Strengths:
• Gets very good leverage
• Top notch motor
• Can play 4-3 DE or 3-4 OLB
• Great upper-body strength
• Has improved each season of play
Weaknesses:
• Not overly athletic
• Doesn't have experience in space
• Lacks lateral movement ability
• Can be caught off balance
• Technique needs improved
Injury History:
• Missed 3 games in 2011 due to hamstring injury
Notes:
All-time sack leader for Arkansas -- Fourth member of his family to play football (Father, Uncle, and Grandfather) -- Versatile player whose size and motor should find him a role in the NFL.
NFL Player Comparison: Chris Long
| Career Statistics |
| Year |
GP |
TKL |
TFL |
SACK |
| 2007 |
RS |
- |
- |
- |
| 2008 |
12 |
27 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
39 |
9.0 |
5.5 |
| 2010 |
13 |
32 |
8.5 |
7.0 |
| 2011 |
10 |
28 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
| Totals |
48 |
126 |
31.0 |
23.5 |
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