DRAFT TRACKER 2021

Squatty nose with adequate anchor and plus motor to battle against different types of blockers. Lopez plays with decent feet, even though his first step is fairly average. His pad level and leverage help to create low-man status and offer early advantages when defending his gaps. He's going to struggle against zone-blocking teams, as he's fairly easy to reach and take out of the play. His lack of length lessens his consistency as a tackler and diminishes his opportunities for quick wins as a rusher. He has the size and potential to find work as a backup nose with decent run-clogging ability.

One-speed runner relying on size, urgency and toughness to make up for a lack of open-field talent. He can hit the edge and turn the corner on counters and bounce-outs, but gets too impatient to cut runs back. Below-average vision diminishes his ability to get the most out of runs, but his loose lower body makes sharp cuts against the grain a successful weapon for him. He's a tough runner, but lacks creativity and contact balance to stand out against others in this class, despite his traits.

Four-year starter with the unenviable task of playing bigger, stronger receivers on the outside without much safety help. Burns took his lumps over the first couple of seasons, allowing touchdowns and interference penalties too frequently, but showed vast improvement in both areas over the last two seasons. He's a scrappy worker bee in coverage and with his run support, but he's simply not big or explosive enough to play outside and might not have the short-area twitch to handle slot coverage on the next level.