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#91 L.J. Collier/EDGE/TCU/6’2”, 283 Lbs
The Good
-Great at converting speed to power as a pass rusher, especially in tight window with offensive linemen; will stun them with quick conversion, leading to many pancakes
-Loves to use forklift technique when rushing passer and puts linemen on skates with leverage
-Heavy hands at point of attack that visibly stun linemen on tape
-Plays with great energy and wants to make every tackle
-Lengthy player that has reach to make number of tackles he has no business getting to
-Solid lower half strength to sit and anchor against the run, tying up gaps
The Bad
-Very limited in space and looks stiff on film with lack of COD skills
-Purely a power rusher and doesn’t seem to have much in his tool box
-Gets stalled out rushing the passer when power doesn’t work and can get buried in the process
-Rarely shows the ability to turn the corner and doesn’t have much flexibility
-Slow reaction time to the snap and is often the last one off the ball for TCU
-Seems to come off the field quite a bit, leaving questions about conditioning
Bio
-Set a career high in sacks and tackles for loss in 2018 with 6.