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I question the 230, but he looks really athletic. Good ball and cover skills for a LB. He also gets through traffic well.

Really instinctive reminds me of Larry Johnson in basketball, always in the right place, fills the stat sheet, probably the best athlete on the court/field, but somehow he just blends right in. When your throwing slants to your middle linebacker it's pretty impressive. Would like to see a little more physical, but he is very well schooled in his football and his instincts make him look rather seamless in making plays.

Mike Mitchell wishes he had that kind of football IQ

Mitchell is an interesting prospect. I feel like he wasn't on anybody's radar until he put up great numbers during combines like the SPARQ score. Certainly has the physical skills; wonder I'd he'll put it together on the field. Hopefully he doesn't.

That film is very impressive. If he can get more athletic (which is reasonable because he'll be coming off an injury), he'll be an awesome LB. Really excited for him!

Steve, what do you think of his game and where he fits best in college? SAM?

Is he? I mean I guess I haven't done an in depth analysis of OSU LBs, but over the last two years they seem quite undisciplined.

Meh, OSU has had a lot of unfortunate things happen with their LBers, can't really blame that all on Vrabel. That Crowell guy (now transferred) got badly injured, Grant didn't pan out, Klien had his GF beating situation.. etc. He eventually had to start Boren at MLB, and he actually did pretty well. Shazier also had a good season. I think once OSU has stability with their LB situation, they'll be ok.

To me he looks like he's going half speed except right when he makes hits. After some of the plays were over, he looked downright lethargic. Maybe it's because of the injury. Still, even going half speed, he gets space when playing WR which is impressive. I agree with all the comments about instinctiveness and IQ. It seems to me that the routes he takes to the ball carrier could hardly be any better when looking from a birds eye view. I'm also very impressed by his power and how he fights through blockers so effectively to make tackles. I also like how business-like he is...no woofing, no excessive celebrating, respectful to the refs. I guess that may go hand in hand with my observation of lethargy after the play, but I think it's more than that.

Love this kid. I don't think we ever have to worry about our LB situation with this coaching staff.