NFL Media's Lance Zierlein comps Ohio State EDGE Chase Young to former Panthers DE Julius Peppers.
A former top-10 recruit, Young (6'5/265) went ballistic in 2018 (15.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks, five passes broken up and two forced fumbles) and 2019 (21 TFL, 16.5 sacks and six forced fumbles). Last year, he won the Bednarik, Hendricks and Nagurski awards. The crazy thing, per Zierlein, is that Young remains "fairly basic as a pass rusher, with just a couple of go-to moves and an occasional inside counter." That should have NFL offensive tackles very concerned about where the kid's ceiling ends. "Elite size, length and athleticism created loads of production and a vaulted pro projection, but Young's set of disruptive properties have yet to be fully weaponized," Zierlein wrote. "Young possesses superior traits and the ability to wreck and alter offensive game-plans as a perennial All-Pro."
SOURCE:
NFL.com
Feb 14, 2020, 2:00 PM ET