Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 9/1/09: #3 DT, #15/750 Overall, Projected Rd: 1-2 2009 Senior Bowl Invite…2008: 12 GP; 12 GS; 7 Sol-24 TT, 4.5 TFL, 0.5 SK, 2 QBH, 2 FR, 1 FF; Consensus first-team All-American while consistently taking up two or three blockers inside … a Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist … a first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press and league coaches … anchored the No. 2 rush defense (74.1 ypg) and the No. 3 total defense (263.5 ypg) in the country … missed the Tennessee and Arkansas State games with a sprained right MCL … Manhandled the interior of Clemson's offensive front and was named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts; registered four tackles with two solo stops and one tackle for loss … sprained his right MCL early in the second half against Ole Miss … played his first snap of the season on the offensive side of the football, serving as a blocking back on Mark Ingram’s two-yard touchdown runs. JC: A Scout.Com four-star recruit … earned a three-star rating by Rivals.com and was listed as the No. 47 junior college player in the country … the No. 45 junior college player in the nation according to SuperPrep Magazine … starred at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and recorded 31 tackles and 3.5 sacks in helping lead his team to an 11-0 regular season record.
Post-Draft Outlook:BEST PICK: Nose tackle Terrence Cody: If the Ravens hadn't traded out of the first round, they would have considered him at No. 25 overall. Instead, Baltimore got him near the bottom of the second round. The Ravens' run defense showed some uncharacteristic lapses last season, and starting nose tackle Kelly Gregg is showing some wear and tear. Cody will anchor the middle of the line for the next decade.
A closer look at the Ravens' picks: Round 2/57 -- Terrence Cody, NT, 6-4, 360, Alabama, The Ravens were hoping that Cody would slip to them later in the second round. Cody was the second-best nose tackle in the draft and was considered a first-round talent by the Ravens. The biggest concern is his weight because he reported to the Senior Bowl in January at 370 pounds. - by The Sports Xchange
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Draft Scout Terrence Cody News
09/01/10 - NT Terrence Cody had surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee last week and will be out for two weeks, coach John Harbaugh said. The second-round pick is considered questionable for the Sept. 13 opener at the New York Jets. "There's a chance he could be back for the opener against the Jets or, for the bigger guys, sometimes it takes a little longer," Harbaugh said. "The plus is we have a lot of depth on the defensive line right now. That'll be day-to-day as we get closer to the game."
08/31/10 - DT Terrence Cody could miss 2-3 weeks after surgery to repair a slightly torn meniscus in his left knee, coach John Harbaugh said.
08/25/10 - NT Terrence Cody is questionable for Saturday's game against the Giants with swelling in a bursa sac in his left knee.
08/01/10 - NT Terrence Cody (second round) passed his conditioning test after failing the first day. He probably needs to lose about 20 pounds.
07/28/10 - NT Terrence Cody, a second-round pick, passed his conditioning test Wednesday and was cleared to practice with the team.
Cody said he wieghs 350 pounds.
"I'll have to admit that I was surprised this morning when he passed the conditioning test," said coach John Harbaugh, who declined to say if the Ravens put a number on what they want Cody to weigh. "But we have it on tape that will verify the results of the test. Obviously, it shows you that he was in shape. He's a little heavy right now. He's got to lose little weight, but that will happen in training camp. But the fact that he's in shape is important. That shows you that he's done the work."
The hot topic surrounding Cody since the Ravens selected him has been his eating habits. But the Baltimore coaching staff had been more impressed with the nose tackle's ability to devour the playbook this offseason.
"He's really a bright guy," Harbaugh said in June. "I mean, he really does a good job studying the defense. Really, in the first minicamp, as much as we threw on him, he came out here and picked it up really quickly."
Before the Ravens chose Cody, team officials were the ones doing the homework on him.
Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome said former Raven Stevon Moore was at Mississippi Gulf Coast College when Cody was there and supplied some background. Newsome also knows Alabama coach Nick Saban, whose 3-4 defense is similar to the Ravens'. And after Cody's pre-draft visit to Baltimore, Newsome is confident he will keep his weight under control.
"He was at a (high) weight at the Senior Bowl," Newsome said in June. "He was at a reduced weight at the combine, and he was at a reduced weight at his pro day. It's coming south. I think he understands that. I think he understands for him to have longevity in the league, it's as important to him as it is to us."
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