STRENGTHS
Ben has the size, length and track talent to be a specialty pass rusher. He has excellent foot speed and is adept at getting to the quarterback, when being used for stunts and when he is not blocked. He can play standing up or in a three-point stance and surprisingly his impact is the same. Ben has those long arm and legs and track speed that will attack some teams into selecting him.
CONCERNS
Ben has talent, but that talent can be blocked by my 95-year-old mother, with her walker. He lacks strength, passion, aggressiveness and doesn’t want to engage, avoiding blocks rather than taking them on and defeating them.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 4.67
Ben reminds me of Falcons Vic Beasley. All I can say in evaluating Ben is that I have a rule, it’s called Drew’s Draft rule number 14, “Pass Rushing is not a specialty. It should be included in the evaluation of the DE and LB positions in their totality. Personally, I don’t draft specialty players. I draft players who I feel can start and play and impact but there are others who think differently so I’m obligated to give Ben a talent board grade.
