Talanoa Hufanga S USC Scouting Report

Strengths

• He is an explosive athlete with cover skills and a physical nature, but has some tightness that shows when attempting to quickly change directions.
• Physical hitter and aggressive tackler with natural strength and good timing.
• Tough and scrappy with forceful nature to be physical at all levels of the field. Has good bulk on his frame to be aggressive in run support.
• Good speed in pursuit with the chase skills to track down the ballcarrier.
• Does a nice job using his eyes to read and react quickly. Smart, disciplined defender who makes plays on the ball and contesting throws.
• Quicker than he is fast but has a burst to close in zone coverage and plays physical at the line in man.
• Straight-line speed to take a pick to the house. Can punish receivers with closing speed and desire to hit at max impact.
• A well-put-together athlete with a strong build. Plays fast and flies to the ball with accurate angles.

Weaknesses

• Inconsistent getting off of blocks. Can be a step slow to react when a quarterback comes back to his side of the field late in progression.
• He is very disruptive at all levels of the field, and his versatile experience will be enticing, but a lot of teams will see more tweener traits than versatile ability.

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