Sir Purr
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MIKE TANIER, BLEACHER REPORT
On Gross-Matos: "Gross-Matos is a fluid, agile athlete who defeats blocks by out-positioning his opponent and using his arms to swat the blocker's hands away. He can win the leverage battle in run defense and is good at recognizing misdirection plays and finding the ball. He isn't twitchy nor a true pass-rushing technician, and he will look like just another guy for long stretches, but he has the tools to be a dominant every-down defender. Gross-Matos and Derrick Brown will form the core of an all-new defensive front for Matt Rhule's Panthers."
Gross-Matos Grade: B+
On Chinn: "Chinn was a combine superstar. He ran a 4.45-second 40-yard dash, had a 41" vertical (tied for the second-best among defensive backs) and a 138" broad jump (best among defensive backs) at 6'3" and 221 pounds. He has the measurables of an ideal box safety/outside linebacker hybrid: big enough to thump the run, fast enough to chase Travis Kelce up the seam.
But while Chinn was a productive starter at a top FCS program, his career is dotted with injuries, and his tape shows him arriving a step late more often than a step early. He has a lot of developmental upside if he stays healthy, and he had some first-round buzz entering the draft. He's a solid building block for an organization that got many great years from Thomas Davis, one of the original safety-linebacker hybrids."
Chinn Grade: B+