Washington defensive tackle Vita Vea Tops Mayock’s list
By Bret Stuter
Summary
Vita Vea is a young man who can do it all on the defensive line.
Vita Vea can get the job done from a variety of alignments pic.twitter.com/eHbcCUy6EQ
— PFF College (@PFF_College) February 22, 2018
He is a wunderkind. That special athlete who comes along once in a decade, whose performance exceeds expectations so significantly that scouts struggle to truly gauge the upside.
Strengths
Strong, fast, immovable. I can go on and on if you have the time. But several aspects of this young man’s game stand out.
Vita Vea (@VeaVita): 41 reps
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2018
Harrison Phillips (@horribleharry66): 42 reps
The top-performing defensive linemen in the bench press! 💪💪💪#NFLCombine
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He is Herculean strong. His 41 repetitions in the bench press was second to first place Harrison Phillips. And he uses that strength to ward off or gobble up blockers. He routine faced double teams, but occasionally he faced three or four offensive linemen on one play. Why? To ground him before he could launch into a rocket like pursuit.
.@MikeMayock's #1 rated interior DL.
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2018
Vita Vea (@VeaVita) runs a 5.11u 40-yard dash! #NFLCombine @UW_Football
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A Cheetaphant! Or an Elephtah?!?