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2020 NFL Draft: Week 1 senior prospect preview

By Dan Matney

EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 01: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks warms up before the game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Autzen Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 01: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks warms up before the game against the Bowling Green Falcons at Autzen Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 03: Trevon McSwain #95 of the Duke Blue Devils flashes The U sign while heading to the locker room after the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 03: Trevon McSwain #95 of the Duke Blue Devils flashes The U sign while heading to the locker room after the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

Trevon McSwain, Defensive Tackle, Duke

McSwain is an old-school defensive tackle that displays the traits to contribute as a run defender at the next level.

The 6-foot-6, 285-pound prospect is a stout run defender that possesses disruptive qualities on the interior. McSwain has good first-step quickness can disrupt as a gap defender and can play at a high-level at one and 2i-technique. He possesses good short-area quickness and has deceptive explosiveness.

He plays with low pad level and does a nice job getting underneath linemen and uses his leverage to his advantage. McSwain has a very powerful upper body and flashes the ability to rip guards off of him with relative ease. He’s effective stacking and shedding at the point-of-attack and can effectively wrap and finish when he’s in the area.

McSwain does a nice job anchoring down and taking up space in the A-gap, forcing interior runs to the outside. He flashes the ability to collapse double teams but he needs to continue to develop in this area and tends to give up a step or two when he faces them.

McSwain has good power as a bull rusher and does a nice job getting penetration when he’s one-on-one, although he tends to disappear when he faces double teams. He flashes a rip move but he isn’t able to get home on a consistent basis and needs to develop a counter move.

McSwain might not be productive getting after the passer at the next level, but his ability to push the middle of the pocket will help create opportunities for his teammates.

He opens his season against Alabama, who notoriously has one of the strongest, most physical offensive line in the nation.

It’s going to be very interesting to see how he plays in run support during this game. McSwain is a key cog to Duke’s front and he’s likely to draw a healthy amount of double teams when he’s at the point-of-attack. If he’s able to hold up in run support and collapse the pocket throughout this game, McSwain will continue to garner buzz moving through the draft process.

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