Overall
Marcel Dareus is a very dynamic defensive lineman, and continues on the new breed of NFL Defensive Lineman who are over 300 pounds but with fantastic athleticism. He has elite speed and quickness for a guy his size, and uses it to fire off the ball and disrupt the opponents backfield. Dareus also does a great job of shedding blockers which is a necessary skill of a 3-4 defensive end. Only real concern with Dareus is his endurance, he plays with such a huge burst that he gets tired relatively easy, which forces him to miss some plays. Also, in his 1 year as a starter he suffered an ankle injury which he played through but definitely did hamper him. Dareus' position flexibility will attract a lot of teams, in college he played as a defensive end in the 3-4 defense but could also play in a 4-3 as a 3 technique penetrator. Marcel Dareus could go as high as #3 to Buffalo and shouldn't last past the Cowboys at #9.
