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LB2026 Draft Prospect

Eric Gentry

USC

Measurables

6'7"

221 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Old-School Run-Defending MIKE

Eric Gentry projects as a old-school run-defending mike — a LB from USC who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample — works off 6'7" · 221 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 270 tackles · 9 sacks · 2 INT · 12 PD across 5 seasons. Dominance score 38 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

38C+

Dominance score · multi-component

Below-cohort producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

67th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

13th

2025

Breakout

15%

42th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

29th

Tk/G · 4.5

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

B-

Frame

51th percentile · 6'7" · 221 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 1.37
  1. #1

    Cameron Brown

    2020 R6 · #183 · Penn State · 6-5/233lb · 4.72s 40

    32

    sim

  2. #2

    Isaiah Simmons

    2020 R1 · #8 · Clemson · 6-4/238lb · 4.39s 40

    6

    sim

  3. #3

    Drew Sanders

    2023 R3 · #67 · Arkansas · 6-4/235lb

    0

    sim

Scheme fit

Two-back, gap-scheme base defense that needs a MIKE who can stack and shed.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 51th percentile — 6'7".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. LB class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

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Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

98

Athletic composite

98thELITE

2 of 3 metrics graded

2× Elite
35.099thELITE
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Arm

vs. 223

10.597thELITE
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Hand

vs. 223

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2021ASU452619210000
2022USC715021322100
2023USC452619411100
2024USC332211121000
2025USC765125235000
Career270175951299200