Rayshaun Benny

Draft Projection

Measurements

Athletic Testing

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Strengths

• Exceptional anchor against double teams with powerful lower body strength and natural leverage that allows him to reset the line of scrimmage even when facing two blockers.
• Maintains gap integrity with disciplined hand placement and understanding of blocking schemes, rarely getting washed out of his assigned responsibility even on zone runs.
• Displays impressive lateral agility for his size, showing the ability to mirror ball carriers and consistently make tackles when running plays bounce to the perimeter.
• Devastating stack-and-shed technique where he controls offensive linemen before violently discarding them to make plays - showed this repeatedly against Washington and Ohio State.
• Consistently collapses the pocket with bull rush power, generating push that forces quarterbacks to abandon their platform and scramble into the waiting arms of edge defenders.
• Possesses violent hands that shock offensive linemen back on initial contact, creating immediate separation that allows him to dictate engagement terms rather than reacting.
• Shows relentless motor and pursuit attitude, chasing plays downfield with surprising speed for a 296-pounder - runs angry when the ball is within striking distance.
• Shows football I.Q. high with the way he recognizes screen plays and draws, rarely taking the bait and instead maintaining his responsibilities within the scheme.

Areas to Improve

• Limited as a pass rusher beyond his bull rush, lacking the counters and hand-fighting finesse to consistently win when initial power move is stalled out at the line.
• Pad level rises on extended drives, causing him to lose leverage battles he should win and limiting his effectiveness when fatigue sets in during long possessions.
• Medical concerns linger after 2024 fibula break, with visible impact on his explosiveness off the snap through parts of the following season - must prove durability at next level.
• Occasionally over-commits to run fits, creating cutback lanes when he aggressively shoots gaps instead of maintaining position against misdirection plays and zone schemes.
• First-step quickness is merely adequate rather than exceptional, limiting his ability to consistently penetrate the backfield against NFL-caliber interior linemen.