STRENGTHS
Neville never stops coming off the snap of the ball on every play. He has good, straight-line foot speed and has the size to be a top pass-rushing defensive lineman for the team that selects him. Neville works well with his teammates on the line of scrimmage and because of his size and fierce style of using his hands most teams feel the need to double team him on most downs. His main strength is in his every down, consistent, bullying type, effort, that wears down his opponent and allows Neville to harass the QB in and out of the pocket.
CONCERNS
Neville has talent but it’s locked up in a brain that is not allowing him to reach his full potential. He has DT size and talent but plays like he is a pass-rushing DE. He struggles off the snap of the ball because he stands straight up losing leverage. His hand fighting is relentless but he lacks the strength and leverage to defeat double teams and hold his gap. He also lacks the change of direction talent and lateral agility to be used as a pass rusher on the outside or develop into a power rusher on the outside. In short, Neville has the body type of a Defensive Tackle but plays and thinks he is a pass-rushing Defensive End.
BOTTOM LINE 3.28
Right now, most teams love this kid’s effort on every play and will think of him as a rotational pass rushing DT. He might be able to slim down and learn to be a power pass rusher on the outside or in a 3/4 defensive but because he lacks stoutness against the run and the ability to fire off the line of scrimmage instead of first standing straight, he will struggle to get off the line and impact against the run or the pass. The first thing Neville has to do is, decide the type of player he wants to be. He has good, athletic talent to be a one-gap attack defensive lineman causing havoc in an opponent’s backfield but he has that bad habit of first standing up and then engaging. Standing up like that at the snap of the ball nullifies his athletic quickness and strength. Standing up at the snap also sends a signal that Neville struggles with his balance and that is a problem also. That being said, there is athletic talent, size, and amazing effort on every play to use Neville as a rotation Defensive Lineman
with the developmental potential to become a starting three-down defensive lineman in the right scheme.
