Broderick Binns Notes

Broderick Binns is a guy that is a little hard to know what to make of. He showed promise as a RS freshamn posting 16.5 total tackles, 2 pass breakups, 2.5 TFL and 2 sacks in pretty limited playing time. He started all 13 games as a sophomore at DE in 2009 and was consistently a disruptive force with 45.5 Total tackles, 9 pass breakups, 10.5TFL, and 6.5 sacks. His junior year was a big step back in terms of production and playing time as DT Mike Daniels emerged as a disruptive force inside and took a lot of reps from Binns on a very talented '10 Iowa DL. He only managed 26.5 Total tackles, 3 pass breakups, 1TFL and 1 sack his junior year. He did however have a huge INT return for a TD against Arizona at a crucial moment. He also only played in 12 games as a Junior as he missed the season opener due to a suspension stemming from an OWI arrest.

Height: 6013
Weight: 262
Estimated 40: 4.80-4.85

Run stopper:
An adequate run defender who finds the ball well in traffic. Does a nice job defending the edge and preventing backs from getting outside of him. Can struggle to shed blocks at times and needs to be more consistent disengaging. Plays with solid leverage but is a bit undersized. Disciplined player who is rarely out of position and doesn't miss many tackles. Has solid nose for draws and will duck inside and make a play on delayed hand-offs.

Pass rush:
Versatile pass rusher who does a nice job of mixing power and speed moves. Has average burst and uses his long arms well in his pass rush moves. Has enough speed to threaten the edge at the college level, but not a guy who will consistently turn the corner in the NFL. When he gets stopped in his pass rush he'll look to get in passing lanes and bat down balls and has had a lot of success doing so. Does a great job of realizing when he's not going to get pressure and slides into passing lanes. Effective at creating pressure off of stunts as well.

Draft Value:
At this point Binns is probably not a guy who gets drafted. Has a lot of questions he needs to answer during his senior year if he wants to hear his name called on draft day. He's one of two guys on Iowa's front 4 with starting experience and he'll need to be a big time contributor this year. As far as projecting him to the NFL I'd be interested to see him with his hand off the ground in a two point stance. Won't get a chance to see him give it a shot until the Post season game circuit starts, but I'll be interested to see the results. As of right now he'd fall into the FA prospect category.