Amare Barno DL Virginia Tech Scouting Report

Strengths

• Plays with leverage at the point of attack whether inside or outside. Keeps eyes in the backfield when inside; moves linemen to either side with strong hands.
• He has the classic frame and long arms with some explosion, power and ability to close.
• Tremendous explosion; accelerates low with power. Relentless blindside pursuit; tracks down ballcarriers across the field.
• Has a quick burst off the line and times the snap well. Good upper-body strength and length to lock-out his opponent and at least moderate lateral agility to slide inside or spill out to contain.
• Challenges inside with quickness and strong hands. Run-and-chase defender who can leave a mark.
• Vision to locate the ball and recognize cut blocks. Can rip past blockers and pull down ballcarriers when he cannot fully disengage from linemen.
• He's not an elite pass rusher and projects as a left end in a 4-3 defense. If he layers on more muscle, he might fit in the 3-4. Size, strength and versatility should push him into the top 75 picks.
• Flashes nimble feet to chase running backs and mobile quarterbacks to the sideline when lined up at end. Spins off blocks to get back into the play.

Weaknesses

• Stands up well against the run but is very pursuit-conscious and will take unneeded wide angles.
• Rarely the first player off the snap, even when lined up over the ball, but his length, effort and short-area quickness still pressures double teams and helps penetrate gaps.

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