HOUSTON – One of the most versatile and intriguing prospects in the NFL draft is Tulane defensive lineman Adin Huntington.
Huntington, who participated in the New Orleans Saints local prospect day as well as being invited to the Washington Commanders’ local day and visiting with the Kansas City Chiefs, is firmly on the radar of multiple NFL teams with Zooms and has drawn interest from the defending AFC South champion Texans.
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Huntington plays with outstanding leverage and athleticism at 6-foot-1, 281 pounds. He ran the 100 meters, 200 meters and the 100-meter relay in high school growing up in Stafford, Va.
At his campus Pro Day, Huntington aced the testing.
He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.64 and 4.65 seconds, which would have made him the fastest defensive tackle at the NFL scouting combine. As a defensive end, Huntington would have ranked seventh.
His 4.41 short shuttle would have ranked second among defensive tackles.
Huntington, who also rushes off the edge but has played everywhere from zero technique to five technique, had a 38-inch vertical leap. That would have ranked first at the combine.
His 4.41 short shuttle would have ranked second among defensive tackle.s
His 7.46 three-cone drill time would have ranked third overall.
And his 10-6 broad jump and 30 reps in the bench press would have ranked first overall.
Huntington won 21 percent of his rushes on true pass sets, ranking second in college football at defensive tackle behind Michigan star Mason Graham. His RAS score is 9.60 out of 10.0, ranking 82nd out of 2,022 defensive tackles from 1987 to this year.
He had five tackles for losses, four sacks, and two forced fumbles last season after transferring from Louisiana-Monroe and choosing Tulane over Oklahoma, Duke and Cal. He had 62 tackles, 8 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles in his final season at Louisiana-Monroe.
‘I’m real multiple," Huntington said. “I’m really a defensive tackle that can rush the edge at a high level. I can just play anything. I’m real versatile.
“I lined up primarily on the edge. Gotta go out there and play with relentless effort. When it’s time, it’s time.”
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com