Stephon Tuitt Scouting Report: NFL Outlook for Notre Dame Defensive End

February 4, 2014   ·   Darren Page   ·   Jump to comments

Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame (HT: 6’6” WT: 312 lbs)
Positives
Endowed with a massive frame to continue building on.  Carries his weight very well, sneaky athleticism in the open field.  An agile and smooth athlete.  Disciplined player with sufficient play-recognition ability.  Quick hands that aid an effective swim move.  Keeps space to take advantage of blockers who lunge into contact and don’t maintain balance.  Has developed skillful, effective finesse moves as a pass-rusher.  Can bend a little bit for a 6’6”, 300-plus-pound rusher.  Rushes with a high motor to chase mobile quarterbacks and has impressive stamina.  Tough to move from the point of attack due to sheer size if he doesn’t take himself out of plays.  Keeps his head up and generally finds the football well.  Impressive length to get his hands on ball-carriers between the tackles, gets in on a lot of stops.  Makes pla...

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