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Prospect Profiles
Tony Hargrove
Position: Defensive End
College: Georgia Tech
Height: 6-4
Weight: 274
Hometown: Punta Gorde, Fla.
Analysis | Agility | High School | Personal
OVERVIEW
Well-built athlete who was a quarterback and safety in high school, but rapidly grew to defensive end size upon his arrival on Tech's campus … Regarded as one of the finest pass rushers in the South, he saw his career come to an abrupt end when he was declared academically ineligible for the 2003 season … Rather than return to school in 2004, Hargrove decided to test his wares in the National Football League … Started 13 of 24 games for the Yellow Jackets, recording 70 tackles (36 solos) with six sacks for minus-31 yards, 19 stops for losses of 58 yards, two forced fumbles, a pair of fumble recoveries and three pass deflections.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Has an athletic and still developing frame that can add more bulk without any loss of quickness … Has good upper body muscle definition, long arms, firm midsection and hips, good thighs and calves … Flashes quickness coming off the edge and the ability to come underneath and make the play in run force … Has the strength to hold ground at the point of attack … Long strider with adequate change-of-direction agility … Shows power behind his tackles, using his hands effectively to defeat cut blocks … Has the sudden burst needed to penetrate the backfield, closing on the quarterback immediately once he manages to locate the opponent … Self-starter who will do the little extra things needed to improve … Shows fluid motions dropping back in pass coverage, showing the hip snap to make plays working in space.
Negatives: Has great athletic ability, but the football instincts are still developing … Will digest the playbook after several reps and is slow to locate the ball when having to work through the pile (much better when uncontested coming off the edge) … Has a tendency to get high in his stance, resulting in getting washed out by the pulling guard when redirecting in-line … Uses his hands well to beat low blocks, but is marginal when having to face up to tight ends in attempts to shoot the gaps (seems to keep his arms short when on the move, except when getting a push off the edge) … Needs patient coaching to help him develop confidence in his play … Year away from the game slowed his progress.
AGILITY TESTS
4.63 in the 40-yard dash … 380-pound bench press … 39½-inch vertical jump … 10-foot-6 broad jump … 7.17 three-cone drill.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Port Charlotte (Punta Gorde, Fla.) High … Had 160 tackles and nine interceptions as a senior, also passing for 900 yards while rushing for 800 yards, competing as a safety and quarterback … Honorable mention all-state selection (Class 4A) by the Florida Sports-writers Association … Coached by Ray Hixson … Two-time MVP of the basketball team.
PERSONAL
Management major … Son of Gloria and John Hargrove … Born Anthony La'Ron Hargrove on July 20, 1983 … Resides in Punta Gorda, Fla.
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