With pretty much any late round prospect, I'm looking for a specific skill that can help me. What does this player do really well? After that, as a coach it's up to me to utilize that skill. In the 7th round, it's going to be hard to find a player that has well rounded skills at the NFL level.
This kid has a great first step to run the arc and get to the QB. As a coach, that's what I'm using, that's what I'm exploiting. McCoy has a similar skill set to Cameron Wake. Not quite as explosive, but has similar skills.
I would have been a fan of a lot of players that late, but this kid has an exciting chance to fill a niche role as a pass rusher.
Plus I know a guy in the athletic department at MTSU, and this kid is known as a hard working kid, who will take hard coaching.