
Linebacker/Nickelback – JoJo Domann, Nebraska (Indianapolis Colts)
There are probably three factors as to why Domann ended up not getting drafted – he’ll turn 25 years old in the middle of the summer, he has a rather extensive medical history (2017 redshirt due to a season-ending injury, and he missed significant parts of ‘18 and ’21) and the fact the role he played at Nebraska doesn’t really exist in the NFL. He was the overhang defender/big nickel for the Cornhuskers and had very consistent production these last three years – he put up a combined 182 tackles, 24.5 of those for loss, 16 passes broken up, two forced fumbles in each of them and two interceptions last year, when he was named a second-team All-American. Domann was a mismatch against slot receivers in the run game with how aggressive he is with his hands, but he also showed the lateral agility to side-step bigger bodies. Now, he has very little experience playing in-between the tackles, does look outmatched when he’s put at the end of the line of scrimmage and didn’t carry receivers vertically in the pass game a whole lot, but he does have easy movement skills in space, he mid-points route patterns well and is quick to drive down on stuff in front of him. With the duo of Darius Leonard and Bobby Okereke at linebacker and one of league’s top nickels in Kenny Moore II, there might not be a starting role for Domann or any player with his kind of skill-set in Gus Bradley’s defense. Nevertheless, he could, at least, be a sub-package player they can deploy against tight ends and use as a blitzer off the slot maybe. If that’s an element we see for that unit, it will be between him and another UDFA in Miami-OH’s Sterling Weatherford.

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