Probably the most coveted gamers within the draft by followers of nearly each crew, Alabama’ss famous person cross rusher has an entire lot to supply.
Will Anderson, EDGE, Alabama
Top: 6-foot-3.5 inches
Weight: 253 kilos (measured at Mix)
Anderson is 21 years previous
The junior received the SEC Defensive Participant of the 12 months in each 2021 and 2022. Anderson’s 2021 season is without doubt one of the most spectacular in latest historical past. He bagged 17 sacks amongst an astonishing 31 tackles for loss. He fell again a bit in 2022 after gaining some bulk, including 10 sacks and 17 extra TFLs in addition to a pick-six.
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Professionals
- Excellent manufacturing at a high-level program
- Elite go off the snap
- Very spectacular use of his fingers and shoulders; exhibits energy and technical coordination and refinement
- Distinctive finisher within the backfield in opposition to QBs
- Understands his hole and edge tasks in run protection
- In a position to shut shortly with a superb mix of acceleration, energy and physique management; very hardly ever overshoots the purpose of assault
- Accelerates out of contact and after turning the nook with uncommon burst
- Constantly finds one of the best path to the purpose of assault
- Robust sufficient to assault inside and never get bullied
Cons
- Offensive tackles with good punches can actually nullify his means to win across the edge (see Darnell Wright/Tennessee)
- His bend is a bit excessive and tight; wins extra by being sooner and utilizing his attain than flattening effectively across the edge
- Performed higher in 2021 at a lighter weight
- Had a really excessive missed sort out fee in 2022 (27 p.c per PFF) that helps clarify the decline in manufacturing
- No actual expertise in protection conditions
- Extra vigorous at getting off blocks on the cross rush than in run protection
General
Anderson entered the 2022 season as the highest defensive prospect. Despite the fact that his junior season wasn’t as exemplary, Anderson stays a high-end expertise who might shortly emerge as an affect cross rusher within the NFL. His burst, size and soccer savvy all portend very effectively on the subsequent degree.
He’s not an ideal schematic slot in Detroit; Anderson tasks higher as an completely stand-up OLB-type of EDGE in an odd-man entrance, whereas the Lions do run a base 4-2-5 that asks the EDGE to play tighter to the formation and generally with a hand within the dust. Regardless, Anderson has the expertise and athleticism to be extremely efficient in any system.
If he’s on the board when the Lions choose at No. 6, it’s a “dash to the rostrum” state of affairs together with his identify on the cardboard and it doesn’t matter what different gamers at any place can be found.
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