[Schneier] The Giants Zoom interviewed Auburn EDGE Derick Hall 6-3, 254 & played some linebacker – music to DC Wink Martindale’s ears. 40+ pressures & 8 sacks in EACH of his last two seasons. Freakish athletic testing. Giants doing a TON of pre-draft work on DL

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1. Also, Georgia Tech DL Keion White has a top 30 visit scheduled, not sure if that was posted already.

2. Per the recently released Beast Report:

   >**STRENGTHS:** Projectable frame with a muscled-up build and long arms … strong initial burst to skillfully convert speed to power … proficient with a variety of stab, long-arm and arm-over moves … rocks blockers off balance and forces holding calls with his physical rush style … holds the point and anchors with the same aggressiveness as a run defender … scrapes and claws down the line to make chase-down stops … flashes a closing burst when bearing down on ball carriers, making plays near the sideline … shows veteran awareness and rarely takes himself out of plays … doesn’t shut things down, and his effort leads to production … voted a team captain in 2022 and doesn’t shy from speaking up and rallying his teammates (semifinalist for the 2022 Jason Witten Man of the Year Award) … plays through bumps and bruises and finished his career having played in 44 straight games … productive career and leaves school No. 7 on Auburn’s all-time sack list (one behind Dee Ford).
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   >**WEAKNESSES:** Most of his pass-rush success comes through blockers, not around them … body stiffness shows when attempting to wrap the corner … inefficient secondary moves when working off his initial stab/long arm … anchors the edge but lacks suddenness in his shoulders/hands to quickly shed and make stops in his gap … more penalties in 2022 than expected (three offsides, two facemasks) … zero career bat downs at the line of scrimmage … missed two games as a freshman because of an MCL sprain in his knee (September 2019).
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   >**SUMMARY:** A three-year starter at Auburn, Hall played an edge rusher position in former defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding’s four-man front, mostly out of a two-point stance. He was the Tigers’ most productive backfield player the last few seasons, leading the team in both tackles for loss and sacks his junior and senior years. Only two pounds and nine ounces when he was born, Hall grew into a long, rocked-up defender who wears down blockers with aggressive stabs and speed-topower moves. He can set a physical edge versus the run, but hints of stiffness leave him tardy to disengage and work off contact. Overall, Hall doesn’t have fully fleshed-out counter maneuvers, but he is an urgent, hard-charging pass rusher with linear athleticism and power in his hands. He will be attractive to multiple schemes and projects as a potential NFL starter, similar to the Denver Broncos’ Jonathan Cooper.
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   >**GRADE:** 2nd-3rd Round (No. 58 overall)