NFL Draft Profile: Mohamoud Diabate, Linebacker, Utah Utes
#11
Pos: LB
Ht: 6033
Wt: 229
Hand: 0948
Arm: 3218
Wing: 8048
40: 4.67
DOB: 5/18/2001
Hometown: Auburn, AL
High School: Auburn
Eligibility: 2023
Mohamoud Diabate
Utah Utes
One-Liner:
Undersized linebacker with springy athleticism and lateral agility. Lacks physicality and has a long way to go mentally.
Evaluation:
Light-footed mover in space with very good lateral agility to slip blocks and be a threat on the blitz. Diabate takes frequent steps in coverage. He takes favorable angles to receivers, displaying locating skills. His length and springiness allow him to make plays on passes behind him from underneath zones. Diabate gets downhill when he has a lane, making the occasional play in the backfield. Very skinny and severely undersized which is apparent when he has to play in traffic where he is physically overwhelmed by offensive linemen. Diabate struggles to read the mesh point correctly and recover after play action. When flowing, he takes his eyes off the ball carrier, missing his marks by yards. A low tackler, he has frequent misses because of his reliance on tripping runners up. Diabate gets caught flat-footed in space. He is late to time his get-off when blitzing. Severely undersized linebacker who has intriguing movement skills. Diabate is serviceable in space. In traffic, blockers overwhelm him and he struggles to tackle. Slow processing and inconsistent eye discipline cause him to be in bad positions. Diabate projects as a potential tryout candidate who has a long way to go before making a practice squad. His athleticism could help him in a different league if he can improve fundamentals and bulk up.
Grade:
UDFA
Background:
Raised in Auburn, Alabama. Four-star recruit according to 247Sports. Played linebacker in high school and worked out as a defensive end in camps. Posted a 4.59-second forty-yard dash, 4.44-second short shuttle and a 38-inch vertical jump in high school. Diabate is coming to Utah from Florida, where he started seventeen games during his time from 2019-2021, where he had an impressive one hundred and seventy-six tackles. In 2021, he had a tremendous season where he had eight nine tackles. In high school, he was a four-star recruit and was a part of the 2019 All-American Bowl. Mohamoud Diabate has three siblings and is the son of Youssouf Diabate and Ami Diallo.
