Strengths

• Provides some secondary interior pass rush, getting most penetration when playing three technique.
• Rarely goes to the ground, showing good balance from his high school wrestling days.
• 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.
• 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

• Lacks closing speed and inconsistent quickness off the snap prevents him from being an elite pass rusher.
• Good strength, though his marginal arm length limits his ability to grab hold of ballcarriers as they run by.
• Sees the ball well but is stuck on blocks when head-up; does not shed to make plays often enough.
• Isn't able to consistently shed blocks and makes plays in the hole.
• Inconsistent in his ability to separate from blocks, however, making him more of a nuisance than a snap-to-snap terror.