Malik Jefferson, the Texas OLB, sits at No. 76 on the consensus board across 16 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 11% elite, 19% starter.
Athleticism
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Jefferson has the desired combination of height, weight, speed that teams covet and draft, but his career production never matched his athletic traits.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Jefferson has athletic talent, but needs to play with more of a glass-eating mentality to fit in with NFL linebackers.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He has eventual starter talent and should become a very good core special teamer.”
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“…Jefferson has the desired combination of height, weight, speed that teams covet and draft, but his career production never matched his athletic traits. He lacks the instincts and play demeanor to be a middle linebacker and could move to a weakside linebacker spot in a 4-3 to take advantage of his athletic gifts. Jefferson has athletic talent, but needs to play with more of a glass-eating mentality to fit in with NFL…”
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