{"id":38842,"date":"2018-04-02T14:19:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T18:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=38842"},"modified":"2018-04-02T23:18:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T03:18:53","slug":"report-jets-to-host-once-troubled-highly-touted-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2018\/04\/02\/report-jets-to-host-once-troubled-highly-touted-prospect\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Jets to Host Once Troubled, Highly Touted Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While players targeted in the first round of the NFL draft garner the majority of the coverage leading up to the event, sometimes it&#8217;s the long shot late-round pick, or sometimes the undrafted free agent diamond in the rough who allows teams to find real value.<\/p>\n<p>In trying to unearth such prospects, NFL clubs annually hold a local day in which they can interview and work out players within a specific distance from their facility.<\/p>\n<p>According to one insider, one name worth watching will be defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko of Tennessee State.<\/p>\n<p>Kristian Dyer of Metro is reporting that Ogundeko, a highly touted prospect from Brooklyn who spent time at Clemson, will be at the Jets facility in Florham Park for their local day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source: NFL Draft prospect Ebenezer Ogundeko to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJstU8LQGr\">https:\/\/t.co\/CJstU8LQGr<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_US?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Metro_US<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nyjets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nyjets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jetstwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#jetstwitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kristian Dyer (@KristianRDyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristianRDyer\/status\/980849560531726336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>According to Dyer, Ogundeko was dismissed from Clemson following the fraudulent use of a credit card.\u00a0 During his time at Tennessee State, Ogundeko piled up 138 tackles and 14.5 sacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While players targeted in the first round of the NFL draft garner the majority of the coverage leading up to the event, sometimes it&#8217;s the long shot late-round pick, or sometimes the undrafted free agent diamond in the rough who allows teams to find real value. 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