Overview

Position: EDGE

College: Texas Tech

Class: Senior

Age: 25

 

Measurables

Height: 6’2 3/4″

Weight: 239 lbs.

Arm length: 32 1/4″

Hand size: 9 1/2″

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: 4.64 sec.

10-yard split: 1.63 sec.

Vertical jump: 39.0”

Broad jump: 125.0”

Bench press: N/A

3-cone drill: N/A

Short shuttle: N/A

 

Strengths

Excellent overall agility. Bouncy movement skills. Terrific burst and very explosive off the ball. Good length and appears longer than listed measurements. High motor as a rusher. Plays with high effort in general. Able to vary speeds as a rusher. Accurate and effective overall hand placement engaging as a rusher. Very quick dip move on the speed rush. Quick and efficient rip move. Uses his hands effectively as the top of the rush. Great ability to flatten on the quarterback. Very athletic and rangy taking down the quarterback. Will track and close around the corner when the quarterback steps up. Flashes strength on the bull rush. Has extension strength to knock opponents back as a rusher. Very quick and fluid inside rush. Covers ground using an inside spin move. Used on both sides of the formation. Has experience standing up off the ball on the second level and blitzing inside. Tremendous quickness and fluidity as a free runner on stunts. Plays with exceptional overall balance. Outstanding quickness and range to make tackles on the edge. Uses burst to tackle on an outside run from inside positioning. Exceptional overall play recognition. Quick to side step blockers off the ball. Excellent pursuit chasing ball-carriers when they get downhill. Shows strength to hold up on the edge and disengage. Strong at his size with ideal effort taking on offensive tackles. Great technique staying square on the edge and shuffling to tackle on inside runs. Aggressive crashing down the line of scrimmage to tackle. Quick penetrating across the face of blockers to disrupt inside runs. Patient and disciplined as the backside defender. Gets himself under control as a tackler near the sideline. Instinctive and aware of his surroundings. Has experience dropping in coverage.

 

Weaknesses

Below-average overall strength for the next level. Would like to see more power to quickly discard tight ends as a rusher. Can get pushed around by chips. Sometimes needs to be prepared to get outside contain and set the edge. Could be more forceful taking on pullers when pinching inside.

 

NFL comparison

Will McDonald IV

 

Conclusion

Overall, Height is an explosive pass rusher with outstanding burst, agility, and fluidity off the edge. He also shows impressive quickness and effort versus the run, which are necessary as one of the oldest prospects in the class.

 

Big Board ranking: #72 | Positional ranking: #13