Strengths

• Stout and feisty. Will engage, shed and securely wrap the ballcarrier. Very fluid hips, backpedal and change-of-direction agility.
• Has good trajectory assessment on the thrown ball, breaks quickly and has decent ball skills
• Good speed in pursuit with the chase skills to track down the ballcarrier.
• Aware in the red zone, stays on the back line to take away fade throws. Capable of making quarterbacks pay for late throws.
• Extremely aggressive to come up and put his body in traffic to make tackles.

Weaknesses

• Takes poor angles on the ball and lacks the pure speed to chase down the ballcarrier.
• Has a high backpedal and loses a step in transition. Plays with adequate speed but there are concerns about his ability to handle the truly explosive speedsters of the NFL.
• Needs to tighten his angles in pursuit. Needs to show better tackling technique to consistently finish.
• Needs to improve his footwork and balance in coverage. Transitions out of his backpedal too early and doesn't look natural moving in reverse.
• Lowers his shoulder for the big hit rather than wrapping up securely.