...Has a great work ethic and is a product of the Terps' weight room, adding more than 50 pounds to his frame since arriving on campus...Comes out of his stance with a fluid motion and has shown much better hand punch to shock and jolt the initial defender when releasing off the line...Has also improved his plant-and-drive agility, demonstrating sharper cuts out of his breaks as a senior than he did earlier in his career...Runs good crossing patterns, seams and short, inside routes with functional playing speed...Has the soft hands to catch outside his body's frame...Maintains good body control tracking the ball in flight and makes defenders fight for the ball as he uses his impressive reach to haul down the pass at its highest point...Uses his size to his advantage when going over the middle, doing a nice job of shielding the defenders from the ball...Bends his knees and keeps his feet moving shuffling back in pass protection, as he also shows alertness to the defender's position when dropping back in pass protection...Position-type blocker with a wide leg base and good balance...Shows the vision at the second level to be effective as a cut blocker, as he can position, change direction and sustain with good body flexibility...Will consistenly uproot the defender while firing low off the snap as a drive blocker...Shows the ability to reach and shield the opponents downfield.
Negatives: Has a rare-sized frame, but shows just adequate lower-body muscle development and strength...Does a good job of sinking his hips, but due to his tall frame, he looks a bit stiff when changing direction and will sometimes lose leverage as a blocker...Is good when he keeps his pads down, but when he gets too tall in his stance, his base narrows...Has improved his hand punch to counter the press, but needs to continue adding upper-body strength in order to defeat the jam at the pro level (needs better power to post up on the pro defender)...Has also shown marked improvement with his hand placement when blocking as a senior, but earlier in his career, he struggled some keeping those hands inside his framework and, when he got his hands too wide and narrowed his base, he was susceptible to the bull rush due to leverage issues.
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