Diante Lee
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Podcast Appearances
Honestly, I want to start by saying the thing that I hate is that his arm length is an outlier territory because if it weren't for that, he checks every box that everybody should be looking for for a young edge rusher coming into the league.
He's technically proficient, right?
You see the hand usage in spite of, you know, the smaller arm length.
You see the hand usage.
It's great.
The get off is great, right?
How he plays the run, how he sets edges.
That's where you know that when I watch Ruben Bain, he's my kind of guy.
Because he sets edges with a bad attitude.
I love to see that from a young edge rusher, right?
You see the motor, right?
People who have been following me and my analysis of the draft know how I felt about Will Anderson and his motor when he was coming out of Alabama.
And I'm not saying that this is a one-to-one comparison, but again, when you turn on the tape, you see Reuben Bain and how often he is finishing rushes, getting closer and closer to quarterbacks, even if he's not getting a clean hit on the guy.
You see him always working a move, always working a second or third effort.
That's what I love to see for this guy.
He's got the great repertoire.
And then ultimately, again, this is not a player, especially in this era of college football, where he's 24 going on 25.
He's played on three different teams.
He's a total late breakout player.
And you're like, OK, well, by the time he hits the second contract, how old is he going to be?