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When speaking with former University of Virginia guard Branden Albert you can hardly believe you are speaking with possibly the most versatile and sought after lineman in the entire upcoming 2008 NFL Draft.<\/h2>\n

Albert\u2019s unassuming, low key personality belies a 6-6, 315 pound frame that will
\nundoubtedly be selected in the first round of the draft and has many NFL scouts drooling
\nover his athleticism and quickness for a man of his considerable size.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes me feel good and makes me feel like I made the right decision,\u201d said Albert
\nabout his standing as the unquestioned #1 guard in the draft after leaving school a year
\nearly. \u201cPeople are recognizing my talent and I\u2019m just happy to be in the situation I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

But when the conversation turns to how it makes him feel when, as a guard, he \u201cpulls\u201d and sees a lowly defensive back impeding his forward progress, Albert\u2019s relaxed tone quickly becomes accelerated at the thought of wiping out an overmatched foe. Imagine doing that for Chiefs running back Larry Johnson.<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great feeling. You know those guys are going to either try and cut you, or take you
\nhead on and you know which one I\u2019m gonna win.<\/p>\n

When I come around the corner and a guy isn\u2019t going to cut me, and I got you on the ropes, than I\u2019m gonna get you.<\/p>\n

A lot of guys think they can duck and dodge me because I\u2019m so much bigger, but that\u2019s when I show them my athletic ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps one reason he lacks the arrogance of many a projected first round draft<\/a> pick is
\nbecause he is relatively new to the game of self promotion.<\/p>\n

Branden Albert was rated the #38 overall offensive lineman<\/a> in the country by scout.com after his senior season. Mainly because he didn\u2019t start playing football until his junior year.<\/h2>\n

Until then he focused solely on basketball because of his large size and abnormally quick feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was always big in high school. My junior year I was 340 and senior year I dropped down
\nto 310. I never head to work to put on the mass like some guys, said Albert.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I switched (to football) because of the fact that I had the potential to make it to the pro level, even if just by numbers alone. The roster size is so much bigger in the NFL compared to the NBA it\u2019s more realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though he played left tackle in high school, when Albert arrived at Virginia playing tackle wasn\u2019t an option because the team already had two senior starters at the position; one of which is current Jets left tackles and #4 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, D\u2019Brickashaw Ferguson.<\/h2>\n

Instead, he learned a new position to get him on the field more frequently.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had two good senior tackles and they were looking for a way to get me in the lineup so
\nguard was a natural progression,\u201d said Branden Albert about the conversion to guard. \u201cI did well my first year and they just kept me there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learning a new position seemed tedious at the time but in hindsight, as the undisputed
\ntop guard in this year\u2019s NFL<\/a> Draft, the conversion to guard was the best thing that could
\nhave happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes that is working to my advantage a lot right now. There are a lot of pro teams
\nconsidering me at tackle, but at the same time I am the consensus #1 guard in the draft so
\nI\u2019m in my own class in a sense thanks to the circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feeding the speculation of being switched back to left tackle at the next level, Albert started two games at the position last year because of injury and exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made the transition pretty easily. I felt real good out there because I played tackle in high school so it wasn\u2019t totally new. It felt really easy to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Albert\u2019s ability to play both guard and tackle positions has fanned the flames of his draft stock in the eyes of NFL scouts.<\/h2>\n

\u201cIf you have versatility (to play multiple positions) you double your chances of playing at the\u00a0next level. I feel like a lot of teams that\u2019s the main thing they are trying to see right away; if I can play tackle right away.<\/p>\n

And I feel like I can because I\u2019m an athletic guy. It\u2019s probably different from playing tackle in college, but I feel I can do it over time in the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking of his impending rise to the next level, Albert had several \u201cWow\u201d moments as he rubbed shoulders with the NFL\u2019s elite at the 2008 NFL Combine in Indianapolis last month.<\/h2>\n

When asked of a favorite, he couldn\u2019t single any one out.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody man! I spoke to everybody; Jack Del Rio, Herm Edwards, Ozzie Newsome,
\nJohn Harbaugh, Marvin Lewis, all the head coaches.<\/p>\n

Said Brandon Albert, “All the GM\u2019s I\u2019d seen on TV were talking to me and I was like, \u201cDamn all these guys are showing interest in me! It was a reality check to see the interest I was getting. It made me feel like I was playing with the big boys now.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing Albert has on his resume that none of the other prospective first rounders can lay claim to is battling a hands down top three pick in defensive end<\/a> Chris Long every day for three years.<\/h2>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a huge advantage. I mean that is what really helped me develop as much as
\nanything and no one else (in the Draft) has that in their back pocket,\u201d said Albert.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe and him wanted to constantly beat each other in practice. He always told me, \u2018Man, you\u2019re a tackle.\u2019 When I moved to tackle for those first two games last year I was somewhat tentative because it had been a couple years and he really reassured me a lot.<\/p>\n

Working against him was great for me because I could see where I was at against the best
\ndefender in college and I knew if I could hang with him, I could do it for real in the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the Draft drawing nearer with each passing day, and with Branden Albert’s NFL Combine performance in the books, the pre-Combine hype has receded somewhat but not completely as he prepares for the life of a first round NFL Draft pick.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been kinda crazy the whole time since the season ended, but it\u2019s started to slow down
\nnow with the Draft finally coming,\u201d said Albert.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s still hectic because people like you are
\ncalling me, asking me about what I\u2019m doing and all that. It\u2019s still ongoing but it\u2019s been a
\ncrazy experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thanks to running the gamut and meeting representatives from every NFL team at the
\nCombine, Branden Albert knows what lies ahead.<\/p>\n

When asked if there was a particular team he would prefer to play for, Albert answered the question in the same way he answered every other question he was asked; with a level of humility uncommon for a future millionaire athlete.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to play for anyone who wants to draft me,\u201d said Albert in closing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very fortunate to be where I\u2019m at and that is the attitude that got me where I am. So there is no reason to change now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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