NFL Draft Profile: MoMo Sanogo, Linebacker, Louisville Cardinals
#46
Pos: LB
Ht: 6010
Wt: 230
40: 4.74
DOB: 2/18/1999
Hometown: Plano, TX
High School: Plano West
Eligibility: 2023
MoMo Sanogo
Louisville Cardinals
One-Liner:
Big linebacker who can stack and shed blocks. Sanogo is severely limited athletically.
Evaluation:
Possessing size and length, Sanogo has his hands ready to arrive at extension and stack blocks. His hands are quick and strong to shed effectively. He has the play strength required to play in traffic and take on lead blocks. In obvious running situations, Sanogo reads the play quickly and flows to the ball. He is a reliable tackler, getting ball carriers to the ground. Sanogo lacks the required athleticism and range to play inside linebacker in today’s NFL. He is slow to the sideline and in space. Sanogo fails to change directions, not having twitchy athleticism and springiness. In coverage, he merely drops to spots and has slow feet causing him to get grabby in man. His closing speed is slow, giving quarterbacks plenty of time to get rid of the ball when he blitzes. Sanogo plays the run first, biting hard on play action. Big linebacker with length and physicality to take on blocks. Sango succeeds at defending the inside run. He is a very limited athlete, costing him range and dynamism in coverage where he also lacks instincts. Sanogo projects as a camp body who could be best suited as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 or strongside linebacker in a 4-3 due to his issues in space. He is just too limited to stick on an NFL roster.
Grade:
UDFA
Background:
MoMo Sanogo, from Plano, Texas, and attended Plano West High School, is coming to Louisville from Ole Miss where he made an impact in 2021 for Ole Miss where he played in 12 games and made twenty-six tackles and an interception. Sanogo has been an excellent player but has also been an excellent student where he earned Honor Roll from 2017-2020 at Ole Miss. In 2020 at Ole Miss, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and is currently pursuing his MBA. Making the transfer to Louisville, Sanogo will look to make an impact on the defensive side of the ball for the Cardinals.
