Luther Davis of Alabama ~ 6.3/280
"A thick, well-built lineman who possesses good overall girth through both his upper and lower body. Isn't the most natural of benders and tends to be a bit narrow in his base off the snap. However, possesses a good first step off the ball, keeping his butt under him and really delivers a nasty pop on contact.
Generates a lot of power from his lower half and does a nice job maintaining balance and extending his arms into opposing offensive tackles when run at. Uses his hands well when asked to play the piano down the line and has the type of power and body control to keep himself clean and close run lanes both inside and out when lined up at defensive end.
Kicks inside typically on passing downs as a three-technique, but doesn't play with nearly the pad level as a pass rusher as he does vs. the run game. Allows himself to get too high off the snap, which really limits not only his power as a bull rusher but also his lateral agility when trying to use his length to slip blocks.
Impression: I thought he did a nice job anchoring and fending off blocks one-on-one vs. the left tackle in the run game and has the power to potentially mature into a solid rotational two-down lineman at the next level."
Generates a lot of power from his lower half and does a nice job maintaining balance and extending his arms into opposing offensive tackles when run at. Uses his hands well when asked to play the piano down the line and has the type of power and body control to keep himself clean and close run lanes both inside and out when lined up at defensive end.
Kicks inside typically on passing downs as a three-technique, but doesn't play with nearly the pad level as a pass rusher as he does vs. the run game. Allows himself to get too high off the snap, which really limits not only his power as a bull rusher but also his lateral agility when trying to use his length to slip blocks.
Impression: I thought he did a nice job anchoring and fending off blocks one-on-one vs. the left tackle in the run game and has the power to potentially mature into a solid rotational two-down lineman at the next level."
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