SI.com - Writers - Overrated/Underrated (cont.) - Wednesday April 26, 2006 9:40AM:
Stewert Mandel's Overrated/Underrated list of NFL draft prospects.
"Underrated: Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee
After an absolutely dominant first season in Knoxville (he was a junior college transfer) in which he notched an SEC-leading 18.5 sacks, the Hawaii native's production dropped last year (eight sacks), but that doesn't mean he wasn't still a disruptive force. In fact Tennessee coaches consider him in the same class as such former Vols standouts as John Henderson and Albert Haynesworth. He's a big-play guy who gets his body extremely low to the ground, allowing him to streak into the backfield and drag down opposing ballcarriers or quarterbacks. I'm genuinely surprised he's so lowly regarded."