What does Mike Zimmer look for in a defensive player? Long and athletic, long and athletic, long and athletic. Minnesota Golden Gophers LB De’Vondre Campbell thinks he fits this general mold well enough to be drafted by the Vikings next month.
Campbell told the Pioneer-Press that he actually compares himself to current Zimmer Guy Anthony Barr.
Via the Pioneer-Press:
“(Barr is) one of my bigger kind of role models. I’ve watched a lot of film on him. We kind of have similar body types. Coming out (of UCLA), he was a little more polished than I was in college, but he’s kind of similar to me — a very athletic, bigger guy, kind of what (Vikings coach Mike) Zimmer looks for.