Nors
03-06-2006, 09:44 PM
We can get this guy - what do you think?
Position: Outside Linebacker
College: California
Height: 6-5
Weight: 248
Hometown: Camarillo, Calif.
Career Notes | Agility | High School | Personal | Stats
ANALYSIS
Positives: Very alert with the strength to shed … Uses his hands effectively to jam, control and re-route the tight ends … Reaches well to contain the outside run, displaying the lateral agility to string plays wide and is especially effective on the play option … Has the range and intensity to pursue plays away from his area … Maintains contact with the back in the short-area passing game … Shows good movement skills dropping back into the zone … Has a quick closing burst into the backfield … Drag-down tackler who stays low in his stance and drives with his legs … Very competitive in the weight room.
Negatives: Latches onto the tight end too much and struggles to disengage … Not much of a blitzer, due to his problems extending his arms properly to defeat blocks … Takes poor angles when asked to shoot the inside gaps … More comfortable working in space, as he seems tentative when having to face up to the larger blockers … Can stay with the tight ends and backs in the short area, but does not show the burst needed to defend vs. the deep ball … Closes hard on the quarterback, but needs a free shot (can't play off blocks) in order to be effective …
CAREER NOTES
The former walk-on joined the program as a 210-pound free safety, shifting to outside linebacker the following year after earning a scholarship … Two-year starter who added 15 pounds of muscle to his frame prior to his senior campaign … A key member of Cal's special teams throughout his career, he is an intelligent player who received the Frank Storment Award as the team's outstanding student-athlete from Southern California last December.
AGILITY TESTS
4.64 in the 40-yard dash … 2.62 in the 20-yard dash … 1.62 in the 10-yard dash … 4.21 in the 20-yard shuttle … 7.09 in the three-cone drill … 42-inch vertical jump … 10 feet, 2 inches in the broad jump … Bench presses 225 pounds 20 times … 350-pound bench press … 400-pound squat … 275-pound hang clean … 30 ½-inch arm length … 9 ¼-inch hands.
HIGH SCHOOL
A standout two-sport athlete at Rio Mesa (Calif.) High … Earned first-team Channel League and Ventura County honors in both football and basketball … Played safety on defense and tight end on offense … Had 118 tackles as a senior with four sacks and five interceptions … Had 15 receptions for 350 yards and six TDs on offense … Earned Defensive MVP honors in the '97 Ventura County East-West All-Star Game after grabbing a pair of interceptions, one of which he returned 50 yards for a TD … Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds in his final basketball season … Won the halftime slam dunk contest in the Ventura County All-Star Game his senior year … Also lettered in track and field in the long jump, triple jump and high jump … Recruited by several Ivy League schools.
Position: Outside Linebacker
College: California
Height: 6-5
Weight: 248
Hometown: Camarillo, Calif.
Career Notes | Agility | High School | Personal | Stats
ANALYSIS
Positives: Very alert with the strength to shed … Uses his hands effectively to jam, control and re-route the tight ends … Reaches well to contain the outside run, displaying the lateral agility to string plays wide and is especially effective on the play option … Has the range and intensity to pursue plays away from his area … Maintains contact with the back in the short-area passing game … Shows good movement skills dropping back into the zone … Has a quick closing burst into the backfield … Drag-down tackler who stays low in his stance and drives with his legs … Very competitive in the weight room.
Negatives: Latches onto the tight end too much and struggles to disengage … Not much of a blitzer, due to his problems extending his arms properly to defeat blocks … Takes poor angles when asked to shoot the inside gaps … More comfortable working in space, as he seems tentative when having to face up to the larger blockers … Can stay with the tight ends and backs in the short area, but does not show the burst needed to defend vs. the deep ball … Closes hard on the quarterback, but needs a free shot (can't play off blocks) in order to be effective …
CAREER NOTES
The former walk-on joined the program as a 210-pound free safety, shifting to outside linebacker the following year after earning a scholarship … Two-year starter who added 15 pounds of muscle to his frame prior to his senior campaign … A key member of Cal's special teams throughout his career, he is an intelligent player who received the Frank Storment Award as the team's outstanding student-athlete from Southern California last December.
AGILITY TESTS
4.64 in the 40-yard dash … 2.62 in the 20-yard dash … 1.62 in the 10-yard dash … 4.21 in the 20-yard shuttle … 7.09 in the three-cone drill … 42-inch vertical jump … 10 feet, 2 inches in the broad jump … Bench presses 225 pounds 20 times … 350-pound bench press … 400-pound squat … 275-pound hang clean … 30 ½-inch arm length … 9 ¼-inch hands.
HIGH SCHOOL
A standout two-sport athlete at Rio Mesa (Calif.) High … Earned first-team Channel League and Ventura County honors in both football and basketball … Played safety on defense and tight end on offense … Had 118 tackles as a senior with four sacks and five interceptions … Had 15 receptions for 350 yards and six TDs on offense … Earned Defensive MVP honors in the '97 Ventura County East-West All-Star Game after grabbing a pair of interceptions, one of which he returned 50 yards for a TD … Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds in his final basketball season … Won the halftime slam dunk contest in the Ventura County All-Star Game his senior year … Also lettered in track and field in the long jump, triple jump and high jump … Recruited by several Ivy League schools.