STRENGTHS
Gregory has the size and athletic talent to play any position on your defensive line in any style of defense. He is very strong and in spite of the fact he has long arms and long legs he plays with remarkedly leverage, gaining advantage off the line of scrimmage on every snap of the ball. He does an excellent job setting the edge when he plays Defensive End and when moved inside on obvious passing downs, Greg uses excellent pass-rushing techniques with his hands. Because of his log arms, Greg can easily keep offensive lineman off his body to shed and make tackles. Greg’s natural hand strength is the key to his impact as a defensive lineman. He is not explosive off the line of scrimmage but because he plays with leverage and has long strides that allow him to cover ground quickly, offensive lineman struggle with having enough lateral agility to block him just as if he were explosive off the line like other pass rushers. Greg reminds me a lot of a young Saints Cameron Jordan.
CONCERNS
I’d like to see Gregory (when playing defensive end) come off the ball with more explosiveness, turn the corner and make a sack. Right now, when playing that position his sacks or more coverage sacks. When he is moved inside he seems to play with more explosiveness off the ball.
BOTTOM LINE 1.30
Gregory plays defensive end like a defensive tackle playing in a 2-gap system, waiting patiently for the running back to try to slip by him in a gap or for the QB to step up in the pocket and then he sheds his block and makes a sack. Although he changes the line of scrimmage in his favor as a defensive end on almost every snap, his overall play is more calculating instead of being explosive. Greg has a unique style of play and the team that selects him is going to have to explore that uniqueness and find out how it fits into their team structure on defense. When they do I suspect Gregory to be the same impactful player that Cameron Jordan has been for his team because like Cameron, Gregory is a complete defensive lineman who can play in any style of defense and impact. The team that selects him is just going to have to find out how to use his unique style to get the most benefit of it.
