Brandon Dorlus
Position: DE — Projected: 3rd Round
History & Measurables
Born: March 22, 2001 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
High School: Deerfield Beach High
College: Oregon
Height – 6’3″ Weight – 283 lbs
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Swim move
- Versatile
- Snap timing
The Bad
- Awareness
- Run stopping
- Poor motor and effort
- Bad acceleration on field
Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Pass Rush Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Pass Rush Grade: 76.8 (T-30th among DTs)
- Pass Rush Win Rate: 10.5% (T-57th among DTs)
- Sacks: 4 (T-41st among DTs)
- Hurries: 35 (3rd among DTs)
- QB Hits: 7 (T-7th among DTs)
2023 Run Defense Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Run Defense Grade 73.2 (T-106th among DTs)
- Run Stops: 10 (T-199th among DTs)
Film Notes and Highlights
Brandon Dorlus was used in a variety of ways at Oregon. He played a 5t (and sometimes rushing from a 2 point stance), inside as a DT, and for some reason, in coverage. Dorlus has a good side-step swim move he times with the snap. At times it’s destructive, but usually Dorlus misses sack opportunities because of his poor acceleration. He also has a good bull rush when he keeps his feet moving.
In the run game, Dorlus is usually invisible. His awareness is bad, consistently allowing ball carriers to run past him without him even realizing it’s happening. And despite his ‘tweener’ size, his acceleration is poor, and often gets out-ran even when having an advantage. You won’t see Dorlus chasing ball carriers downfield afterwards, either, as he has a poor motor and effort. To me, Brandon Dorlus is a Day 3 rotational player with a lot to work on. – Thomas Christopher
(Games Watched: vs Utah 2023, vs Oregon State 2023, vs Colorado 2023, vs USC 2023, vs Washington 2023)
I don't think Oregon DT Brandon Dorlus is a Day 2 prospect.
Here he shows a lack of awareness & inability to get off the block as the RB runs right by him (which happens far too often).
His lack of acceleration & motor will stop him from being a game changer at the next level. pic.twitter.com/XtD5mm134Z
— Thomas Christopher (@ThomasCP_NFL) February 28, 2024
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