John Ridgeway, the Arkansas DT, sits at No. 155 on the consensus board across 2 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 4% elite, 25% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “College nose tackle with the size and length for consideration along the interior or as an odd front defensive end.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He's likely to be coveted by traits-based evaluators eager to develop the physical ingredients into a more polished product.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Ridgeway is more wrestler than gap-eater when taking on blocks as a nose.”
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“…College nose tackle with the size and length for consideration along the interior or as an odd front defensive end. Ridgeway is more wrestler than gap-eater when taking on blocks as a nose. He's likely to be coveted by traits-based evaluators eager to develop the physical ingredients into a more polished product. While most of his experience has come at nose tackle, the sum of his parts might make more sense as a 3-4…”
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