A transfer from Miami (FL), Nesta Jade Silvera is an emotional leader, an athletic freak, and a punishing tackler. He had a good career at Miami but just missed on collecting some of the production that would solidify his prospectus. Now, he’s at Arizona State looking to make a huge impact and push for an early draft spot with Herm Edwards and his NFL-level coaching staff.
HT: 6010
WT: 306
Year: Super Senior
High School: American Heritage (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Rating: 4 star (0.9730)
Nesta Jade Silvera scouting notes
Pros:
- Excellent athlete, especially for his size. Has some solid speed and quickness.
- Very solid lateral quickness. Can absolutely move around.
- Very strong arms and upper body. Powerful. Very strong lower body, and generates some bull power. Has a TON of brute power. Can just drive players back into the backfield.
- Very solid first step. Impressive get-off.
- Very explosive athlete.
- Does often draw double teams assignments to slow him down.
- Very solid tackler. Once he gets his hands on you, you will not be moving. Vicious punisher.
- Good pursuit angles. Can help escort players from boundary to boundary.
- Passionate leader.
Cons:
- Good hand placement and flashes good hand usage. Still could get better but doing a solid job. A little bit of upside here.
- Recognition ability can still get better.
- Has generated 41 pressures between 2020 and 2021, only registering 2 sacks. He can hurry after the quarterback but typically his lack of recognition can remove him from the play.
