| Vince Browne Scouting Report |
| Vince Browne - Northwestern (HT: 6-5 - WT: 265) |
Positives -- Workout warrior with excellent weight room strength and good length to disengage, applies pressure with hustle and power... Good size, looks the part of an NFL defensive end, rangy player with a pretty good but inconsistent get-off, long arms to affect passing lanes... Works through his
blocks, good leg drive; uses his hands well, extends his arms and uses his length to keep himself clean, strong enough to provide a bull rush versus weak-handed linemen... Maintains gap assignments and is generally quick to diagnose plays, high motor, gives a good effort versus the run, good change of direction agility and gives a good effort working down the line... Takes good angles when flying around the field, works toward the ball, reliable wrap-up tackler... Has played both LDE and RDE at Northwestern and can create some matchup difficulties, has some experience playing linebacker.
Negatives -- Isn't a dynamic athlete and doesn't have the burst to challenge the edge as a pass rusher, decent straight-line speed but lacks good initial quickness, doesn't have much of an arsenal of pass rushing moves... Gets too upright off the snap, linemen can get underneath him, inconsistent technique and will struggle to disengage at times, doesn't always play to his weight room strength and is too often pushed out of plays due to high pad level... Average anchor and marginal balance, can be moved off point, on the ground too much... Will leave his feet attempting to make some tackles... Browne is a good hustle player but simply lacks the physical tools they'll be looking for in the NFL, he can hold his own in a favorable matchup versus linemen that aren't real strong or powerful, but is a complete non-factor and will be engulfed by blockers otherwise... May be best suited to play rush linebacker in a 3-4, and will need some time to develop... Major durability concerns, tore his ACL, LCL and hamstring on the same play as a senior in high school and missed most of the 2008 season due to a torn ligament in his left knee.
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At Northwestern -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Played in 46 career games at defensive end... Consensus preseason All-Big Ten selection... Named to preseason watch lists for the Ted Hendricks, the Bronko Nagurski, the Rotary Lombardi and the Chuck Bednarik awards... Notched two solo tackles at Boston College, including the win-clinching tackle of BC QB Chase Rettig on the game's final play (BC was on the NU 24-yard line, down a touchdown, with 0:04 remaining)... Credited with his 18th career sack (and 33rd career TFL) against Illinois... Totaled three tackles vs. the Illini... Earned his season's first sack vs. Eastern Illinois... Also had three other solo hits vs. the Panthers... Notched six tackles (five solos) at Army... Three tackles vs. Michigan... Had three tackles vs. Penn State... Totaled four tackles vs. Indiana... Registered two tackles, including a TFL, vs. Nebraska... One tackle vs. Rice... Tied for 13th place on the NCAA's active career list with his 33.5 TFL's... That figure also ranks ninth on NU's career list... His 18 career sacks rank fourth all-time at NU and 15th among active NCAA Division I players. 2010: Starting defensive end... Played in all 13 games with 12 official starts... Named second-team All-Big Ten by conference media... Ranks fifth all-time at NU in career sacks (16.0) and ninth in TFL's (31.0)... 15.5 TFL's in 2010 ranks as the ninth-best single-season total in NU history... Third in the Big Ten and tied for 39th nationally with 1.19 TFL's per game... Tied for second in conference and 64th nationally with eight sacks... Team-best two forced fumbles... Career-high 10 tackles at Penn State, including 2.5 TFL's.
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