STRENGTHS
Yetur has good size and the natural strength to become an excellent all-around defensive lineman for the team that selects him. He is stout against the run and has a good enough burst off the line to become an effective pass rusher. Yetur has those long legs that allow him to cover a lot of ground quickly and get into his opponent’s backfield shocking offensive lineman and luring them into making mistakes against him. Because of his natural strength, Yetur is more of a power pass rusher than a finesse rusher with the hand quickness that surprises offensive lineman. Yetur has more to learn but with a team that has good coaching and a good strength and conditioning program, Yetur has the upside and potential similar to former Defensive lineman Julius Peppers.
CONCERNS
Yetur has to become more consistent in all aspects of his game. His pass-rushing moves need refining and his play against the run needs better understanding of how offensive lineman are moving him out of his gap assignment and how to hand fight better when that happens. He also looks on film to lack the passion in his overall play and aggressiveness needed to reach the impact player his talents suggest he can become.
BOTTOM LINE 2.00
Although Yetur has similar potential as Julius Peppers, right now he is not playing up to his potential much less the play of Peppers. He lacks consistency and passion in his overall play and although he has made impact plays on defense for his team he has not shown the consistency to make more impact plays. I’m not suggesting that he takes plays off but I am suggesting that he seems to not play to the whistle. In this draft, I suspect Yetur will be selected earlier than I have him rated and I understand that because he has excellent potential and upside and like I suggested earlier, right coach, right program and given the time, Yetur could become an impact player and selecting potential impact players is what the draft is all about.
