The Australian born linebacker, who's pass rushing skills have stood out in his limited usage, has been spending the last few days doing final preparation with coaches for the upcoming Prospect Bowl. The soon-to-be 20 year old has been refining his skills, hoping to put on a dominant display for interested teams.
He excelled in the Oklahoma Sooners hybrid 3-4 defence, seeing an increase in usage early during the college season due to minor injuries to starters. The oft blitzing linebacker impressed scouts with his high pressure rate, often lining up at the line of scrimmage and executing highly effective blitzes. Some of his delayed blitzes and the chaos he caused for o-lines in overload blitzes were particularly impressive. In a standout game against Oklahoma State, he finished the game with 2 sacks, a FF and FR, and 2 TFLs. He finished the season with 7.5 sacks, 9 TFLs, 2 FF, 2 FR (one for a TD) and an INT. Again, his stats stand out even more due to his somewhat limited role in the Sooners defence, given the experience ahead of him.
An element of Bradman’s game that can be overlooked is his solid run defence. While not as outstanding as his pass rushing, his ability to fill gaps on the outside and force RBs inside, into the welcome arms of the larger defensive lineman, is impressive, even if it won’t fill up the stat sheet.
While not overly experienced, the raw talent is an obvious appeal to teams looking for a pass rushing linebacker with a high ceiling, who can play at either strongside or weakside linebacker, and can adapt to being a 4-3 DE. Some scouts have compared him to the likes of Shaq Barrett, last NFL seasons sack leader, due to his disruptive nature and ability to get to the quarterback. A strong showing at the Prospect Bowl will go a long way in proving to teams that he is worthy of an early pick in the S28 draft.
He excelled in the Oklahoma Sooners hybrid 3-4 defence, seeing an increase in usage early during the college season due to minor injuries to starters. The oft blitzing linebacker impressed scouts with his high pressure rate, often lining up at the line of scrimmage and executing highly effective blitzes. Some of his delayed blitzes and the chaos he caused for o-lines in overload blitzes were particularly impressive. In a standout game against Oklahoma State, he finished the game with 2 sacks, a FF and FR, and 2 TFLs. He finished the season with 7.5 sacks, 9 TFLs, 2 FF, 2 FR (one for a TD) and an INT. Again, his stats stand out even more due to his somewhat limited role in the Sooners defence, given the experience ahead of him.
An element of Bradman’s game that can be overlooked is his solid run defence. While not as outstanding as his pass rushing, his ability to fill gaps on the outside and force RBs inside, into the welcome arms of the larger defensive lineman, is impressive, even if it won’t fill up the stat sheet.
While not overly experienced, the raw talent is an obvious appeal to teams looking for a pass rushing linebacker with a high ceiling, who can play at either strongside or weakside linebacker, and can adapt to being a 4-3 DE. Some scouts have compared him to the likes of Shaq Barrett, last NFL seasons sack leader, due to his disruptive nature and ability to get to the quarterback. A strong showing at the Prospect Bowl will go a long way in proving to teams that he is worthy of an early pick in the S28 draft.