PLAYER PROFILE
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230
College: Vanderbilt
Class: Redshirt Junior
STRENGTHS
- Size/length
- Block-shedding/take-on skills — very physical at the point of attack, great at engaging and discarding blockers
- Good play recognition — diagnoses plays quickly and explodes downhill
- Great range — covers a ton of ground with long strides and smooth athleticism
- Great instincts vs. run and pass — always around the football, very aware
- Great coverage ability — good man and zone coverage talent, can carry tight ends down the seam, cover running backs in the flat or on the wheel
- Special teams value — good special teams gunner
- Great closing speed — can click and close in a hurry
WEAKNESSES
- Unreliable tackler — misses way too many tackles; form issue — tackles high
- Overaggressiveness — takes challenging pursuit angles to the ball at times
- Lean frame — room to fill out
FINAL THOUGHTS
GRADE: 79.00/100.00 – (EARLY) DAY 2 – Future starter; complimentary starter/raw player with star potential
NFL COMPARISON: Karlos Dansby
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