From now until the 2023 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, all the way down to Day 3 selections and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report Oregon DL Brandon Dorlus.
Senior Bowl/NFL Combine
— Natural leader who’s constantly praised for his work ethic and mentality
— Three years of high-quality PAC-12 tape
— Explosive on stunts
— Plans his rush attack; his pass rush sets are controlled
— Places his hands under linemen’s pads to win and assert leverage
— Relentless defender who fights through blocks until the play is over
— Wins on second effort moves late in the play
— Rushes from both the inside and outside
— Contorts his body to take angles and avoid pass blocks
— Uses strong rip moves to shed blocks when locked in
— Sets up his bull rush with hesitation moves
— A well-rounded pass rusher with a variety of moves
— His build better resembles an edge rusher; Dorlus is a textbook tweener
— Release is not very explosive
— Stumbles too much when bumped from surrounding blockers
— Not as disruptive in run defense, size in the interior adds to this
— He can be moved off the ball in run defense
— Lacks the bend to be a consistent outside winner
— Not a 2-gapper or run stuffer
— Turns 23 in March of 2023
— 2,243 career college snaps
— 41 career college starts
— Four sacks, 14 TFL’s and 46 pressures in 2023
— He flipped to Oregon after originally committing to Virginia Tech
— 11 sacks, 68 TFL and 160 pressures in his college career
— No significant injury history
— Dorlus originally pursued basketball over football
— Three-star prospect out of Deerfield County, Florida
— 76.