STRENGTHS
Byron has the potential to be a solid edge rusher for the team that selects him. He has the length and athletic talent to get into the backfield quickly and be disruptive. He does a good job working stunts inside and out with his teammates and looks to be an excellent teammate overall. Byron has a lot of hidden talents and if the team that selects him can find and develop those hidden talents Byron can become a core player for that team.
CONCERNS
Byron has poor pass-rushing foot mechanics and this along with a lack of using his length to explode off the snap of the ball is holding him back from being more impacting. Using your inside foot to turn the corner when pass rushing will not do at the next level. Add to this the fact he doesn’t get off blocks quickly enough or identify where the ball is in the backfield or understand down and distance anticipation and you have an athletic developmental edge rusher.
BOTTOM LINE: 4.17
The truth is, personal stories do not affect my profiling except to judge how that personal story may help a player be more competitive than other players. He’s a good person and comes from a good family, doesn’t do anything for me. I’m profiling the person, not anything else. Byron looks to be a good person and that’s good but that also should be the norm and not the exception. So, let’s move on. Byron is way behind in his football IQ and techniques and when I look at the film, I think I’ll let some other team go through the process of his first contract and see where he is after that first stage of his pro football life. I’m sure he has an excellent work ethic to improve and develop and after his first contract is completed he just might be a free agent find.
