"His versatility may have hindered his technique/development. Senior week practices he lined up exclusively as a 3 tech and no one could keep him out of the backfield."
Strengths:
Explosive, quick twitch, athletic big man. First step quickness routinely beats OL inside and out. Strong motor. Solid range and lateral mobility, tracks the ball all over the field and a solid tackler. Effective in space and experienced in a two pt stance, playing on the edge, interior and two gapping at the 5.
Weaknesses:
Big and athletic but appeared to rarely have a plan. Played high out of a two pt stance and occasionally lacked leverage. Relied on athletic gifts more than technique.
Overall:
Brown played primarily DE at Virginia, on the edge and at the 5 in their 34 scheme and generally was a solid run defender and rusher. But his versatility may have also hindered his technique/development. Senior week practices he lined up exclusively as a 3tech and the OL couldn't keep him out of the backfield. He followed up a strong practice week by confirming it in the the game.
Player Comp: Darnell Dockett
