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[QUOTE="blizz, post: 3907307, member: 4252"]
Watching his highlights and a few things stick out. Number one attribute is speed. This kid plays really fast, he's literally operating at a different game speed than everyone else on the field in his highlights. He's got a great first step and closes quickly on the ball, often taking away the escape angle which is high level stuff. Also has great hands, does an excellent job of creating space and then sheds violently.
I see him as a prototypical Sam linebacker in the 3-3-5 where he has edge responsibility and gets to rush the quarterback a lot. He's got that unique blend of size, speed, bend and strength that can make an edge rusher really difficult to deal with. I'd like to see him lower the pad level a little bit and develop more of an arsenal of pass rush techniques. He has the speed and flexibility where if he develops a good rip move he'd be virtually unblockable one on one.
This is a really good pick up for the defense. We need a guy like this badly right now. And I think the steady pull of high quality kids out of New Jersey is a trend we definitely need to see increase if we are going to be competitive moving forward.
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