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Baylor DE Shawn Oakman hoping to seize NFL opportunity

Former Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman looks like an NFL first-round draft pick, but he's working to prove -- on and off the field -- he is worthy of a first-round selection during the Senior Bowl, writes Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

"He looks the part, and he supposedly works very hard, but I don't see an aggressive football player," NFL draft analyst Russ Lande told Wilson. "He's a freak of nature, but he's a very frustrating guy. You don't see emotion. You don't see aggressiveness. But he's a talent and could go in the first round.