{"id":86312,"date":"2020-04-21T21:14:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T01:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=86312"},"modified":"2021-03-13T14:11:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T19:11:22","slug":"dante-olson-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/21\/dante-olson-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Dante Olson 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dante Olson Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position: <\/strong>Linebacker<br \/>\n<strong>Height: <\/strong>6\u2019-2\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>237 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>Montana<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Combine Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40 Yard Dash: <\/strong>4.88 seconds (unofficial)<br \/>\n<strong>Bench Press: <\/strong>15 reps<strong><br \/>\nVertical Jump: <\/strong>42.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Broad Jump: <\/strong>124.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>3 Cone Drill: <\/strong>7.0 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>20 Yard Shuttle: <\/strong>4.32 seconds<\/p>\n<h2>Dante Olson 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p>After spending his collegiate career at Montana, linebacker <strong>Dante Olson<\/strong> looks to take his talents to the NFL level. The 6\u2019-2\u201d, 237-pound redshirt senior is coming off what could easily be the best season of his young career. Over the course of 2019, Olson recorded 116 tackles, 27 assists, eight missed tackles, and 65 defensive stops on 987 snaps.<\/p>\n<p>Olson originally joined the college football world as an unranked recruit back in 2015. Coming out of a small high school, scouts across the nation didn\u2019t notice the three-time All-State linebacker, allowing Montana to get a good under-the-radar player. Interestingly enough, Montana only knew about him thanks to his father. Olson\u2019s dad used to be Southern Oregon\u2019s head coach, and one of his former assistants recruited the linebacker.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Great feel for the game and football IQ;<\/li>\n<li>Perfect tackling form and fundamentals;<\/li>\n<li>Knows how to get past a block;<\/li>\n<li>Understands blocking patterns and how to beat them;<\/li>\n<li>Collegiate production is everything you could hope for;<\/li>\n<li>98<sup>th<\/sup> percentile vertical jump and 88<sup>th<\/sup> percentile broad jump at NFL Combine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Below-average NFL speed that will only succeed in the middle of a defense;<\/li>\n<li>Liability in coverage \u2013 can\u2019t stick with running backs or tight ends;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t consistently bring pressure as a pass rusher;<\/li>\n<li>Can\u2019t go sideline to sideline or chase down plays;<\/li>\n<li>Not overly strong and rarely wins based on pure muscle;<\/li>\n<li>North-south defender that struggles when changing direction or stopping suddenly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SpikBr99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Spikes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/redskins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Redskins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>7<sup>th<\/sup> Round<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Dante Olson<\/h3>\n<p>Dante Olson is a good college player that just doesn\u2019t meet the minimum thresholds for NFL success. From an intangibles standpoint, this guy has everything you look for in a linebacker prospect. His football IQ jumps off the screen, as he clearly has an advanced ability to diagnose blocks and blow up run plays. He rarely misses a tackle and couldn\u2019t stop breaking up runs in college. While the overall athleticism leaves a lot to be desired, it\u2019s worth noting that he performed well at some of the NFL Combine drills. This implies that there might be some untapped athleticism in him.<\/p>\n<p>In a different era, Olson might be able to survive as a run-stuffing specialist in the middle of a defense. However, in today\u2019s pass-happy NFL, it\u2019s hard to see it working out for him. Olson doesn\u2019t have NFL speed and is an outright liability in coverage. He lacks both the speed to stick with running backs and the strength to go up against tight ends. Olson struggles to make plays in the open field and doesn\u2019t have the range to chase down plays on the outside. He could stick around on special teams, but it\u2019s hard to imagine him ever turning into anything more than a depth piece on defense.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"sTkAfvdPSOJ3zac-3MTLPw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1209827884\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sTkAfvdPSOJ3zac-3MTLPw',sig:'EY5Y9_ldZahMNsFxM9YecmgRBRNfeehzUTPKvsfKVjc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1209827884',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending the entirety of his collegiate career at Montana, linebacker Dante Olson is taking his game to the professional level in the 2020 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":86313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[5273],"class_list":["post-86312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}