Mississippi State Bulldogs
#61 Gabe Jackson: 6’4 335
Senior, Position- Guard
Grade: 75 Middle 3rd round grade
Strength:
+ Does a nice job of moving his feet and staying in front of his block. He makes it very hard to get around him.
+ Able to reanchor and reload those hips to prevent getting pushed back.
+ Great understand of blitz pickup and taking the inside guy.
+ He is always the low man and can push the defender back on his own.
+ Really uses the defender momentum and takes them out of the play.
Needs Improvement:
– Needs to work on his cut blocking and getting his man on the ground.
– Work with his position coach on placement. Got to hit his man in the chest
– Must do a better job of pulling and squaring up the linebacker at the second level.
– Has trouble going out for a screen play and getting in front.
#27 Ladarius Perkins: 5’10 195
Senior, Position- Running Back
Grade: 87 Early 2nd round grade
Strength:
+ Does a nice of getting yards after contact. Always keeps driving his legs for extra yards.
+ Protects the ball very well and for some who gets gang tackled.
+ Can be used in the passing game. Good footwork on his route running and hands to catch the ball.
Needs Improvement:
– Need to switch hands when he runs down the sideline.
– Will bounce it to the outside instead of following his blocks.
– Too much stutter steps. Needs to one cut and go.
– Has to gain momentum to reach his top speed.
#90 Denico Autry: 6’6 265
Senior, Position- Defensive End
Grade: 76 Middle 3rd round grade
Strength:
+ Executes the game plan and is not over aggressive.
+ His long arms allow him to shed blocks very well.
+ 4 point stance is low and he explodes off the ball
+ He is a physical beast and look like a man among boys.
+ Can not cut block. Able to push the block down and make a play on defense
Needs Improvement:
– His motor is not as high as you want it to be. Tends to quit on the play before its over.
– Was part of a rotation and couldn’t play through a whole game. Better condition.
– Needs to wrap up instead of going for the facemask.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
#4 Justin Gilbert: 6’0 200
Senior, Position- Cornerback
Grade: 92 Late 1st round grade
Strength:
+ No double move will work on him. Just shadows his man and lets him dictate what he does.
+ Can be used in the return game and be great at it.
+ If he gets beaten then he has enough speed to recover.
+ Knows how to use his body against a receiver and not use his hands.
+ Always the first man down the field on punt defense.
+ Uses the sideline as part of his defense.
Needs Improvement:
– Get more physical with the receiver at the line of scrimmage.
– Shed his block better to be more effective against the run.
– Weak at situation awareness and how to defend at the down marker.
– Footwork needs some work. Has some problems breaking on a route
– Will get all turned around from time to time when he can keep it simple
#8 Daytawion Lowe: 5’11 205
Senior, Position- Safety
Grade: 66 Middle 4th round grade
Strength:
+ Will strip for the football if he is part of a gang tackle.
+ Great speed to move sideline to sideline.
+ Does not give away his assignment to the quarterback.
Needs Improvement:
– Sits in the middle of field and doesn’t impact the game.
– Got to take better angles on tackles since he is the last line of the defense.
– Very tentative against the run. He needs to attack when he reads run.
– Catches his eyes into the back field and will get himself out of position.
– Bites too hard on the play action and will be looking into the backfield .
– Football awareness is below average. You can trick him with window dressings.
#5 Josh Stewart: 5’10 185
Junior, Position- Wide Receiver
Grade: 71 Late 3rd round grade
Strength:
+ Elite speed and his team motion and try to put him in a mismatch against the defense.
+ For someone as small as he is, not afraid to hit and block down the field.
+ Get the ball in his hands and he can make people miss.
Needs Improvement:
– Catch the ball with his body and not with his hands.
– Corners can get physical with him and knock him off his route.
– Not a big target in the red zone. Unable to win those one on one battles.
– Played in an offense with no route progression or complicated playbook.
Route running is below average. Thinks he can out run every
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