DeAngelo Malone, the Western Kentucky EDGE, sits at No. 109 on the consensus board across 6 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 7% elite, 17% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Malone's wiry build belies his toughness and play strength at the point of attack.”
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He uses quick feet, a flexible frame and unusually successful recovery balance to slink into playmaking positions in the run game.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Super senior who decided to come back for another season to put more on film for general managers to think about.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a tweener.
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“…Super senior who decided to come back for another season to put more on film for general managers to think about. Malone's wiry build belies his toughness and play strength at the point of attack. He uses quick feet, a flexible frame and unusually successful recovery balance to slink into playmaking positions in the run game. His rush is unorthodox and unpredictable but his burst to close and fluidity inside the pock…”
Sourced synthesis from 2 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →