He's a grunt, in a good way. He won't look impressive running through cones and shit during a workout, but when the pads are on, he knows how to play actual football.

Above all, I love his punch. He has mallets tied to the end of his arms -- when he smacks a guy in the chest, they get rocked back. It's such a simple thing, but violent hands are the difference between getting penetration and getting stuck on a block.

Although he plays at the end of the line and has a bunch of sacks this year, he's not really an outside rusher. He's an edge-setter, a ball-carrier vacuum, and the pressures he gets from his nice little club move or bull rushes are a bonus. What he lacks is NFL explosiveness -- his first-step, his burst, and his twitchiness are all average. That's OK though. There is a place for him in any d-line with the way he holds his ground and beats up on people.

+ Knockout power with his hands; punches and disengages blocks like a man
+ Has more nuance to his pass-rush than you think
+ A one-man fence when you try to beat him to the corner; eats blockers alive on edge plays

- Can be heavy-footed and sluggish in space
- At his best as a run-defender, which is a devalued skill in the NFL