Louis Delmas | Western Michigan, FS : 2009 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile

Draft Scout Snapshot: DS Rating on 8/24/08: #11 FS, #206/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 6-7
2008: All-American Dream Team choice by The NFL Draft Report, adding All-Mid American Conference first-team honors from the league's coaches...Earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors vs. Northern Illinois and Illinois...Started all thirteen games at free safety, leading the team with a career-high 111 tackles (61 solos), adding four stops for losses totaling 7 yards...Recovered one fumble and deflected three passes...Gained 98 yards with a touchdown on four interception returns...Made 24 of his tackles on third- or fourth-down plays...Had at least ten tackles in a game six times...Also caught a pass for 19 yards vs. Rice in the Texas Bowl...Intercepted a pass in each of the team's first three games...Delmas started 44 of 45 games at Western Michigan; 33 at free safety, 11 at left cornerback...Ranks tied with Dominic Riggio (1971-73) for eighth in school history with 310 tackles, topped by John Offerdahl (694, 1982-85), Sean Mulhearn (435, 1987-90), Eric Hoffman (406, 1985-88), Peter Tuffo (382, 1990-94), Greg Igaz (346, 1969-71), John Schuster (334, 1978-81) and Scott Niles (313, 1996-99)...Added 2.5 sacks for minus 15 yards, 11.5 stops for losses totaling 32 yards and one quarterback pressure...Recovered four fumbles and caused three others...Deflected 18 passes and intercepted 12 others for 152 yards in returns (12.67 avg) and one touchdown...2007: 10 GP; 10 GS; KR: 7-162-23.1-0; 48 Sol-64 TT, 3 TFL, 1 SK, 1 INT, 2 PBU, 1 QBH, 2 FF; Team captain ... named Second Team All-MAC Defense ... 2006: 11 GP; 11 GS; 39 Sol-53 TT, 0.5 TFL, 4 INT, 5 PBU, 1 FR, 1 FF; Started all 11 games played ... 2005: 11 GP; 11 GS; 54 Sol-82 TT, 4 TFL, 1.5 SK, 3 INT, 8 PBU, 2 FR, 1 BLK, 1 SFTY; Started all 11 games as a true freshman ... Second-Team All-MAC selection.

Post-Draft Outlook: A closer look at the Lions' picks: Round 2/33 -- Louis Delmas, S, 5-11, 202, Western Michigan...The Lions already had two second-round safeties. But Daniel Bullocks (2006) missed the '07 season with a torn ACL, and Gerald Alexander (2007) missed much of the '08 season with a fractured vertebra. So they added a second-round safety for the third time in four years. Delmas is small. But Mayhew pointed out Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu were about his size when drafted. Schwartz lauded Delmas' versatility, aggressiveness and passion, calling him a "guided missile." - by The Sports Xchange