What Scouts Are Looking for at the Combine from Pass-Rushers

February 19, 2016   ·   Justis Mosqueda   ·   Jump to comments

Pass-rushers play the most physically demanding position in the NFL. They have to keep outside containment responsibilities in the running game while dominating offensive tackles on their way to quarterback sacks. If they aren't linemen in a 4-3 defense, they may have to drop into coverage as 3-4 outside linebackers.
They have to do a little of everything, and their bodies have to be prepared to take on that responsibility. They step to contact on the majority of plays, just like an interior defensive lineman, but they also have to make live reads like off-the-ball linebackers. The difference is they are on the line of scrimmage, so they try to work countermoves through contact based off of reads that they see inches in front of their face.
With so many variables happening on any given play, it's hard to get a quantifiable feel for how defenders perform. Luckily, the NFL Scouting Combine is coming up on February 23-29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The combine features...

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