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Greg Romeus
He fires out of his stance too high and lacks the burst to consistently reach the corner. He struggles dipping his shoulder around the edge and doesn’t display the balance to flatten out with any kind of respectable pad level.
However, he does possess good straight-line speed and tracks the football well up and down the line. He uses his hands to shed initial blocks and moves his arms and feet in sync. He showcases good lateral mobility and has the footwork to sidestep blockers inside.
However, he needs to do a better job keeping his pad level low when shedding blocks; he has a tendency to get too high and will expose himself once he sheds the original block.
He has a long set of arms and showcases a violent club on his outside pass rush, but needs to shorten his strike and become more compact.
He possesses decent power at the point of attack vs. the run, but doesn’t display much of a punch on contact. He is more of a catcher who allows linemen to get into him and then sheds the block; he is rarely the aggressor. He displays the length and quickness to consistently disengage from blocks, but his high pad level negates him from doing it as quickly as he could.
My Impression
I like his length and coordination, but he will never be a sack artist at the next level until he learns to play with a lower pad level off the edge.
Ernest Williams: No. 95, DT, 6'1", 282
He's an undersized defensive tackle who has a good first step off the ball and does a nice job dropping his pad level on contact and getting into linemen quickly.
However, he lacks ideal awareness off the snap and has a tendency to come off the ball too high when trying to cross the face of offensive guards. He displays the burst to shoot gaps inside and has the flexibility to get under linemen and work his way into the backfield.
However, he gets overextended in his play and lacks the balance to consistently keep his feet under him and shed the block.
He doesn’t possess the power to drive his way through the double-team and gets washed out of plays too easily. He needs to win off the line with his initial step; he is short-armed, and once offensive linemen get into his frame, the battle is over.
He lacks power vs. the run game and isn’t much of a factor when asked to hold the point of attack. He is consistently manhandled on contact.
My Impression
He lacks the size and power to be an every-down player and is limited to more of a rotational one-gap defensive tackle role at the next level.
Aaron Berry: No. 17, CB, 5'10", 178
He lacks ideal fluidity and balance in his drop. He gets too wide with his footwork and will sidesaddle his way down the field instead of back-pedaling. He displays good straight-line speed, but struggles getting back out of his breaks once he flips his hips.
He isn’t going to re-route receivers off the line and is very raw with his technique in press man. He lacks awareness in off-coverage and doesn’t recognize routes underneath.
He has a tendency to drift downfield out of his drop and struggles quickly driving on the football. He simply doesn’t have great feel in off/zone coverage and gives up too much cushion underneath.
He does a nice job reading his keys off the snap and is quick to close on the run. He breaks down well in space and has the ability to wrap up on contact. However, he struggles disengaging from blocks down the field and lacks the strength to cleanly work his way toward the ball.
My Impression
He's a scrappy corner who displays some ball skills but is undersized and lacks the footwork needed to play man coverage at the next level.
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