James-Michael Johnson MLB, Nevada Scouting Report

#52 James-Michael Johnson MLB, Nevada 6-2, 240 Two-time All-WAC, 2010 2nd Team All-WAC Team captain as a junior 2007: 1 TCK 2008: 3 TCK         1 FF 2009: 35 TCK       2 SCK     1 INT 2010: 88 TCK       2.5 SCK 8 TFL      3 FF        1 FR        2 PBU 2011: Projected round (as of 8/29/2011): 3rd round Draft Stock Chart will appear here in the coming months. Moved to middle linebacker in 2010 from outside linebacker. Good size for his position. Has the speed to make it to the edge and prevent ball carrier from turning upfield. Has the speed and fluidity to do well in coverage. Good recognition skills and awareness. Has shown the ability to flow very well through traffic on the way to ball carrier at times, but also has been blocked too easily and completely blocked out of the play. On inside runs, he gets blocked easily way too often. Has good pass coverage skills. Johnson isn’t the best tackler, but obviously, it’s still good enough (88 tackles in 2010). Team captain.