Back in July, the Spartans received a commitment from their Florida defensive tackle Devyn Salmon. Salmon is considered a 3-star recruit by every site except 247, which gives him 2 stars. His top offers came from Cincinnati and West Virginia.
Salmon is on the short side for a defensive tackle (6' 1"), but he still packs a lot of weight (around 285 lbs.). Only ESPN reports a 40 time (5.24), which is reasonable for a guy that big. Let's see what his video can tell us:
There's not much in the way of game film, but we can see above that Salmon can dominate, at least against lower level O-line talent. Below we see him struggle against more elite talent:
Upshot: I'll have to wait until senior year highlights come to make a full evaluation, but for now I'd say that Salmon is a good prospect because he has a natural leverage advantage (he's shorter, obviously) and he has excellent athleticism. He will, however, need to improve his technique and get much stronger before he can take on more elite O-linemen. Salmon is likely one of only two defensive tackles the Spartans will take, though they will always make room for a third DT if it is someone like Montravius Adams (the number one DT in the country).
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