Scouting Report: OLB/DE Everette Brown

[DraftBoy]

Everette Brown-OLB/DE-FSU
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Height: 6'4
Weight: 252
40: 4.65

Pros:
-Speed
-Motor
-Great Pursuit
-Versatility

Cons:
-Run Support
-Strength
-Inside Move
-Inexperienced

Overall:
Brown is the top hybrid player in the draft. He's a guy who could play either 3-4 OLB or a 4-3 DE. He needs to put on weight to stay in the 4-3 scheme, and in my opinion is a best fit for a 3-4 scheme. Brown has great speed off the edge, is awesome in pursuit, and plays through the whistle on every play. Brown really needs to work on both his play in run support and his inside move. Brown possesses a spin move that is inconsistent but when it works its amazing (like v. Virginia Tech). Brown has started only 22 games in his career so while going back to school wouldn't of been a bad idea nobody is going to blame him for leaving after the year he had.

Stats:
2008-36 Tackles, 21.5 TFL, 13.5 Sacks, 2 PD, 4 FF, 3 QBH
2007-36 Tackles, 11.5 TFL, 6.5 Sacks, 3 PD, 1 FF
2006-27 Tackles, 13.5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 QBH, 1 Block
Career-99 Tackles, 46.5 TFL, 23 Sacks, 5 PD, 5 FF, 6 QBH, 1 Block

Bowl Stats:
2008-2 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 QBH v. Wisconsin
2007-2 Tackles, .5 Tackles, .5 Sack v. Kentucky
2006-3 Tackles, 1.5 TFl, 1 Sack, 1 QBH v. UCLA

[BlackMetalNinja]

That's a lot of work behind the LOS this past year!

[X-Era]

That's a lot of work behind the LOS this past year!

Hes a very reliable DE all around. He can get caught up in blocks and be taken out of a play. But when he gets an opportunity, he seems to take full advantage.

[DraftBoy]

Hes a very reliable DE all around. He can get caught up in blocks and be taken out of a play. But when he gets an opportunity, he seems to take full advantage.


The biggest issue that I have with his play is that it relies almost exclusively on athletics and not on technical ability. In the pros his athleticism is not that which is going to be so much greater than his opponent. If he does not become a technical student and learn the moves that make pass rushers great, I dont see him ever becoming a true terror in the NFL. At least not as a 4-3 DE, as a 3-4 OLB that's a different story.