Yhonzae Pierre
Note the first step before anything else — evaluators credit Pierre with one of the quickest get-offs in the country, and the 2025 tape backs it: eight sacks and three forced fumbles in his first full season as a starter after just six tackles in a five-game 2024. He explodes out of his stance, uses length to erase pursuit angles on the backside, and gets his hands up to knock balls down at the line when the rush stalls. He's scheme-versatile enough to stand up as a 3-4 outside linebacker or put his hand in the dirt, which widens the fits. However, the frame is the honest question: listed anywhere from 225 to 253, he needs to add functional mass toward 240-250 without losing the burst, and one full year of production means the pass-rush plan against pro-caliber tackles is still being written. A first-year breakout with elite quickness and a strip-sack habit — a Day 2 edge in the 2027 class whose ceiling rides on the body filling out.
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