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2025 Guide: What Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services said about ASHTON GILLOTTE:
Louisville | Hometown: Boca Raton, FL | HT: 6027 | WT: 264 | 40 time: 4.65 | Hand: 0900 | Arm: 3178 | Wing: 7858
Three year starter. First team All-ACC in 2023 and second team All-ACC in 2024. Muscular frame with thick powerful lower body. Played a wide nine down to a 4i in a two point outside and a four point inside. Quick at the snap with powerful violent hands to separate and shed. Can snap a blocker’s head back and push-pull to disengage. Plays with a low pad level and knee bend to keep blockers off his frame. Adept at setting the edge showing quality lateral movement outside. Flattens to defend the zone read and run-pass option. Quick to sift inside to chase on the hand off. Above average lateral agility gets him in position to get in on tackles in tight spaces. Solid tackling skill allows him to make plays in space. Stays square at the line with an inside forearm against pullers and kick-out blocks. Normally constricts the hole and can come off and chase if the play bounces. As a pass rusher he’s effective at collapsing the pocket from outside in with a powerful bull rush. Can stack a move using hands swipes, stab and rip and swim to get free. Excellent bend and flex turning the corner he can adjust quickly inside on the quarterback stepping up. Has made plays with second effort in the pocket. Flashes speed to power but lacks an ideal closing burst as the play extends outside the pocket. Lacks a counter move off his bull rush. Can get too far upfield at times against kick out blocks and allow a running lane. Has some struggles tying up with powerful tackles. Fundamentally sound player who projects as a 4-3 end or 3-4 rush linebacker.
2024 Stats: 43 T, 10 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 10 QBH. BP-24. Draft projection: 3rd/4th round