HEIGHT: 6'3"

WEIGHT: 244

HAND: 10⅝"

ARM: 33⅜"

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POSITIVES

— Good size and frame for an NFL edge. Also has decent quickness for his size.

— Has some pop in his hands and solid strength at the point of attack when taking on blocks.

— Has impressive acceleration off the line of scrimmage to win with speed around the edge as a pass-rusher when he times up the snap.

— Decent at turning speed to power to help collapse the pocket against offensive tackles.

— Was dropped in coverage quite a bit, which speaks to his athleticism for his size.

NEGATIVES

— Not very physical at the point of attack; will let offensive linemen take the fight to him.

— Drops his hands when rushing the passer and is late with them, limiting his pass-rush arsenal.

— Subpar lateral movement skills and is a little tight in his hips and ankles, leading to bad bend around the edge.

— Also struggles to break down in the backfield and will miss tackles/sacks against athletic quarterbacks.

— Turns his shoulders perpendicular to the line of scrimmage when setting the edge.

2023 STATISTICS

— 13 G, 29 TOT, 5.0 TFL, 3.5 SK, 1 FF

NOTES

— Born July 3, 2000

— 3-star recruit in the 2018 class, per 247Sports

— Injuries: 2021 (Torn left Achilles, missed 5 games; concussion, missed 2 games), 2023 (Undisclosed, missed 1 game)

OVERALL

After the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Zion Tupuola-Fetui looked like a potential first-round pick with seven sacks in four games. However, he tore his Achilles in the offseason and hasn't been the same player ever since.

Tupuola-Fetui tried to play in 2021, but his quickness and explosion just weren't there, and another injury limited him to just two games that season. He has regained some of those movement skills over the last few years, as he's shown decent quickness for his size, but he's still not the same player he once was.

What the Husky can be in the NFL is a decent rotational player who offers some pass-rush upside. He can win by timing up the snap and accelerating off the line of scrimmage or by turning speed to power, as he has some impressive upper-body strength.

However, there is some concern about how high Tupuola-Fetui's ceiling is since he's a sixth-year senior and will be a 24-year-old rookie. It also doesn't help that he's regressed over the last few years and might have already hit his peak.

Washington did have ZTF drop in coverage quite a bit this season, so he could find a home as a standup outside linebacker for a team that uses a lot of odd fronts in the NFL.

GRADE: 6.6 (Potential Role Player/Contributor — 4th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 115

POSITION RANK: EDGE11

PRO COMPARISON: Dorance Armstrong

Written by B/R NFL Scout Matt Holder

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