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Derek Barnett’s Info
College: Tennessee
Class: Junior
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 259
Position: DE
Position Ranking: 5
40 Time: 4.88
Derek Barnett’s Scouting Report
Strengths
- Elite pass rusher
- Quick hands
- Decent athlete
- Very powerful pass rusher
- High motor
- Great at getting off the block
- Gets to the quarterback a lot
- High football IQ
- Has 25 career sacks and 44.5 tackles for loss as of October 22, 2016
- High upside player
- Tremendous ability to bend around the edge
- Instinctive
- Good spin move
- Solid tackler
Weaknesses
- Needs to develop pass rushing moves, he currently relies to much on his speed
- Decent against the run, but still has work to do
- Doesn’t have the quickness that NFL teams look for
- Not very explosive
- Not the ideal size for his position
- Doesn’t have great length
Pro Comparison
- Robert Quinn – Los Angeles Rams
Draft Projection
- Mid-Late First Round
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8/12/16 – Derek Barnett a Productive, But Polarizing NFL Prospect – CBS Sports