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DE | (6'6", 305, 4.95) | LSU | COLLEGE STATS
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Grade: 83
Alerts: (S: SPEED) Player lacks ideal speed at position
Comments: Hill has exceptional size. Plays high at times, lets blockers get into his pads. Must use hands better, use leverage. Biggest end prospect in 2004 class, could develop into best run defender of group. Quick, powerful. Very good recognition. Can hold ground, disengage, locate ball, pursue. Good closing burst for size, powerful, reliable tackler. Lacks ideal speed. Will not turn corner on a consistent basis as pass rusher. Very good quickness, excellent power as pass rusher. Athletic, changes directions smoothly. Will work outside-in as pass rusher. Great potential as bull rusher. Must learn to play lower and with leverage. Continues to improve run/pass recognition skills. Tall, seems to see thing well. Great at sniffing out screens. Otherwise lacks savvy. Late recognizing run at times. Occasionally takes himself out of plays by not reading blocks/ taking easy way out. Adequate in pursuit. Good motor, good closing burst, not a great athlete. Below-average speed. Very good in short area. Closes quickly, great power as tackler, does fine job of tackling in space, especially for a big, tall end. Hill started 13 of 14 games in his final season at LSU and finished with 10.5 tackles for loss and six sacks. Hill is one of the most intriguing prospects in this draft. He should have returned to school because he needs to improve his technique and is still developing, but he's worth drafting at a higher spot than his grades indicate because of his upside. Some teams might move him to tackle, but we think his best fit is at end. He has terrific height, wingspan and strength to stop the run at end. He lacks ideal speed for a pass rusher, but he is quick and powerful enough to create penetration off the edge in a power-end role
Data from Scouts, Inc.
Grade: 83
Alerts: (S: SPEED) Player lacks ideal speed at position
Comments: Hill has exceptional size. Plays high at times, lets blockers get into his pads. Must use hands better, use leverage. Biggest end prospect in 2004 class, could develop into best run defender of group. Quick, powerful. Very good recognition. Can hold ground, disengage, locate ball, pursue. Good closing burst for size, powerful, reliable tackler. Lacks ideal speed. Will not turn corner on a consistent basis as pass rusher. Very good quickness, excellent power as pass rusher. Athletic, changes directions smoothly. Will work outside-in as pass rusher. Great potential as bull rusher. Must learn to play lower and with leverage. Continues to improve run/pass recognition skills. Tall, seems to see thing well. Great at sniffing out screens. Otherwise lacks savvy. Late recognizing run at times. Occasionally takes himself out of plays by not reading blocks/ taking easy way out. Adequate in pursuit. Good motor, good closing burst, not a great athlete. Below-average speed. Very good in short area. Closes quickly, great power as tackler, does fine job of tackling in space, especially for a big, tall end. Hill started 13 of 14 games in his final season at LSU and finished with 10.5 tackles for loss and six sacks. Hill is one of the most intriguing prospects in this draft. He should have returned to school because he needs to improve his technique and is still developing, but he's worth drafting at a higher spot than his grades indicate because of his upside. Some teams might move him to tackle, but we think his best fit is at end. He has terrific height, wingspan and strength to stop the run at end. He lacks ideal speed for a pass rusher, but he is quick and powerful enough to create penetration off the edge in a power-end role
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