LOS ANGELES — College coaches often warn players to ignore NFL scouts attending practices. USC right tackle Zach Banner knows this; after all, it’s his fifth year in the program. And yet Banner can’t help but sneak a glance anytime a man with an NFL team logo stands on the sideline. According to Banner, scouts often look directly at him, jot notes, then converse with one Trojans coach in particular, Ivan Lewis.
“The strength and conditioning coach,” he says. “You know why? Because he’s the one who weighs me in every day.”
Banner boasts striking pro credentials.