Colorado's Emerging Sack Threats to Add to Your Board

Brewster has prototypical size for an OLB measuring in at 6'4 225-pounds. Last season, he had 39 total tackles, 9 TFL, 8 sacks, 4 QB pressures, 2 PD, with 1 FF. Brewster has good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, lateral quickness, good balance, and speed. Brewster has good initial quickness out of his stance with very good hand speed to create contact first. Does a great job getting low and out leveraging his opponent with his knee bend and flexibility. Good get off speed and block shedding to disengage and wrap up the ball carrier. Brewster switches between a powerful bull rush and smooth swim move. Consistently knocking offensive linemen off their anchors and collapsing the pocket. Brewster has very good competitive toughness and relentless pursuit, consistently giving his all throughout each play. I can't wait to see how Brewster comes out the gate in his upcoming senior year.     Haas is a rising prospect amongst the 2027 class due to his technique and fierceness. Measures in at 6'3 235-pounds. He had 49 total tackles, 9.5 sacks, 16 TFL, with 2 FF while earning himself a 1st Team All-State Academic with his 3.96 GPA! He has very good athletic ability due to his very good lateral quickness, speed, balance, acceleration, and change of direction. Haas maintains an elite initial quickness with very good hand speed out of his stance. He's got a quick twitch to him. Haas maintains a very good bend around the tackle. Uses his very good strength and hand strength to maul through block attempts. Very good get off speed and block shedding. Disengages and quickly wraps up the running back. Haas uses his powerful bull rush to collapse the pocket and put pressure on the QB. He's a strong tackler with very good pursuit. Another aspect of Haas's game is how he will punch the ball out of the ball carrier's hands to create fumbles. Must watch player going into this season.     Fahlin is an exciting edge rusher in the 2028 class. Measures in at 5'9 183-pounds playing OLB/RB. He had 52 total tackles (37 solo, 15 assisted), 14 TFL, 6 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 blocked punt, with 15 carries for 111 yards and 1 touchdown. Fahlin exhibits good athletic ability due to very good lateral quickness, acceleration, good balance, and speed. Good initial quickness out of his stance paired with good hand speed. Good strength with very good hand strength. Fahlin shows a very good bend around the edge with flexible ankles. Uses a nice swim move to quickly evade the offensive line's blocking attempt and get into the backfield. Very good get off and block shedding. Fahlin uses his strong tackling ability to wrap up the ball carrier and stop them in their tracks. He'll use his very good pursuit to chase after defenders into the 2nd / 3rd level of defense to get the tackle. Consistently helping teammates and all over the field to make a play. Exciting young player to watch out of Mead.     Vasquez led all 2029s in the sacks category last season. He measures in at 5'6 225-pounds and is a stout defensive tackle. He had 64 total tackles (11 solo, 53 assisted), 17 TFL, 5 sacks, 8 QB pressures, 1 FF, and 3 FR. He has good athletic ability due to good balance, acceleration, solid speed, and lateral quickness. Vasquez maintains a low pad level throughout and uses his quick hands to engage the interior lineman. Very good hand placement, hand strength, and strength to overpower his opponents and attack the backfield. Does a great job creating pressure in the interior. Vasquez has a very good bull rush to consistently knock around the offensive line. He'll split combo blocks and still make the play. He's started out with a strong statement as a freshmen, and I'm intrigued to see how he continues to ride that momentum into his sophomore year.     Shaw is an intriguing edge rusher measuring in at 6'4 190-pounds. Last season, he had 42 total tackles (22 solo, 20 assisted), 7 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 12 QB pressures, 1 interception returned for a touchdown, 3 PD, 2 FF, and 1 FR. He's a stat sheet machine. Displays good athletic ability due to very good lateral quickness, acceleration, good speed, and balance. Very good hand speed with a good initial quickness to quickly engage and oppose offensive lineman. Maintains a good bend and flexibility throughout. Uses his very good strength and hand strength to combat block attempts and bulldoze his way through. Very good get off and block shedding skills. If Shaw is unable to make his way through, he'll put his arms up to create pass deflections. Good tackling skills and good pursuit too. Watch out for Shaw this upcoming season.