‘“He is nothing but a consistent, all-around player,” ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said about the Notre Dame linebacker. “I mean, you watch him cover, you watch him play the outside, make plays in space … get into the backfield. He’s smart. Some of the tackles he made in one-on-one, open-field situations were remarkable. I haven’t seen a lot of that in recent years. He did it.”’