I just watched a fair bit of his game footage. About half an hour of staring at #85. In it I saw him play over the guard, over the tackle, over the tight end, and from outside in a two point. He's a very intriguing athlete. There were a couple of situations he was playing the 3 on passing downs. Easy win for him to beat the guard with his athleticism but he also displayed an adequate bull rush with good pad height and leverage. He got a few reps playing the 4 in base which surprised me. He didn't get blown off the ball. He plays long in the running game. Very active moving with the blocker. Not a first step edge world beater but he bends well and is more athletic than advertised. He scrapes like an ILB- actually one of the real standout aspects of his game. In a two point he was decent. He doesn't strike me as the kind of guy with the hip fluidity to play off the line very often in the NFL. What did, however surpise me was his pursuit. He may have ran a 4.8 but he pursues like a 4.5 heat seeking missile. There were a few plays where his teammates looked in slow motion in comparrison as he knifed across the field and arrived with bad intent. To me he looks like a left end with plus athleticsm in this system. He can kick in and play over the guard in sub without being too much of a liability. He's not so much of a liability dropping back that you can't zone blitz with him but he doesn't look like a linebacker to me. He's a very interesting athlete. I don't think he'll be a Collins style chess piece, nor the pure linebacker talent that is High, but he strikes me as a very valuable rotational guy who allows some more diversity and flexibility. Can back up Easley and be a productive base end/sub rusher inside. I think he's a player.
