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Da'Ron Payne Scouting Report: Best Football Still To Come?

1,669 views · Published 18 April 2018 · 8:36 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: schlegdaddytv · 2018 · Sports

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6'2" 311 lbs.
Junior
ALABAMA
SIZE:     8.5
INITIAL BURST/EXPLOSIVENESS:  9.5
- Has a great burst off the line
STRENGTH:    10.0
- 27 bench reps at NFL Combine
- Shows upper body strength to be physically overpowering
PASS RUSH ABILITY:   8.0
- Low sack numbers don't tell the whole story
- Great initial hand punch and counter move
- First step to blow by blockers
- Lacks 2nd gear to finish job, can pressure but not sack QB
RUN DEFENSE:    9.0
- Great at shooting the gap and changing plays in backfield
- Able to slide off blocks and make the stop
- Decent athleticism and pursuit effort to chase down the line
LEVERAGE/PAD LEVEL:   8.5
- Uses length and punch to get blockers on their heels
- Can come out of stance too high
- Can reach too far out from center of gravity, gets off balance
BLOCK SHEDDING:    9.0
- Able to use length and hand punch to get off blocks
- Can fire past blockers with quick first step
AWARENESS:    8.0
- Has a good feel where double teams come from and getting off them
- Has plays where he looks lost trying to find the ball
EFFORT/MOTOR:    9.0
- Very good effort as a pass rusher
- Generally good effort as a run defender
- Would like to see him fly towards ball harder in pursuit
DEPENDABILITY/DURABILITY:  10.0
- Known as a team leader
- Played in every game the last 2 years
- Could play as 3 technique in 4-3 and as 5 technique in 3-4

NFL COMPARISON: A'Shawn Robinson
FINAL GRADE: 89.5

 GRADING SCALE
90.0 - 100 1ST ROUND
86.5 - 89.99 2ND ROUND
83.0 - 86.49 3RD ROUND
79.5 - 82.99 4TH ROUND
76.0 - 79.49 5TH ROUND
72.5 - 75.99 6TH ROUND
70.0 - 72.49 7TH ROUND

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