Vic Beasley, OLB, Clemson (Rank: 25)
Statistical comps: Bruce Irvin, J.J. Watt, Mario Williams
A slightly less quick Irvin with Williams' strength and Watt's vertical/height comparison? Yikes. Both Beasley and Irvin are exactly 6-3 and within one pound of each other. Beasley's speed/quickness measurables fall just shy of Irvin's, but his 35 bench press reps at 246 pounds match Williams' (at 295) and beat Watt's (34 at 290). The sum of Beasley's height, arm length and vertical jump is actually higher than the sum of Watt's scores. --J.P.
Scouting comp: Bruce Irvin
The gap in power and size are too much for me to get on board with the comparisons to Watt and Williams, who were far better run defenders than Beasley coming out of college. Clay Matthews is another name worth mentioning, but you'd be hard-pressed to come up with a better comparison than Irvin considering his explosiveness rushing off the edge and his need to win with quickness to be effective against the run. --S.M.