Pannel Egboh, TE

After only one season of high school football, Egboh was originally recruited to play defensive end in the 3-4 alignment, and he has the length and strength to transition back to this scheme at the next level. With the Cardinal switching to a 4-3 alignment in 2007, Egboh posted career highs in tackles for loss (13.5) and sacks (six) and appeared destined for greater things as a senior. Lacking the burst off the snap to leave offensive tackles off-balance, Egboh struggled as a senior, turning in a disappointing 3.5 tackles for loss and only 1.5 sacks. Without the speed to generate a consistent pass rush, Egboh could fall on draft day. His size and experience could be better utilized if drafted into a 3-4 scheme. In this alignment, Egboh could surprise and develop into a quality contributor early in his NFL career.

Positives: Legitimate NFL frame. … Well-built athlete with the frame to add an additional 10-15 pounds without significant loss of quickness. … At least adequate initial quickness off the snap. … Uses his long arms well to fend off the blockers and disengage. … Good key-and-diagnose skills. … Team defender who understands his responsibility and fights to keep contain. … Reads the action and has the flexibility to break down in space and make the tackle at the line of scrimmage. … Good strength. … Plays with good leverage despite his height and can push the tackle into the quarterback's passing lane. … Athletic enough to occasionally be used on the zone blitz. … Four-year starter.

Negatives: Bit of a "tweener." Lacks speed off the edge. Lacks the bulk to be moved inside to defensive tackle. … Might be best served as a 3-4 defensive end due to his strength in keeping contain and providing an occasional pass rush. … Good enough athlete to operate in the zone blitz, but lacks the straight-line speed or hip flexibility to make a seamless transition to outside linebacker full-time. … Broken leg, which ended his 2005 season, must be checked.

Honorable Mention All--Pac 10. Led all Cardinal defensive linemen in 2007 for the second straight season with 49 tackles (tied for fifth on the club) … Ended the 2007 season with a team-best consecutive games started streak of 24 all at DE … Had 8.5 tackles for loss over a four-game stretch from October 27 - November 24 … Ranked second on the 2007 club with career-highs of 13.5 TFL (#9T Pac-10, #62T NCAA) for minus 75 yards and three forced fumbles (#4T Pac-10, at Arizona, Washington, Notre Dame) … Tied for second on the team in 2007 with 6.0 sacks (#76T NCAA) and tied for third on the club with two fumble recoveries (Oregon, at Washington State) … Had a huge game at USC when he recorded a career-high 10 tackles, a career-high-tying 2.5 TFL (-13 yards), 1.5 sacks (-11 yards) and his first blocked kick on an extra point attempt in a game Stanford won by a single point, 24-23, earning Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career … Forced a fumble on the final play at Arizona to secure a 21-20 win … Had a career-high 2.0 sacks, a career-high-tying 2.5 TFL and a forced fumble versus Notre Dame.

Posted a career-high 45 tackles (25 solo, 20 assisted) to lead all Stanford defensive linemen, while tying for the team lead with 5.5 tackles-for-loss for 17 yards … Started all 12 contests at defensive end … Had a career-best seven tackles in the season-opener at Oregon, while picking up a career-best 2.0 tackles-for-loss at Arizona State … Had a career-high five solo tackles at Washington … Had a sack at Arizona State and a half-sack against Navy … Had five or more tackles in five games.

After playing a reserve role through the first three games of the season, Pannel earned himself a spot in the starting lineup in game four at Washington State … But, on October 8 in Pullman, Wash. - on the second to last play of the game - Pannel suffered a broken leg and was forced to miss the rest of the season … He finished the year with 15 total tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, one quarterback sack, two pass break ups and one QB hurry … In the season opener at Navy, in his first collegiate game, he accounted for six tackles, a sack and a tackle-for-loss … The next week against UC Davis, he had four tackles, an assisted tackle-for-loss and a pass break up … Prior to his injury against Washington State, he had four tackles, a tackle-for-loss and a quarterback hurry.

Did not play in 2004 as a true freshman defensive end.

Played tight end and defensive end for North Mesquite High School in Texas … SuperPrep named him to their All-Southwest team … First-team All-District 12-5A as a defensive end following his senior season … He accounted for 54 tackles, four sacks, three fumble recoveries and three blocked field goals … Played in a Wing-T offense that focused on running the ball … Did not play football as a junior to focus on academics … Played only one season of varsity football … Named All-State Academic and McDonald's Scholar-Athlete following his senior season … Also played basketball, earning two varsity letters.

Pronunciation: puh-NELL EGG-bow. Born March 23, 1986 … Management Science and Engineering major … Member of the National Honor Society.