Rookie Playing Position Dilemma

[Scrooge]

Hey, guys. How is everyone doing?

I recently drafted a player in the first round who I believe is full of talent and potential, but I am not sure how to use him in my team; I would appreciate having some insights from the community. I can't post his report card because the draft isn't over yet, but here is some info on him:

Timothy Gardinaer 6'2, 255 lbs. - Identifies as OLB - Ideal Front Fit 34 SLB

My assessment of his skills are as follows:

Pass Rush Skills - Excellent 5/5
Run Defense - Great 4.5/5
Coverage - Good 4/5

As you can see, his ideal fit is as a 34 SLB; unfortunately, my team uses a 43 Over defensive scheme. I did some research to find out where he would be best suited for my scheme, but I am facing a dilemma right now:

Prototypical 43 Over RDE - 6'4, 263 lbs.
Prototypical 43 Over WLB - 6'1, 246 lbs.

I have a strong need for both positions. On the one hand, I am confident he would excel at the RDE position (which is probably one of the most important in the defense) and generate double-digit-sack seasons even though he is a bit undersized for the position. On the other hand, using him as an oversized WLB would allow him to use his good coverage skills, as well as his excellent pass-rushing and great run-defense skills, but he probably would make less of an impact playing on the less-impactful WLB spot. I don't know where to play him. What do you guys think?

PS. I don't feel like messing with his weight would help in any way. Do you guys think differently? Do you think he is a candidate for trimming down or bulking up?

Thanks!

[Pyser]

if he can gain weight he could be useful as a de. otherwise id play him at slb. wlb in borderline 4-3 is useless.

[finkellll]

I'm looking at his bars and his zone defense is kind of low (I'm seeing a range of 24-47). I would put him at DE, but he will be fine at either.

[tzach]

he's a plug-and-play 43 RDE or 34 SLB. 43 LB would require a bit of game planning to use him well.

you may want to check how b33b has used Jonathan Bark over the years in IHOF -- the game logs are acessible below so you can see in which defensive calls he plays well

IHOF: Moontown Darksiders 2090

http://www.fof-ihof.com/playercard.php?playerid=70416