New York Giants Draft Preview: LB Trevin Wallace

Kentucky linebacker Trevin Wallace offers some intriguing developmental depth.

Author:
Brandon Olsen
Publish date:
Apr 24, 2024

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New York Giants

Kentucky Wildcats

NFL Draft

Trevin Wallace, LB

Height: 6’ 1 ⅛”
Weight: 237 lbs.
Class: Junior
School: Kentucky

Trevin Wallace was a four-star linebacker coming out of Jesup, Georgia that was the 141st-ranked player nationally, 17th-ranked linebacker, and 15th-ranked player in the state of Georgia. Wallace was originally committed to play at Boston College before his recruitment blew up with offers from high-ranking SEC programs, when he would eventually flip to Kentucky.

Strengths

Elite athlete - 93rd-percentile 40-yard dash, 84th-percentile vertical jump, 92nd-percentile broad jump
Very efficient as a blitzer either off the edge or on the interior - quick first step allows him to fire in before offensive lines can adjust
Flies around the field like an absolute maniac
Has shown flashes of identifying what an offense is doing and making a play on the ball
Can handle man coverage assignments against non-outlier tight ends
One of the more reliable tacklers in the Draft
Recovery speed is second to none for a linebacker

Weaknesses

Football instincts are still a work in progress but thrived as a “see ball, hit ball” player at Kentucky
Counter, play-fakes, and misdirection will fool him
Relies too heavily on his athleticism as opposed to making sure he’s in the right spot consistently
Has a tendency to overpursue ball-carriers, leading to cutback lanes
Doesn’t have enough power to consistently handle offensive linemen and his frame seems relatively maxed out

Summary

Trevin Wallace is still raw as far as being an actual linebacker goes but he’s about as good as you could hope for as a pure athlete and football player. He’s flashed enough traits where there are going to be (and should be) NFL teams that recognize he just needs refinement to become a game changer.

GRADE: 6.3