I'm very intrigued by Speed's background. Where did he come from?

Lusby: "He was a workout guy. He had a good workout, and so we started digging to do more information. He's big, he's fast, explosive, he's smart and loves football. He came from the workout, he had a very good workout and that got our interest. We brought him up here and had a visit with him. We like the kid; he's smart, he's tough, he's what we're looking for, so we like him."

What's the process that you use to determine whether a prospect has the character traits that you want? Because Speed did have an issue when he was younger.

Lusby: "He made a mistake when he was younger; we go back and talk to his coaches, the coaching staff. His head coach left so we talked to him. And they all signed off on the kid. And you just go back and vet all the sources that you can talk to, you talk to as many people as you can to get a feel for him."

And it sounds like you had no issues with it.

Lusby: "Yes, we brought him here on a visit, we sat down, had dinner with him, we talked to him. He was very open and honest about the incident and we felt good about it."

How do you try to translate what he did at Tarleton State and how it could work at the NFL level? Is that tough to do?

Lusby: "It is, but what you do is you look for traits. He's big and he's fast. And you look at how he plays on tape. Those are the things you can't coach. You can't coach an athlete, you can't coach speed. He's willing to work, he's a worker, he's tough, he competes; if he'll do that it'll figure itself out."

The fact he turned down Division I offers to stay close to his brother who had been diagnosed with cancer; is that the kind of loyalty and character you're looking for?

Lusby: "Yeah, that's what we're looking for. When he gets here he's gonna be loyal to his teammates, and he's all about team, he's all about family and that's what we're trying to create here."

It feels like it was a short period of time between Speed not really being on your board at all to becoming a fifth-round selection. Is that unusual?