HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 315
COLLEGE: Clemson
CLASS: Senior
2018 STATS: 51 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 2 passes defended, 1 forced fumble (15 games)
CAREER STATS: 192 tackles, 40.5 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, 15 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles (55 games)
GAMES WATCHED (6): Texas A&M, Alabama, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Duke, Boston College
40 | BENCH | VERT | BROAD | 3 CONE | 20S | 60S |
5.04 | 28 | 29.5″ | 107″ | 4.55 |
BALL GET-OFF (16/20)
- Solid quickness out of stance
- Quick reaction to the snap
RUN DEFENSE (17/20)
- Solid stack-and-shed ability — has trouble disengaging at times due to suboptimal arm length
- Solid anchor vs. double teams
- Showed pretty good playmaking range in 2018 Boston College game
- Good lateral anchor when flowing towards the sideline in pursuit of outside runs
- Good contact balance
- Solid tackler in space
POWER (11.25/15)
- Solid functional strength to hold up as a point of attack run defender
- Can generate a little bit of push with his bull rush, but his power moves aren’t highly effective
TECHNIQUE (10.5/15)
- Plays with leverage on a consistent basis
- Good hand placement vs. the run
- Pass rush approach is fairly simplistic — stab/chop is his go-to move, likes the dip-and-rip
- Has shown an ability to string together pass rush moves — club/swim, club/rip
- Can be slow to deploy counter moves
MENTAL PROCESSING (8/10)
- Gets hands up into passing lanes when rush stalls
- Typically finds the football quickly after engaging blockers
SIZE/PHYSICAL TRAITS (4/5)
- Has the height and weight needed to hold up physically at any interior defensive line position
- At 32 1/2″, arms are shorter than ideal
MOTOR (5/5)
- High effort vs. run and pass on every snap
PURSUIT/CLOSING SPEED (3.5/5)
- Average closing speed
- Fairly fluid with change of direction
FLEXIBILITY (4/5)
- Good flexibility to corner on offensive lineman
OVERALL GRADE: 79.25/100.00 — 2ND ROUND — Complimentary starter or raw player with star potential
SCHEME FIT: 3-technique DT
DRAFT PROJECTION: Mid-late 1st round