As NFL offenses have shifted to having three receiver sets becoming the base offense and elite tight ends popping up each year, NFL defenses have been trying to find more versatile defenders to try and slow them down. That is why a player like JoJo Domann who plays a hybrid safety/linebacker is such an interesting NFL Draft prospect.
The linebackers who are successful in the NFL today are those who can hit, run and cover. So when I watched Domann play against Penn State, these are the three areas I focused on for this week’s Scouting Perspective.