Elijah Garcia DL Rice | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Elijah Garcia DL Rice
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
40 time: 5.18 seconds | |
Height: 6-5 Weight: 302 | |
Hands: 9 7/8 Arms: 35 Span: 81 | |
Pro-Day Results | |
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Overall Rating: | 56.0 / 100 | |
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Game performance weighted rating | ||
Tackling: |
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57% |
Pass Rush: |
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60% |
Run Defense: |
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56% |
DRAFT GRADE: UDFA Position rank: #93 | ||
College Games: 42 College Snaps: 1961 |
Strengths
- Combines strength and footwork to fill holes inside, as well. Recovers from cut blocks or falling on his way to make a tackle.
- Played with good leverage, even on the nose, despite average bulk. Hustle defender with a good bull rush inside that can close and get home when quarterbacks leave the pocket.
- Quarterbacks and ballcarriers feel his strength when he plants them in the backfield.
- Can make the impressive chest-to-chest bear hug tackle in the hole due to his ability to wreak havoc in the backfield.
- Strength gives ends a chance to twist inside and linebackers free lane to the passer on blitzes.
Weaknesses
- Average athletically with average straight line speed and tight hips. Not a natural bender. Lacks secondary pass-rush moves.
- He struggles with leverage off the snap and plays too tall, limiting his effectiveness as a pass rusher.
- Plays upright and struggles with leverage. Too often stonewalled at the line and doesn't show the hand strength or technique to shed or redirect blockers.
- Plays too high at times, and gets carried downfield or put to the ground by better lineman when losing the leverage battle.
- Doesn't play fundamentally sound and lacks much technique in his repertoire.
How other scouting services rate Elijah Garcia (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
628.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
110.0