The New York Giants select Marquis Haynes, LB, Ole miss
Reasoning: The Giants are going to need more pass rushers with the Jpp trade. With the move to a 3-4 defense, the whole defensive line and linebacker groups needed to be reworked. Adding Haynes as a situational pass rusher will help with that transition. Hopefully he can develop into a more complete player throughout his career.
STRENGTHS: Fires off the snap with initial get-off to catch tackles off-balance…flexible, rangy athlete…secondary quickness to work off contact, skim and flatten out
to the quarterback…flashes pop in his hands, driving into blockers to convert speed to power and put them on their heels…chase speed to close gaps in pursuit,
covering a large area in a small amount of time…relentless hustle in pursuit…impact striker at contact, hitting with reckless abandon…knack for knocking the ball
loose, collecting 12 forced fumbles in his career…durable and played in 50 straight games…named a senior captain…led Ole Miss in sacks each of the last four seasons,
leaving with the career records for sacks and tackles for loss.
WEAKNESSES: Tweener size and strength with a lean lower body…can be engulfed at the point of attack, lacking the upper body strength to control blocks…spends
too much time hand-fighting, making him late to disengage…not a consistent edge-setter, frequently losing outside contain…gets out of control mid-rush, abandoning
his plan…tends to take himself out of plays by getting too far upfield…high hitter and needs to lower his strike zone to avoid NFL flags…size of a linebacker, but lacks
functional experience dropping and covering in man or zone.
SUMMARY: A four-year starter at Ole Miss, Haynes lined up at both left and right defensive end in the Rebels’ four-man base front, putting his hand on the ground
and standing up on the edge. He supplanted Greg Hardy as the school’s all-time leading sack artist (32.0), also passing Derrick Burgess for the Ole Miss tackle for loss
record (47.5). Haynes is an accomplished rush threat with his initial get-off, lateral agility and body control to get blockers off balance in space. However, he tends to
revert to crazed effort over coordinated technique and is more of a blitzer than polished rusher. Overall, Haynes has linebacker size and point-of-attack issues vs.
the run, making him a better fit for 3-4 teams as a stand-up edge rusher.
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