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Derrick Tangelo NFL Draft Profile
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Derrick Tangelo Scouting ReportDerrick plays with consistent knee-bend and low pad level. He is a leverage worker with ability to play under blocks. Derrick beats reach blocks with sunken hips and wide lateral first step. He is an efficient in his movements. He can get in and out of short area operation. He has good quickness in his hands. He possesses stutter step to arm over rush move. He has early acceleration in closing burst. |
Areas for ImprovementLack of mass is a factor inside. He is scheme dependent. He is unable to maintain gap against power. He gets washed away if he doesn't win in early stages. He lacks urgency to fight back across blocker's face. He tends to be on and done pass rusher when punched. He is too gradual working to blocker's edge as rusher. |
Derrick Tangelo Career at Duke/Penn StatePlayed in 45 career games (27 starts) at Duke, posting 114 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two QB pressures and a pass breakup. Posted 20 career games with three or more tackles. Started at defensive tackle in all 11 games in 2020 and posted a team-best three forced fumbles. Recorded 40 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, one QB pressure, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup. Registered a career-best three tackles for loss against Syracuse (10/10). In 2019, played in 10 games, making five starts. Registered 23 tackles, two tackles for loss and one QB hurry. Appeared in all 13 games, making 12 starts in 2018...Totaled 45 tackles, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Made a career-high 10 stops against N.C. Central (9/22). Tallied 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble at Miami (11/3) to help the Blue Devils to their first victory in Miami since 1976. Played in 11 games during freshman campaign in 2017. Totaled two tackles for loss and a sack. |
Derrick Tangelo NFL Draft Player ProfileBuilt low to the ground and plays with excellent leverage and pad level that allows him to seep into gaps and create disturbances. Tangelo's problem will be his lack of size and functional anchor. Finding a slanting, upfield front is a must, but he'll need to play with better burst off the snap and more consistent hands to try and keep himself clean. His inability to defeat man-on-man engagement may be an indicator of the issues he would have as a pro. |
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