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2674458, DE Austin Bryant, Clemson
Posted by will_5198, Tue Oct-02-18 09:56 PM
When you look at Clemson's big four up front, he's the one that benefits the most. Which is not a total sleight -- those other three are just that good. But if you have to single block one of them, you take your chances with him.

That said, I still like what he can do. He's an 18-wheeler if he gets any kind of runway; I've seen him just annihilate right tackles who aren't sure how to handle his rush. He brings the same meanness when defending the run, and seems to enjoy blowing up pulling guards and stretch plays to his side. In fact, never send a tight end at him to seal the edge, because he will literally run through the poor guy.

Biggest weakness is his inability to break down in space, though. As violent as he is, he doesn't have natural change of direction skills and misses out on big plays because of it. That keeps him from being a better prospect, but he'll still add some nastiness and splash plays to your defense.

+ Hulk-sized (6'6, 280) with a wingspan that overwhelms linemen
+ Crashes and crumples anything that moves, which makes it really annoying to run outside zone or pull blockers to his side of the field
+ Likes to hit people

- Moves with a lot of inertia and has trouble re-directing
- Can get high in his stance and pushed off his spot if he guesses wrong
- Pass rushes with speed-power-extension, but doesn't have an array of counter moves or great bend to be elite