I was able to see Brantley up close in person at the CFI Carolinas Showcase, and he was a pleasant surprise with his pass-rushing ability. On film, I see Brantley’s ability to be a plugger in the middle of the defensive line and stuff the interior running game, but he didn’t show a bunch of pass rush juice, so to speak. In person, I saw Brantley win with a couple of nice moves, including a straight bull rush and a nasty swim move he set up with a nice jab step to get the offensive lineman to overcommit. Brantley is a bit of a sleeper and a school will get a nice steal with him as a recruit.

I was able to see Brantley up close in person at the CFI Carolinas Showcase, and he was a pleasant surprise with his pass-rushing ability. On film, I see Brantley’s ability to be a plugger in the middle of the defensive line and stuff the interior running game, but he didn’t show a bunch of pass rush juice, so to speak. In person, I saw Brantley win with a couple of nice moves, including a straight bull rush and a nasty swim move he set up with a nice jab step to get the offensive lineman to overcommit. Brantley is a bit of a sleeper and a school will get a nice steal with him as a recruit.