Bryan Bresee

Pos: IDL

School: Clemson

Ht. 6’5″ 

Wt. 298

Games Watched: Wake Forest, Notre Dame, North Carolina

One Liner: Athletic defensive tackle who wins with functional strength, short area quickness, and football IQ

Strengths: 

  • Very good functional strength. Bresee has a powerful anchor that keeps him in the play more often than not. He has a solid frame with a good upper body that allows him to generate pushback and shock with his punches on offensive lineman. This allows him to use an effective long arm when rushing the passer.
  • Very good athleticism. Bresee came out of high school touted for his athletic ability, and displayed those skills often on the turf with quality short area quickness and burst off the snap to attack the chest of offensive lineman. 
  • Good play recognition. Bresee flashes the ability to read plays quickly off the snap, and keeps his head up when attacking blockers. He plays with the mentality to make a play in the backfield rather than just beat the blocker. He flashes NFL awareness and recognition skills to attack gaps and seal off plays early in their development.
  • Good get off. Bresee flashes a solid get off with good snap timing. He has a solid first step, but his ability to time the snap shows signs of encouragement moving forward, especially considering he has shorter arms. 

Weaknesses:

  • Adequate rush technique. Bresee’s work at the POA is what will cause concern for teams, and is definitely an area of improvement for him moving forward. He plays with poor pad level and his hand placement can miss the mark sometimes. He will need to tame his movements against blocker at the POA and play with a more disciplined approach that can allow him to capitalize on his functional strength.
  • Adequate rush counters. Bresee seemingly lacks a pass rush plan to get work around heavier blockers, and lacks inside rush moves that his athletic profile would normally provide. 

Overall Assessment: Bryan Bresee is a upside based defensive lineman who has the athletic traits and functional strength that teams love. However, a lot of Bresee’s game is untapped, primarily due to injury which has impeded on his ability to showcase his abilities in college, and a lack of technical refinement. Bresee lacks technique at the POA and will need to improve how he attacks blockers in order to capitalize on his physical traits. With a developed rush plan, Bresee has the chance to be a high impact pass rushing defensive lineman in the pros. 

Scheme Fit: 1 gapping 3 technique that could see snaps 2 gapping for an odd front

Pick Projection: Mid Round 2

Grade: 6.36