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PFF SCOUTING REPORT: CALEB BRANTLEY, DI, FLORIDA
The PFF analysis team breaks down the prospects of Florida's Caleb Brantley ahead of the 2017 NFL Draft.

PFF ANALYSIS TEAM | 2 MONTHS AGO (Rob Foldy/Getty Images)(Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
Name: Caleb Brantley

School: Florida

Position fit: Defensive tackle (3-technique)

Stats to know: Brantley has had at least 23 pressures and 23 run stops each of the last two seasons.

What he does best:

Wins with quickness off the snap.
Effective at swiping the hands away of the blocker attacking him.
Adept at turning his hips to one side or the other to help him quickly get between blockers.
Good core flexibility and strength to turn his hips sideways while still moving forward quickly.
Strength to toss blockers aside.
Diagnoses power run quickly.
Can quickly change direction to chase ball-carrier.
Quickness can cause havoc on the back-side and front-side of zone runs.
Effective club-swim, club-rip, stutter & swipe and counter moves.
Wins laterally with athleticism.
Quickness makes him effective on stunts.
Three-year production on 1,103 snaps is outstanding.
Biggest concern:

Frequently ends up in the neutral zone because he is trying to time the snap count.
Has trouble getting off the block if he loses the initial engagement.
Doesn’t show an ability to anchor against double teams and tends to get pushed around.
Overaggressiveness can take himself out of plays at times.
Doesn’t have the length to play outside or the bulk to play nose tackle.
Career-high his 434 snaps in 2015. Can he do it for a full season?
Player comparison: Grady Jarrett, Atlanta Falcons

Brantley is a quick penetrating 3-technique defensive tackle who has a similar playing style to Jarrett who has had a strong start to his career both rushing the passer and defending the run.

Bottom line: Brantley is a 3-technique defensive tackle who relies on quickness to penetrate into gaps. He also has the lateral quickness and core flexibility to “get skinny” into gaps and disrupt plays. Brantley’s suddenness off the snap can really make blockers look silly if they get their weight too far in front of them in an effort to engage him early. Brantley’s initial move is to swipe the hands of the blocker in front of him and quickly get around the side of him. He does have an effective spin-counter off the initial hand-swipe move. Brantley largely played the 3-technique defensive tackle position where he is lined up on the guard’s outside shoulder and that is the position he is best suited for in the NFL. Brantley has shown the ability to impact the pass game and therefore will be able to stay on the field for all three downs.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/draft-pff-scouting-report-caleb-brantley-di-florida/

two 3T's ... we have quite a rotation

We drafted this loser?

Exactly my thoughts.

Caleb Brantley was involved in April 13 incident in which he allegedly punched woman in face, knocking her unconscious

love this pick fits gw scheme really well

scheme fit ... moral unfit

Guess I can't keep making fun of the Bengals for drafting Mixon

ehhh. Great player but I hate women beaters. Without the incident he's probably a 1st/2nd rounder and one of the best 3Ts in the draft.....so there is that.

On the other hand the guy is a total douche.....hard to root for that type of guy.

Well lets see what the facts are - we know Mixon did what he was accused of. I don't know the details here, just like Conley.

knowing our FO, we were thorough in our gathering of facts. Let's hope they know something that public perception doesn't

Dental damage is kind of factual. Cant really have an imaginary broken face.

Really wanted Brantley. Super quick after the snap. After the incident not so much. My hope is that the true details of his incident are not the same as what was reported.

Need mean players.. I'm willing to wait on the result of the investigation. If he's innocent good. If he's guilty...most likely he won't be wearing a Browns Uniform.

This is when I'm glad we have Williams as the DC and not Horton

You are all quick to judge.

They complainant already wanted to settle. Hmmm, sounds like someone digging for some cash.

He and his attorney refused to settle - why - because maybe he did nothing wrong...

This is a gamble pure and simple. I'm not a fan of this pick up despite it improving our talent. Some things you just can't compromise on, they define you. It's such a shame as I was so high on this guy leading up to the draft.

Ryan McCrystal‏

In regards to Brantley's incident, there's at least some reason to doubt the victim's claim, making it a reasonable gamble in 6th round

don't know how to link that pdf

Hope he does well. Hope he helps them beat Pittsburgh!

Like the dude said, if that is true, we have picked up a steal. Why oh why do these guys lend themselves to this kind of situation? I'll wait for the facts to surface...

If it's proved that he did it, cut him ASAP.

I don't like guys who hit women. However, if he is proved to be not guilty, then we got a good deal.

Sashi Brown on selecting Caleb Brantley - team still investigating/concerned & chance they may not keep him on roster

You already have this guy buried, no justice?

Sashi Brown said it was right point in draft to take Brantley. Made him aware, they could cut him if find new information

I say there is a big difference between rd. #2 and rd. #6. A lot of value to be had.

If he did it, he's gone. As it should be. Now it's wait and see.

Camp is going to be interesting with these lines

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Good chance to take, as long as they do dump him is he did hit that woman.

That's encouraging

Sounds like she hit herself in the face with a door or something and then wanted to settle out of court with him ASAP. He said no, so I hope they go after her.

Eh? I said let's wait for the facts. I stated - this is an area you cannot compromise on. If he is proven innocent, then let's move forward. The fact we don't have facts is the biggest issue. Obvs.

I can tell you that Brantley is one heck of a player. I saw mocks with him going late 1st round, early 2nd round.

Yes, and imo he was the #2 3t in this draft.

Ill take a whole team of wife beaters.

To be fair, she's not a wife. Just some random girl he's never met, who began hitting him on a stairwell.