LaBryan Ray DL Alabama Draft Profile

Strengths

• Coordinated with smooth movement skills. High-effort rusher and works through the whistle. Relentless worker, fighting off blocks and battling to the ball.
• Strong tackler. Has good power in hands and can anchor, shed, and chase.
• Played with lean and leverage against the run, tough for one man to move (sometimes double-teams, too).
• Combines strength and footwork to fill holes inside, as well. Recovers from cut blocks or falling on his way to make a tackle.
• Delivers a strong punch and uses his hands to shed blocks to make plays in the hole or outside the box. Uses lower-body strength to anchor inside.

Weaknesses

• Might be limited to one-gap systems. Agility isn't a question but misses tackles when he doesn't square and break down.
• Not a quick-twitch player. Won't consistently threaten the edge. Few explosive qualities and lacks great initial burst or overall range for the position.
• Only average lower-body strength and struggles to anchor at the point of attack. Bit of a defensive end/defensive tackle "tweener" who struggles in traffic with multiple blockers, not always using his limbs effectively to disengage.
• Isn't able to consistently shed blocks and makes plays in the hole.
• Lacks the speed to turn the corner consistently and is too often washed out by stronghanded blockers.

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