Moro Ojomo

Pos: DL

School: Texas

Ht. 6024 

Wt. 293

Games Watched: Alabama, Minnesota, TCU

One Liner: Athletic, energetic, alignment-friendly rusher with great length and play strength who wins from a quick get off and powerful hands. 

Strengths: 

  • Excellent explosiveness. Ojomo shows insane burst off the line of scrimmage, and is the first to make contact with the offensive line. Packs a strong punch with his long 34 inch arms, and is able to shock the lineman right away with a heavy handed punch
  • Twitchy pass rusher at the point of contact and can slip off blocks – ideal for a 290 pound defensive lineman. He is a slippery player that can squeeze through gaps with great body control and quick movements. Maintains good pad level against the run and is able to stack and shed man blocks
  • Great athlete who has very good lateral agility for his size. Allows him to withstand double teams and maintain anchor. Good short area quickness that has sometimes ran the arc for Texas 4-3 defense as a 5t. 
  • Very good functional strength that can definitely be applied in two gap schemes in the pros. Can hold double teams and is never truly out of the play with a strong lower body and driving his legs throughout the play. Anchored well against projected NFL interior lineman such as Steve Avila, John Michael Schmitz, Emil Ekiyor and more. 
  • Experience allows him to display a solid ability to key the play as he is in the right place at the right time more often than not.
  • Great motor from start to finish, finds himself involved in the play each time he steps in the field. 

Weaknesses:

  • Needs to develop and refine his rush plan. His skills translate to the pros well, however he needs to add to his bag for whenever he is kicked out to 5t. 
  • Can be a bit wild with hand placement. Extremely violent and aggressive hands but needs to make sure to maintain solid placement as he looks to drive lineman back
  • Size may impact overall functional play strength in the pros. He had success as a run stopper and a pass rusher in school because of sheer aggressiveness and speed-power conversions, but with his size he might face challenges against quick handed – Gap-schemed guards. Could be reduced to an early down run stopper if he fails to develop his rush plan. 
  • Knows how to leverage blocks and flashes ability, however he gets caught upright if the initial punch doesn’t work out.
  • Played a rotational role at Texas, making his success rate less impressive.

Overall Assessment: Despite having below average measurables for an NFL defensive lineman, Moro Ojomo is one of the more elusive and powerful defensive lineman in this class. His initial shock and violent get off has usually been enough to win his matchups in school, and every snap looks like Ojomo is in the backfield. Even in two gapping situations, Ojomo was able to hold his own and maintain anchor. He has the strength to outlast double teams and can win through pure power to speed conversions. His quick and twitchy upper body movements allow him to squeeze through gaps in an elusive manner. Ojomo needs to develop his rush arsenal to be an every down player, something he was not at Texas. He has some mechanical refinements needed, but Ojomo has all the intangibles, and projects extremely well in an odd front role along the defensive line.

Scheme Fit: Every down Odd fronts as a 3t with 4i shade versatility

Pick Projection: 2nd round

Grade: 6.38