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#23 Justin Strnad / ILB Wake Forest – 6033 238
The Good
- Good athleticism and acceleration
- Comfortable with technique in Zone coverage
- Has the athleticism to play in a Tampa 2 defense and handle TE’s up the seam
- Good effort to play sideline to sideline
- Made several plays in critical situations
- Experience and production on special teams
The Bad
- Arms and hands aren’t proportional to his size
- Drifts out of his area in Zone reading the QB
- Leave too much space in Man coverage
- Not asked to pass rush often and showed little production in that area
- Slips off tackles and doesn’t run through ball carriers
- Diagnosing against the run needs improvement
- Angles when chasing outside are too shallow
Bio
- Career – 244 tackles, 147 solo, 22.