DraftNasty lenses: Oluwole Betiku, Jr. 6’3 250 DE-Illinois

Betiku’s activity last Saturday versus UConn was noteworthy, but should have been expected after his Week 1 performance against Akron. The graduate transfer from USC dealt with offseason hip surgery in 2018 but has responded favorably since coming to Champaign. While his snap count reactions vary, he displays very good play strength. From either a right-handed or left-handed stance (RDE or LDE), he works to press his inside shoulder versus the offensive tackle’s high shoulder to press the pocket over the top. Many of his sacks thus far in 2019 have come from him finishing through the down. In a defense that has been effective running line games, his activity winning on spikes (stunts that attack the inside shoulder of offensive linemen) has been noteworthy through two weeks. He currently leads the nation in quarterback sacks (6) and tackles for losses (7.5).

79 Lowe rests his right elbow on his right knee prior to snap, 47 Betiku left-handed stance (1)

79 Lowe mirrors 47 Betiku, who loses his vision (1)

47 Betiku uses dip-and-rip move to reach the top shoulder of 79 Lowe (1)

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