Curtis Dunlap
Strengths:
· Size. Is a massive person: listed at 6’5” 362 pounds with a lot of strength
· Blocks through the whistle. Continually keeps searching for work and blocks through the whistle
· Good first step for a guy his size. Showed surprising first step and footwork on different types of pulls and played center a bit for IMG.
· Active hands. Resets his hands in pass protection when defensive ends try to slap his hands down.
Weaknesses:
· Has some bad weight to lose. Rivals has him listed at 362 pounds, I’m guessing they’re going to want him around 320 if not less.
· Tends to get too high and lose leverage. It is difficult for a person his size to get low, but he will need to in order to utilize his natural strength.
Dunlap projects as a guard at the collegiate level, especially with the addition of Grant Norton and Daniel Fa’alele. He’s quite gifted naturally with his size, strength, and speed. Of all the offensive line commits, he (and now new commit Jason Dickson) have the best chance of seeing playing time early in my opinion. Athletically he is everything you are looking for; however, he’ll need to shed some weight to get the most out of his ability and gain some more speed back. If he loses some weight and with Ed Warinner’s coaching, he’s going to be a very good player that will be a starter for us for multiple years.
Strengths:
· Size. Is a massive person: listed at 6’5” 362 pounds with a lot of strength
· Blocks through the whistle. Continually keeps searching for work and blocks through the whistle
· Good first step for a guy his size. Showed surprising first step and footwork on different types of pulls and played center a bit for IMG.
· Active hands. Resets his hands in pass protection when defensive ends try to slap his hands down.
Weaknesses:
· Has some bad weight to lose. Rivals has him listed at 362 pounds, I’m guessing they’re going to want him around 320 if not less.
· Tends to get too high and lose leverage. It is difficult for a person his size to get low, but he will need to in order to utilize his natural strength.
Dunlap projects as a guard at the collegiate level, especially with the addition of Grant Norton and Daniel Fa’alele. He’s quite gifted naturally with his size, strength, and speed. Of all the offensive line commits, he (and now new commit Jason Dickson) have the best chance of seeing playing time early in my opinion. Athletically he is everything you are looking for; however, he’ll need to shed some weight to get the most out of his ability and gain some more speed back. If he loses some weight and with Ed Warinner’s coaching, he’s going to be a very good player that will be a starter for us for multiple years.
