junior season. Moch said he was confident he would be able to break through whatever double-teams he faced. The 22-year-old was named the WAC's preseason defensive player of the year last month. Instead of resting on that laurel, he's using it as motivation. "That puts a lot more flame underneath me," Moch said. "It makes me work harder. It makes me want to strive and show that they were right for picking me for that title."

FYI, California plays at Nevada tomorrow night (Friday) and it's on ESPN 2.

Starts at 10:00, eastern.

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I have to head to the Corner Bar

What time?

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Are you asking him out?



Not that there's anything wrong with that...

That's is impressive...but can he play?

Wait, so you weren't asking me out?

I thought this was a "The Hangover" reference ... talking about your wolfpack growing.

I have the reminder set on the cable and I'm planning on staying up tonight to watch him. I'll post my thoughts, FWIW.

Again, ESPN 2 tonight at 10:00 eastern.

Thnx man, I will try to catch it myself but I got alot of running around to tonight because I am leaving for Hocking Hills in the a.m so hopefully I make it back in time to watch some of it.

Nevada put together a nice little scoring drive.

First look at Moch now.

Well, in the first defensive series, didn't see much of him. He got to the QB a second too late on one play, and then most of the other plays were running plays.

Seemed to have a pretty good motor, but it was the first series.

God does not want me to see this kid play.

Cal gets the ball back, they run one play, a running play away from Moch, goes the distance for the TD.

Well, Moch just got a sack.

He just exploded off the line and simply beat the TE. He was past the TE within about 4 steps. The QB didn't have a chance. Pretty impressive. Seemed unfair for the TE.

Got taken out of the next play by the LT, though.

I watched a little bit of it, from what I saw he seems to over run plays and has poor recognition in the run game. The guy is in the backfield over half the time but he get's burnt on run plays, the big play Nevada gave up for a touchdown Moch rand right by the guy, he could have hugged the guy if he wanted to.

Overall I would say he is a good prospect as a situational pass rusher but I don't think he is an every down linebacker in the NFL quite yet.

I didn't get to see very much of his coverage skills due to what I thought was some very poor camera work during this game.

I only made it to halftime before I had to go to bed.

He was impressive on some of his pass rushes, but, like you said, he seemed to be neutralized somewhat easily, especially on running plays.

And, yeah, the camera work left a bit to be desired.

I only caught bits and pieces of the game.
He looks like a good athlete playing football. Remember he has only been a LBer for 2 years, but there could be some potential there.

Two LBers who are on my watch list are from UNC.

Quan Sturdivant, who is on just about every trophy watch list an ILBer could possibly be on.

Bruce Carter, although he has less accolades is not far behind in talent imo.

I had a chance to watch them play last Saturday and both youngsters looked as if they played up to the level of the hype.

UNC lost the game missing some important starters due to the Tweat issue and suspensions.

Right now I would say that they are 3rd or 4th tier<=(10) prospects for the 2011 draft.

I think it's good from a list perspective, but I don't put to much wait into the College pre-season ratings, because we have a season yet to play and a lot of players strengths and weaknesses will be exposed or you have players whom weren't expected to perform at a high level and shoot up the draft boards.

I saw a good part of the second half. Moch didn't do anything when I was watching. I was hoping to see him dominate, but the guy didn't look like a football player. He might be an athelete, but he really wasn't showing anything when I was watching that game.

If they're on again, I'll give him another shot... maybe if BSU/Nev is televised, but what I saw what very unremarkable.