4. Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State
Size: 6-5, 266
The Good: Lean, fast, and athletic, he’s fine as is, but he could blow up into something even more. He’s a perfect combination of proven production and upside, with the body type to add at least ten more pounds of good weight without losing much.
Ultra-productive over the last two seasons, he grew into a terror behind the line with 17 sacks and 34.5 tackles for loss over the last two seasons. There’s just enough power to go along with his speed and quickness.
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The Not-So-Good: He does need a little bit of work. He doesn’t have the total arsenal of moves and tricks quite yet, and he’ll need to develop them in a hurry to unlock all he can become. He’s okay against the run, but that’s not what you’re buying. If he’s erased by the bulkier blockers, he’s going to disappear at times.
NFL Draft College Perspective Thought: He’ll go right after the first wave of high-end pass rushers, but value-wise there’s a whole lot to love late in the first round to the early second. Right out of the box he can produce and be a good pass rusher, but give him a year or two and he might just turn into one of the most complete defenders to come out of the draft.
Projected Round: First