Damon Wilson II LB/EDGE Miami |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

• Run-stop production is thin, just twelve stops on the year
• Run defense lags well behind the pass rush
• Gets washed when tackles get hands into his frame on early downs

Scouting Report: Summary

Wilson is an explosive speed rusher whose get-off is rare for the position, and his pass rush leads a profile built on bending the corner and flattening to the quarterback. He produced fifty-four pressures and eight sacks, beat Oklahoma for two sacks and six pressures, closed Alabama with two more sacks, and even dropped into coverage for an interception. When he is pinning his ears back, he is one of the more dangerous edge athletes in this group.

The run defense is where the projection thins. He recorded only twelve run stops, his run defense lags well behind the rush, and he gets washed when tackles get their hands into his frame on early downs. He played a near-exclusive rush role, so the every-down profile is still developing, and a scheme will need to decide whether he can hold up on first and second down. He is a pass-rush weapon first and foremost.

Used as a designated rusher, he can win on third down immediately while he develops the run-defense side and adds anchor. The bend and the production give him a real role and a high ceiling, but the one-dimensional tape keeps the grade out of the very top tier. He profiles as an early-Day-2 edge with starter upside, a speed weapon for a defense that lets him attack, now at a third program.