Notre Dame LB Manti Te’o has reportedly fallen off one NFL team’s draft board due to off-field baggage and lack of talent. ‘We’ve kind of taken him off the board,’ said one league scout. ‘He doesn’t have enough ability to put up with all that. Why fool with it? Try-hard, smart (Wonderlic of 23) guy. This was the first year he’s really gotten himself in shape. Some of his teammates think he’s kind of a phony.’

Our View: Most think Te’o will be a late first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. However, if he fell to the early second-round we wouldn’t be surprised. Te’o worked on his coverage skills last year and hauled in seven interceptions in 2012. He’s got football intelligence and can diagnose plays quickly. Some think the National Championship game against Alabama exposed the problems with his game.
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