Height: 6-3
Weight: 319
40: 4.93
Year: 3Jr

Marcell Dareus

School: Alabama
Position: DT
Bio: Awarded all-Conference an All-American honors last season after becoming a full-time starter and totaling 34/11/4.5 while breaking up four passes. Missed one game because of a suspension and another due to injury. Sophomore totals included 33/9/6.5, when he started four games.
Positive: Game-impacting defensive line prospect who can play a variety of positions up front. Athletic, fluid moving in all directions of the field, and quickly alters his angle of attack. Plays with great leverage and pad level, gets his hands up, and effectively uses them to protect himself. Displays an inside move, has the ability to pursue the action laterally, and has a strong lower body. Knocks blockers off the ball, runs over opponents, and viciously attacks ball carriers. Collapses the pocket and gets pressure up the field. Has better-than-average instincts and stays with assignments. Does more than pin his ears back and rush up the field and consistently makes positive plays.
Negative: Lacks elite first-step quickness. Has not always played with a great motor.
Analysis: Since breaking onto the scene in 2009, Dareus has been one of the nation's top impact players. He has the size and style to be used as a conventional defensive tackle or line up as a two-gap end in a 3-4 alignment. Dareus comes with great upside and should only get better if he learns to do the little things well and focuses on football.

Updated 2/20
RankRndNamePos
11stAndrew Luck
Stanford
QB
21stMatt Kalil
USC
T
31stTrent Richardson
Alabama
RB
41stRobert Griffin III
Baylor
QB
51stQuinton Coples
North Carolina
DE
61stJustin Blackmon
Oklahoma State
WR
71stMorris Claiborne
LSU
CB
81stRiley Reiff
Iowa
T
91stKendall Wright
Baylor
WR
101stMelvin Ingram
South Carolina
DE
111stDavid DeCastro
Stanford
G
121stMichael Brockers
LSU
DT
131stDre Kirkpatrick
Alabama
CB
141stFletcher Cox
Mississippi State
DT
151stCourtney Upshaw
Alabama
OLB
161stMichael Floyd
Notre Dame
WR
171stMike Adams
Ohio State
T
181stZach Brown
North Carolina
OLB
191stJonathan Martin
Stanford
T
201stNick Perry
USC
OLB
211stDevon Still
Penn State
DT
221stLuke Kuechly
Boston College
ILB
231-2Peter Konz
Wisconsin
C
241stDon'ta Hightower
Alabama
ILB
251stMark Barron
Alabama
S
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