| Stephen Paea Scouting Report |
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Stephen Paea
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Stephen Paea - Oregon St. (HT: 6-1¼ - WT: 303)
Combine 40: DNP - Position Rank: 6 of 55
Positives: Athletic... Very agile... Good suddenness... Very good first step quickness, fires off the ball... Disruptive... Explosive... Good upper body strength, set a combine record with 49 reps of 225 pounds... Plays with good power... Violent hands... Can get off blocks reasonably well... Can push the pocket... Gets good penetration... Plays with good leverage... Can be unblockable one on one... Does a good job occupying double teams... Will knock offensive linemen back on initial punch... Shoots gaps... Good bull rush... Very solid versus the run... Makes plays against the run in the backfield... Good agility and change of direction agility... Good lateral mobility... Chases the ball... Good tackler... Hard hitter... Does a good job knocking the ball loose... Stays low... Tough... Good work ethic... Good motor... Co-captain... Former rugby player... Has not missed a game at Oregon State... Good upside... Selected All-Pac Ten second team for the 2009 season, selected All-Pac Ten first team for the 2010 season and named 2010 Defensive Player of the year... Good fit in one gap system... Has a lot of Sedrick Ellis similarities.
Negatives: Lacks ideal height... Shorter than ideal arms... Just an average pass rusher... Swim and rip moves are still developing, lacks counter moves... All three sacks in 2009 came in the same game... A bit scheme restricted as a 4-3 under tackle... Knee injury lingered during 2008 season at Snow Community College... Relatively inexperienced football player, had only played football for three years prior to Oregon State... Suffered a knee injury during Senior Bowl practices and was unable to do a full workout at the combine.
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Defense |
| Season |
Team |
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TOT |
SOL |
AST |
TFL |
SK |
FF |
INT |
BK |
TD |
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130 |
57 |
73 |
30½ |
15 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
Oregon St. |
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41 |
14 |
27 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
Oregon St. |
|
43 |
22 |
21 |
8½ |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2010 |
Oregon St. |
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46 |
21 |
25 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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