That's rookie Elijah Lee that they signed. Lee has some physical characteristics many coaches would want to work with and many would tell you it was his last bowl game that helped him get drafted because there was far more talk of him following his performance there than there was prior to that.
For me he wouldn't have been one of the first names off my list but he's not near the worst either. I like his upper body length, he plays a bit faster than he timed, if he sees it correctly he can go and get it for the most part, and is a hard hitter that'll make the tackle more often than not but I don't always love his tackling technique because he'll sometimes try and blow a guy up rather than make the solid tackle. I didn't love the way his lower body worked for him IMO. That kind of ties into the problem I have with him sometimes as a tackler because if he's going to try and blow guys up with the frequency that he likes to try, he doesn't have the weight/strength in his lower half that goes with a guy who tries to blow up guys as much as he likes to. Also, the lack of the lower body development hurts him in getting around and off blocks as well IMO. As I said, if he can see it he's good at going and getting it but if he has to disengage he struggles because of his lower body and some underdeveloped hand usage as well, which most rookies struggle with, but it's magnified just because he's not real developed in his lower body either.
Guy loves to jaw and talk, too. He added to their attitude/swag level on their defense as well and guys on that team would probably say that about him, too. I don't necessarily know if I'd lump that into being a leader with him, because there were other, higher profile defensive starters who were more of a leader for them, but some might lump that into being a type of leader for them.

















