2010 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Carlos Dunlap

Strengths:

Very big frame and nice bulk

Very good strength

Long arms

Good agility

Solid closing speed

Takes good angles to the ball

Plays with great pad level

Instinctive – good block recognition

Knack for batting down passes

Flashes great disengagement to make tackles

Versatile – lines up DT and DE on both sides of ball

Weaknesses:

Lacks a first step; doesn’t fire out of stance

Not the elite athlete he is hyped up as

Extremely inconsistent

Lacks serious power at point of attack

Very soft and not physical

Dominated by inferior talent

Not mentally tough

Not as productive as stats would lead you to believe

No pass-rush move outside of spin

Lacks counter moves

Doesn’t seem to love the game

Poor intangibles

Lethargic body language on the field

Summary: At times I will see Dunlap make a nice hustle play, but these moments are few and far between. He’ll make a tackle for a loss when he wasn’t even blocked, but this doesn’t show up statistically. Dunlap is an extremely overrated prospect with very poor intangibles. He could get drafted anywhere from the top 10 (Jamaal Anderson/Derrick Harvey) to the second round (Calais Campbell).

Player Comparison: Jamaal Anderson. Anderson has had a mediocre work ethic and played very sloppy, lazy football for Atlanta. I anticipate the same for Dunlap in the NFL.

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