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ILB DeDe Lattimore, South Florida -- A slightly poorer man's version of Nico Johnson, Lattimore is a 2-down ILB who looks like Jekyll & Hyde on the football field based on one critical component: whether he's charging downhill like a wrecking ball towards the pocket, or backpedaling into coverage. Lattimore is currently projected to run a 4.8 at the Combine, but he looks like he has 4.6 speed the way he crashes the pocket. Running downhill, busting wigs in the run game, Lattimore is physical, nasty, and very, very comfortable in the role. He's a bit too rambunctious, however, as he blasts into the backfield so fast, he sometimes runs right past the RB. In coverage, however, he looks every bit that 4.8 -- hell, he looks 5.0. Lattimore is a two-down beast, and maybe a team can transfer some of that energy to his coverage abilities.
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