Big Board ranking: #81

Positional ranking: #4

 

Overview

Position: DL

College: Florida State

Class: Senior (RS)

Age: 24

 

Measurables

Height: 6’3 5/8”

Weight: 292 lbs.

Arm length: 31”

Hand size: 9 3/8”

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: 4.78 sec.

10-yard split: 1.68 sec.

Vertical jump: 33.5”

Broad jump: 117.0”

Bench press: 26 reps

3-cone drill: N/A

Short shuttle: 4.37 sec.

 

Strengths

Tremendous twitch on the interior. Extremely quick off the ball. Outstanding speed and burst. High motor. Plays with ideal effort and hustle. Very light feet. Excellent change-of-direction skills. Great acceleration to instantly go when free. Very quick side-step and swipe moves. Terrific rip move. Has a quick spin move in his bag. Natural feel for getting a clean path on stunts. Outstanding pursuit to track down scrambling quarterbacks. Will reach up and jump trying to deflect passes if he doesn’t get home. Very physical bringing down opponents when able to wrap. Great play recognition. Extremely quick reaction time. Active fighting with his hands. Keeps his feet under him and stays square while tracking down the line of scrimmage. Very quick to tackle after shedding. Exceptional instincts and vision while being blocked. Works to disengage while getting pushed back. Able to hold up splitting double teams when he gains early leverage. Tremendous range and athleticism to make plays towards the sideline. Shows well holding up or penetrating in short-yardage situations. Mostly a three-technique but has experience moving in or out. Traded on the morning of the Senior Bowl game due to lack of interior options for the other team and played great.

 

Weaknesses

Undersized in terms of length and weight. Lack of length leads to some close misses. Seems to have limited rush twitch to counter considering his skillset. Can get upright and uprooted by double teams. Driven back when double teams get an early push. Limited impact strength. Can get blown back on shoves by bigger offensive linemen. Struggles to disengage when opponents latch on around the shoulders. Blockers catching him from the side will knock him back or off balance. Can get knocked around in general.

 

NFL comparison

Solomon Thomas

 

Conclusion

Overall, Fiske is a quick, twitchy defensive lineman with outstanding burst and effort on the interior. His ideal fit would be in a penetrating 4-3 scheme, and the football character should hopefully make up for concerns about size/length.