Kawann Short Scouting Report DT Purdue

This is our Kawann Short scouting report. The defensive tackle for Purdue is anything, but “short” on talent. For all of our other scouting reports you can go to our scouting report page

Measurables

6’3 310 pounds

(Combine numbers posted when they become available)

Stats (CFBstats.com)

2011:

2010:

Pros

Good size…good lower base…gets his hands up in passing lanes…makes a ton of splash plays…has the athletic ability to shoot the gap…stacks and sheds blockers well…active hands…Not just a lane stuffer…does a pretty good job of moving down the line to make a play on the running back…good tackler…

Cons

Doesn’t play with consistent great leverage…not the most explosive player off the snap, more quick than explosive…doesn’t have the greatest pursuit speed…consistency and hustle…seems to lose gap control at times…not a lot of pass rush moves…

Thoughts

Short is a name you’re not hearing about nearly enough right now. He’s an extremely productive college player who is constantly in the backfield an despite his lack of ‘straight line speed” an huge explosvieness and sides can penetrat well and does a good job of shooting the gap sometimes because he gets the leverage and other times he has really good timing. As good as he is often, he also gets washed out of the play too easily for a guy his size and loses gap responsibility. What is great about Short though is he makes a ton of splash plays, he’s in the backfield a lot, putting pressure on the quarterback and getting the ball carrier to the ground. He just needs to be good consistently, instead of great sometimes and average others.

NFLMocks preseason bio

“Big, athletic, physical defensive tackle who could be poised for a breakout season in 2011. As a freshman, Short had 47 tackles and two interceptions as a freshman in 2009, and followed it up with somewhat of a coming out party in 2010 as a sophomore when he finished second on the team with six sacks, and 41 tackles with 11 tackles for loss. Short also finished the season with an astounding eight passes deflected at the line of scrimmage, and he has a ton of NFL potential. In fact, he might have the most NFL potential of any player on the Purdue roster.

A defensive tackle with his size and athletic ability will certainly catch the eye of NFL scouts, and with the class of 2012 shaping up to be somewhat of a weak class in terms of the depth at defensive tackle, and Short has the type of talent that NFL scouts drool over. The only thing we need to see from Short in the future is health and consistency to deem him a first or second round prospect.”

Bio

2011: Voted co-captain by his teammates following spring drills.

2010: Second team All-Big Ten (media) … finished fourth in the Big Ten in both sacks (6.0) and tackles for loss (12.5) … led Purdue with eight passes broken up … had 41 total tackles, including 30 solo, and blocked an extra point and a field goal … recorded four solo tackles, including two for loss with a sack, at Notre Dame on Sept. 4 … had two tackles, one for loss, and a PBU against Western Illinois on Sept. 11 … finished with two assisted tackles, including a half for loss, two PBUs and a blocked extra point against Ball State on Sept. 18 … had four tackles, three solo, two TFLs and a PBU against Toledo on Sept. 25 … named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking a fourth-quarter field goal attempt by Northwestern on Oct. 9. Finished the game in Evanston with a season-high eight tackles, seven solo, 1.5 tackles for loss with a sack and a PBU … had four solo tackles, a sack and a PBU against Minnesota on Oct. 16 … finished with two tackles, 1.5 for loss, at No. 11 Ohio State on Oct. 23 … finished with a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks and six total tackles at Illinois on Oct. 30 … Broke up passes against No. 7 Wisconsin on Nov. 6 and Michigan on Nov. 13 … had four tackles, three solo, against Indiana on Nov. 27.

Video

Vs Illinois 2011 (jmpasq)

Vs Michigan (AloAloysius)

Vs Illinois (Jmpasq)