Clev Lubin
Louisville#94 overallDraft Movement
Down 39 spots since Jun 8
Scouting Report
A productive, high-motor edge rusher who arrived at Louisville from Coastal Carolina and immediately proved his breakout was no fluke. After pressuring quarterbacks on 22.2% of his pass-rush snaps for Coastal in 2024, Lubin posted a 21.3% pressure rate against ACC competition in 2025, and his 50 total pressures ranked fifth among all FBS edge rushers, barely trailing Miami's Rueben Bain Jr. (54). Some evaluators group Lubin with David Bailey, Bain, and Cashius Howell as the All-American-caliber names redeeming a 2026 edge class that otherwise fell flat, tiering him as a Day 2 edge. Scouts tab him a Day 3 sleeper, noting a two-sack, three-TFL outing against Kentucky and praising his physical, powerful base, active hands, closing speed, and relentless hustle. Lubin is undersized for the position at 6-foot-3, 250 pounds with short arms, so he wins with precise strike placement, pinning the tackle's outside hand to open a free lane to the quarterback. His pass-rush plan is deep: chops, club-swims, long-arms, rips, swims, and two-handed swipes, plus a bull-rush counter that redirects into the B-gap. The limitations are average bend and first step; he struggles to drop his hips and flatten at the top of the rush, letting tackles ride him up the arc. He also lacks the mass and length to consistently stack and shed in the run game, though his pursuit effort lets him chase down backs and challenge screens. He carries a consensus Day 3 grade with a fourth-round projection, most often mocked to Detroit.
The Tape
Strengths
- Elite, relentless motor with second-effort production
- 50 pressures in 2025 ranked fifth among FBS edge rushers
- sustained 21%+ pressure rate across a Sun Belt-to-ACC competition jump (22.2% in 2024, 21.3% in 2025)
- precise hand placement, pins the tackle's outside hand to create free rush lanes
- deep, varied pass-rush plan (chops, club-swims, long-arms, rips, swims, two-handed swipes) with bull-rush counters into the B-gap
- strong closing burst and pursuit speed to finish at the QB
- high tackle volume for an edge (35 solo, hit double-digit tackles in two games) plus 3 forced fumbles
- physical, powerful base with active hands per Kiper
Weaknesses
- Undersized at 6-3, 250 with short arm length
- average bend limits his ability to flatten and corner at the top of the rush
- average first step keeps him out of the elite tier of the class
- struggles to drop his hips, allowing tackles to drive him up and around the pocket
- lacks the mass and length to consistently stack and shed in the run game
- production may be partly scheme- and effort-driven rather than trait-driven, capping projected ceiling
NFL Comparison
Josaiah Stewart (Kiper's comp; Coastal Carolina transfer who went to the Rams in Round 3, similar undersized high-motor edge profile); Patrick Johnson (MockDraftDB trajectory comp; productive sub-250 college edge); Tyquan Lewis (MockDraftDB comp; versatile, high-effort end who wins with hands more than bend); Tyreak Sapp (recent class comp; motor-and-technique edge without elite length)
College Stats
2024 Coastal Carolina: breakout season, pressured QB on 22.2% of pass-rush snaps; 2025 Louisville: 50 total pressures (5th among FBS edges), 21.3% pressure rate, 7-8.5 sacks, ~48-59 tackles (35 solo), 3 forced fumbles, double-digit tackles in two games, 2 sacks and 3 TFL vs. Kentucky
College Market Value
Our model prices him at $1.26M on the open college market, built from production, pedigree, role and Louisville's program money. No credible deal has been reported for him this season.
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Awards & Honors
All-American-caliber edge mention; summer top-300 big board, Day 2 edge tier; Day 3 sleeper designation; grades as a Day 3 edge; consensus fourth-round projection across roughly a dozen mock appearances