Bryce Huff ER Memphis

STRENGTHS
Bryce is your sleeper pass rusher in this draft and his play reminds me a lot of Bears Khalil Mack. He is strong and has excellent explosion to the play. His quickness off the ball and explosiveness is unique, to the few true pass rushers at the next level. He has quick feet and has enough flexibility to make that turn at the top of his pass rush and sack the quarterback. Bryce is excellent at stopping the run and shedding blocks to make tackles in the hole. He has a high football IQ and shows leadership skills through his play on the field working well with his teammates. Like I stated before he is a sleeper pass rusher with the explosiveness similar to Kahlil Mack.

CONCERNS
Teams will be concerned about his size although it is equal to Khalil, the quality of competition, once again equal, stats are comparable but all that means nothing. Turn on the film and watch it. Bryce is stuck right now in some sort of loop of marketing/media mediocrity and as of this writing hasn’t even been invited to the Senior Bowl. He has been invited to the Shrine game and it would not surprise me to see him eventually get invited to the Senior Bowl. His size will be an issue at first and teams will be interested in his ability to play one of the linebacker positions and this will affect his draft status. That being said, every team he goes up against has to account for him and double team him.

BOTTOM LINE 1.94
When Khalil came out I gave him a second-round grade because I thought for sure, teams were going to try and make him a linebacker instead of attacking the line of scrimmage. That will be an issue for Bryce also, and the truth is he also needs to attack the line of scrimmage to be effective and impacting. He is very smart and has all the tools to be an impact player with some more technique work, an impact pass rusher too. Right now, he is a sleeper but the truth is I don’t believe he will be by the time we get to the draft. As far as I’m concerned, Bryce is one of the top pass rushers in this draft and the fact that he plays the run as well as he rushers the passer should make everyone excited about him as I am. All I can say is go ahead, turn on the film, I dare you to tell me this kid is not an impact player. Watch how Penn State doubles him and runs away from him in their bowl game. Watch him be stout against the run and not give up his assignment just to get stats and sacks. Go ahead, I dare you. Remember size matters when it comes to evaluating players for the draft but not when it comes to impact on the field. Impact comes in all sizes.