- Extremely long arms with the ability to land the first strike when his hands are right.
- Slides quickly down to the B-gap when edge rusher backs out or twists.
- Hands are active throughout the rep to maintain feel for the rusher.
- Squares and mirrors initial rush moves, which tends to deaden their momentum.
- Has the agility and footwork for recoveries at the top of the rush.
- Slides hips into place post-contact to help seal off kick-out blocks.
- Swings quickly from one block to the next on climb-up blocks.
- Pass set can turn into a mini gallop when racing out to meet edge speed.
- Needs to keep his weight back and his chin tucked in pass pro.
- Diminishes his length with a lack of consistent track on inside punch.
- High-cut with long legs that lead to consistently tall pad level.
- Allows back-side opponents to fight through his cut-off attempts.
- Doesn’t play with enough core strength or grit to be thought of as a block finisher.
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