McTelvin Agim | DL | Arkansas
Elevator Pitch
An explosive interior defender who excels at slipping past blockers and penetrating the backfield with short-area quickness and a high motor, Agim has three-down potential at the next level. He can improve his technique a bit and can add some more power to his game, but he can eventually grow into a starter with some development.
Vitals
Height | 6-3
Weight | 309
Strengths
Agim played at Arkansas as a defensive end before converted over to defensive tackle this past year, and that experience at end is apparent in his athleticism.
He accelerates well off the snap and has impressive overall short-area quickness. He has the slipperiness to squeeze into gaps and sink his way into the backfield and has the flexibility to sink his hips rip past interior blockers. That hip flexibility shows up in Agim’s pad level as he does a good job of maintaining leverage when he engages with the opposition. He has very good closing speed as a tackler for a defender his size, and he has solid lateral quickness at over 300 pounds.
Despite being fairly new to the interior defensive line, Agim has shown some promise in regards to his hand usage in his new position. He plays with quick and active hands, and he has shown the ability to swipe or jab the opposition and string together moves to blow past them and penetrate the backfield. He has flashed some solid speed-to-power conversion abilities, and his lower-body strength should only improve as he spends more time as a tackle.
Weaknesses
In his conversion to defensive tackle, Agim has had to pack on roughly 30 pounds since the beginning of the 2018 season, and while he has obtained a solid weight for the interior, his play strength still needs some work. He doesn’t pack a very powerful punch at the point of attack and doesn’t have enough power in his frame to hold up blocks and consistently eat gaps against the run.
Agim doesn’t always obtain optimal hand placement when going for a power move against a blocker, as he occasionally ends up striking too far wide and allowing the opposition easy access to his chest. His instincts when engaged with a blocker aren’t quite developed yet, as he can improve at knowing when to disengage and controlling offensive lineman at the point of attack.
Projection: Day 3
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