Georgia’s Devonte Wyatt has been a four-year contributor for the Bulldog defense and has improved with each season. As a senior, Wyatt has seemingly put everything together and had a breakout season, which has earned him a trip to the Senior Bowl. Wyatt is an excellent athlete inside, displaying quickness and burst to penetrate gaps. He is a disruptive interior rusher with the quickness to win the edges inside and shoot gaps.

Wyatt plays with good balance and has excellent change of direction and lateral mobility. He has very good speed overall to cross offensive linemen’s faces and is excellent with his hands, showing an ability to tie rush moves together inside. Wyatt is susceptible to power in the running game and there are times he loses gap integrity, especially when forced to face double teams. He has just average power overall and wins primarily with his first-step quickness and motor.

A versatile defender, Wyatt can align anywhere along the line of scrimmage. having had success playing 0-tech all the way to rushing outside at 7-tech. A player whose best football is still ahead of him, Wyatt has the size, length, pass rush instincts, and athleticism to develop into a consistent interior rusher at the next level.

Ideal Role: Three-down interior defensive lineman who has positional versatility.

Scheme Fit: Even front 3-technique.

FILM EVALUATION

Written by Brentley Weissman

Games watched: Alabama (2021), Clemson (2021), Kentucky (2021)

Best Game Studied: Kentucky (2021)

Worst Game Studied: Clemson (2021)

First Step Quickness: See Above.

Flexibility: A loose and fluid athlete, Wyatt demonstrates the flexibility to slip through the edges of blocks. He shows good ankle flexion to bend at the top of his rush and get home to the quarterback. You see his ability to change direction when he drops to play in the open field.

Hand Counters: Wyatt displays very good hand use with a wide array of rush moves and counters. He flashes an outstanding strike-and-snatch move to quickly disengage and free himself from the grasp of offensive linemen. Thanks to his excellent motor, Wyatt works his hands to the very end of the play.

Hand Pop: Wyatt doesn’t have the strongest of hands but he can knock linemen back when he has good forward momentum and leverage. He primarily wins with an explosive first step, hand timing, and placement.

Run Defending: See Above.

Effort: Wyatt plays the game with excellent effort. He always fights to the whistle and will work to uncover until the very end. He chases plays down backside and will get production late in the down because he never stops working. 

Football I.Q: An instinctual player, Wyatt displays good football IQ in both phases of the game. He rarely lets himself get trapped and is always in good position on misdirection plays. He shows an above average ability to read blocking schemes and is quick to sniff out screens.

Lateral Mobility: See Above.

Functional Strength: While Wyatt displays good functional strength overall, he won’t get mistaken for an overly powerful player at the point of attack. He flashes a good ability to hold the point of attack and also win with a bull rush but this isn’t an explosive knock-back player at the point of attack. 

Versatility: Wyatt is a very versatile player, showing an ability to align at various spots on the defensive front. He wins playing 1-technique, 3-technique, and even lines up in a two-point stance playing 7-technique rushing from the edge.

SCOUT GRADES

TDN Consensus: 85.70/100 (First Round Value)

Crabbs Grade: 85.50/100

Marino Grade: 87.00/100

Sanchez Grade: 86.50/100

Weissman Grade: 84.50/100

Parson Grade: 85.00/100