INDIANAPOLIS Born in Nigeria before moving to Scotland when he was 7, David Ojabo played basketball and soccer.When he was 15, he arrived in the United States to attend Blair Academy in New Jersey, not far outside of Philadelphia.No longer was basketball going to be an option. I aint seen a 7-footer in my life, Blank Jersey he said when asked on Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine why basketball didnt work out. I came over from Scotland, and Id seen a couple of 7-footersYeah, yeah, yeah. I didnt work out.Basketballs lo s is footballs gain.Ojabo burst onto the scene at Michigan last year, collecting 12 sacks and displaying eye-popping athleticism at 6-5, 250 pounds, with versatility that was revealed in the way he was used which was sometimes as a straight pa s rusher, sometimes as quarterback spy, and sometimes lined up at various launch points on either side of the line of scrimmage.He has put himself in a position to be a first-round draft pick on April 28 when the 2022 NFL Draft commences, and he could very well be the Eagles selection when they hit the clock at pick 15.Im a Scottish guy, born in Nigeria, and trying to learn this new sport and be the best that I can po sibly be, he said.The Eagles took Brandon Graham, a Michigan pa s rusher in 2010 in the first Brandon Morrow Jersey round, and that turned out quite well after some early concerns.MORE:Ojabo still has plenty to learn about the game, after not taking up the sport until he was a junior at Blair. It was at Blair where he played with and befriended fellow Nigerian Odafe Oweh, who was a first-round draft pick of the Ravens David Bote Jersey out of Penn State last year.Im just getting started, he said. Ive only played one year of true college football, so Im still learningThe toughest thing was definitely the contact aspect. Coming from basketball, if you bump someone too hard, thats a foul. Soccer, if you bump someone too hard, its a foul. Football, if youre not bumping somebody, youre not playing.Scroll to ContinueNot playing very long could be viewed as a red flag for some.Not the Eagles and they are not alone.They are one of the teams that like to take a player based on his projection, a player that doesnt have to hit a grand slam in his first year Adbert Alzolay Jersey , but who can grow.Take Josh Sweat. Now, he was a fourth-round pick from 2018 who is still growing after posting a career-high 7.5 sacks last year.Ojabo would need to develop more quickly if the Eagles took him in round one, but the potential seems to be there for that to happen.Every game you watch David play, from Week 1 to the last game, every week he progre ses so much, said Michigan teammate Aidan Hutchinson, who is expected to be a top five pick, on Friday.And its honestly so impre sive. Just watching, well be in meetings, and hell ask a question about football. And Ill look at him like, how do you not know that? Its pretty funny. I laugh about it.But that just goes to show me how much potential he has. That hes producing at that level, and what he produced, and hes still learning so much about the game.Ojabo, who is represented by former Eagles WR Bryce Treggs, was asked why he didnt return to Michigan for more seasoning.At the David Ross Jersey end of the day, I was ready, he said. I was just waiting on my opportunity. You prepare for something When the time comes, it says the bright lights only show your work in the dark. So, when they came on, I was doing well."I wasnt surprised because I put in the work the whole time. But to the outsiders, it was like, Who is this kid? Let them find out. I was confident in my work.