FIRST STEP + EDGE BEND
Wins early with first step quickness, clears the tackle’s hands and bends around the corner before working through the running back and closing on the quarterback.
INTERIOR TWITCH + HAND SPEED
Uses a sudden jab to disrupt the guard’s balance, clears the hands quickly and attacks the inside shoulder with vertical push from a reduced alignment.
DOUBLE TEAM CONTROL + DISENGAGEMENT
Anchors against the double team with inside hands and a strong base, tracks the quarterback through contact and disengages to finish the rep in pursuit.
FILM EVALUATION
WHAT SHOWS UP ON FILM
Braylon’s film shows an explosive, versatile defender whose quickness, hand speed and play strength allow him to create pressure from both edge and interior alignments.
ATHLETE TRAIT PROFILE
TRAITS IDENTIFIED ON FILM
Six traits that consistently showed up on the athlete’s film.
EXPLOSIVE
GET-OFF
Generates immediate ground off the snap with first-step burst and twitch.
EDGE BEND
Corners efficiently with flexibility and balance through the rush path.
HAND
VIOLENCE
Uses active hands to clear contact and disrupt blocking leverage.
INTERIOR
VERSATILITY
Creates pressure from multiple alignments with quickness and leverage control.
PLAY
STRENGTH
Anchors through contact while maintaining balance and disengage ability.
RELENTLESS
MOTOR
Works through traffic and pursues with effort through the whistle.
DEVELOPMENTAL FOCUS
WHAT COMES NEXT
Areas that can help Braylon continue developing his complete defensive front profile.
03
RUSH PLAN SEQUENCING
Develop a more intentional rush plan that connects his speed, power and counters across multiple alignments.
02
HAND PLACEMENT
Strengthen hand placement consistency and separation technique when working against longer offensive tackles.
01
COUNTER DEVELOPMENT
Continue building reliable counters when the initial edge rush is slowed or redirected.
FILM EVALUATION SUMMARY
THE OVERALL PICTURE
Braylon’s film presents an explosive defensive front prospect with the quickness, bend and hand activity to threaten the edge. His ability to reduce inside and create disruption with twitch, leverage and short area burst adds valuable positional versatility to his profile.
He also shows the base strength and awareness to remain active through contact, control blockers and disengage into pursuit without losing sight of the football. Continued development in counters, hand placement and rush plan sequencing can help him turn an already intriguing athletic foundation into a more complete pass rush profile.
