Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji is skyrocketing up draft boards after a huge week at the Senior Bowl. Even the Green Bay Packers seem like a likely landing place with the No. 9 pick in the draft and a need for a big nose tackle in the 3-4 defense.

Unfortunately, there some character issues that are unknown to a lot of people and may raise some red flags when it comes to making him a high first round selection.

Raji had to sit out what would have been his senior season at B.C. in 2007 because he was not academically eligible. It wasn't because his grades were low. It was because he was not meeting an NCAA requiring athletes to be making "satisfactory progress" toward graduation.

"Raji went into last summer thinking he needed to take two courses to meet that requirement," according to an archived article from the Boston Globe. "Actually, he needed three, and somehow that information slipped through the academic safety net BC has in place for its athletes."

On one hand, it's a positive that Raji never had low grades. But on the other hand, it raises questions about his work ethic that he would take such as easy class load to coast toward graduation.

Raji was also ejected from one game in 2006 for throwing a punch at a Central Michigan player during a game and then suspended for the first half of the following game against Clemson.

These issues will have scouts and personnel departments scratching their heads until draft day. Raji seems like as good a candidate as any for the Packers at pick No. 9, but will they take a chance on his character issues?