2023 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Nesta Jade Silvera | Arizona St | DT

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Player Bio: Nasta Jade Silvera attended Plantation American Heritage High School in Plantation, FL. In his senior year, he recorded 79 tackles (25 for loss) and 12 sacks and helped Plantation American Heritage to a state title. He garnered Sun Sentinel All-Broward First-Team and was selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and participated in The Opening.

CLASS         |    SENIOR (GR)

​HOMETOWN |  BROWARD, FL

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​ HEIGHT                  WEIGHT           
 6' 2"                          304 lbs

HANDS                            ARMS
 9⅞"                     32⅞"

nesta jade silvera

defensive tackle

​DRAFT YEAR
​      2023      
COMBINE INVITE​
​YES

PROJECTED 40 TIME 
5.10
DRAFT GRADE
5.84

SCHOOL:  ARIZONA ST                                |                    CONFERENCE: PAC-12
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ACCOLADES

2023 NFL Combine Participant
2023 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2022 All-ACC Third-Team

​COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH
5.16 
10 SPLIT
1.77
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        29½"        
BROAD JUMP
 112"
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

PRO DAY RESULTS  
40 YD DASH
DNP 
10 SPLIT
DNP
​BENCH PRESS
    21    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        DNP        
BROAD JUMP
 DNP
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

GAME FILM
#4 NESTA JADE SILVERA VS WASHINGTON ST (2022)

#4 NESTA JADE SILVERA
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
ARIZONA ST SUN DEVILS

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESS

• He is a versatile and physical defensive lineman with quick penetration and explosiveness at the snap of the ball.
  
• He has good upper body strength and a stout lower body with powerful leg drives.
  
• He can line up all over the line from multiple formations as a 1-tech or 4-tech, but most production at the 0-tech.
  
• He knows how to take angles and get slim to pursue gaps with excellent leg drive and get the offensive blockers off their course.
  
• He is strong enough to push them back into the run gaps to clog up the run gaps.
  
• As a pass rusher, he has real leverage to create separation and an arsenal of pass-rush moves.
  
• In his repertoire, he has a bull rush, swim, and a wicked spin move diverting him off the block to get to the quarterback.
  

•  He is an older player for an NFL rookie defensive lineman in this 2023 NFL Draft at 24 years of age; positive to this, he has experience.
• He struggles with massively taller linemen who will secure him and wash him out of the play.
• His power legs do not help him against doubling team blocks and maintaining his leverage for gap integrity.
• He will struggle to anchor at the point of attack and will be quickly displaced.
• He lacks bends in his lower extremities and gets above pad level when he can not win at the point of attack.
• He misses many tackles due to the physical stature of his short arms

Draft Projection: 5th - 6th Round

NFL Comparison: Carlos Davis (Pittsburgh Steelers)

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