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#99 Greg Gaines / DT Washington – 6’1” 312
The Good
- Stout frame and good center of gravity
- High motor/high effort player
- Plays with good pad level and uses his hands well to keep OL off of him
- Able to hold his ground, stack and stalemate in 1 on 1 situations
- Solid anchor vs double teams when he stays square
The Bad
- Short arms for IDL (31 ¼ inches)
- Doesn’t shed blocks consistently
- Lateral agility is adequate and will struggle with outside runs
- Doesn’t make many plays outside the hashes
- Limited effectiveness in his pass rush plan
- Doesn’t get a lot of push in bull rushes
- UOH to counter OL must improve
Bio
- Career – 149 tackles, 75 solo, 21.