
- by Owain Jones
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NEXT ON OUR SCOUTING REPORTS IS ADETOMIWA ADEBAWORE. CHECK OUT OUR OTHER 2023 NFL DRAFT SCOUTING REPORTS HERE.
- Height: 6’2″
- Weight: 282 Lbs
- College: Northwestern
- Year: Senior
- Position: Defensive Line
STRENGTHS
- Long, strong defensive lineman
- Extremely intelligent player
- Physical and tough
- Agile
- Is athletic and knows how to use that athleticism to his advantage
- Great lateral and vertical movement
- Has instant speed which is explosive
- Is explosive off the snap
- Bull Rush is his go-to move.
- Has the strength, power and explosiveness to make the bull rush stick
- Can shed blocks with ease
- Can get after runners and make plays when defending the run
- Awesome upper body strength to win with his arms and hands
- Has great hand placement when getting off blocks
- Has fantastic hand usage. His hand placement is superb and he attacks with power and physicality
- Extremely versatile. Can win inside and out
- Can win with speed and strength
- High energy, high motor
- Has great pass-rush instincts
- Has a pass-rush plan
- Has an abundance of skill moves which allows him to expose the opposition, especially when attacking the middle
- Plays with good leverage
WEAKNESSES
- Is quite rigid in his body
- Lacks body flexibility and bend
- Is a tweener who possibly lacks the elite strength to play every down on the inside but lacks the bend to play constantly on the edge
- Has a tendency to resort back to his bull rush too often, looking to run straight through opponents by attacking their chest when he needs to deploy other techniques
- Has a lot of missed tackles in the backfield and he needs to clean up his finishing.
- Struggles against bigger tackles where he can get struck by longer arms who get the first punch
SUMMARY
Adetomiwa Adebawore is an explosive athlete who plays with physicality and power. A versatile d-lineman, Adebawore has been successful in lining up across the line and has scheme versatility. He is a pure disruptor who has the strength profile and explosive burst to expose his opponent s and if he can clean up some tackling, add to his pass rush plan and find a team who has a place for him to work from multiple alignments, Adebawore will be a solid day 2 pick.

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