Xavier Cooper, DE - 96th overall pick

Xavier Cooper, Washington State, #96

Height	Weight	Arm	Hand	10 Yd	40 Yd	Bench	Vertical	Broad	3-Cone	Shuttle	60 Yd Shuttle
6-3	293	31 ½	9 3/8	1.68	4.86	29	29	110	7.23	4.37	DNP

Game Film Evaluated:

Oregon (2014)

Stanford (2014)

Pros: Impressive burst off the snap. He is built well, excellent frame. Strong hands to toss blocker aside. Plays strong rip move. Gets good arm extension to keep blockers off his body. Top notch quickness and can bend to turn corner on the blocker, good balance. He played all over the line at Washington State, one, three and five technique. Gets his hands under blockers and generates penetration consistently.

Cons: Doesn’t have elite strength, not a top bull rush. Has a knack for crossing face of blockers even if engaged to make plays going inside. He is not good playing 5 technique in the run game, fails to consistently stack and shed the block to get the ball. Doesn’t have any pass rush moves like a spin or swim move. Not a power player, doesn’t generate a great deal of leverage nor knock the blocker back into the pocket.

Summary: Xavier Cooper is a high upside pass rushing force at a variety of positions at the next level. He played as a 5-technique in their odd man front. He lined all over the place throughout the course of a game though especially inside at 1 or 3 technique on passing downs. He has top notch quickness and a knack for getting to the QB. He needs to develop some pass rush moves to help him consistently win battles at the next level. You can’t teach his quickness, strong active hands with his size to be a force in the pass rush from the inside. Cooper projects to an aggressive pass rushing defensive scheme as either a 1 or 3-technique, he might be an elite 3-technique pass rusher. Cooper is a poor two-gap defender and has a good deal of work to do in the run game as well. He is a late 1^st round pick.