Straight line speed for a linebacker in COLLEGE is not that big of a deal...but he looks a bit slow.
I can see why we like him a lot. His best film, to me, is doing a lot of what Shaq Quarterman does. Traditional linebacker alignment, playing between the tackles, and coming down hill. Sure tackler. Can he cover?...from his film, its not a negative and thats a good start. Maybe its just my preconceived notion seeing that 40 before watching his film, but I wasn't as impressed with his cover tape as you all are...it was good, it just looked like it was just rudimentary ****.
But...just be mindful...you can be a great linebacker...but if you're a little slow footed, no matter how good you are, this is always a possibility.